SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Biological Resources, an affiliate of South Korea’s Ministry of Environment, has announced the potential use of a fungus to reduce the recent mass outbreaks of stick insects in the greater Seoul metropolitan area, with findings showing that over 90% of the insects were killed by an [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Emart24, a South Korean convenience store chain, said Thursday it has partnered with local cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to sell the “bitcoin meal box” by the end of this month. Under a partnership with Bithumb, Emart24 plans to sell 30,000 such meal boxes at 5,900 won (US$4.3) per product by [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A special loan program in South Korea offering rock-bottom interest rates for newlywed couples and new parents has drawn more than 5 trillion won in applications just three months since its launch, data showed on May 5. The “New Baby” loan program, introduced on January 29 by the Ministry [...]
TOKYO, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A memorial honoring Korean workers during Japan’s colonial occupation, which was dismantled by authorities in Gunma Prefecture in January, has been digitally resurrected through an augmented reality (AR) application, according to a report by the Asahi Shimbun on April 30. The “AR Korean Workers’ Memorial” app allows users to virtually [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul will be the stage for the inaugural “Slow and Steady Han River Triathlon Festival” (translated) on June 1 and 2, inviting participants to complete swimming, cycling, and running events within 48 hours at Ttukseom Hangang Park in Gwangjin District, the city government announced on April 23. Planned personally by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –Hyundai Motor Company is offering Pakistani drivers some relief from the region’s scorching summer temperatures through an innovative nanotechnology that drastically reduces interior vehicle heat without tinted windows. The South Korean automaker launched a campaign called “Made Cooler by Hyundai” this month to install its proprietary “nano cooling film” on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –Kakao’s impact commerce platform Kakao Makers has partnered with food giant CJ CheilJedang to launch an upcycling initiative that will transform discarded containers from the company’s popular instant rice products into new merchandise. Timed to coincide with Earth Day on April 22, the “Instant Rice Container Reborn Project” seeks to [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Coast Guard announced on April 20 that it will award a total of 900,000 won in rewards to individuals who reported cases of ocean pollution during the first quarter of this year. The Coast Guard operates a reward system for reporting marine pollution incidents to supplement its ocean [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to reduce plastic waste, South Korea’s telecommunications industry is downsizing the physical SIM cards issued to mobile subscribers. SK 7mobile, the budget phone brand of SK Telink, announced that it will introduce new SIM cards that are one-fourth the size of standard versions. Traditionally, a single SIM [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gangnam District Office in Seoul has announced the launch of a new “Bite-Sized Math” video series through its online Gangnam Video Lecture platform, designed to help middle school students master key concepts in just five minutes per topic. Catering to the growing “short-form” video trend that emphasizes time efficiency, [...]