SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In a breakthrough that could revolutionize infectious disease testing, South Korean researchers have developed the world’s first platform capable of detecting COVID-19 infection through tears, with a reported sensitivity of approximately 99%. The innovative technology, announced on September 26 by Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, was developed by a team led by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for the first-stage engines of its locally built space launch vehicle, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year, the science ministry said Thursday. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which leads the project’s development, ran the 100-second combustion [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to set up alternative forms of coronavirus testing centers at major locations including Incheon International Airport. Various forms of testing centers, including walk-through centers, will be installed at the airport, a government official said. Normally, each testing center is capable of collecting test samples from two [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday it will adopt more stringent quarantine measures against the new coronavirus by testing those who show symptoms after arriving from China and placing those who have been in contact with confirmed cases into self-quarantine. The measures, to be effective Tuesday, came as the country braces [...]
DAEJEON, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new method to distinguish the severity of dementia by analyzing brain waves. The Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), jointly with the Human Anti-Aging Standards Research Institute (HASRI), announced on Thursday the development of a new technology that analyzes brain waves [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Wednesday used a drone to deliver packages in the administrative city of Sejong to test its safety and performance in a busy urban environment. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it used a trial drone to deliver a package from a post [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korean language proficiency test for foreign students and expatriates is set to be administered in over 70 countries worldwide next year, Seoul’s education ministry said Thursday. According to the National Institute for International Education, the test’s administrator, the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will be hosted [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – November 17 is D-Day for Suneung, Korea’s infamous College Scholastic Ability Test. Traffic will be controlled, airplanes rerouted, and many employees will go to work an hour or so later than usual to help ease traffic congestion, making sure no students are late for the examination that could have [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The North Korean military commander responsible for the country’s recent botched missile launches was removed from the ruling party’s central military commission, the results of the party congress showed Tuesday. The name of Gen. Kim Rak-gyom, the chief commander of the North Korean military’s strategic forces in charge of missile [...]