SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean army is reportedly on course to launch a combat unit consisting of drone bots sometime next year, in a move that signals a new era of drone bots in the military. According to a source close the army on Tuesday, a new group will be formed in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top financial regulator said Tuesday it will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automate some of the nation’s probe systems against money laundering. Kim Yong-beom, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said it will start building the anti-money laundering compliance system using AI next year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A municipal government in Seoul has installed an underground monitoring system that feeds data in real time to a command center, which will help city officials prevent dangers like sinkholes — a road hazard frequently linked to underground infrastructural problems. The local government in question is in Seongdong District, located [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has built a new wastewater recycling center that could produce enough energy to heat 24,000 households. The construction of the new wastewater heat recovery system at Seonam Water Recycling Center in Gangseo District has been completed, with the opening ceremony taking place today. The facility will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Songpa District office announced plans on Monday to provide daylight devices for low-income households living in semi-basement apartments. With technical support from energy company NLS, the newly proposed measure named ‘Make A Sun-filled Happy Room’ is designed to help raise daylight intake for people living in apartments below [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Three retired naval vessels have been moved to the banks of the Han River in the neighborhood of Mangwon, Seoul, where they will be opened to the public as museum ships. The two ships and one submarine are the 1,900-ton escort ship “Seoul”, the 150-ton “Chamsuri-class” patrol boat and [...]
DAEJEON, NOV. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daejeon municipal government has announced plans to support remodeling projects for aged buildings and lease them to low income earners in the region at affordable prices. The fifth-largest city in South Korea is expected to tackle its housing issues by providing financial support to encourage more owners of aged [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents of a public housing apartment complex in Seoul’s Nowon District have seen their cognitive abilities improve thanks to a number of simple modifications and additions as part of the city’s “Cognitive Health Design” program. The metropolitan government surveyed 403 residents, 202 of them in their 40s and above, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday it is giving away so-called ‘companion plants’ to some 2,000 single elderly households to help fight depression and loneliness. Companion plants reflect the horticultural therapy aspect of plants with mental health benefits. When placed close to people, companion plants are thought to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Firefighters in Gangwon Province will adopt modern technological advances like bodycams and drones as tools in their mission to put out fires and save lives. Thanks to contributions by SK Telecom, the Gangwon Fire Headquarters will be stocked with 230 bodycams, four drones and a video encoder program called [...]