SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In recent days, the way corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are performed is changing, as they are evolving towards embracing fun factors to encourage the voluntary participation of employees in small groups. This trend comes as the share of the MZ generation, referring to those born between 1980 and [...]
BUSAN, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new device has been developed that can produce hydrogen using seawater batteries. The device is expected to contribute to the development of a hydrogen-fueled ship. The state-run Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology announced on Thursday that it had developed a seawater battery-based hydrogen production device by [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Interior and Safety will use big data on complaints related to mosquitoes, cockroaches and other pests to analyse them in tandem with Seoul’s Gwangjin District and reflect the results in pest control policies. The district office will offer the data on the number of pest-related complaints [...]
UIJEONGBU, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of Gyeonggi Province is set to launch an on-site technology demonstration to introduce a ‘non-contact transit bus fare payment system’ that can minimize passengers’ risk of COVID-19 infection and prevent safety accidents on buses. In collaboration with local mobility firm LOCA Mobility Corp., the provincial government will [...]
BUSAN, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has succeeded in developing a portable electronic nose system that can sense the level of freshness of fruit at agricultural wholesale markets simply by smell. Pusan National University said Monday that researchers had developed a nano-bioelectronic nose system that can detect the level of [...]
DANGJIN, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest eco-friendly smart aquafarm, which uses hot wastewater from a thermal power plant, has opened in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province. Local aquafarm operator Dangjin Farmers kick-started operations on Monday after completing a smart aquafarm that uses the hot wastewater from a coal-fired power plant run by Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — At art museum Daelim Museum in central Seoul, a narrow piece of fabric is seen rolled up between white circular chairs. This piece of art is made of fabric waste and defective products thrown away from manufacturing plants that make protective masks, which have become essential in the pandemic [...]
DAEJEON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has announced plans to develop new technology for a one-stop security inspection that uses terahertz waves to eliminate the need for individuals to take off their shoes. The technology would enable the inspection of dangerous materials such as explosives and deadly [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park has revealed a series of YouTube videos of lions playing with cardboard boxes. The park explained that the cardboard boxes were provided to enrich the animals’ natural behavior. Park officials were looking to prevent abnormal activities among zoo animals by offering a closely imitated wildlife environment [...]
GOYANG, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Goyang near Seoul said Sunday that it will alleviate the urban heat island phenomenon by creating a water circulation facility using rainfall and underground water. As a first step, the city government will spend 700 million won (US$620,400) to create a small brook 270 meters long [...]