Seoul to launch self-driving buses next year
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announces that it will build a cooperative intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) across downtown Seoul, in Seoul on...
Scientists to release hair transplantation machine in 2-3 years
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute plans to commercialize the hair transplantation machine that it's currently developing in two or three years. The photo...
Korean gov’t to share farming knowhow across Africa
Agricultural experts from 18 African economies take part in a workshop on the mechanization of farming, at the Rural Development Administration on April 16....
Seoul to set up ‘soundproof, energy-generating tunnel’
The city of Seoul is to install a soundproof and solar-energy generating tunnel along the Dongbu Expressway. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Kim Eun-young and Sohn JiAe
A tunnel the...
Parking at Hangang to become smarter, easier
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will adopt a ‘smart' parking system at 43 parking lots along the Hangang River in the first half of 2019....
LG, Samsung top global design lists
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are ranked in first and second place, respectively, in the 'Top 10 Hague Applicants of 2017.' (WIPO)
By Jung Joo-ri and Sohn JiAe
Korea’s...
Livestock industry sees new tech horizons
The Rural Development Administration develops an IT-based tool that can check on the health of pregnant pigs by monitoring their body movements in real...
Curling robot vs. humans
By Jung Joo-ri and Yoon Jihye
Video = Park Jang-bhin
Icheon l March 8, 2018
A high-tech curling match recently took place between a human team and a specially designed curling...
Foreign media dub PyeongChang Games as ‘most high-tech Olympics ever’
Media outlets are praising the state-of-the-art tech that was showcased at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The above photo shows a drone delivering the Olympic...
PyeongChang Olympics to showcase automated robots
KAIST chair professor Oh Jun Ho, head of the robot support team for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, poses beside his...
Researchers explore Korean dog DNA
Recent research conducted by the Rural Development Administration reveals that dog breeds that originate in Korea, such as the Jindo (진돗개), the Pungsan (풍산개)...
Weather plane takes flight in Korea
A launch ceremony for Korea's first official government weather plane was held at Gimpo International Airport on Dec. 20. The plane will carry out...
Endangered soan seahorse bred artificially
The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) announces on Oct. 29 that it has succeeded in artificially breeding the endangered soanseahorse (소안 해마) by raising offspring...
KTX shares train tech with France’s TGV
Director General Xavier Ouin of the French National Railway Company (SNCF) speaks with Korea Railroad Corporation representatives during a visit to an express train...
Korea, Russia cooperate on science, technology
Director Choi Won-ho of the International Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning makes his congratulatory remarks during a ceremony...
Korea shares DNA tech with 12 African countries
Participants from 12 member countries of the Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative learn about how genetic resources are managed, at the Rural Development...
Gov’t pushes 3-D printing as game changer for medicine
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (second from left) browses prosthetics that were developed with the use of 3-D printing technologies, at the...
Gapado goes green
Residents on Gapado Island, a small outcropping 5.5 kilometers south of Jeju Island, rely on wind turbines and solar panels for their energy.
After a...
Electric vehicle expo shows off green tech
The opening ceremony for the fourth International Electric Vehicle Expo was held at the Yeomiji Botanical Gardens in Seogwipo-si, Jeju Island, on March 17.
Blue...
Seed potatoes developed in Korea flourish in Cambodia
Students from the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) harvest potatoes grown at a farm in Sen Monorom, in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, on Feb. 3....
