SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police are seeking to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system that recognizes the voices of investigators and female crime victims and automatically makes statements. The National Police Agency is reportedly working on a system to “write statements with AI voice recognition” for related crimes against women. The [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s two biggest carmakers, said Thursday their U.S. plants stopped operations as their American rivals have agreed to close factories as a precaution against the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Hyundai Motor suspended its plant in Alabama on March 18 (local [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry said Wednesday it has issued a travel advisory for all countries previously not affected by its travel warnings prompted by the global spread of the new coronavirus. Under the unprecedented move, all South Koreans are advised to take caution when visiting any foreign country, the [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the world’s first drive-through test center for coronavirus, South Korea has developed the world’s first walk-through test center where a person enters a booth for a quick test for COVID-19. H Plus Yangji Hospital in Seoul introduced the first walk-through test center, which minimizes physical contact between patients [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will manufacture and sell accessories for smartphones and smartwatches with thread made by melting plastic waste. Samsung collaborated with Danish textile company Kvadrat to produce a case for the Galaxy S20 Plus and a strap accessory to the Galaxy Watch Active2, with fibers that recycled plastic [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Gas Co., the largest local importer and distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, said Tuesday that it will launch a local artificial intelligence (AI)-based energy efficiency service project in a strategic partnership with a French AI solution company. The service, which will be launched with Metron SAS, a startup [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biotech firms are exporting their novel coronavirus test kits as countries scramble to stem the rapid spread by isolating infected people, industry sources said Tuesday. Seegene, Kogene Biotech, Solgent, SD Biosensor and other companies have all received permission from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A mask that can be reused and still maintain its filtering function after being washed more than 20 times has been developed. Much attention is paid on whether the new mask filter can solve the problem mask shortages amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. A team of researchers from the [...]
GYEONGSAN, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An elderly coronavirus patient managed to fully recover thanks to care from medical staff, and her grandson. Kim Gap-saeng, a 85-year-old woman in Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang Province, tested positive for the coronavirus on Feb. 28 and was transferred to Pohang Medical Hospital. She fully recovered and was discharged [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of the new coronavirus has made things difficult for companies, leading to a growing number of employees suffering from labor code violations such as forced annual leave, unpaid leave, layoffs and pay cuts. According to an analysis of 911 reported cases, which civic group Workplace Gapjil 119 [...]