SEJONG, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of Korean scientists has successfully developed an artificial liver, based on pig liver, that can be used for human transplants. The breakthrough was part of the Woo Jang-choon Project, named after a renowned Korean botanist and agricultural scientist of the same name, conducted jointly by researchers from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Group and KT Corp. on Tuesday announced their withdrawal of membership from the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), becoming two of the first major conglomerates to do so following the influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her close friend Choi Soon-sil. The announcements came after the FKI, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s independent counsel looking into a corruption case surrounding President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil said Tuesday it requested Interpol to put Choi’s daughter on the wanted list. The investigators have been searching for the whereabouts of the 20-year-old Chung Yoo-ra, who is presumed to be [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a list of emerging technology sectors, including 3D printing, fifth-generation telecommunications and artificial intelligence-based security services, to develop them into the next-generation drivers of growth. Virtual reality, augmented reality, self-driving vehicles and the Internet of Things technology were among the sectors named to receive [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean doctors and pharmacists have long clashed over whether to prescribe medicine based on the name of a brand or a drug’s composition. The debate dates back to 2000, when the Korean government first separated the prescription and dispensing of drugs between the two medical practitioners. Currently, prescriptions almost [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by Gangnam Severance Hospital doctors revealed that insects, which are typically high in calories and protein, can improve the recovery process for patients undergoing surgical procedures. The study compared 20 patients who consumed food made of yellow worms, and 14 who were provided with typical hospital [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Over the past few years, Busan, Korea’s second most populous city, has grown increasingly popular as a cruise destination. The number of tourists arriving on cruise ships, which topped 50,000 in 2011, began to increase rapidly beginning in 2012, jumping to 113,000 in 2013, and then doubling again to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – SBS’s annual end-year music festival, the SBS Gayo Daejeon, took place on Monday at Seoul’s COEX, celebrating the program’s 20th anniversary. The one-day show was highlighted by performances and musical collaborations between K-pop artists and producers from all genres and age groups, including Big Bang, BTS, AOA, EXO, Twice, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s big data system for infectious diseases has failed to help prevent the spread of the country’s latest avian influenza (AI) outbreak due to its alarming pace, sources said Tuesday. The country is reeling from its worst ever bird flu outbreak this winter, slaughtering more than 22 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday that it has instructed its flight attendants to more actively consider the use of force, including tasers, during cases of in-flight violence. The move follows a widely publicized incident where a 35-year-old South Korean man went on a [...]