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Number of wild boars captured in Seoul increases by 70 percent on-year
SEOUL -- The number of wild boars captured or hunted in South Korea's capital city was 155, up 70.3 percent from a year ago. Wild pigs have become a major threat to South Koreans since the 1980s as there are no natural predators that could reduce the number of wild boars. Wild pigs are indigenous to the Korean peninsula. Along with other top-tier predators like tigers, leopards, and black bears, wild pigs almost became extinct during the Korean War which crippled the mountains
December 27, 2022 -
LG Electronics builds ESS infrastructure in smart home appliance plant to store off-peak electricity
SEOUL -- LG Electronics has built an energy storage system (ESS) at a smart factory to store cheap off-peak electricity late in the evening to use power during peak hours to cut down electricity costs. During the night, the electricity cost is relatively lower than it is in the daytime. LG Electronics hopes to save 77.4 billion won ($61 million) for the next fifteen years through the ESS. An energy storage system (ESS) is an integrated system of secondary battery
December 27, 2022 -
Defense development agency localizes multi-beamforming AESA antenna technology for first time
SEOUL -- South Korea's defense development agency has localized multi-beamforming active electronically scanned array antenna technology for the first time in the country. The antenna array will help aerial vehicles establish a communication link and multiple weapon systems using a single antenna unit. The antenna can dramatically increase the operational area of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. An active electronically scanned array (AESA) antenna is top-notch equipment th
December 27, 2022 -
S. Korea to demonstrate two autonomous intercity buses for first time
SEOUL -- Two self-driving buses will carry commuters from the central city of Sejong to Cheongju some 22.4 kilometers (13.9 miles) north of Sejong, and back. The level 3 autonomous vehicles that can travel at up to 80 kilometers per hour will become the first self-driving buses to run on a bus rapid transit route designed to quickly transport large numbers of passengers. Level 3 autonomous cars can detect their environment and make decisions such as slowing down or evading an obsta
December 27, 2022 -
CU convenience store develops on-site value-added tax refund system for foreign tourists
SEOUL -- South Korea's top convenience store franchise CU has developed an on-site tax refund system for foreign tourists. Using the system, tourists can receive tax refunds for purchases of more than 30,000 won ($23.6) and less than 500,000 won without having to carry their receipts to an international airport. Just about every product or service that is provided in South Korea includes a value-added tax (VAT) of 10 percent. Foreign tourists who paid more than 30,000 won at a
December 27, 2022 -
ICT-based children's rehabilitation device demonstration center to be built in southeastern city
SEOUL -- To help young children quickly recover from various types of disorders and traumatic memories, an information and communication technology-based children's rehabilitation device demonstration center will be established in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan. The 1,600-square-meter-wide facility, which is about the size of eight tennis courts, will be used for clinical tests, development, and verification of rehabilitation products, and provide educational programs for paren
December 26, 2022 -
KT establishes data lake for S. Korea's super-fast internet backbone test network
SEOUL -- South Korea's biggest telecom company KT has developed a data lake portal system for the Korea Advanced Research Network (KOREN), a super-fast nationwide internet backbone network specially designed to test future network technologies. The data lake portal will provide information about network malfunctions, abnormal internet data traffic, and irregular optical signals. A data lake is a centralized data storage area that collects structured and unstructured data genera
December 26, 2022 -
Hospital in Seoul treats 16-month-old leukemia patient with self-produced CAR-T treatment
SEOUL -- Using chimeric antigen receptor T-cells, autologous white blood cells genetically modified after being obtained from the patient's blood, pediatricians saved a 16-month-old leukemia patient. The child treated at one of the largest hospitals in Seoul became the youngest patient who recovered through CAR-T therapy in South Korea. Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells attack tumors' antigens by genetically manipulating and culturing T cells, white blood cells
December 26, 2022 -
State wildlife disease control body finds African Swine Fever vaccine stock candidate effective
SEOUL -- To prevent the mass culling of pigs and protect farmers from the African Swine Fever disease with a 100 percent case fatality rate, a wildlife disease control body operated by the environment ministry has found a possible vaccine stock candidate that can be applied to wild pigs through bait-type medicines. African Swine Fever (ASF) virus causes hemorrhagic fever with about a 100 percent fatality rate in domestic pigs. The disease is spread by wild pigs that come down to pi
December 26, 2022 -
Researchers develop four-legged robots capable of climbing steel plate walls
SEOUL -- Researchers developed a four-legged robot capable of traveling on rough and uneven surfaces made of steel. The robot with magnetic feet can climb up walls and freely move around on ceilings to help human workers who inspect large facilities such as vessels, bridges, and storage tanks. Existing climbing robots that move on wheels and caterpillar tracks are limited to travel on rugged surfaces, while legged robots that can climb over such surfaces are extremely slow or unabl
December 26, 2022
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PHOTOS: Red Cross holds charity bazaar in Seoul
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South Korean man held in China on alleged espionage charges
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VISUALS: Korea marks 2nd anniversary of Halloween crowd crush
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Rosé of BLACKPINK makes top 10 entry on Billboard singles chart
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Israel's allies call on Israel to rethink proposed ban on UNRWA's vital aid
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North Korea's troops in Russia moving to frontlines, spy agency speculates
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POSCO, JSW Group to build steel mill in eastern India
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Egypt to lead ceasefire mediation amid Israel-Hamas conflict
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North Korean foreign minister travels to Russia amid deepening military ties
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Zelensky warns of 12,000 North Korean troops in Russia 'soon'