SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment will be joining hands with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as well as members of civil society to decrease the number of roadkill accidents that occur on the nation’s thoroughfares. The Ministry of Environment announced yesterday that it was developing new guidelines, in [...]
DAEGU, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Daegu will be participating in a government project that aims to develop services that would create high-tech infrastructure based on 5th-Generation Wireless Systems (5G), allowing for autonomous vehicles and a “smarter city.” The local government of Korea’s fourth largest city announced yesterday that its consortium had [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — New research shows that Korean comfort women, victims of Japanese colonial rule, are still suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder 70 years after their ordeal. Professor So-young Irene Lee of Soonchunhyang University Hospital, who led a team of researchers, revealed the results of the study in the April edition of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sources in China say that electric cars equipped with Korean-made batteries were not included in a list of cars awarded subsidies by the Chinese government. According to industry insiders, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China announced on its website yesterday a list of car models that [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Red ginseng was the most popular product among Chinese shoppers at Korea’s airport duty-free shops, according to a survey by Shinsegae Duty Free’s Incheon Airport branch. In addition, Japanese visitors favored dried laver products, while Southeast Asian tourists said they liked “Honey Butter Almond” products the most. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In line with Samsung Electronics’ new plans to nurture AI as its new motor of growth, the Korean electronics giant will open an AI Center in Moscow on May 29 (local time). In addition to its AI centers in Seoul and Silicon Valley, both having opened within the last [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three mobile carriers are expected to adopt a usage-based fee system for their upcoming super-high speed network service in a bid to help increase sales, a report said Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Newly proposed measures by the government to improve the current student grading system in South Korean high schools will be revealed in July by the Ministry of Education. Although high school transcripts are as important as the college scholastic test in the college entrance process, there is lack of [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Although the total number of Korean cars exported this year thus far has dropped, the average unit price has risen due to the increase in exports of SUVs and luxury sedans. This is expected to help carmakers cash in on profits despite the industry’s overall slowed growth. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics’ announcement yesterday of plans to operate five AI research and development centers around the world gave industry insiders insight into Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s vision of the future, as Samsung prepares for the next generation of technological advancements. Experts say that Lee’s most recent global traverse following [...]