SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday it will pursue new projects to upgrade the country’s digital infrastructure, such as specialized 5G networks, as part of its renewed push for the digital New Deal initiative. The digital New Deal was unveiled last year with the aim of investing around 58 [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean company has developed an innovative self-driving technology that can detect a driver’s condition by measuring their brainwaves. Auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a brainwave-based driver monitoring system called M.Brain. Starting from this year, M.Brain will be tested on public [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of American service members stationed in South Korea donated blood Wednesday to help ensure stable and diverse supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said. The U.S. military hosted a blood drive at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, in partnership [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The problem of energy poverty is drawing fresh social attention in South Korea, as a large number of low-income households are helplessly exposed to a scorching heat wave gripping the nation, think tanks said Wednesday. Local think tanks, like the Seoul Institute, call for more state assistance and welfare [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, individuals with a criminal record for taking illegal photos will not be able to work as taxi drivers. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting that a bill was passed to amend the Passenger Transport Service Act. The new bill came in [...]
GOYANG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Z Corp.’s metaverse platform Zepeto became the stage for a meeting between school violence prevention officers and teenagers. Ilsan Seobu Police Station’s Honorary Police Scouts, joining the metaverse with their uniquely decorated avatars, met with police officers virtually. The teenagers shared their ideas and complaints about preventing school [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The majority of South Koreans support President Moon Jae-in’s decision not to visit Japan for the opening of the Tokyo Olympics and summit talks, a poll showed Tuesday. In the R&Search survey of 1,095 people aged 18 and older, 65.5 percent of the respondents were in favor of Moon’s [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Oyster and shellfish waste that have become an environmental concern due to lack of processing methods will be recycled at a steel mill. Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-biggest steelmaker, said Tuesday that it will use the lime powder made by processing shellfish and oyster shells for the sintering [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — It’s time to get ready for the summer holiday season, but shops in Myeongdong, a major shopping district in downtown Seoul, remain eerily quiet with “For Lease” signs attached to many storefronts along the main road. Long gone are the days when clerks at cosmetic shops promoted new products [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-driving commercial vehicles will hit the roads in Seoul’s western district of Sangam as early as October, the city government said Tuesday. A new ordinance by the city government of Seoul on the operation of a special zone to host a pilot self-driving commercial vehicle project went into effect [...]