DAEJEON, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Institute for Basic Science has succeeded in developing a mini brain organoid through a culture platform that has similar characteristics to an actual human brain. The brain organoid was created by culturing induced pluripotent stem cells. At first, the research team developed a 3D hydrogel in the form [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea could, in theory, give its entire population a single COVID-19 vaccine shot in less than 10 days if given time to ensure the integrity of its cold chain and make other preparations, a U.S. website monitoring the reclusive state has said. In an article on the North’s [...]
CHUNCHEON, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the famous filming locations of the 2002 hit drama series “Winter Sonata” in Chuncheon, northeastern South Korea, will be dismantled due to a housing redevelopment project, the city government said Saturday. The so-called Junsang’s House in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, which was one of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — MINI, BMW AG’s sub-brand for compact vehicles, has joined hands with Starbucks Korea to come up with a new style of marketing. Almost all of the limited merchandise released by the two companies has been sold out after just three days. Considering that this is a seasonal event open [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising interest in pets is leading to a growing popularity of books on cats. Yes24, a leading online bookstore, reported a 2.7 times increase in the number of books on cats, going from 60 books in 2010 to 160 in 2020. This year, there have been 111 new publications [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean internet-only bank Kakao Bank Corp. made a splash in its stock market debut Friday, emerging as the country’s most valuable financial firm. After a weak start, shares of the online bank made steady gains throughout the session. It capped the first day at 69,800 won (US$61), soaring [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Bar Association (KBA) is planning to launch an online legal counseling platform as an alternative to private mobile applications that offer paid legal services, sources said Friday. They said the association has recently formed a task force, jointly with the Seoul Bar Association, to open such a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based service platform to share knowledge on the symptoms of dementia patients and how to care for them. Based on an ontology model, which refers to technology in which AI understands and processes human knowledge, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Women hold 5.2 percent of executive positions at publicly listed companies in South Korea, the gender equality ministry said Thursday. According to a survey of 2,246 stock market-listed companies in the first quarter, only 1,668, or 5.2 percent, of the 32,005 executives were women, according to the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus pandemic has led to increasing online consumption among South Koreans in their 50s and 60, including the use of delivery apps and subscriptions to video streaming platforms. Hana Institute of Finance, a research unit of Hana Financial Group Inc., released an analysis report of online transaction data [...]