SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. has been granted a patent on the design of a disc-shaped drone, hinting that the electronics giant may make inroads into the booming market for commercial drones, according to South Korea’s patent authority Friday. The patent was filed in April this year and formally registered earlier [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeonju announced Thursday that it will be presenting “Drone Soccer”– a collaborative product between drone manufacturers and the city’s carbon industry. While the city sees drones as a potential growth industry of the future, the carbon industry has been the signature enterprise of Jeonju for the past [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, under the auspices of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, announced Tuesday that it has developed a drone that can detect red tide and jellyfish, and also collect water for sampling. According to the NFRDI, although it has been using drones to [...]
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst the quickly expanding use of drones across a wide range of industries, police and fire departments in Korea’s Gangwon Province have also decided to implement the unmanned aircraft in their operations. The drones will first be used in search and rescue operations. Gangwon has seen a [...]
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 [...]
SEJONG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Thursday that it will draw up a 3D map to provide safe roads for drones, in line with the effort to boost the fledgling industry. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it selected a civilian subcontractor that will provide detailed aerial data for the [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting in July, those who want to fly drones or drive the new Twizy electric car will be able to do so legally. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport revealed on June 2 that seven ministerial orders will be revised as follow-up measures to last month’s regulation reform ministry meeting. The ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sejong municipal government is currently considering the construction of a drone park next to the Geum River in Sejong city, home to many central government ministries and state think tanks, said a municipal government official on Tuesday. The city administration is currently in discussion with related government agencies in an [...]
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 [...]
DAEJEON, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Competition for patents is fierce among domestic companies eager to get ahead in the drone market. The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced that a total of 389 patents related to drones were applied for in 2015, which was a 161 percent increase compared to the previous year. The number of [...]