SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Energy Research said Wednesday that it has developed an innovative heat exchanger that can store the cold of the winter under the ground and use it later for the cooling of farm greenhouses during the summer. The new heat exchanger is based on the concept [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. announced that it had affixed foldable handles to the side of its spicy noodle cups for the very first time. The company developed the industry’s first foldable handles to reduce the inconvenience of carrying the cup after filling it with hot water. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology will allow people to simply tap a button on their phones to report an assault or other crimes. The National Police Agency said Monday it is currently planning a “knock knock campaign,” in which people facing emergency situations can easily contact the police. The new system will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Kolon Group, a mid-sized business conglomerate focused on the chemical and textile businesses, said Wednesday it had succeeded in recycling one-off masks that are wasted after a single use through an in-house campaign. The group installed one-off mask collection boxes at seven major workplaces across the country and provided [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., the construction arm of South Korea’s leading steelmaker, POSCO, has announced the development of a biophilic parking lot designed to bring sunlight and plant life to the underground floors below an apartment complex. The parking lot’s first basement floor is designed to bring in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to install safety nets and other screening devices in manholes as part of efforts to prevent people from falling or getting sucked through the openings during flooding. The initiative comes after a number of people fell into open manholes during last week’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities, a quasi-governmental agency under the Ministry of Employment and Labor, said Sunday it will collect big data for the next three months which will be used for the development of a pedestrian navigation service for the disabled. The project was launched [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean book publisher Minumsa Publishing Group said Wednesday it had published the fifth series of its “waterproof book” that enables reading while playing in the water. The company has published a waterproof book every summer since 2018. The books are made of eco-friendly waterproof mineral paper. Even when [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Anyone carrying a tumbler or a personal cup can get free water from local cafes and restaurants in Seoul without having to order food or drinks. The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Friday began the Oasis Seoul Project, which involves cafes and restaurants offering free water to prevent heatstroke among [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankook Tire & Technology Co., the world’s sixth-largest tiremaker by sales, said Wednesday it will make and sell more of the limited edition footwear produced by using recycled tires through a collaboration with domestic startup Treadngroove as the existing inventory had sold out. The two companies jointly produced a [...]