SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Park Service on Thursday announced the launch of a new ecological program across 14 national parks, inviting disabled individuals to participate. Mount Bukhan, Taean Seaside, and Byeonsanbando national parks will offer specialized wheelchairs, allowing disabled individuals to relish in the exquisite landscapes. For those with visual [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — City bus stops frequently experience higher temperatures than standing on an asphalt road during periods of extreme heat, data showed Thursday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) conducted temperature measurements at eight locations within Seoul’s Songpa District, 1.5 meters above ground level, on six occasions spanning July and August. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A man accused of hitting and fatally injuring a passerby while driving under the influence of drugs in a posh neighborhood in Gangnam earlier this month was referred to prosecutors for possible indictment, police said Friday. The 28-year-old man, identified only by his last name Shin, was formally arrested [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court said Friday that doctors of traditional Korean medicine, also known as Oriental medicine doctors, cannot be punished for using brain wave sensors, a modern medical device, to diagnose Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. The top court’s ruling came after a Korean medicine doctor was slapped with a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An independent corporate compliance oversight committee of Samsung Group recommended Friday the country’s biggest conglomerate rejoin a business interest group that it withdrew from years ago amid a high-profile corruption scandal involving its de facto leader Lee Jae-yong and the ousted former President Park Geun-hye. The committee, however, said [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said Friday it will invest in a C$1.2 billion (US$886 million) Canadian cathode plant along with Ford Motor Co. and Korean cathode material company EcoPro BM to secure a stable supply of the key battery material in North America. SK On, EcoPro [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., a pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, said Friday it has reached a license and commercialization deal with the Middle East unit of British drugmaker Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc. Under the deal, Hikma MENA FZE is granted an exclusive license to develop and commercialize the Korean [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain Emart24 said Thursday it has partnered with the online-based domestic and imported car sales platform Carby to introduce a long-term car rental service. To initiate consultations, individuals can simply scan the QR codes found on promotional materials at Emart24 outlets across the country. Carby will oversee [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Logistics Corp., a major South Korean logistics company, is consistently losing market share in the domestic parcel delivery service due to the active attraction of individual customers by e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. As per CJ Logistics’ half-year report, the company secured a share of 44.3 percent in the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced the launch of an automatic vault system that integrates advanced logistics automation with a computerized framework. The system involves automated inspection through an inspection machine, loading via a palletizing robot, and movement and storage facilitated by conveyors and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Upon [...]