HONGSEONG, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of South Chungcheong Province held a final briefing regarding strategies for so-called ‘smart city’ projects on Tuesday. The province is pushing to establish a welfare city for elders, digital underdogs. The smart city will utilize IoT and ICT to solve regional problems related to the environment, industry, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Chungcheong Province announced plans on Wednesday to prevent trash from entering the ocean and recycle accumulated marine debris. The fishing industry sustains yearly losses of 380 billion won due to waste that kills marine animals. Marine debris like fishing gear can damage ships, accounting for 11 percent of [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest big data analysis on the avian influenza pandemic that swept through South Korean poultry farms and resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens revealed that when farms have a higher number of animals, each animal faces a higher risk of contracting avian influenza A (H5N6). In [...]
HONGSEONG, South Korea, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Chungcheong Province has been designated as a next generation production hub for FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle) parts, after passing a government feasibility assessment of the region. According to provincial officials, the new facilities will provide an important cornerstone for the automobile industry of the future, [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, Park, a 19-year-old part-time worker, came across a preposterous situation after she asked for back pay of 320,000 won from her previous employer. Park worked at a bar as a part-timer for about two months since February, but she was not paid properly. She asked the owner of the [...]