SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Surrounded by a stream, a mountain and a bustling street market, Hongeun-dong appears like most Seoul neighborhoods, if not for a mammoth building with an obsolete ivory-colored facade. Measuring 220 meters in length and 44 meters in width, Yujin Sangga remains one of the city’s biggest buildings 50 years [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Highway idle spaces, including the green spaces around interchanges and junctions as well as abandoned roads, will be used as locations for the establishment of logistics facilities, the transport ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the state-run Korea Expressway Corp. will expand logistics infrastructure [...]
JINJU, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple pomace, normally thrown away as waste or used as animal feed due to a lack of recycling technology, will now be used in cosmetics products. Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services (ARES) announced Tuesday that it has transferred a newly developed technology that uses apple pomace to make [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent smartphone app upgrade means that passengers won’t have to struggle over people refusing to wear masks on subway trains in Seoul. Starting on Aug. 3, Seoul will add a new function to Seoul Metro’s smartphone app that will enable passengers to report those who refuse to wear [...]
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 [...]