SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has decided to install a total of 80 new artificial reefs near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea to help thwart illegal fishing by Chinese boats, the finance ministry said Monday. Under the plan, approved in a Cabinet meeting, the vast underwater structures, weighing [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next week, anyone with a low smartphone battery will be able to charge their phone in a taxi, if they get lucky. All they have to do is to watch a short advertisement. The Seoul Taxi Association (STA) announced on Thursday, June 30 that it will launch a pilot [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – With the recent murder of a 23-year-old woman at a public restroom near the Gangnam subway station bringing concern over safety at public facilities to the forefront, police and local government bodies in Daejeon and Chungnam Province are making an effort to come up with safety countermeasures. Some [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), led by mechanical engineering professor Kim Dong-sung, discovered a simple system that can measure the refractive index of a liquid by observing the shadow of light that passes through it. Light travels fastest in a vacuum and slower [...]
BUSAN, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, or simply finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), is one of seven porpoise species. These porpoises are mainly found around the Korean Peninsula, especially in Korea’s West Sea, and because of their long-lasting relationship with the Korean people, they’re often referred to as ‘native dolphins’, or sometimes ‘smiling [...]
BUSAN, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Have you ever missed your bus stop because you couldn’t get off the bus in time? This happens occasionally on Korean public buses, where people sometimes fail to get off at their stops on time. However, a recent idea from two college students may help put an end to [...]
BOEUN, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s an unfamiliar face working alongside Korean farmers at Mr. Song’s garlic farm in a peaceful town in Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province. His name is Tran, and he’s a 45-year-old Vietnamese citizen who arrived in Korea last week to help out with Song’s farming operation. Tran was recommended [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Bodyfriend, a Korean wellness and healthcare product manufacturer, plans to launch new products inspired by ideas submitted by students from Korea and overseas. The company revealed Wednesday the results of an international competition for young students and professionals that it co-hosted with iF. iF International Forum Design GmbH is [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Statistics Korea revealed Tuesday that it’s developing what it calls a ‘quick-time consumption index’ based on civilian credit card approval information provided by the Credit Finance Association (CFA). The new index will use big data related to credit card approval information from eight domestic credit card companies, and is [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the rising popularity of camping, camping equipment that is simple, convenient and easy to use is high in demand. According to Gmarket, an online shopping mall, sales of simple and convenient camping equipment increased during the period from May 27 to June 2 compared to the same period [...]