SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top two electronics giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — will lock horns in the field of artificial intelligence at the upcoming tech expo in the United States, industry observers said Friday, as they pin high hopes on the products powered by human-like algorithms. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) posted five different kinds of posters on Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday to promote South Korean sovereignty over easternmost islets of Dokdo. “The year 2020 has arrived. Please upload the posters on your social media accounts with a hashtag,” the post said. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterinary clinics are less likely to announce the cost of treatment in advance, a recent report has revealed. According to a survey conducted by the Consumers Union of Korea (CUK) on 50 animal hospitals in the Seoul metropolitan area last month, the most expensive treatment item was related to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has showed that lactic acid bacteria contained in “makgeolli,” a South Korean traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, is capable of fighting off bacteria that cause food poisoning. The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment conducted a study from January to November collecting 85 strains of lactic acid [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will come up with a road map on urban air mobility next year in a move to set rational regulations for safe airborne travel, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The road map, set to be unveiled in May, will include an analysis of demand for urban air [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Instead of following the uniform trend and falling into a groove, 2020 will be the year of consumers choosing their preferred brands based on the beliefs and values they seek. The Samsung Fashion Institute said Monday that consumers’ needs will be increasingly fragmented next year and brands are also [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have revealed that people who drink more than two cups of coffee every day are less likely to suffer from dementia. A joint research team from Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine divided 411 participants between the ages of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to build the world’s first ‘hydrogen cities’ to promote the hydrogen economy. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced on Sunday that it chose Ansan, Ulsan, Wanju, and Jeonju as ‘candidate cities for the hydrogen economy,’ and Samcheok as a city that will specialize in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — New year’s sunrise events will take place in more than 20 places in Seoul on Wednesday in time for the first sunrise of 2020 forecast for 7:46 a.m., officials said. The municipal government said Monday that a total of 21 sunrise events are scheduled to be held at mountains [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Manuals for the systematic and safe rescue of whales and turtles that have been washed ashore or caught in nets have been created for the first time in South Korea. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has produced a draft of a Manual for the Rescue and Treatment of [...]