SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Taxi drivers across the country are being tasked with helping to track down criminal suspects and missing people. Kakao Mobility, the operator of South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app Kakao T, is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding with the National Police Agency (NPA) early next year to cooperate [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Samsung Fashion Institute said Thursday it had selected ‘R.E.S.C.U.E.’ as next year’s fashion market keyword. ‘R.E.S.C.U.E,’ a combination of six phrases, refers to the urgent rescue that the fashion market is in need of. ‘R’ refers to ‘restoration first,’ meaning that the priority of the fashion market is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 7 in 10 millennials believe buying a home is necessary, but most don’t have high enough incomes to do so, a recent study showed. Mirae Asset Investment and Pension Center conducted a nationwide survey of 700 men and women between 25 and 39 years of age, 70.6 percent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged men are consuming too many calories, while women in their 20s typically consume less energy than they need. The Ministry of Health and Welfare published a report Wednesday on calorie consumption categorized by age and gender. The report, based on a study led by the Korean Nutrition Society, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Coupang Corp., South Korea’s leading e-commerce operator, said Thursday it has launched a subscription-based video streaming service, heating up competition in the country’s growing over-the-top (OTT) media market. The e-commerce giant said its new service, Coupang Play, is currently available on Android smartphones and it will expand support for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the city’s vast subway system, said Wednesday it had replaced fixed-type safety doors (3,810 units) and advertising boards at the platforms of 132 subway stations encompassing its lines No. 1 to 8 with foldable models that can be used as emergency exits. In particular, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — TOADS, a local tech startup that participated in the region’s software service commercialization support project, received a Ministerial Award in the competition hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency said Wednesday. The company has developed and is preparing to commercialize a virtual [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A dispute over the safety of electric cars is attracting attention after a vehicle produced by Tesla Motors Inc. crashed into a wall in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex and caught fire. The accident left one dead and two injured. The driver of the Tesla’s Model [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Excessive consumption of energy drinks can cause allergies, a study showed Tuesday. A research team from Hallym University Medical Center conducted a study of 129,809 young South Koreans between the ages of 12 and 18 who participated in the 2015-2016 Youth Health Behavior Survey, finding a correlation between energy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology at Incheon International Airport to operate an artificial intelligence (AI) system that screens potential COVID-19 patients in a move to step up preventative measures against the pandemic. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the system will [...]