Friday, March 29, 2024

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Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books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...

Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books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...

Incheon airport corp. develops world’s 1st antiviral baggage system

Incheon International Airport Corp. on April 26 announced its development of the world's first smart antiviral baggage system. Shown is a demonstration model of the cutting-edge technology. (Incheon...

‘Korea to achieve moon landing by 2030 via homegrown rocket’

President Moon Jae-in on March 25 speaks at the "Space Strategy Presentation for Korea Following Nuri Thrust Engine Combustion Test" at Naro Space Center...

Incheon airport marks 20th year, eyes 200K more workers by 2030

Incheon International Airport on March 29 marked its 20th anniversary with an event held at Millennium Hall of Terminal 1. (Jeon Han) By Kim Yeojin and Yoon Sojung Incheon...

Forum proposes Korea-Latin America digital cooperation to overcome COVID-19

Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on March 17 delivers a keynote speech at the Korea-LAC (Latin America and the Caribbean) Digital Cooperation Forum...

Public-private project in Seoul turns plastic bottles into apparel

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on March 10 said it signed an agreement with fiber manufacturer Hyosung TNC and used discarded transparent plastic bottles to make apparel including...

Free Wi-Fi on all city buses nationwide marks world first

Minister of Science and ICT Choi Kiyoung (left) on Dec. 14 tests free Wi-Fi on a bus at a bus terminal in Seoul's Yeouido district at...

High-tech robots for responding to nuclear disaster released

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute on Dec. 7 said it is developing an unmanned robot system for response to a nuclear disaster. The photo...

Korean-made AI curling robot beats skilled human team

The artificial intelligence robot Curly in March 2018 prepares its stone for a test match at the Icheon Training Center of the Korea Paralympic Committee. At...

Seoul district opens 10 smart, virus-free bus stops

By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung Video = Seongdong-gu District Office High-tech bus stops that can protect commuters from viruses and fine dust and shelter them from snow...

Plan to build AI-based immigration control system announced

Deputy ICT Minister Kim Jeong-won gives a speech on July 23 at the opening ceremony of an artificial intelligence-powered identification and tracking system verification at Nuriggum...

Launch of Anasis-II marks new era in defense

Korea's first military communications satellite Anasis-II on July 20 is carried on the rocket Falcon-9 and launched at 5:30 p.m. in Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

[K-quarantine ③] Test kit propels SolGent as globally known company

SolGent is Korea's only company that produces the main enzymes for COVID-19 test kits, with 20 years of gene detection R&D. The photo above shows a...

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