SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it will introduce street light charging stations and bollard charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in residential neighborhoods. A street light charging station is a quick charger that combines closed-circuit television, an LCD display and a street lamp. A bollard charger is [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A project is underway to set up exclusive stations for drones at the Port of Busan. This plan gained momentum after the Busan Port Authority’s project to develop robot automation-based unmanned drone stations for the management of port facilities was selected for support by the Ministry of SMEs and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Monday that a satellite tracking device has been attached to a spotted seal that has been released to the sea, in order to determine out the routes and timing of the seal’s seasonal migration in real-time. The National Institute of Fisheries Science [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Smart key production is facing difficulties due to the global supply shortage for semiconductors used in cars. Hyundai Motor Co. sold 515,142 units of the 5th-generation Grandeur HG sedan between 2011 and 2017 and it is still one of the most popular cars in the used car market. However, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team from Kyung Hee University said Monday that it had developed a new eco-friendly microorganism fertilizer technology that can turn methanol generated in livestock and agricultural areas to a hormone that promotes plant growth. Methylotrophic bacillus is a microorganism that decomposes methane using methanol to take it [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Pet rocks’ are gaining popularity as they are going viral on social media. There are currently 1,300 posts on Instagram found under the hashtag #애완돌 (pet rock), most of which are photos of various decorated rocks and stones. The ‘stone keepers’ buy homes to keep the stones in, and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top noodle maker Nongshim Co.’s popular instant noodles “Shin Ramyun” and “Chapagetti” have been listed as New York Magazine’s Best Instant Noodles. The Strategist, a website run by the American biweekly magazine, introduced the two products in an article titled ‘The Best Instant Noodles, According to Chefs [...]
CHUNCHEON, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Travelers are flocking to Mount Samak’s ‘Lake Cable Car’ in Chuncheon City, 85 kilometers east of Seoul. The cable cars travel a distance of 3.6 kilometers over Euiam Lake and the mountain’s summit via a cableway set upon seven towers. There are a total of 66 cabins in operation, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Luxury fashion brands are joining hands with bicycle manufacturers to release high-end, luxurious bicycles. Louis Vuitton, in collaboration with French bicycle maker Maison Tamboite Paris, released the LV bicycle in four colors, available in South Korea since August. The frames, saddles, and chains are inscribed with Louis Vuitton monograms. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korea Day festival was held at Coventry University in Britain, gaining a positive response from both local residents and students. The event was co-hosted by the Korea Centre at Coventry University and the Korean Cultural Center in the U.K. last week to introduce Korean culture for the first [...]