SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Thursday it has utilized artificial intelligence (AI) technology to generate vivid videos of prominent independence activists, whose images have remained blurry in photographs. The video media art showcases historical figures such as Ahn Jung-geun and Yu Gwan-sun, all produced using [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics and household goods maker LG H&H Co. said Thursday its Toothbrush Diet Project had won the top prize in the packaging design category at the Red Dot Design 2023 awards. Through the incorporation of a lengthened handle and purposeful gaps between the handle and the body [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean beverage giant Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. said Thursday it will launch an online game featuring Kaerubang, the flagship character from its hangover relief brand Kaesugang, and will operate it until September 7. In this game, Kaesuang characters take on and overcome hangover-spreading villains to accumulate points. These [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The documentation that chronicles the process of green development in post-war South Korea’s ruins is set to be submitted for inclusion in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. The Korean National Commission for UNESCO on Thursday designated the government’s official reforestation records as the next submission candidate for the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will shift from solvent-based paints to water-based paints for automobile refinishing, as part of its strategy to mitigate ozone level concerns. The city government has entered into agreements with Kangnam Jevisco Co., Samhwa Paints Industrial Co., KCC Corp., and the Korea Automobile [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it will provide citizens visiting Yeouido’s Han River Park in western Seoul with free drone-captured videos. This drone video service will operate six times a day, accommodating one group per hour, exclusively on Fridays and Saturdays between August 18 and October 28. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. has bestowed various gifts upon an employee who has eight children, marking the inaugural initiative of the low fertility and childrearing support task force established by the automaker’s labor and management. The representatives from Hyundai’s labor and management on Wednesday visited the company’s Jeonju plant in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jogye Order, South Korea’s biggest Buddhist sect, said Wednesday it has launched a program for participants of the World Scout Jamboree, who have been relocated to Seoul in anticipation of the arrival of Typhoon Khanun, providing them with an opportunity to engage with traditional temple culture. The Jogye [...]
POCHEON, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Arboretum in the city of Pocheon, northeast of Seoul said Tuesday it has introduced 20 long-horned beetles into the arboretum this year. This endangered beetle species has been officially designated as a natural monument by the government. Since 2018, the arboretum has been releasing artificially bred long-horned [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced its plan to host the Korea Vegan Fair 2023 at COEX, scheduled from Thursday to Saturday. This year, the city government has participated as a co-organizer of the fair, aligning with its efforts to promote the adoption of a “vegan lifestyle” for the [...]