The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) has announced the launch of studies on mass producing biohydrogen using ‘extremophile’ microbes living in deep-sea vents.A ceremony to dedicate a plant to conduct experiments based on the outcomes of studies on marine biomass hydrogen too…

Seo Yu-Yeol, president in charge of KT’s Home Business Group said, “The year 2012 will mark a watershed for implementing full-fledged smart home projects and achieve an operating profit turnaround.” The following are excerpts from a written interview between NewsWorld and President Seo in which h…

Korea will diversify wheat, corn and other grain import sources to Brazil, Switzerland, and Ukraine in order to purchase imports at cheaper prices, said Kim Jae-soo, president of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, better known as the aT . “Through our organizational channel…

KT Corp. Chairman Lee Suk-chae declared his company’s new vision of becoming a global media distributor selling virtual goods.Lee unveiled the vision for the second phase of KT’s “olleh” management, named after a company brand, at a news conference on March 19. He was recently given the green li…

Doosan Corp. Chairman Park Yong-man, Hyosung Corp. President Jung Yun-taek, and Samil Spinning Co. Chairman Ro Hee-chan were awarded the Order of Industrial Service Merit, Gold Tower, at the Commerce Day anniversary ceremony in Seoul on March 21.The three were among 247 people who won orders and oth…

The National Science & Technology Commission (NSTC) is seeking to restructure government-supported research institutes (GRIs) in order to boost information exchange and convergence study by tearing down their barriers.“Korea is on the threshold of becoming an advanced economy. Now is the time (…

In an era of convergence, an individual technology is less significant, but convergence technologies do matter, and manpower and policy need to be complemented with each other ,” said Park Sang-Dai, president of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST). “We’re now ba…

LG U+ Vice Chairman Lee Sang-chulLG U+ Vice Chairman Lee Sang-chul said one of the 2012 national buzzwords would be "sharing," saying, "The demand for sharing in all segments of society is getting stronger, so unless the demand is fully met, politics, companies or what else can be isolated by people…

KT Chairman Lee Suk-chae announces a plan to introduce a full-fledged 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) service across the nation. (right, above) Models show off the latest LTE handset versions.KT Corp. will launch a full-fledged 4G (Fourth Generation) LTE (Long Term Evolution) service, adopting a new co…