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3D Story Makes Available World’s First 3D Fetus Doll Based on Ultrasound Sound Data

3D Story Makes Available World’s First 3D Fetus Doll Based on Ultrasound Sound Data

YONGIN , July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – 3D Story Corp., a 3D printer content maker, said on July 16 that it has begun a commercial business to make dolls resembling the fetus in the womb based on ultrasound scan data. The company has developed a software program that converts 3D ultrasound data into a 3D printer-ready format and [...]

Naver to Offer Latin Language Service in Its Online Dictionaries

Naver to Offer Latin Language Service in Its Online Dictionaries

SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver Corp., Korea’s largest online portal, said on July 16 that it would launch an online Latin language dictionary service with 45,000 entries, jointly with the Catholic University of Korea. Although no one in the world relies on the Latin language for everyday usage, there are many Latin phrases and words used [...]

“How to Overcome Challenges in Asia’s Vast E-Commerce Market”…NTT Com Survey

SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey revealed that more than 80 percent of global online e-commerce vendors have plans for expansion in Asia for the next 12 months but most respondents (99%) said they face obstacles in gaining a firm foothold in the Chinese market. According to a report “Breaking into the e-Commerce Market [...]

Business Interest Groups Complain over Cost for Pollution Gas Cap-and-trade Scheme

Business Interest Groups Complain over Cost for Pollution Gas Cap-and-trade Scheme

SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Five months ahead of the upcoming implementation of the greenhouse gas cap-and-trade scheme, business interest groups demanded the government to postpone the implementation time scheduled to begin in January next year. Korea’s 23 economic interest groups including the Federation of Korean Industries and the Korea Chamber of Commerce & industry held on July [...]

SAP Match Insights: Best Weapon for German National Soccer Team

SAP Match Insights: Best Weapon for German National Soccer Team

SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Team Germany won the World Cup championship in Sunday’s final against Argentina. The German players earned 18 goals in seven World Cup games, thanks to the help of SAP, the German multinational software company. Last year, then-German national team manager Oliver Bierhoff discovered that his players were very familiar with communication through [...]

Suicide Prevention Counselor Certification Popular Option for Schoolteacher Hopefuls

Suicide Prevention Counselor Certification Popular Option for Schoolteacher Hopefuls

DAEGU, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Employment & Labor announced in March a list of new 41 occupations that the government would nurture at policy level. Of these, there is a job called “suicide prevention expert.” Given the nation’s suicide rate has been the world’s highest level for ten years in a row, this [...]

KEPCO to Begin 2 Pilot Big Data Projects on Energy Consulting and Risk Forecasting

KEPCO to Begin 2 Pilot Big Data Projects on Energy Consulting and Risk Forecasting

SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Electric Power Corp. said on July 11 that it would set out pilot “big data” projects from this month. The two pilot projects involve setting up an energy consulting business based on advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data and establishing a risk forecasting system based on analysis of social networking service [...]