Employees of Sungsimdang hold up "election bread" decorated with the voting stamp symbol and dates at the bakery's main branch in Daejeon on May 7 ahead of the June 3 local elections.
Daejeon will build a 215-meter (705.38-foot) observation tower and a network of cable cars and monorails on Mount Bomun, a mountain in the center of the city, as part of a sweeping tourism development initiative set to run through 2031.
Sungsimdang, Daejeon’s most well-known bakery, will shut all its stores on Nov. 3 to hold its annual “Family Sports Day” for employees, the company said Monday.
The Daejeon Tourism Organization said on Thursday that the 2025 Daejeon Bakery Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday along Soje-dong Cafe Street and Daedong Stream in Daejeon.
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Korea’s Aug. 15 Liberation Day, products and events commemorating the occasion and honoring veterans are drawing attention in Daejeon.
Sungsimdang, a well-known bakery in Daejeon, posted record-high sales in 2024, outpacing major franchise competitors in operating profit for the second year in a row.
Gwangbok Bread created by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation in tandem with Daejeon bakery Sungsimdang to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Korea's National Liberation Day that will fall on Aug. 15, 2025 is displayed on Thursday.
Employees of Daejeon-based bakery Sungsimdang hold up baked goods with images of a voting stamp and messages encouraging people to vote on Tuesday. The event was held ahead of the upcoming local elections on June 1.
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