SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military will seek to employ virtual reality, artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies for field training, defense operations and troop welfare, Seoul’s defense ministry said Friday. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo convened a session of his ministry’s “smart defense innovation” panel to discuss how to capitalize on such [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to make use of eco-friendly pavement that will be able to absorb fine dust. The city announced on Monday that it has come up with a comprehensive plan for eco-friendly pavement that will include warm-mix asphalt pavement and other solutions to catch fine dust. [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A photocatalytic paint that absorbs fine dust will be applied to public buildings in Seoul for the very first time. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will repaint the outer walls of the Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema located in Jung District with photocatalytic paint. “Once we [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A ‘VR Truck’ that goes around to different locations to deliver virtual reality (VR) content to variety of customers will soon be made available. A unique application that comes up with the estimated cost of scrapping a car will also be introduced. The South Korean Ministry of Science and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health insurance companies are coming up with ‘mini insurance plans’ to attract customers in their 20s to 40s. Mini insurance plans allow customers to select specific levels of protection at affordable prices of less than 10,000 won (US$8.95) per month. KB Insurance Co. announced on Tuesday that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nowadays, products purchased online are typically delivered in a big box with bubble wrap for protection. But once the package is safely delivered, the packaging becomes nothing more than waste. AmorePacific Corp., however, has chosen to make use of paper packaging materials instead of bubble wrap. What seems like [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With increasing concern over fine dust sweeping over South Korea, the a district in Seoul has begun installing fine dust filters at bus stops. Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that it has installed Smart Eco-Shelters at two bus stops to protect local residents from fine dust, winter cold, [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed Touch Care technology that uses human body communications technology to detect the movement of a person when he or she makes contact with a certain object. Touch Care comes in the form of wristbands or touch tags that can easily [...]
TAEAN, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A farm in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province is at the center of attention for a new aquaponics system that uses organic materials from fish farms to grow crops. ‘Seouchae Farm’ in Taean’s Namsan-ri Village grows vegetables in a 1,000㎡ greenhouse using an eco-friendly aquaponics system that does not [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — In the red light district in Busan’s Buk District, one can easily run into piles of flyers for prostitution in the streets. Sex establishments, money lenders, and other businesses hire bikers, drivers, and personnel to scatter massive amounts of flyers in the streets every day, making it difficult for [...]