SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s science ministry on Wednesday unveiled its 440.7 billion-won (US$324.5 million) research and development plan for sixth generation (6G) network service. The plan includes developing technologies related to wireless communications, mobile core networks, 6G wired networks, 6G systems and the standardization of 6G, according to the Ministry of [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Agricultural authorities launched a nationwide pest control campaign against blood-feeding insects amid growing concerns over the spread of lumpy skin disease among cattle, officials said Wednesday. The program, which will run through Nov. 10, followed the possibility that mosquitoes or other insects that were transported by air current or [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the issue of teenage drug use becomes increasingly severe, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has made the decision to implement a drug prevention education program for high school seniors in Seoul who have completed the national college entrance exam. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) –The inaugural “hydrogen-powered cleaning vehicle” is set to make its debut in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. Until this point, hydrogen-powered vehicles were primarily limited to passenger cars, buses, and cargo vehicles. However, this marks the first instance where a specialized hydrogen vehicle is designed for waste collection and transportation purposes. These innovative [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Cabinet on Monday proposed a bill introducing life sentences without the possibility of parole, a response to a series of heinous crimes in South Korea, such as recent back-to-back stabbing rampages. The revision to the Criminal Act was approved in a Cabinet meeting and will be submitted to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unification ministry handling inter-Korean affairs said Monday that it will cooperate with the international community to put a brake on Pyongyang’s evolving money laundering schemes. During its plenary meeting in Paris last week, the Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental anti-money laundering body, decided to maintain North [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s vice defense minister has renewed Seoul’s opposition against forced repatriation of North Korean defectors in China, the latest in a series of diplomatic pressure being put on Beijing to address the issue. South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho made the remark in talks with Lt. Gen. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to complete nationwide inoculations of cattle by Nov. 10, officials said Monday, as health authorities were struggling to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD). South Korea has distributed vaccines for 2.43 million cattle so far, with an additional batch of 2.1 million doses set [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party (PPP) vowed Friday to come up with comprehensive measures to tackle the growing use of narcotics in the country amid renewed concerns about the problem as big-name celebrities are under drug investigation. “Our party and the government … will establish a comprehensive drug response [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has expedited the vaccination campaign for cattle and intensified quarantine measures to curb the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD) amid deepening woes over its major dent to the beef industry. Since the first ever outbreak of the viral infection last week, the country has so far [...]