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Ground broken for eco-friendly land aquaculture test bed to grow salmon
SEOUL -- A smart aquaculture test bed to grow salmon in a clean and eco-friendly environment will be built in the southern port city of Busan to cope with a steady increase in domestic consumption. It will be South Korea's first land facility for salmon aquafarming that requires clean and cool seawater. The construction of a salmon aquaculture test bed with a size of 7,800 square meters, began on July 19 on the complex of the Institute of Fisheries Sciences at Pukyong National U
July 20, 2022 -
S. Korea claims 'success' in cautious maiden flight of homemade KF-21 fighter jet
SEOUL -- South Korea claimed "success" in the cautious maiden flight of its homemade KF-21 fighter jet that followed nearly two decades of strenuous work to shake off doubtful or sometimes depreciatory eyes from top-class foreign aircraft makers. The first jet fighter christened "KF-21 Boramae (Young Hawk)" made a successful 33-minute test flight on July 19 in a closed event on a military runway in the southern city of Sacheon, the home base of Korea Aerospace In
July 19, 2022 -
Rolls-Royce partners with Hyundai to develop all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology for AAM
SEOUL -- Rolls-Royce, a luxury automobile maker in Britain, joined hands with South Korea's Hyundai auto group to cooperate in developing all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology. The partnership will leverage Rolls-Royce's aviation and certification capabilities and Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Rolls-Royce and Hyundai share a vision of leading the way in the advanced air mobility (AAM) market by delivering battery-electric and fuel cell
July 19, 2022 -
KT releases multilingual AI voice synthesis service capable of emotional expression
SEOUL -- KT, a top telecom company in South Korea, released a multilingual artificial intelligence-based voice studio where users can create video and audio content capable of delivering human emotions using 100 synthesized voices. The service is available in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese. Using an AI voice function, users can express five different emotions -- joy, calm, neutrality, sadness and anger. Emotional dubbing technology was applied to enable dubbing emotions into
July 19, 2022 -
LG CNS selected for digital transformation of major government complex
SEOUL -- Through digital twin technology, a sprawling complex housing various government organizations will be implemented in 3D in a virtual space so that caretaker avatars can patrol and check the condition of firefighting, electricity, and lighting-related facilities. Digital Twin technology enables the creation of virtual clones of real-life objects and environments. The technology is used to test dangerous equipment or simulate disastrous situations without causing catastrophic
July 19, 2022 -
Traditional house village in Seoul to be recreated in metaverse
SEOUL -- A village of traditional Hanok houses in central Seoul will be recreated in a metaverse world so that tourists can explore it in virtual space. Various cultural and tourist content will be created in the virtual village. Namsangol Hanok Village with traditional houses called "Hanok" and gardens is a popular tourist destination. About 1.5 million foreign and domestic tourists visit the restored village every year to feel the vibe of construction during the Joseon d
July 19, 2022 -
LG Uplus makes strategic investment in SAMG animation studio
SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, will enhance the competitiveness of its intellectual property business through an unspecified amount of strategic investment in SAMG Entertainment, a domestic animation studio that has garnered the popularity of animation series abroad. LG Uplus (LGU+) said it would launch a kids platform based on SAMG's content, introduce services targeting domestic consumers by the end of 2022, and expand them to smart TV services for glo
July 19, 2022 -
Butterfly mimicked to create Hyundai's eVTOL interior cabin
SEOUL -- Engineers and designers have mimicked a butterfly to create a lightweight interior cabin made of forged carbon fiber for an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) being developed by the urban air mobility team of South Korea's Hyundai auto group. Supernal, a mobility service provider set up by the auto group in the United States, revealed its five-seat eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at the Farnborough International Airshow, a trade exhibition in England.
July 19, 2022 -
Provincial government submits bid to host test center for hyperloop technology
SEOUL -- A provincial government has submitted a bid for South Korea's state project to establish a test center for the research and demonstration of hyperloop technology that allows a vehicle levitated by magnetic force to drive at a maximum speed of 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) per hour. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will decide in August to select a site for the test bed that will conduct research with the goal of driving 800 kilometers per hour on a te
July 18, 2022 -
Food delivery service operator Yogiyo partners with POSTECH to develop last-mile technology
SEOUL -- Yogiyo, a popular food delivery service operator in South Korea, has partnered with a state research body to develop last-mile technologies required for autonomous robot delivery services and parcel delivery systems that would reduce the time and operating cost of delivery. List-mile delivery refers to the last leg of a delivery process. For automated food deliveries using service robots on wheels, a last-mile delivery process will include a short trip to destinations from
July 18, 2022
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Seoul unveils new slogan for iconic landmark 'Dongdaemun Design Plaza'
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VIDEO: Dongdaemun Design Plaza celebrates 10th anniversary
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Korean e-commerce firms vying to lure customers quitting Coupang over fee hike
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N. Korean leader inspects test-firing of new multiple rocket launcher shell
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Korean football team fails to qualify for Olympics for first time in 40 years
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Seoul aims to revitalize Han River into leisure, tourism hub
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Education startup Mathpresso makes TIME's top edutech company list
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Vietnamese schools adopt AI-based Korean learning platform
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VISUALS: Premier electric vehicle fair underway in Seoul
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HYBE takes legal action against NewJeans agency CEO amid management control feud