Tag: Busan

This American definitely put his life at risk to save someone who just tried to kill themselve:

An American saved a man who jumped off a bridge into a river to commit suicide in Busan Wednesday.

According to police, the American, 27, saw a man in his 60s jump from a bridge that connects Suyeong-gu and Haeundae-gu around 9:30 p.m.

He immediately jumped into the river with a life buoy and pulled the man to safety.

The man showed symptoms of hypothermia but refused to go to hospital.

Police handed him over to his family at the police station.

The man allegedly tried to commit suicide after suffering depression

The unidentified American also refused treatment and returned home. [Korea Times]

Visitors crowd Haeundae Beach in Busan on July 10, 2016, with a heat wave sweeping South Korea. (Yonhap)

The food scene in Busan is one for the books, namely for its large selection of restaurants and various cuisines.https://t.co/sltLlZzGcG

— 10 Magazine Korea (@10_Magazine) July 5, 2016

Considering the age of consent in South Korea the only way these two could be charged with a crime is if these teenagers were coerced into the relationships.  Considering the position of authority of a police officer you would think this would be coercive:

Two policemen in Busan resigned after it was found they had sex with high school students they were in charge of monitoring, but they faced no punishment and even received their severance pay.

One policeman surnamed Kim, 33, had sex with a 17-year-old high school student he was supposed to look after and guide, inside a car after school on June 4.

The case came to light as the student reported what had happend to the school nurse, who then alerted a female officer who was managing students at another school, who then passed the case to Busan Saha Police Station.

The Saha Police Station’s section chief verified and confirmed the facts with Kim and the school, however, closed the case without reporting to higher authorities by advising Kim to resign.

Kim handed in his notice the next day, on June 9, saying he had “decided to continue his parents’ business.” He received no punishment and received his severance pay.

When the case belatedly erupted over social media on Friday, the section chief denied having had any knowledge of the incident prior to Kim’s resignation.

A 31-year-old police officer at Busan Yeonje Police Station also had a sexual relationship with a high school student he was supervising. The teenager reportedly contemplated taking her life after the incident. Whether the two had sex more than once is yet to be confirmed.

The case was discovered by a teenagers’ welfare organization that had had a consultation session with the student. When the organization attempted to verify the case with Jeong, he filed for resignation from his post on May 17, claiming that being a police officer did not “fit his aptitude.”  [Korea Herald]

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I never understood the need to build another brand new airport outside of Busan considering how many “ghost airports” South Korea already has:

Amid fierce rivalry growing over a new airport in the nation’s southeast region, the government dropped the multitrillion won project on Tuesday and said it would extend the facilities of Gimhae Airport in Busan instead.

After conducting a feasibility study on candidate cities in South Gyeongsang Province, the government has reached a conclusion that extension of the existing Gimhae Airport is “the optimal choice,” rather than choosing to build a new airport on Gadeokdo Island or in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province.   [Korea Herald]

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People have fun at Haeundae Beach in Busan on Sunday. [Chosun Ilbo]

The Busan International Motor Show bustles with visitors as it opens to the public in the South Korean port city on June 3, 2016. The auto show, held until June 12, features 232 car models from 25 local and foreign carmakers. (Yonhap)

11 Romantic Places to Take a Walk This Spring in Busan https://t.co/erxUSrgGlK #korea #busan #travel #health pic.twitter.com/ZAaOowhZNn

— Haps Magazine (@hapsmagazine) April 4, 2016

This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2016 shows the U.S. Naval Forces Korea building inside South Korea’s naval base in the southeastern coastal city of Busan, which was relocated from Seoul’s Yongsan Garrison. (Yonhap)

If you haven’t been to the UN Cemetery in Busan it is definitely worth checking out as it is the only cemetery with UN servicemembers buried together:

Hundreds of Korean War veterans around the world offered a moment of silence on Wednesday, turning to face the direction of Busan where the fallen U.N. soldiers killed during the war are buried.

In the South Korean port city, 40 veterans from 11 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Turkey attended the ceremony that began at 11 a.m. in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery (UNMCK).

The Turn Toward Busan ceremony, arranged by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, was simultaneously observed in Canada, New Zealand and the Philippines. The ceremony was held in some 40 cities of the 21 nations that fought together to safeguard freedom decades ago.

The cemetery is the only place in the world where fallen U.N. servicemen are buried. According to the ministry, 40,670 servicemen of the 21 U.N. allied nations were killed during the conflict, with 104,280 wounded and 4,116 missing. A total of 23,000 U.N. servicemen were laid to rest at UNMCK. [Korea Times]

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