SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean digital health care startup HoneyNaps Co. said Monday its artificial intelligence-based sleep sensing software, Somnum, has won approval for sale from U.S. drug authorities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Section 510(k) clearance, or premarket notification, to Somnum, demonstrating that the medical device is safe [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Nighttime tours of Gyeongbok Palace will begin next month, allowing visitors to feel the serene autumn night mood of the old palace nestled in downtown Seoul, the program’s organizer said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said it will open its annual autumn night tours of the palace from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A 1,200-ton South Korean submarine has achieved 300,000 miles of accident-free maritime operations in a milestone underscoring the Navy’s enhanced underwater operational capabilities, the armed service said Monday. A ceremony celebrating the ROKS Park Wi’s achievement was set to take place at the Submarine Force Command in Changwon, some [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Ulchi civil defense exercise kicked off Monday for a four-day run nationwide in conjunction with a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, the interior ministry said. Some 580,000 officials from about 4,000 city, county and ward governments, public institutions and others across the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Korean consumers are against the idea of implementing a tipping feature for taxi-hailing services, a survey showed Sunday. According to a survey conducted by Opensurvey with a panel of 1,000 individuals aged from their 20s to 50s, the proportion of respondents who were inclined to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Among the police officers in Seoul, substantial vacancies exist in the basic ranks primarily deployed for on-site public safety, data showed Sunday. According to data received by Rep. Chung Woo-taik of the People Power Party from the National Police Agency, the agency’s count of sergeants stood at 5,691 as [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — After being excluded from the refinement process of landfill gases at waste landfills over the past decade, sulfur byproducts are now acknowledged for their practical utility. The Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) reports an average annual yield of 4,850 cubic meters of sulfur byproducts per landfill site in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is likely to downgrade the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category on par with seasonal flu this month, health officials said Sunday, in a step to lift all antivirus curbs and fully return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Currently, the infection level of COVID-19 in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States were set to kick off major combined military drills this week as the allies seek to bolster joint readiness against evolving military threats from North Korea. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, based on an all-out war scenario, is set to take [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The combined value of unused miles at South Korea’s two major air carriers reached 3.4 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) as of the first half of 2023, data showed Sunday, amid the extension of expiry dates after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel. The amount of the deferred income of [...]