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, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Thursday it will officially designate a drone park along the Han River that flows through the capital city next week. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said citizens will be able to freely fly their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that are up to 12 kilograms in weight [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Army plans to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the near future to deliver defense supplies to troops around the country, the military said Wednesday. The Army conducted a system demonstration of a delivery drone during a meeting held earlier in the day to evaluate the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ICT and transport ministries agreed Thursday to step up cooperation in developing drones, self-driving cars and smart cities. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport are two key government organizations in charge of exploring the nation’s fresh growth [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced plans Tuesday to streamline its underperforming programs in efforts to advance the local unmanned vehicle industry. It will focus first on developing “common technologies” crucial to drones, driverless cars and unmanned vessels, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. The government [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Drones mounted with high definition cameras are being used in many fields, and this time they have been put into use to manage golf courses. Asiad Country Club in Busan enlisted drones to help manage its golf course. Officials at the club anticipate that the drones will be able to record the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government will deploy drones to investigate national properties scattered at 5.4 million locations nationwide. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced plans on September 1 to properly manage the country’s national properties. By deploying drones and leveraging spatial geographic information, which is more accurate and advanced than aerial [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has set a concrete strategy for technology development related to drones and autonomous vehicles, and will implement the plans by next year. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it held a meeting on August 9 where high officials of nine central government [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are being mobilized in various industrial sectors, a provincial counsel will enact an ordinance to help support the drone industry. According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly on June 21, it pre-announced the “Provincial Ordinance to Grow and Support UAV (Drone) Industry in Gyeonggi.” The proposed [...]
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 [...]