SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS’ megahit song “Dynamite” has resurged to the top 10 on Billboard’s main singles chart this week. “Dynamite” ranked No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart to be refreshed Tuesday (U.S. local time), up 15 notches from No. 24 last week, Billboard said Monday. The rebound came [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new technology that can cure cerebral stroke without surgical operations. Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) recently announced that they had developed a wireless low strength high intensity focused ultrasound brain stimulator that can cure cerebral strokes [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study found that the share of carbohydrates in the caloric content of one meal for South Korean adults averages a whopping 67 percent. Researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital in Seoul tracked 42,192 adults who participated in separate national health and nutritional surveys conducted between 2007 and 2015. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has the fastest 5G download speed in the world, reaching over 350 megabits per second (Mbps), a report showed Monday. The country’s 5G download speed stood at an average 351.2 Mbps, followed by Saudi Arabia at 272.8 Mbps and Taiwan at 247.7 Mbps, industry tracker Opensignal said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean drugmaker maker Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. aims to launch a treatment drug for the novel coronavirus early next year, the company’s chief said Monday. Foistar, an oral protease inhibitor, is currently undergoing phase two clinical trial on COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. The company aims to release the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to intensify research and development (R&D) efforts to better respond to illegal drones that take aerial photos or videos without permission or fly in and around airports. The Ministry of Science and ICT recently announced that together with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group has developed a mobile application specialized for the automobile industry as part of efforts to promote smooth cooperation between its employees in and outside of South Korea. The company recently announced the launch of an artificial neural network-based translation app H-Translator that enables users to communicate [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of kimchi rose sharply in the first 11 months of the year thanks to its growing popularity, data showed Sunday. Overseas shipments of kimchi came to US$132 million in the January-November period, already surpassing last year’s total, according to the customs data. Kimchi is a traditional [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — At the heart of Seoul is Jongchinbu, a historic building that was used as the headquarters of an office overseeing royal family affairs during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The building, which had been relocated to several different places near the royal palace of Gyeongbok, returned to its original spot [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A temporary measure approved by the government to allowed limited telemedicine services amid heightened alert over new coronavirus infections was met by contrasting views from healthcare workers and patients. A research team from the Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital conducted a survey of 906 patients and [...]