Tag: Busan

American Consul Called In Due to Rowdy Americans in Busan

Here is some more blowback from the group of Americans acting like idiots this past weekend in Busan:

The American consul in Busan was called in by city authorities Wednesday over the firework mayhem caused by a group of Americans, including soldiers, on the Fourth of July.  
   
The Busan Metropolitan Government said in a statement Thursday that Woo Kyoung-ha, the city’s ambassador for international relations, summoned U.S. Consul Aaron Tiffany on the order of Acting Busan Mayor Byeon Sung-wan to express “strong regret” about the incident last Saturday and ask the U.S. Consulate that it doesn’t happen again.  
   
“Many Americans, including U.S. soldiers stationed in Korea, caused public anxiety on July 4 by shooting firecrackers in Haeundae and roaming around the streets without wearing face masks,” Woo was quoted by the city government as telling the consul.

Joong Ang Ilbo

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Picture of the Day: Yonggung Suspension Bridge Reopens

Yonggung Suspension Bridge reopening
Yonggung Suspension Bridge reopening
People line up to cross the newly reopened Yonggung Suspension Bridge in Amnan Park, in Busan, 453 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on June 4, 2020. Busan’s Seo Ward, which provided the photo, said top municipal officials attended the opening ceremony earlier in the day, some 18 years after the old bridge was dismantled. (Yonhap)