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1st simultaneous transplants of liver, different-blood-type kidney successfully conducted

Dec 26, 2018

A hospital in Seoul said Wednesday it has successfully conducted South Korea's first simultaneous transplants of a liver from a donor with the same blood type and a kidney from another donor, with a ...
[Newsmaker] Korea cab driver burns himself to death in carpool protest

Dec 10, 2018

A South Korean taxi driver burned himself to death on Monday in protest at an Uber-like ride-sharing service being introduced by the country's largest mobile chat app, reports said. (Yonhap) South ...
Korea's indigenous weather satellite successfully launched

Dec 5, 2018

South Korea's first indigenous geostationary weather satellite, the Chollian-2A, intended to enhance the country's weather monitoring system, successfully made initial contact with a ground station a...
Korean satellite successfully reaches earth's orbit

Dec 4, 2018

A small South Korean satellite designed to carry out space observation successfully reached its designated orbit after blasting off from an Air Force base in the United States, Seoul's science minist...
Korea successfully tests space rocket engine

Nov 28, 2018

GOHEUNG, South Jeolla Province -- South Korea successfully tested its locally developed rocket engine on Wednesday, officials said, taking a step closer to the development of the country's first spac...
Space rocket engine burn time test meets target goal

Nov 28, 2018

GOHEUNG, South Jeolla Province -- The engine burn time of South Korea's locally developed space rocket met its target goal, the government said Wednesday. The test of the 75-ton engine was conducted...
Scientists develop microscopy system to observe cancer treatment

Nov 19, 2018

POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province -- A group of South Korean scientists have developed an optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy, called OR-PAM, to observe the process of cancer treatment. The ...
Korea delays satellite launch due to inspection of rocket

Nov 19, 2018

South Korea said Monday that its new satellite launch has been delayed as American rocket company SpaceX extended its inspection of its Falcon 9. The launch date has been tentatively rescheduled to ...
Korea boosts budget for basic science sector to W1.69 tr

Nov 14, 2018

South Korea said Wednesday that it has raised its budget for the basic science sector to 1.69 trillion won ($1.49 billion) next year as it vowed to focus on researcher-oriented research and developme...
Korea to launch science satellite from US air base

Nov 11, 2018

South Korea's science ministry said Sunday it will launch a small satellite from an air force base in the United States later this month to conduct scientific research. The Ministry of Science and I...
Scientists develop elastic, bio-compatible material

Aug 14, 2018

A group of Korean scientists has developed a new type elastic and bio-compatible material that could be utilized in the research and production of future bioelectronics, a state-run institute said Tu...
Black rice may help prevent osteoporosis: study

Jun 27, 2018

A new study suggested a possibility that black rice might help prevent the onset of osteoporosis. The joint study conducted by Eulji University and Korea University discovered that black rice extrac...
Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

Jun 3, 2018

Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that u...
Korean Air employees hold candlelight vigil against controlling family

May 4, 2018

(Yonhap) Nearly 500 former and current employees of Korean Air Lines Co. staged a candlelight vigil on Friday to protest abusive treatment by the controlling Cho family, amid rising public outcry ov...
Prosecution rejects Korean Air heiress' arrest warrant over alleged assault

May 4, 2018

Prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for a daughter of Korean Air Lines Co.'s chairman over an alleged assault. Earlier, the Seoul Gangseo Police Station said they r...