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Smart stethoscope to be used for elderly health management in Seoul's southern satellite city
SEOUL -- An artificial intelligence-based elderly health care service using smart stethoscopes will be rolled out in Anyang, the southern satellite city of Seoul. The city was selected to participate in a government project in December 2021 and was provided with 685 AI-based stethoscopes. Anyang City said in a statement on January 23 that the city will select citizens aged 65 years and older are the health management program's target patients. Those who live alone or who have c
January 23, 2023 -
Seoul's northern satellite city reveals blueprint to reduce CO2 emissions by 40 percent in 7 years
SEOUL -- Uijeongbu City, a northern satellite city of Seoul, has revealed a blueprint to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by 40 percent until 2030. At the current rate, the environment ministry predicted that Uijeongbu's annual emission of greenhouse gases will reach about two million tons in 2030. The northern satellite city with a population of some 463,700 used to be the largest bed town of Seoul until the late 1990s. Uijeongbu located in the center of Gyeonggi Provin
January 23, 2023 -
Retaining that loving Elvis feeling
[This article was contributed by Dr. Chris Baumann and Iggy Pintado. Baumann is a professor at Macquarie University, Sydney, visiting professor at Seoul National University (SNU) in Korea and visiting associate professor at Osaka University in Japan. He has a great interest in music with a focus on Elvis Presley and the Bee Gees and scholarly, the role of music in marketing. Pintado is an influential, strategic leader with expertise in leading businesses through grow
January 23, 2023 -
S. Koreans are mixed about debut of virtual K-pop girl band MAVE:
SEOUL -- South Koreans are showing mixed views about the debut of MAVE:, a four-member girl band created by Metaverse Entertainment, a virtual reality content developer affiliated with South Korea's leading game publisher Netmarble. While some fans are excited to watch the rookie girl group's music video, others are skeptical as they are repulsed by the virtual humans' debut. MAVE:, whose brand concept contains the meaning of "making new waves" in the K-pop
January 20, 2023 -
South Korea to scrap mask mandate for most indoor places January 30
SEOUL -- South Korea plans to lift the mask mandate for most indoor places from January 30 as part of efforts to return to normal life three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on January 20 that the mask guidelines will be eased from “mandatory” to “optional” except for some vulnerable indoor facilities as the daily caseload of coronavirus infections continues to fall. He added that the mask mandate, howe
January 20, 2023 -
Yanolja's cloud solution wing teams up with UAE travel company AL Rais Travel targeting Mideastern market
SEOUL -- The cloud solution wing of Yanolja, a leading reservation service platform for travel and leisure activity in South Korea, has teamed up with Mideastern travel companies -- Al Rais Travel and Wego -- to carry out digital transformation projects for the Middle Eastern leisure industry. The South Korean company's cloud-based hospitality solutions will be combined with the two travel firms' local networks. The tie-up was announced at a business forum while Yanolja Clo
January 20, 2023 -
Producer prices hit 14-year high in 2022, but fall for second straight month in December
SEOUL -- Producer prices hit a 14-year high last year, driven by runaway inflation arising from high global oil and gas prices and the falling value of the Korean won against the U.S. dollar. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK) on January 20, the producer price index jumped 8.4 percent in 2022 from a year before, marking the highest growth since 2008 when the index surged 8.6 percent. Prices of manufactured goods climbed 11.7 percent. Particularly coal and petroleum products
January 20, 2023 -
LG Chem seeks to lead anticancer medicine market through acquisition of US biopharmaceutical company AVEO
SEOUL -- To gain a competitive edge in the global anticancer medicine market, LG Chem, a chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, will acquire AVEO Pharmaceuticals, an American oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, on January 20. By the end of 2027, the chemical company will invest about $1.6 billion in the biopharmaceuticals sector. LG Chem said the investment was made through a Boston-based life science subsidiary to establish a special purpose corporation and acquire a
January 19, 2023 -
Industry ministry offers $65 million in R&D support for medium-sized firms
SEOUL -- The South Korean government plans to spend 80.2 billion won ($65 million) supporting research and development (R&D) for medium-sized companies to increase their exports. On January 19, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the plan after Second Vice Minister Park Il-jun held a meeting with business representatives at the building of MCNEX, a company specializing in components and materials, in Songdo, Incheon, just west of Seoul. The ministry said th
January 19, 2023 -
Pinkfong to recreate Hong Kong's main theme park using Baby Shark IP
SEOUL -- Targeting the Chinese market, Pinkfong, the creator of a catchy cartoon song called "Baby Shark," has teamed up with the operator of Hong Kong's main theme park called "Ocean Park Hong Kong" to set up the theme park using Baby Shark characters. Visitors can wear sailor costumes and enjoy the Baby Shark-themed sea view. Ocean Park Hong Kong is one of the largest theme parks in Hong Kong along with Hong Kong Disneyland. The theme park was visited by m
January 19, 2023
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PHOTOS: Festival features India's traditional dance in Seoul
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PHOTOS: UAE heritage showcased on Nami Island
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Octogenarian becomes oldest contestant at beauty pageant in Seoul
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Krafton to showcase new games at G-Star
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Golfer Pak Se-ri wins Van Fleet Award for strengthening U.S.-Korea relations
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Naver Map offers multilingual translation for visitor reviews
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Indian cultural festival kicks off with traditional dance performance
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Hanwha Q Cells sells solar project in Washington state
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School bus fire claims 23 lives in Thailand
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Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand data center, cloud AI Infrastructure