SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) has developed the WT-200, the lightest GPS tracking microchip in the world. According to an announcement from the MSIP on February 3, the WT-200 weighs only 22 grams, and can be even placed under the skin of Baikal Teals, which are [...]
JEJU, Korea, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the discovery of Avian Influenza in Jeju for the first time in Korea this year, the virus was found to be highly pathogenic. On January 20, the provincial government retrieved two dead spotbill ducks at a habitat for migratory birds in Gujwa, Jeju, and found that they were infected [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Grand Park will be closed from December 30 through January 9 in its aim to tightly control the looming risk of bird flu or avian influenza (AI), as well as foot and mouth disease. Local authorities immediately beefed up quarantine efforts and started disinfecting farms around the country [...]