SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) —Sejong emerged as the leading region for work-life balance in South Korea in 2023, according to a report released by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday. The region excelled in providing optimal working hours, leisure opportunities, and effective implementation of work-family integration policies. The annual Regional Work-Life Balance [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Sejong city government said Wednesday that it had introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) medical image analysis assistance system in two locations – the Sejong City Health Center, and the Southern Integrated Health Center. This system is a cloud-based AI technology that can detect the location of solitary pulmonary [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The administrative city of Sejong will introduce South Korea’s first electric articulated buses, an eco-friendly means of public transportation using electricity as a source of energy, beginning Thursday. Two buses will enter service for each of the two bus routes, carrying a maximum of 84 passengers. The buses can [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Sejong, South Korea’s central administrative city, will soon transform into a futuristic high-tech municipality having been designated by the government as a trial space where all aspects of daily life will be incorporated with high technology, the likes of which are commonly found in science fiction films. Yesterday at [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Sejong City saw thousands of bees swarm one of its streets for more than an hour before a passing beekeeper could lure them back into the beehive. According to the Sejong Fire Department, a caller to the emergency hotline (119) reported the swarm of bees at an intersection in [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 in 4 South Koreans feel inconvenienced by public transport, prompting calls to improve transportation infrastructure, according to a new government report. The report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Monday revealed around 30 percent of South Koreans are considered ‘vulnerable’ using public transport facilities, [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Once the Olympic Torch is lit in Greece on October 24, the official torch relay will begin, with the flame making its way to South Korea by November 1. From then onwards, the torch will travel 2,018 km over 101 days, supported by 7,500 different pairs of hands as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people using ‘smart work centers’, which are workplaces near one’s home or at business trip locations, has increased greatly. The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs announced that the number of people working at smart work centers reached a total of 100,750 last year, which [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A smart farming town sponsored by SK Group is gaining attention from high ranking officials in Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam and Thailand. According to the Sejong Creative Economy Center, South Asian delegates visited the state-of-the-art “smart farms” which combine agriculture and ICT, and considered the possibility of incorporating the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A low-cost, higher-quality videoconferencing solution has been developed by a domestic research organization. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute said on November 16 that it has developed a videoconferencing system called “Giga Curix” and successfully completed a seamless pilot run by hosting a virtual meeting held between the National Assembly building [...]