SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors Co. said Saturday it has decided to recall electric vehicles equipped with batteries made by South Korean producer LG Chem Ltd. due to safety concerns. The recall covers the Bolt EV produced from 2017 to 2019, installed with LG Chem’s batteries made from Ochang, 120 kilometers south [...]
CHEONAN, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced Thursday that it has developed a contactless jumping fitness system that replicate at home the experience of working out at a gym. While demand for home training is increasing due to the coronavirus, it is not easy to regularly exercise alone. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed the technology and equipment to detect viruses in an indoor environment in just 50 minutes. A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, and Konkuk University’s Department of Veterinary Medicine announced [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Young-rim loves to travel abroad, but she had to give up her holiday plan this year due to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. The outgoing interior designer recently bought a Ford Explorer, a seven-seat sports utility vehicle (SUV), from a local used car dealer, and hit the road with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) can predict the mutation of genes. If this technology is commercialized, it could contribute to identifying the cause of genetic diseases and curing them promptly. A joint research team composed of researchers from the Gangnam Severance Hospital and the Asan [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Video game giants Microsoft Corp. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. are eyeing an unclaimed territory in their latest battle for global console supremacy: South Korea. South Korea is among the major markets for the launches this week of their new devices — Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and Series X [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it will work with Singapore’s national utility SP Group to promote electric vehicles and establish charging infrastructure in the Southeast Asian country. Hyundai Motor has signed a business cooperation agreement with SP Group to supply its electric vehicles to Singapore and seek [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.’s COVID-19 treatment kills the coronavirus within 4-5 days, effectively protecting patients with mild symptoms from developing a severe case, the company’s chief said Wednesday. Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung-jin said the first stage trial of CT-P59, anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, shortened the recovery [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has tested an unmanned air taxi service in the capital city of Seoul as it seeks to commercialize urban air mobility services in 2025, the transport ministry said Wednesday. The government has tested six drone taxis in Yeouido, western Seoul, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey revealed that about a half of the healthcare workers at South Korea’s clinic-level hospitals with no patient rooms have been forced to take unpaid leave or annual paid leave due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union conducted a [...]