SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., a major South Korean EV battery maker, said Thursday that along with other global firms, it plans to use blockchain technology to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals. In a bid to support human rights and environmental protection, as well as help infuse more transparency into [...]
HONGSEONG, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of South Chungcheong Province held a final briefing regarding strategies for so-called ‘smart city’ projects on Tuesday. The province is pushing to establish a welfare city for elders, digital underdogs. The smart city will utilize IoT and ICT to solve regional problems related to the environment, industry, [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) on Monday, four government ministries including MOLIT, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Ministry of Interior and Safety will jointly develop a ‘Smart Street Light Platform’ starting this year. The four ministries will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest 37.5 billion won (US$33.6 million) this year in developing converging technologies in the fields of robotics, biology and artificial intelligence (AI), the government said Sunday. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it has finalized the scale of various projects to secure core technologies that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new method of measuring the amount of scattering dust using photos taken by smartphones or drones has been developed by the National Institute of Environmental Research. The Ministry of Environment said it will come up with an examination standard for measuring scattering dust using the new optical method. [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. and portal operator Naver Corp. said Wednesday they will partner to develop an advanced guide robot. The two Korean companies agreed to apply Naver’s integrated location and mobility solution eXtended Definition & Dimension Map (xDM) in LG’s guide robot called Air [...]
POHANG, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO has introduced a new smart safety helmet at its factories to maximize safety and efficiency. The steel giant announced on Tuesday that it had developed a new smart safety helmet in collaboration with its subsidiary POSCO ICT. The new helmet is equipped with smart sensors and safety devices, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — In line with the global trend towards harbor automation, the South Korean government has announced its intention to establish an automated foundation by 2025, and complete a smart maritime logistic system by 2030. With the automatic system, time spent loading and unloading a typical large container ship is expected [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Han Seong-sook, CEO of Naver Corp., a South Korean online search portal, said Naver’s success over the last 20 years is based on “taking a path different from others.” At a press conference held in Las Vegas on Monday, Han said that Naver created the search engine, Line mobile messenger, and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, introduced a “Level 4″ full self-driving automation technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the company said Wednesday. In a Level 4 car, there is no need for the driver to take control, as the vehicle is [...]