SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest 6.7 trillion won (US$5.3 billion) in science research in 2023 as the country seeks to secure key future technologies as new growth engines, the science ministry said Sunday. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the earmarked amount marked a 3.9 percent increase from 2021. [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s competitiveness in major science and technology fields rose overall last year, reducing its gap with the leader the United States, a report showed Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the technological gap between the United States and South Korea stood at 3.3 years in 2020, [...]
GYEONGGI, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi Economy & Science Institute has selected twenty business startups in the companion animal industry for the first time this year, and has started to help them develop new products. The selected startups possess new technology and outstanding ideas in premium pet food, health care products, beauty supplies, [...]
POHANG, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of engineers from Pohang University of Science and Technology has successfully developed so-called “bio-blood-vessels” using material extracted from the human body as a template for 3D printing. The team found that its printed blood vessels exhibited no problems in performing their desired function when implanted. The vessels [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean students outperformed on mathematics and science tests conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in recent years, but still lack interest in the subjects due to the cramming method of teaching, a report said Thursday. South Korean students came in fifth on the science [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 3 million animals were used in experiments by universities and public and private research centers in South Korea last year, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 2.88 million mammals, amphibians and fish were experimented on by 333 institutions in 2016, according to the data compiled by the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea announced a package of measures Wednesday to utilize information and communications technology (ICT) and science technology to revitalize the country’s economy suffering from weak exports and flagging manufacturing sector. Under the measures discussed in a meeting presided over by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s science ministry said Thursday that it will spend 315.7 billion won (US$273.7 million) this year to develop new bio technology, as part of efforts to become a global biotech and medical industry hub. The 2017 budget, a 31.4 percent jump from a year earlier, is aimed at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) unveiled Tuesday the TIMSS 2015, a report highlighting international study trends for mathematics and science based on 270,000 elementary and middle school students in 49 countries. TIMSS provides a comparative analysis of educational achievements every four years after students [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Renowned scientists from across the globe gathered in South Korea on Wednesday to discuss challenging global issues and to come up with scientific solutions. The 2016 Inter-Academy Seoul Science Forum (IASSF), hosted by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), kicked off in Seoul for a two-day run [...]