Category: Busan News

Large jellyfish that recently appeared in Jeju have also appeared on a beach in Busan, causing dozens of vacationers to get stung. 

According to 119 water rescue teams at Imrang Beach in the Gijang-gun district, Busan, about 30 jellyfish which were spotted at around 8:30 am continued to be seen until 3 pm on August 6^th. Some were even as long as 3 meters. 

About 50 vacationers who were swimming in the water were reportedly stung by jellyfish. They were treated at the scene and no one was seriously injured.

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According to a statistic in Korea, the number of single-person households has surpassed 7 million this year. 

That means that more than one-third of all households across the nation are occupied by one person.

By region, Seoul was at the top of the list, with 36.8% of its residents living alone. Busan came in second with 34%

Busan Jingu-district announced that it will end its grace period for obstructing electric vehicle charging and in turn impose a fine starting from August 1st.

Busanjin-gu will impose a fine for obstructing the charging of electric vehicles under [the Act on the Development and Promotion of Supply of Environmentally Friendly Automobiles], which took effect in January of this year. Depending on the violation, △ 100,000 won will be fined for parking general vehicles in charging areas and exclusive parking areas △ 100,000 won for obstructing charging stations such as loading things in a charging area △ 200,000 won for intentionally damaging charging stations.

Anyone can report violations through the newsletter app on the Ministry of Public Administration and Security while following regulatory standards and the reporting requirements. The resident reporting system imposes fines by using attached photos and videos as evidence without on-site verification.