SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, navigation services will notify drivers of icy roads. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will soon begin testing the new voice warning system jointly with three private navigation service providers until February 29 of next year. Major navigation firms including Tmap operator SK Telecom, KakaoNavi [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An online ‘Lennon Wall’ is drawing public attention amid strife over the Lennon Walls installed on South Korean university campuses in support of the pro-democratization protests in Hong Kong. Recently, a new Facebook page was created with the title ‘Hong Kong Democratic Protest Online Lennon Wall.’ This page is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — There is a newly coined word, ‘smombie’, a compound of ‘smartphone’ and ‘zombie’, referring to those who walk slowly without attention to their surroundings because they are absorbed in their smartphones. In order to prevent traffic accidents involving smombies, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced new crosswalks and traffic [...]
OKCHEON, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A literature vending machine has been set up to help citizens easily find poems like masterpieces by poet Jeong Ji-yong, a master of modern Korean poetry. The vending machine, introduced at Jeong Ji-yong Memorial Hall in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, stores about 50 poems written by him. Users can press a [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — It turns out cicada skin could improve the motor skills of patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, a remedy also found in Donguibogam, the Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine. A team of researchers from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine recently announced the results of a study that demonstrated [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A district in Seoul has introduced a sidewalk air pollution shelter for the first time in the country. Seoul’s Gangnam District on Wednesday installed a “fine dust free shelter” at the bus stop in front of the Galleria Department Store on a trial base. The facility removes more than [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Industry watchers suggest that parcel packaging materials will also be reusable in the future. The Ministry of Environment will introduce reusable parcel packaging materials for the first time in cooperation with the retail and logistics industry for three months from Wednesday. The measure is aimed at assessing the feasibility [...]
GWANGJU, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A school in a rural town suffering from low student numbers declared that it will provide free housing to new students and their families. Asan Elementary School, located in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province, began the construction of homes for new students and their families last month. The school, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Letters handwritten by a patient suffering from a rare incurable disease have been processed, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to be used as a computer font. South Korea’s top portal operator, Naver Corp. announced on Monday that the font, titled ‘Let’s Walk Together’, will be available for free distribution. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new financial service will be introduced early next year that allows consumers to buy products in cash and receive change via their bank account at convenience stores and shopping malls. The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced on Thursday that it is now recruiting distributors who wish to participate [...]