Korea has best user satisfaction for live-stream video in the Asia-Pacific region
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Korea to build world’s 6th inland base in Antarctica by 2030
The government will build the world's sixth inland base in the South Pole by 2030. Shown is the area for...
Korea to build world’s 6th inland base in Antarctica by 2030
The government will build the world's sixth inland base in the South Pole by 2030. Shown is the area for ocean research near the King Sejong Station....
Busan uses metaverse to promote bid to host 2030 World Expo
By Lee Kyoung Mi
Video = Official YouTube channel of World Expo 2030 Busan, Korea
The Busan municipal government is promoting through the metaverse the city's bid...
1st public test flight of homegrown KF-21 fighter jet sees success
The domestically developed fighter jet KF-21 Boramae on Sept. 28 takes off from the runway of the 3rd Flying Training Wing at Sacheon Air Base in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do...
Korea jumps 4 spots to 8th in digital competitiveness rankings
Korea this year is ranked eighth in the world in digital technology competitiveness among 63 countries surveyed. Shown is a man last year trying...
Lunar orbiter Danuri completes 2nd trajectory maneuver
This is an artist's rendition of Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri approaching the moon. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
By Jung Joo-ri
Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri...
Nation’s 1st lunar orbiter enters intended trajectory toward moon
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri on Aug. 5 at 8:08 a.m. is launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in...
Int’l astronomy event in Busan attracts 1,800 scholars
The 31st General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union is opened on Aug. 2 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, or BEXCO, in Busan's Haeundae-gu District.
By Israa...
Nation to send first lunar orbiter Danuri into space on Aug. 5
The nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri undergoes final checks at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Satellite Integration Test Center before its transfer to the launch...
Homegrown KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in 1st test flight
The domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet on July 19 at 3:40 p.m. takes off from the runway of the 3rd Air Force Training Squadron...
2 satellites carried by Nuri communicate with ground stations
Separated from the performance verification satellite carried into space on the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-Ⅱ), aka Nuri, cube (small) satellites developed by research teams...
Domestically developed rocket Nuri set for launch after delays
The domestically developed space rocket, KSLV-II, aka Nuri, at 7:20 a.m. on June 20, the day before its scheduled launch, is being moved from...
Self-driving cars able to make U-turns, change lanes tested in Seoul
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on June 9 waves while riding a self-driving RoboRide car in a test run on Teheran-ro Road in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Mayor's Facebook...
Korean-developed Nuri rocket’s 2nd launch set for June 15
The Ministry of Science and ICT on May 25 said a meeting of its Launch Management Committee approved June 15 as the date of the second...
Domestically developed Nuri rocket to see 2nd launch in June
The domestically developed Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-2), also known as Nuri, on Oct. 21 last year lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun...
Cheong Wa Dae calls rocket Nuri ‘nation’s pride’ day before launch
Korea's first homegrown space rocket Nuri on Oct. 20 is moved to the launchpad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province....
Smart bus shelters in Seoul cumulatively attract 1.2M users
Commuters last year on Aug. 3 wait for bus at a state-of the-art "smart shelter" located in Seoul's Seongdong-gu District. (Seongdong-du District Office)
By Lee Jihae
Cutting-edge "bus shelters" in Seoul's Seongdong-gu District,...
Self-driving vehicles to hit Seoul roads from Oct.
Self-driving vehicles like buses and taxis from October will run in downtown Seoul. Shown here is a self-driving shuttle bus in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Mapo-gu...
Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by...