HAENAM, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean farmers have harvested the first bananas ever to be grown in the country’s southern region. Haenam County in South Jeolla province held a banana harvesting ceremony at a local farm on Thursday, as it plans to harvest 12 tons of bananas from 0.4 hectares of land operated [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones with high-resolution cameras have proven to be invaluable during this summer’s lengthy monsoon season. Last Wednesday, Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency’s drone team looked for missing victims of a flood that swept through Chungju Lake near Jecheon. The team’s large drones can fly as fast as 75 kilometers per [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — URI-T, an underwater construction robot developed using South Korean technology, has been sent to Vietnam to bury gas pipelines under the sea floor. The robot is a part of an underwater construction robot development project carried out by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Developed in 2018, the robot [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, drive-in theaters are gaining popularity as moviegoers can enjoy a variety of films without having to leave their cars. Tickets for drive-in theaters set up near Incheon Grand Park and Incheon Port are selling out earlier than expected. From July 23 [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Koreans who used to come by Gyeongpo Beach, located in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, staying up the night drinking and hanging out are now nowhere to be seen. The provincial office imposed an administrative order to restrict assembly on eight beaches across the region, including Gyeongpo Beach. Since July [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band SuperM will present the live performance debut of its upcoming song “100″ on U.S. television network ABC, the group’s agency said Thursday. The seven-piece boy band’s live performance of “100″ will be aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Aug. 20 (local time), according to SM Entertainment. [...]
GURYE, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A cow that survived a flood by climbing onto a roof successfully gave birth after she was rescued. The cow, which was rescued from Yangjeong village in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province, gave birth to twin calves on Tuesday morning, immediately following the rescue. Despite being exhausted from the [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, the introduction of newer models of screening centers is expanding across the country. Bupyeong-Gu Public Health Center in Incheon began operation of a so-called ‘untact’ (contactless) screening center last Monday, built on the grounds of the center with a steel frame [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ban social media influencers from pitching a new product or service on their online platforms without disclosing their business ties with corporate sponsors, officials said Wednesday. The move comes amid controversy over some famous social media influencers’ involvement in the shady practice called “backdoor online advertising.” [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economy is likely to shrink less than expected this year thanks to its successful response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday. In its latest report on South Korea, the Paris-based club of major economies predicted Asia’s fourth-largest economy will [...]