SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of voices are urging the government to eliminate mistrust in weather forecasts due to their increasing importance in the face of abnormal weather patterns. According to a report submitted by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) to Rep. Lee Ju-hwan of the People Power Party, there were [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As the government is offering self-test kits to the public for initial tests for COVID-19, controversy looms over the accuracy of these kits. The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine argued that the level of accuracy for these self-test kits stands at a maximum of 41.5 percent, with a 58.5 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) is being criticized for the poor accuracy of its weather forecasts, some citizens are choosing to check the weather on foreign meteorological websites instead. The state weather agency initially forecasted a major heatwave to arrive in the summer, which turned out to be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — It is predicted that location information that is used in smartphones, drones and others will become more accurate in the future. The National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) said Thursday that it will launch a satellite navigation-based positioning information service from the end of this year to expand its location-based [...]