ANYANG, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Anyang, south of Seoul, announced Tuesday that ‘happy boxes’ were sent out to seniors staying at home for an extended period of time after welfare centers and other facilities for seniors were shut down due to the coronavirus. The happy boxes consist of various kits needed [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers has developed stickers that could inform consumers whether refrigerated food products such as fish, meat and fruits are likely to spoil or not. The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) said Tuesday it has developed a technology that can check whether food products have deteriorated [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea East-West Power Co. (EWP), a wholly owned subsidiary of state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), said Monday it will use trees damaged by a massive forest fire in Gangwon Province last year as eco-friendly fuel. A few days ago, EWP reached an agreement with the National Forestry [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has introduced new eco-friendly packaging for its lifestyle TVs such as The Frame, The Serif, and The Sero. Samsung’s new ‘eco-packaging’ made from eco-friendly corrugated cardboard will allow customers easier recycling as well as up-cycling of the cardboard boxes for creative reuse, according to the company [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A local company is introducing new policies to promote social distancing. GS Home Shopping, a major South Korean home shopping operator, announced Thursday that it had started a ‘company dinner at home’ program to help local restaurants struggling in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, while ensuring a safe [...]
BUSAN, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to shorten the time spent collecting samples for COVID-19 testing, rapid walk-through booths are entering use. The Nam-gu Public Health Center in the southeastern port city of Busan and the manufacturer of an airtight box, Korea Kiyon Co., said Tuesday that they had developed and are testing [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean petrochemical firm will launch a project to improve awareness of resource circulation and establish a new domestic plastic recycling economy. Lotte Chemical Corp. held a signing ceremony for “Project Loop” with seven companies in Seoul Monday to establish a plastic recycling economy by improving the culture [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will develop stickers to prevent rear-end collisions involving cargo trucks and expand the distribution of these safety aids. The state-run Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC), which manages South Korea’s highways across the nation, developed large reflective stickers in the shape of an eye to prevent dozing off at [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Many churches are refraining from holding offline worship services due to the coronavirus outbreak. Recently, a new way of participating in religious activities while performing ‘social distancing’ is gaining attention. The Seoul City Church in Seoul’s Jungnang District plans to hold a drive-in worship service this coming Sunday. Church [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Special drive-through seafood sales to help fish farmers struggling with the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak have ended in a major success. The city of Pohang and the Pohang Fish Farmers Association held a series drive-through sales on March 14 and 15 as well as Saturday and Sunday to [...]