WONJU, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wonju city government on Thursday announced that it will be hosting a drone fishing contest at the Ganhyeon tourist area on Oct. 8. The event is aimed at fostering the drone industry by linking it to the fishing industry, as well as creating a new leisure culture. A [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday introduced a self-driving, artificial intelligence (AI)-based robot shuttle for testing in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province. The trial implements Level-4 autonomous driving technology, which doesn’t require a driver. The carmaker is offering the shuttle service by remodeling two Solati minivans and merging them with Shucle, a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that the number of home electronics devices worldwide connected to its SmartThings platform had exceeded the 10 million milestone as of Sept. 12. SmartThings, released in 2018, is a smart home platform that connects a wide range of Samsung home appliances through Internet of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Traditional Korean costume hanbok designed by Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kim Yuna and others took the stage at a fashion show in London. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted a fashion show at the Korean Cultural Center in London on Tuesday evening, introducing a hanbok made [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — GS Retail Co. said Tuesday it will start the trial operation of a gold bar vending machines at five locations including two GS25 convenience stores. The vending machines will sell five different types of gold products by weight ranging from 1.875 grams to 75 grams, as well as commemorative [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — 6 out of 10 young Koreans have experienced an “open run” — a Korean term for the sprint to get into a store or other type of business to buy or sign up for the products or services of their choice, a poll showed Tuesday. Lotte Members, the membership [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Monday was the first day without outdoor mask mandates in 17 months, and people at parks and tourist destinations were seen enjoying the autumn breeze without their masks on. At the Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, many people were seen without masks, lining up in front of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday began a trial of autonomous driving electric buses in the Cheonggye Stream area. The buses, developed by the autonomous-driving system developer 42dot, come with a panorama glass roof, which covers all the way down the passenger’s waist, to emphasize the openness. The doors [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Taekwondo, a Korean martial art, was performed during the halftime show of a National Football League (NFL) game in Washington, D.C. A group of taekwondo teams from Tongmyong University, Angel Peace Art Group, and the U.S. martial arts academy MBA staged a joint performance during the halftime show of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport has been remodeled into a high-class hub set up with a cutting-edge flight operation system with support from the South Korean government. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, said it had invested US$9.5 million since 2014 to upgrade the Ugandan [...]