SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean drivers will now be able to use a voice recognition system in their navigation apps to report an animal injury caused by a car accident without having to make a phone call. The Ministry of Interior and Safety and South Chungcheong Province began testing the ‘Roadkill Reporting [...]
MUAN, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Commercial smart farm technology designed for small greenhouses has been garnering rave reviews from farmers for its effectiveness in reducing labor and increasing productivity. Since last year, Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Service has been carrying out a commercial smart farm project to be tested on 65 farms stretching [...]
CHEONAN, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a system that turns gas emissions into bubbles underwater to eradicate both fine dust and its source. The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced Monday that it had co-developed a micro-bubble system jointly with a local firm. Previous technology used to filter sources [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Monday it is seeking to convert some of its passenger jets into cargo planes to keep the business afloat amid the new coronavirus outbreak. Korean Air will consult with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to remove seats on [...]
INCHEON, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As coronavirus patients continue to flow from overseas into South Korea, public taxis exclusively available for people arriving from foreign destinations are making a significant contribution to quarantine efforts. Currently, the city of Incheon operates 139 taxis for people coming from overseas, taking them across Incheon and Gyeonggi area. [...]
CHUNCHEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A social media message that claims the existence of a dental mask claw machine in Chuncheon, Gyeonggi Province is drawing interest from citizens there. The message titled “Never Knew This Kind of World Would Come” was uploaded together with a photo of the machine. This message garnered interest from [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group is set to support an organization that promotes plastic toy recycling as part of efforts to contribute to a reduction in plastic waste. The carmaker announced on Tuesday that it will support a social cooperative organization named “Green Move Workshop” which is engaged in the donation [...]
GOESAN, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Soybean seeds coated with iron, which has a smell that is offensive to birds, turned out to have a higher germination rate, drawing attention as a new bird repelling solution for farm use. According to the Goesan Agricultural Technology Center on Monday, iron-coated soybean seeds were sowed in a [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — KCC Corp., a major construction materials producer, announced on Thursday that in collaboration with Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), it had succeeded in turning waste factory heat into electric energy for the first time in South Korea. The two entities teamed up to carry out an empirical [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Advertisement boards installed at subway stations in Seoul will be replaced with new ones that can be folded into emergency doors. Seoul Metro plans to remove 4,258 stationary safety doors currently in place in 132 subway stations on subway lines 1-8 and 1,987 advertisement boards attached on top of [...]