SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Tuesday it has opened up a new agency at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon to develop a next-generation stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The new agency comes as a part of the company’s strategy to further develop [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Household & Health Care Ltd., a major South Korean cosmetics and household goods maker, said Tuesday it will protect the habitat of otters, which are classified as first-grade endangered species, as part of its ESG management. To restore otter habitat, the company plans to install a playground for [...]
JEJU, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Sea lettuce, a cause of bad odors and a blight on the landscape along the coast of Jeju Island, has effectively been reused as feed for cows. The Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute reported that a study jointly conducted by a local feed manufacturer and Konkuk University on a newly [...]
HAPCHEON, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A cattle farm in the southeastern town of Hapcheon saw a cow give birth to female triplets. Early in the morning on June 8, farmer Lee Sun-ho mistook the newborn calves for wild animals and tried to drive them out. To his surprise, however, Lee realized that they were [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s east coast is full of excitement as the operation of its beaches will return to normal for the first time in three years thanks to the lifting of social distancing rules. The number of people who visited six cities and districts on the east coast of Gangwon [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that more people are skipping meals following the onset of the pandemic era. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) studied the results of the national health and nutrition survey, in which the percentage of people who skipped either breakfast, lunch, or dinner the [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With soaring consumer prices, the price of fried chicken jumped the highest this year. According to the data from the Korean Statistical Information Service, among 39 types of outdoor food, fried chicken had the highest surge in price at 6.6 percent. All other outdoor foods were also more expensive [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents in rural regions tend to suffer less from stress or depression, while those living in urban areas have lower rates of smoking and obesity, a study showed Sunday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) recently announced in its 2021 Regional Health Statistics report that 24 percent [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Thursday it had partnered with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Hyundai Motor Co. to test and verify Level-4 autonomous driving technology in Seoul’s downtown areas. A Level-4 autonomous vehicle means the car can operate almost independently with little intervention or control [...]
BUSAN, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Busan Co., a budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., is joining hands with local upcycling fashion brand Over Lab to come up with new products made from upcycled materials. The company said Thursday it will begin selling slippers and travel pouches made from seat covers and paragliders [...]