SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) faced embarrassment during a parliamentary audit Tuesday when a report revealed that a large number of drones under its possession were from Chinese manufacturers. The MOLIT is among the government departments responsible for nurturing the domestic drone industry. According to MOLIT [...]
YONGIN, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The world’s leading drone manufacturer, DJI, is opening the world’s first indoor drone arena in Yongin, about 50km south of the South Korean capital. “We’re opening the indoor arena in South Korea after judging that the market has huge potential for growth,” said a DJI official. The venue is [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – June 19 marks the 100th day since DJI, the world’s biggest manufacturer of consumer drones, launched its flagship store in the Hongdae area of Seoul, in its first push into the Korean market. Hongdae is DJI’s first store outside of China, and drone fans waited in tents the night before opening [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte HiMart announced it will be selling the ‘Phantom 4’, a drone produced by DJI, in a first for a large domestic retailer. DJI, the No.1 global drone manufacturer with a share of more than 70 percent of the international private drone market, launched the Phantom 4 at the beginning of [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s drone manufacturer DJI will open its first overseas store in South Korea this weekend, a business move that targets one of the most active markets for contents provided by the aerial device. The five-story DJI Flagship Store in western Seoul, opened to the press on Friday in an [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Flying of drones within 2km of airports in Korea will soon be technically impossible. The Seoul Regional Aviation Administration said on May 18 that it has agreed with Chinese drone manufacturer DJI to start a program that automatically shuts down drones within 2km of airports. The program will be installed [...]