Busan: Quick Facts

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Tomato virus that spreads by touch detected in Busan • Nov. 7, 2026, 11:00 PM ET (Korea Herald)

Korean retailers follow tourist boom beyond Seoul • Nov. 7, 2026, 2:00 AM ET (Korea Herald)

Where’s the restroom? In Busan, social media has the answer • Oct. 31, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Korea Herald)

Bukangi the celebrity shark is finally free after 5 weeks in canal | story | Kids News • Oct. 29, 2026, 2:30 PM ET (CBC)

Dusky shark that became a tourist draw while trapped in a South Korean canal finally swims free • Oct. 21, 2026, 8:55 PM ET (AP)

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