ULSAN, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed a groundbreaking diagnostic technique that can detect lung cancer using only a few drops of blood. Scientists at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on February 13 that they have created EV-CLIP, a technology capable of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Cultural heritage-inspired museum merchandise, known as “muds” – a portmanteau of “museum” and “goods” – has achieved record-breaking sales exceeding 20 billion won for the first time, the National Museum Foundation of Korea announced on February 13. The foundation reported that muds sales reached approximately 21.28 billion won in 2024, [...]
ICHEON, South Korea, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Marking the nation’s earliest rice planting of the year, farmers in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, carried out the season’s first transplanting ceremony on February 13. Local authorities and agricultural cooperatives gathered at 2:30 p.m. in Anpyeong 3-ri, Hobup-myeon, where they planted domestic early-maturing ‘Jingwang’ rice seedlings in a [...]
CHEORWON, South Korea, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Army’s 6th Infantry Division has conducted an intensive winter combat exercise designed to enhance operational readiness in extreme cold conditions. The drills, which began on February 10 and conclude on February 14, took place in the Cheorwon and Pocheon regions, employing K1E1 tanks, K9 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) unveiled a nuclear-powered container ship model featuring small modular reactor (SMR) technology at the Houston Marine Nuclear Summit on February 12, the company announced on February 13. Unlike conventional vessels, nuclear-powered ships do not require exhaust systems or fuel tanks, a design [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia has lifted the curtain on its latest electric vehicle lineup, aiming to redefine the EV market with a bold new vision. Ahead of its annual “Kia EV Day,” set to take place later this month in Tarragona, Spain, the automaker released teaser images and videos of three upcoming models: [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has launched a new 55-inch OLED TV equipped with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, the company announced on February 12. The latest model, part of Samsung’s 2025 TV lineup, integrates a suite of AI-driven features designed to enhance user convenience, home automation, and entertainment experiences. A standout feature, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis has developed a cutting-edge “Moving Speaker” system designed to work in sync with rollable displays in vehicle cockpits, the company announced on February 12. The system enhances in-car audio quality by adjusting speaker positioning to match various driving scenarios while also contributing to a more sophisticated interior design. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first full moon of the lunar year, communities across South Korea gathered for traditional celebrations, including the centuries-old ritual of Daljip Burning (Sheaf burning). This practice, deeply rooted in Korean folklore, involves setting fire to large structures made of straw and pine branches to [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a groundbreaking wearable sensor that can diagnose sleep health in real-time by measuring carbon dioxide levels in exhaled breath, the institute announced on February 10. Traditional carbon dioxide sensors have been limited by their bulk [...]