Gyeonggi Province, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Pangyo Techno Valley in Gyeonggi Province is growing rapidly, with annual economic output estimated at 77 trillion won last year. According to data released by the Gyeonggi Provincial Government on Tuesday, more than 1,300 companies had moved into Pangyo Techno Valley, also known as PTV, an industrial complex located [...]
North Chungcheong Province, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A trial performance of an agricultural drone took place yesterday in in North Chungcheong Province’s Okcheon County, with the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spraying pesticides over one hectare of land in 10 minutes and leaving rice farmers impressed. The trial event organized by the Okcheon Agricultural Extension [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Metropolitan Government has announced plans to invest almost 12 billion won into developing wearable robots for the elderly over the next four years. Busan’s project dubbed ‘soft wearable suit technology development venture’ was recently picked up by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The video for TWICE’s 2016 single “Cheer Up” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube on Wednesday, making it the first K-pop girl group with two music videos that attracted over 200 million views. Released on April 25 last year, the video reached the milestone in the morning, hitting 200,195,660 views [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean shipyards recaptured the No. 1 position in new orders worldwide in July amid a plunge in overall numbers, outpacing Chinese rivals, industry data showed Wednesday. According to the data compiled by global research firm Clarkson Research Institute, local shipbuilding companies clinched new orders worth a combined 306,000 compensated [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the mercury hitting highs of around 36 degrees Celsius, a sweltering heat wave that has stricken South Korea is now costing the lives of thousands of animals across the country. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), over 1,200 people fell ill due to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of 14 local shipping firms launched a business alliance on Tuesday so they can work together to develop new shipping routes and operate overseas terminals. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Pan Ocean Co. and 12 other shipping companies that are mainly involved in routes in the Asian region [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Japanese man donated a photo of a Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery to a local museum on Tuesday as an apology for what he said is an act against humanity. Jikai Taketomi, an official from a private war archive in Japan, offered some 30 photos, letters [...]
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Tensions between South Korean and China over the deployment of a THAAD anti-missile system is spilling over into the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as reports suggest celebrations will be held separately, with the upcoming events rumored to be reduced in scale compared to years [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of picnic products in South Korea have soared this summer amid a shift among consumers away from camping and towards something more casual, a retail giant has said. According to E-mart on Monday, sales of camping stables such as tents last month dropped 28 percent compared to the [...]