| 380 |
 |
KAIST wins gold, bronze in int'l robotics contest for disabled
  |
5433 | Nov 20, 2020 |
|
Angel Robotics, a team led by Kong Kyoung-chul, a professor of mechanical engineering at KAIST, on Nov. 13 won the gold and bronze medals at this year's Cybathlon in Daejeon. (KAIST) Robotic eq...
|
| 379 |
 |
Failure to wear mask in public to incur KRW 100K fine
|
5649 | Nov 16, 2020 |
|
Failure to wear a mask at multipurpose indoor facilities such as public transportation stations, religious facilities and indoor sports venues from Nov. 13 will incur a fine of up to KRW 100,000. Users...
|
| 378 |
 |
Self-driving robotic vehicle to revolutionize postal service in Korea
|
5566 | Nov 03, 2020 |
|
The Korea Post on Oct. 28 holds an event at Korea University's campus in Sejong to demonstrate a high-tech self-driving vehicle and robot that delivers and receives mail and parcels. A self-drivin...
|
| 377 |
 |
Pink Light Campaign illuminates Seoul nightscape
|
5387 | Oct 26, 2020 |
|
The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the children's content brand Pinkfong are jointly holding the Pink Light Campaign through next month to cheer up city residents weary from the COVID-19 p...
|
| 376 |
 |
Book on Korea's response to COVID-19 released in English
|
4960 | Oct 21, 2020 |
|
As a response to heightened global interest in Korea's exemplary response to COVID-19, the government on Oct. 12 published the English-language book "All About Korea's Response to COVID-19." The go...
|
| 375 |
 |
Korea to boost public Wi-Fi speed 500%
|
5210 | Oct 16, 2020 |
|
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Oct. 15 said it will supply an unlicensed 6-gigahertz frequency band. The photo shows a KT technician on Sept. 24 installing equipment to boost Wi-Fi quality...
|
| 374 |
 |
Forbes ranks Korea 3rd safest for COVID-19 among 100 nations
|
5434 | Sep 18, 2020 |
|
The U.S. business magazine Forbes on Sept. 3 ranked Korea third safest for COVID-19 among 100 countries. (Screen capture from Forbes) Deputy Prime Minister and Economy and Finance Minister Hong N...
|
| 373 |
 |
'Know-how from prior outbreaks helped Korea respond well to COVID-19'
|
5019 | Sep 10, 2020 |
|
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sept. 7 told a video news briefing that Korea was handling COVID-19 well when mentioning global responses to the pandemic. ...
|
| 372 |
 |
Outdoor robot that delivers food launched in Suwon
|
5227 | Aug 25, 2020 |
|
The outdoor self-delivery robot Dilly Drive delivers food to Gwanggyo Alleyway, an apartment complex with public facilities on the lower floors and residences on the upper ones, in Suwon, Gyeong...
|
| 371 |
 |
10,000 more public places to get free Wi-Fi by year's end
|
4712 | Aug 24, 2020 |
|
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Aug. 20 said that by year's end, it will install free Wi-Fi at an additional 10,000 public facilities such as libraries and bus stops. The photo above is of ...
|
| 370 |
 |
Seoul district opens 10 smart, virus-free bus stops
|
5886 | Aug 19, 2020 |
|
https://youtu.be/qyxnuQnyrzc High-tech bus stops that can protect commuters from viruses and fine dust and shelter them from snow and rain have been launched in Seoul for the first time. Seongdong-gu ...
|
| 369 |
 |
Mobile driver's license launched, allows digital ID verification
|
5424 | Jul 13, 2020 |
|
The country's three mobile service carriers -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – and the Korean National Police Agency on June 24 launched the app PASS, which allows online verification of a dr...
|
| 368 |
 |
Korea, EU expand air routes via horizontal aviation accord
|
4791 | Jun 29, 2020 |
|
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on June 25 announced the signing of the horizontal aviation agreement with the 22 member nations of the E...
|
| 367 |
 |
Korea rises 5 spots to 23rd on global competitiveness list
|
4703 | Jun 26, 2020 |
|
The Ministry of Economy and Finance on June 16 said the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development ranked Korea 23rd on its list this year of world competitiveness rankin...
|
| 366 |
 |
Era of drone-based delivery service to open
|
4731 | Jun 11, 2020 |
|
A trial run of drone delivery on June 8 was conducted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute. The photo shows a drone used ...
|
| 365 |
 |
President to speak to World Health Assembly on May 18
|
4799 | May 21, 2020 |
|
President Moon Jae-in on May 18 will deliver a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly (WHA) via videoconferencing as the representative for Asia. Pictured is a session of the 2019 WHA at...
|
| 364 |
 |
Korea leads Asia in freedom of press for 2nd straight year
|
5270 | Apr 24, 2020 |
|
Korea leads Asia in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index as announced on April 21 by Reporters Without Borders. The countries in white on the map have freedom of the press deemed "good," yellow...
|
| 363 |
 |
Foreign students, residents in Seoul to get 100,000 masks
|
5315 | Apr 06, 2020 |
|
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is providing 100,000 masks to foreign students and residents in the capital who have national health insurance. The photo shows a medical worker at Kyonggi Universit...
|
| 362 |
 |
Spring awakens at national parks across Korea
|
5195 | Feb 27, 2020 |
|
A yellow pheasant's eye blossoms on Jan. 24 at Jirisan National Park in Hadong-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. Flowers have started to blossom with the coming of spring. On Feb. 24, the Korea ...
|
| 361 |
 |
Korea launches world's 1st satellite to monitor oceans, environment
|
4706 | Feb 24, 2020 |
|
The world's first geostationary satellite for monitoring oceans and the environment, the Cheollian-2B, on Feb. 18 is launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana at 7:18 a.m. Korea has ...
|
