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  Seoul to demonstrate smart safety management technology at construction sites SEOUL -- Seoul will demonstrate smart safety management systems including remote construction site monitoring technology at urban construction sites with a high risk of safety accidents. According to government data, 458 people died at construction sites in 2020 and about 51 percent of fatal accidents were caused by falling. Smart safety management detects many different safety risk factors in advance using internet of things (IoT) sensors and artificial intelligence (AI). Since Fe 2022-04-14
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  S. Korea to demonstrate drone control tower system for special operations including blood pack delivery SEOUL -- South Korea will demonstrate a drone traffic control tower system to accelerate the use of drones in various fields including the maintenance of facilities and the emergency delivery of blood packs in urban areas. The demonstration of the "K-Drone" system is aimed at testing the efficacy of operations with high potential for commercialization. Drones are used to inspect the structural integrity of facilities such as chimneys and the substructure of bridges, or fo 2022-04-13
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  Maritime research body to lead government project for modular underwater structure SEOUL -- A maritime research body will lead South Korea's five-year state project to install a modular underwater structure that allows three people to stay at a depth of 30 meters for 30 days. It would be Asia's first submarine space demonstration module with separate spaces for research, residence, a data center and an underwater chamber. The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) said it has been selected by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 2022-04-13
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  Seoul to recruit dog owners as local neighborhood watchmen SEOUL -- Seoul will demonstrate a local community security service program in which dog owners can participate as a local neighborhood watch group. A total of 100 servicemen will patrol their neighborhood to monitor criminal activities and safety hazards such as a fire while walking their dogs. According to a survey conducted by South Korea's rural affairs ministry, about 6.3 million households are keeping at least one kind of pet as of December 2020. The domestic pet market ha 2022-04-12
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  Seoul to develop renewable energy technology using sewage sludge for green hydrogen production SEOUL -- Seoul will develop technologies to utilize sewage sludge created in a water recycling center for the production of gas fuel. The gasified sludge can be used for the production of green hydrogen, a type of hydrogen fuel that does not use any fossil fuel during its manufacturing process. A water recycling center in southern Seoul can generate about 900 tons of sludge every day. The sludge full of organic material was collected, dried, and turned into blocks of solid fuel for 2022-04-12
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  Recycled bicycles become popular in Seoul City's online store SEOUL -- Bicycles that were rehabilitated through Seoul's recycling program became very popular in the city's online store. Sales of recycled bicycles in two of Seoul's districts reached about 15 million won ($12,338) between January and March in 2022, up 2.8 times compared to the same period a year ago. Seoul will increase the number of sales areas to 10 districts in April. About 16,000 discarded bicycles are collected by local district governments in Seoul every year. 2022-04-08
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  Southern city to create safe school zone through AI detection system SEOUL -- A southern city of Miryang will demonstrate safe pedestrian zones for students using artificial intelligence-based pedestrian detection technology. The system will inform drivers by showing warning signs on display boards if a pedestrian is nearby. Miryang City said in a statement on April 7 that the city will install the AI-based pedestrian detection system at four bus stops near an apartment complex. The system will analyze video images filmed by closed-circuit televisio 2022-04-07
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  Seoul to expand EV charging infrastructure by utilizing residential area facilities as chargers SEOUL -- Seoul will expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure by adopting chargers integrated into city facilities such as light poles and bollards to increase EV owners' accessibility to public chargers in residential areas. The chargers will be convenient for electric truck owners who find it hard to drive their bulky vehicles into underground parking lots where many public chargers are located. As of January 2021, about 135,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were re 2022-04-07
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  Provincial government to develop and demonstrate interchangeable battery packs for electric bikes SEOUL -- A provincial government in South Korea will establish a testbed for interchangeable battery packs used in electric bikes as part of a scheme to go completely carbon-zero by 2050. Replaceable battery packs will be provided through sharing stations where bike riders can easily change cell packs in less than a few minutes. Interchangeable battery pack systems for electric bikes, scooters and mopeds are developed across the world to solve urban transport problems and reduce th 2022-04-06
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  Seoul to accelerate commercialization of low-carbon tech through support for SMEs SEOUL -- To accelerate the commercialization of low-carbon emission technologies, Seoul will offer a support package including subsidies and technical support for small and medium-sized enterprises that research and develop eco-friendly technologies. In 2021, the capital city launched a pilot project to nurture small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specializing in material recycling to solve urban problems caused by discarded batteries including high-performance lithium batte 2022-04-06
