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Naver Partners with Saudi Public Transport Company to Revolutionize Urban Transit

Naver Partners with Saudi Public Transport Company to Revolutionize Urban Transit

SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korean tech giant Naver has announced a strategic partnership with the Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) to improve Saudi Arabia’s urban transport system through the deployment of an intelligent transportation system. This collaboration, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 7, aims to leverage cutting-edge technologies like [...]

Automated Traffic Cameras Prove Effective in Reducing Accidents in Seoul

Automated Traffic Cameras Prove Effective in Reducing Accidents in Seoul

SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has announced significant reductions in traffic accidents in areas monitored by automated traffic enforcement cameras over the past five years. This data underscores the effectiveness of these cameras in improving road safety within the city. An analysis of traffic incidents at 105 locations equipped with [...]

S. Korea to Mass-produce 155 mm Extended-range Artillery Shell

S. Korea to Mass-produce 155 mm Extended-range Artillery Shell

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will mass-produce a 155-millimeter extended-range artillery shell this year after successfully completing its development in a yearslong project, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a meeting with ammunition maker Poongsan at the company’s research center in Daejeon, 139 kilometers [...]

Hanwha to Display Key Arms Technologies at Defense Expo in Saudi Arabia

Hanwha to Display Key Arms Technologies at Defense Expo in Saudi Arabia

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Group, a South Korean energy-to-defense conglomerate, said Sunday its affiliates were set to showcase key weapons technologies at a global defense fair in Saudi Arabia this week. Hanwha, which has defense industry affiliates, including Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Ocean, under its wing, said its arms technologies will be [...]

South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Introduce Advanced Analytical Equipment for New Drug Detection

South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Introduce Advanced Analytical Equipment for New Drug Detection

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) in South Korea announced on January 16 its plan to introduce advanced analytical equipment to combat emerging drugs that have been circulating primarily through social media (SNS). According to the ministry, 24.7% of the drugs detected in the first half of last year [...]

South Korea Ramps Up Development of Technology to Prevent Accidents Caused by Pedal Misapplication

South Korea Ramps Up Development of Technology to Prevent Accidents Caused by Pedal Misapplication

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Efforts are being intensified in South Korea to develop technology that can prevent accidents resulting from drivers mistakenly pressing the accelerator. According to automotive industry sources on January 14, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) is conducting a technology demand survey until January 26, targeting universities, research institutes, companies, and stakeholders [...]

Hercules Artificial Muscle Developed by KAIST Researchers Gains Global Recognition

Hercules Artificial Muscle Developed by KAIST Researchers Gains Global Recognition

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has announced that artificial muscle technology developed by a research team led by professor Kim Sang-ouk of the Department of New Material Engineering has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Promising Technologies of 2023” by the International Union of [...]

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri Releases Photographic Map of Moon

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri Releases Photographic Map of Moon

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unmanned lunar orbiter Danuri has released a comprehensive photographic map of the moon to mark the one-year anniversary of its mission, the science ministry said Tuesday. The mosaic map, compiled from polarized camera views captured over the past 250 days, encompasses both the front and back of [...]

Dongkuk Steel Commercializes Cryogenic Flexible Steel

Dongkuk Steel Commercializes Cryogenic Flexible Steel

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, said Tuesday it has succeeded in commercializing cryogenic flexible steel for making liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks. The successful commercialization caps three years of research and development, and it has passed a cryogenic tension test by global certifier Luxemburg Institute [...]