POHANG, South Korea, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO is investing an additional 50 billion won ($44.1 million) to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. According to local sources on Monday, the South Korean steel giant plans to boost its environmental measures, including reducing emissions of toxic chemicals and improving maintenance of emissions facilities, by establishing [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – While Vice President Mike Pence visited the Demilitarized Zone to highlight the commitment of the U.S. to the security of the Korean Peninsula on Monday, the second lady, Karen Pence, visited Severance Children’s Hospital in Seoul as a daily art therapist. Mrs. Pence wore a name tag that read [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that Washington will review and reform the free trade agreement with South Korea, citing “too many barriers” to U.S. businesses. The visiting vice president made the remarks during an American Chamber of Commerce meeting in Seoul. South Korea and the United States [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top court has ordered the government to disclose the results of a probe on pollution detected in ground water near a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) garrison in Seoul, court records showed Tuesday. The U.S. Army base in Yongsan, central Seoul, has been suspected as the source of [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s Navy has completed the development of new tactical ship-to-ground guided missiles which would enhance its ability to strike North Korea’s key military facilities, the country’s arms procurement agency said Tuesday. South Korea will start mass-producing the missiles with two types of launch systems — inclined and vertical — [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans voiced criticism over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent remarks on dealing with possible refugees amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, comments on social media showed Tuesday. During a parliamentary session Monday, Abe said Japan is working on contingency plans for a possible influx of refugees [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An international ceramic biennale, which is to open this weekend in three cities in Gyeonggi Province, will put unlikely items together — ceramic art and death. The 9th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (GICB), “Narrative, Ode to Life,” will open this Saturday in Gwangju, Icheon and Yeoju — the three [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Microsoft Korea, the local unit of U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it has added an artificial intelligence (AI) function to its cloud-computing service, Office 365. The company said Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel will be backed up by various cloud-powered AI capabilities through data centers in [...]
DAEJEON, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With zero exaggeration, the experience on the app is horrifying. As soon as one launches the app, the user (victim) gets a fake phone call. When answered, a girl threatens the victim, telling her to reply to Kakao Talk messages. The app then asks the user for his or her [...]
SEJONG, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea National Park Service is using high-tech patrol drones for a goat-capturing operation in Daedohae and Hallyeo Haesang National Parks, comprising some 1,800 islands in South Korea’s south and western waters. The goal is to capture 80 goats that roam on seven uninhabited islands in the area. According [...]