SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Security lights that illuminate dark corners actually prevent theft and crime, according to a recent study. The Korea Institute of Public Finance released a report Wednesday that examined the number of CCTV cameras and security lights and crimes committed in Seoul between 2014 and 2016. The results showed that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced that it is considering introducing advanced bio-recognition technologies, such as animal nose print or nose patterns, in order to improve the pet registration process. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs reported on Sunday that it will spend a total of 692 million won [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has launched a campaign to protect juvenile fish to ensure the sustainable production of marine resources. The government will work with Cheil Worldwide Inc., the advertising unit of the Samsung Group, and the World Wildlife Fund to design wristbands that can measure the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s gas stations are teaming up with courier service operators to utilize their facilities as logistics hubs as they bring a new wave in the local delivery industry. Hyundai Oilbank Co., a major refiner in South Korea, earlier this month signed a strategic partnership with Coupang Inc., the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Agency and Enomad, a South Korean startup, plan to hold a special program on eco-friendly energy from October 12 to 20. The event, titled the ‘Cheonggyecheon Energy Fishing Ground’, invites participants to use a mobile hydroelectric generator to ‘catch’ hidden energy in the Cheonggyecheon Stream. Participants [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced plans to introduce a new service this year that will allow citizens to receive change through their bank account as part of its ‘coinless society’ initiative. “We will introduce a new service by the fourth quarter of this year that will allow customers [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A virtual zoo that uses augmented reality (AR) technology will be established at an animal protection agency in Seoul. Gangdong District will open up an AR zoo inside a local animal protection agency on Saturday using 5G technology. Visitors will be able to meet with welsh corgis, lesser pandas, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A video about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), titled ‘Heart Racing 100,’ has hit 10 million views on TikTok, the popular short-video platform. The video introduces a variety of dance moves to make CPR fun to learn. Choreographed by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, the dance has been performed by [...]
SIHEUNG, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — It was belatedly reported that large dump trucks were used to protect vinyl greenhouses last Saturday as Typhoon Lingling swept across the country. The Korea Construction Equipment Association received a request from the city of Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, to protect vinyl greenhouses at the wholesale flower garden in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean research team will embark on a project to develop a system that can clear the snow from airport runways without requiring human labor. The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials announced on Tuesday that it will begin research on developing an unmanned snow removal system for [...]