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  Seoul to nurture global beauty and fashion industry through 168 mln dollar project SEOUL -- Seoul will carry out its five-year plan to secure its foothold in the global fashion and beauty market through a 204 billion won ($167.9 million) project. More beauty and fashion-related jobs and companies will be created and various business advantages including tax benefits, loans and incentives will be provided. Seoul houses four world-class beauty product makers -- LG Household, Amore Pacific, Able C&C and Clio Cosmetics. The capital city also has cosmetics startup 2022-04-05
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  S. Korea's biodegradable thread on sale as fishing line material in U.S. market SEOUL -- Fishing lines made of biodegradable plastic thread produced by a South Korean company are on sale in the United States through Amazon and other channels. Biodegradable fishing lines contribute to preventing marine pollution and ghost fishing, an aquatic phenomenon in which animals get caught by nylon nets that were abandoned or lost. Because of their extremely tough characteristics, fishnets made of nylon become "ghost nets" that damage fish stock and vessels. Aba 2022-03-30
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  State project launched to develop AI gait analysis platform for criminal investigation SEOUL -- South Korea launched a state project to develop an advanced gait analysis system for scientific criminal investigations, based on artificial intelligence and deep learning, nearly nine years after related technology was demonstrated by a British expert who played a crucial role in catching a criminal. In 2013, a criminal ran away after throwing a firebomb at the home of a former intelligence agency chief in Seoul, but investigators failed to identify him due to the poor ima 2022-03-28
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  [FOCUS] New president Yoon makes strong push to revitalize nuclear power industry SEOUL -- With weeks to go before taking office, South Korea's next president Yoon Suk-yeol is making an early push to revitalize South Korea's struggling nuclear power industry, risking a strained relationship with his predecessor who has prioritized the establishment of infrastructure for renewable energy sources such as solar panels and wind farms, as well as a hydrogen economy during his five-year term to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Much of Yoon&# 2022-03-25
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  Seoul to open chef incubator to help millennials and Gen Z start food businesses SEOUL -- Seoul City will start a chef incubation project to nurture trainees in their 20s and 30s who wish to start their own food businesses. Through the free, four-month incubation project, young South Koreans will learn how to operate restaurants, create recipes and use delivery platforms to accelerate sales. Due to strict government social distancing guidelines prompted by a coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the average monthly sales of domestic restaurants were 27.3 million won ( 2022-03-25
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  Two consortiums launched to develop core components for small satellite launch vehicle SEOUL -- The development of core components for a small satellite launch vehicle gained speed after the government selected two more consortiums involving private companies, research institutes or schools, as part of South Korea's broad space program aimed at catching up with frontrunners in the world's civilian-led space market. South Korea unveiled a 10-year "Space Pioneer" project in 2021 to spend some 211.5 billion won ($174 million) on raising the localization 2022-03-23
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  S. Korea to legalize utilization of recycled seashell waste to produce limestone and cosmetics materials SEOUL -- South Korea will legalize the utilization of recycled seashell wastes to produce alternative materials for limestone and cosmetics products. Currently, fishery byproducts including oyster shells, seashells and abalone shells are only allowed to be used as construction raw materials and fertilizers. About one million tons of seashells are abandoned in South Korea every year. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said in a statement on March 23 that the newly revised law will 2022-03-23
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  S. Korea presents action plan to develop lunar probe for space mission SEOUL -- South Korea presented an action plan to develop a lunar lander weighing more than 1.5 tons that would carry out scientific research on the surface of the moon in the 2030s. The project is to begin in 2024 after a preliminary feasibility study. The Ministry of Science and ICT would form a working group of industry-academic experts to conduct research on a lunar lander and draw up strategies and detailed plans by August 2022. It is a follow-up project to launch a lunar orbi 2022-03-22
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  Southern seaside county to demonstrate duck-chasing drone system to protect blood clam farms SEOUL -- The southern seaside county of Goheung will develop and demonstrate an artificial intelligence-based drone system to chase off wild ducks that damage blood clam farms. Gohueng County is South Korea's largest blood clam production area with an annual production capacity of about 500 tons. Blood clams, also known as blood cockles, contain hemoglobin in their soft tissues. However, despite their gruesome look, the blood-dripping clams are enjoyed across South Korea as a w 2022-03-17
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  Seoul to demonstrate AI care call service to look after single elderlies SEOUL -- An artificial intelligence-based care call service will be demonstrated in a southern Seoul district to look after vulnerable single elderlies. The voice robot will regularly call old people to monitor their health and notify their human caregivers in case of an emergency. The number of single-person households has been rapidly increasing in South Korea with a population of about 52 million. Data released by the national statistics office in 2021 showed that 1.6 million ar 2022-03-14