Yeongdong, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Caves that were created under Japanese rule to serve as ammunition caches have been repurposed as wine cellars and refrigerators. In 2002, the Yeongdong County government undertook a safety inspection of the manmade caves that dot hillsides throughout the county. Aiming to convert the former storehouses of weaponry to [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A KAIST professor has said artificial intelligence-based fact checkers could be more effective than humans in tackling fake news in the future. Professor Cha Mi-young, who teaches computing at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), said big-data efforts to quickly discover and prevent fake news from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Na-yul, a 38-year-old PR manager in Seoul, regularly sees dermatologists to get “intensive care” to erase dark spots and shrink the pores on her nose and cheeks. “After I turned 30, I started buying more expensive creams and essences. And in recent years, I decided to get help [...]
CHUNGJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Chungju has gone viral, or more specifically, its marketing efforts have gone viral, as its promotions uploaded onto social networking sites have enjoyed explosive popularity. Completely upending the preconceptions associated with government, the city’s marketing exploits have even the caught the eye of tech giants Facebook [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of “talking fire extinguishers” designed by a pair of Gyeonggi Province firefighters have exceeded 27,000 units just seven months after they were first released. Besides Gyeonggi Province, which purchased 16,000 units in bulk, the rest of the buyers have been more diverse, including schools, lodging establishments, fire departments [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Seocho District in Seoul has announced plans for a smart watch service designed to help elderly dementia patients in the local community, the district office said on Thursday. Starting in December, Seocho District will launch the new public safety program to help 200 elderly people who suffer from dementia [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to launch halal-safe Korean cooking classes as part of its efforts to attract Muslim tourists to the city. According to the Seoul government on Thursday, the winner of the third season of MasterChef Korea, Choi Gwang-ho, will lead the halal-style K-food Cooking Class [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Barriers originally designed to block traffic noise are being revamped with multiple new functions, including anti-fine dust particle and solar energy production features, according to government data. According to statistics provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), 29 percent of the patent applications for noise barriers filed between 2012 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Menstrual cups, touted as safer, more durable and more eco-friendly alternatives to sanitary pads or tampons, will soon hit the South Korean market provided companies can successfully pass the requirements set by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. As menstrual cups are categorized as medical products domestically, local [...]
UIJEONGBU, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Local governments in Gyeonggi Province are reaping the rewards from transforming deserted places into cultural attractions. According officials from the province and the city of Pocheon on October 20, deserted facilities that were revamped into cultural spaces include abandoned coal mines turned into a Cave Theme Park and Art [...]