Diplomats
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SK Group chairman Chey secures legal approval to divorce wife
SEOUL -- Chey Tae-won, a business tycoon who controls South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, secured legal approval to divorce his wife, seven years after the 62-year-old revealed his extramarital love affair and the existence of a child out of wedlock. The ostensible reason for the breakdown of their 34-year-old relationship was differences in personality. A family court accepted their divorce on December 6, ruling that Chey should pay a symbolic amount of 100 mil
December 6, 2022 -
3D printing tech used to develop famous Buddha statue-themed haptic educational tool
SEOUL -- Using three-dimensional printing technology, South Korea's national heritage institute has developed a haptic braille book and an educational tool in the theme of a famous eighth-century Buddha statue. The man-made Seoukguram Grotto is Korea's iconic rock cave temple established in 774 in Gyeongju, the former capital of the ancient Silla kingdom (57 BCE – 935 CE), some 385 kilometers (177 miles) southeast of Seoul. The Buddha statue, regarded as one of the mo
December 1, 2022 -
Government approval for development of next-generation space launch vehicle
SEOUL -- The proposed development of a next-generation launch vehicle capable of thrusting bigger payloads for lunar or Mars exploration secured government approval after President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a space roadmap to land a spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and on Mars in 2045. The Ministry of Science and ICT said that the development of a two-stage projectile codenamed "KSLV-III" passed a preliminary feasibility study on November 29. The KSLV-III project would cost som
November 30, 2022 -
Seoul receives state approval to build tram network by 2025
SEOUL -- A tram line that connects a planned new town area in southeastern Seoul to a satellite city of Seongnam will be built to reduce traffic congestion and popularize urban trams that disappeared in 1968. Wirye, a new town area with a population of some 100,000, was established to solve the capital city's overpopulation problems. Trams powered by batteries will run on a track near parks and other greenbelt zones in the area. After the first tram line started its operation i
November 29, 2022 -
Busan to work with global coffee barista community for coffee certification business
SEOUL -- South Korea's southern port city of Busan partnered with the Specialty Coffee Association, a nonprofit organization that issues global barista certificates, to nurture the city's coffee industry by establishing big data of green, unroasted coffee beans that baristas can access to choose the most ideal type of coffee for their shops. Visiting coffee shops has become an everyday culture in South Korea. It is common to see young students studying or chatting with fri
November 25, 2022 -
Firefighters test various tactics against EV battery fire through simulated drill
SEOUL -- To educate and train firefighters to become better at battling electric vehicle battery fires, emergency headquarters in the southern resort island of Jeju carried out a simulated drill for the test of various fire-snuffing techniques for lithium-ion batteries. Two Hyundai Genesis EVs were immolated to simulate the EV fire. Jeju with a population of about 634,200 has the country's highest ratio of registered EVs of 28,790 as of November 2022. Many Jeju EVs are rental c
November 23, 2022 -
S. Korea to deploy more electric double-decker buses to help commuters in Seoul metropolitan area
SEOUL -- South Korea will accelerate the adoption of electric intercity double-decker buses to help commuters travel more conveniently from Seoul to surrounding cities, and back. The two-story buses can carry more passengers on a single trip because it has 70 passenger seats while conventional buses have about 40 seats. In 2019, about 1.3 million people commuted from Gimpo, a western satellite city of Seoul, and the western port city of Incheon to the capital city using public tran
November 22, 2022 -
Seoul seeks to popularize traditional markets through one-day delivery service
SEOUL -- In an effort to popularize old marketplaces, Seoul City will establish digital-based logistics centers in three major traditional markets in the city to demonstrate various delivery services including instant and one-day delivery services. According to Seoul City, there were a total of 315 traditional marketplaces with some 55,000 stores as of 2020. The marketplaces thrived until the early 2000s and maintained their iconic role as the main source of groceries for Seoulites
November 21, 2022 -
State-run startup agency to issue $74.5 mln green bonds for startup companies go carbon-neutral
SEOUL -- Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), a state-funded startup-supporting agency, will issue green bonds worth 100 billion won ($74.5 million) to support small and medium-sized startup companies achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. Funds will be raised to help smart factories adopt new equipment and commercialize various types of green technology. Green bonds are intended to encourage sustainability and to support climate-related or other types of special environme
November 18, 2022 -
Researchers discover cancer metastasis inhibitor by co-culturing Antarctic fungi with microorganisms in S. Korea's eastern island
SEOUL -- Researchers discovered a novel candidate material that suppresses cancer metastasis from the soil of Ulleungdo, a South Korean island located between the Korean peninsula and Japan, and developed technology to increase its amount by co-cultivating it with microorganisms found in Antarctica. The new material candidate can help doctors treat intractable diseases such as various cancer. Researchers led by Jang Jae-hyuk, a natural products chemist at Korea Research Institute o
November 17, 2022
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PHOTOS: Korea's largest robot show opens at KINTEX
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PHOTOS: Railway workers threaten strike
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SK bioscience's influenza vaccine approved in Indonesia
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LG Electronics unveils software kit for AI home robot at global conference
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Kim Jong-un inspects missile base, citing growing US nuclear threat
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to offer insights at AI forum in Mumbai
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CJ Olive Young expands rapidly growing live-streaming commerce
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OPINION: Canada's tariff strategy on Chinese EVs- A misstep in trade and climate policy
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Korea to raise industrial power rates by 9.7%
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OPINION: North Korea and Russia - Alliance of the weak