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POSCO joins group research to develop low-carbon plastic manufacturing technology with byproduct gas
SEOUL -- South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO has joined a task force to utilize by-product gas generated by steel mills as a plastic raw material with carbon capture utilization technology that captures waste carbon dioxide and transports it to a storage site for recycling. Research on the development of low-carbon olefin manufacturing technology that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 15 percent compared to existing technologies will be conducted for three years until
October 6, 2022 -
Airbus Helicopters partners with Korean Air to develop unmanned surveillance military helicopter
SEOUL -- South Korea's top flag carrier Korean Air has partnered with the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus to develop an unmanned surveillance military helicopter that can be used by warships to monitor operational areas or patrol frontline islands near the volatile inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea. Because the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a ceasefire rather than a treaty, the two Koreas remain technically at war. The maritime border in the Yello
October 6, 2022 -
Daewoo shipyard completes performance verification of ship-based carbon dioxide capture and storage equipment
SEOUL -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has completed the performance verification of ship-based carbon dioxide capture and storage equipment by mounting it on an actual natural gas carrier. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has teamed up with Gaslog, an LNG shipping service company in Greece, and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society based in the United States, to apply an onboard carb
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Girl band NewJeans to release dance videos in collaboration with Baby Shark
SEOUL -- NewJeans, a rookie girl group formed by a subsidiary label of the agency of K-pop superstar BTS, will collaborate with a South Korean educational entertainment company that created famous characters such as Baby Shark, to release dance content. The five-member group gained attention through its debut song, "Attention," released on August 1. As part of a project to mesmerize young fans through spectacular dance performances by K-pop idols and dance crews, NewJeans
October 6, 2022 -
SK Telecom records performances of legendary singers with realistic 3D images and volumetric capture technology
SEOUL -- SK Telecom has launched a new project to record the performances of legendary singers who have led South Korea's music industry, with realistic 3D images and volumetric capture technology that uses many cameras to capture an entire scene in 360 degrees in volumetric 3D for the production of high-end holographic virtual reality and augmented reality content. The "legend heritage preservation" project is aimed at vividly recording the performances of senior si
October 6, 2022 -
Researchers celebrate completion of new underground astroparticle research facility
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers celebrated the completion of a new world-class astroparticle research facility located 1,000 meters underground in a remote mountain area for noise-free experiments to explain the origin and structure of the universe by detecting dark matter and neutrinos. The state project to build Yemi Lab in a 989-meter-high mountain in Jeongseon, a county about 140 kilometers (87 miles) southeast of Seoul, cost some 30.85 billion won ($21.78 million) to build a
October 5, 2022 -
Hyundai shipyard wins $337 million order to build FSRU for Excelerate Energy
SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group clinched an order worth 475.7 billion won ($337 million) to build a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), which is a special type of tanker fitted with equipment to gently warm liquefied natural gas (LNG) back into a gaseous state so it can be piped to customers on land. The 170,000 cubic meter FSRU vessel will be delivered to Excelerate Energy, a U.S.-based market leader in floating LNG regasification solutions, by the e
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CGBio secures firm foothold to sell synthetic bone graft material in North America
SEOUL -- CGBio, a total healthcare provider in South Korea, has secured a firm foothold for the sale of its synthetic bone graft material used clinically for spine, orthopedic, trauma and dental applications in North America through a license-out and finished product supply contract with Orthofix, a U.S. medical device company. CGBio's Novosis, approved for use in South Korea, Southeast Asia, Mexico and India, is a recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) bone
October 5, 2022 -
KT builds exclusive 5G network for UAM demonstration at test center
SEOUL -- South Korea's top telecom company KT has completed the construction and performance verification of a 5G network exclusively for urban air mobility (UAM), an ecosystem involving flying passenger vehicles in urban areas. UAM Team Korea, a public-private consultative body, aims to commercialize drone taxis in 2025. The Seoul government has worked out a "K-UAM Grand Challenge" program to demonstrate the safety of air taxis and test traffic management functions
October 5, 2022 -
LG Electronics uses post-quantum cryptography technology for vehicle cyber security
SEOUL -- In the era of connected cars, the importance of cybersecurity is increasing. LG Electronics will raise the cybersecurity competitiveness of its vehicle component business using post-quantum cryptography (PQC) technology, which refers to cryptographic algorithms that are thought to be secure against an attack by a quantum computer. LG Electronics will develop a prototype of an in-vehicle infotainment system using PQC technology that does not require separate network infras
October 5, 2022
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70 dogs escape from farm in Daejeon, prompting evacuation orders for residents
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Korea's workforce expected to decline by 10 million by 2044
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Queer parade to take place in central Seoul on June 1
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Event promoting Korea underway in Paris ahead of Olympics
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Stray Kids to drop collaborative single with Charlie Puth this week
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Korean oil refiners ramp up car wash business amid declining profit margins
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BTS leader RM to drop prerelease track from second solo album this week
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Commemorative event explores Tagore's legacy in Korea
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VISUALS: Indian philosopher Tagore's 163rd birth anniversary celebrated on Nami Island
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John Y. Lee, Korean War hero who interpreted for MacArthur, dies at 95