SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The use of disposable products is on the rise as consumers are prioritizing safety from the coronavirus. Disposable protective masks, plastic gloves, and plastic cups are being consumed en masse. In the meantime, a new ‘filaroid’ service that recycles disposable products into photographs is becoming popular. A paper cup, [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province plans to manufacture protective masks made of linen to tackle the shortage of protective masks caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The province, along with the city of Daegu, have been struggling both economically and socially because of the coronavirus. The new linen mask will come with [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will implement a “text-translation service” in which a stenographer will help people with a hearing impairment to communicate to land a job, navigate their career and practice self-development. The plan calls for sending a “text interpreter” – a stenographer – to help the hearing-impaired communicate [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans will soon be able to place liquor orders online, using the internet or smartphone apps, before picking up their orders at retail establishments such as restaurants and convenience stores. The National Tax Service (NTS) said Monday it had voted to allow liquor retailers to make sales using [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will apply Internet of Things (IoT) technology to “green parking,” parking spaces created by tearing down residential walls. Through this initiative, the city plans to expand real-time parking sharing services so that individuals can share empty parking places and gain additional income. The green [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A remote ‘video trial’ was held in a South Korean court as the coronavirus outbreak continues unabated. The measure comes as part of the South Korean court’s initiative to minimize physical contact and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Seoul High Court carried out a trial on a financial [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A year after the Seoul Metropolitan Government designated Seongdong and Yangcheon districts as “Smart City Special Zones”, the city’s initiative to find technological solutions to urban issues is starting to pay off. The special districts are areas where new technologies and services can be applied in a real-world environment [...]
DAEGU, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Daegu citizens are working together on social media to prop up local businesses, which have been hit hard by the rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak. A Facebook page introducing restaurants in Daegu posted Friday that many establishments are losing money due to the COVID-19 epidemic. These restaurants saw their sales [...]
SAMCHEOK, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samcheok City in Gangwon Province is planning to install artificial intelligence (AI) robots that can easily retrieve recyclable resources, including cans and plastic bottles. The current recycling system is used to remove and transport cans along with scrap metal, and plastic bottles along with plastic. Contamination, such as damage [...]
IKSAN, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at a special-education school for the blind received a special graduation gift this year. Located in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, Jeonbuk School for the Blind recently delivered “3D tactile albums” modeled after the faces of all seven graduates as graduation gifts. The album is the result of a [...]