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Women scientists to meet in SeoulAug 29, 2017The International Conference of Women Scientists and Engineers will open in Seoul this week with some 550 participants discussing the theme "shaping the future," organizers said Tuesday. (Yonhap) T... -
World Veterinary Congress opens to discuss health of humans, animals, environmentAug 28, 2017Thousands of veterinarians gathered Monday in Incheon, west of Seoul, to discuss ways to enhance the health of humans, animals and the environment around the world. In a speech opening the 33rd Worl... -
Over 80% of airborne bacteria identical in Seoul, Beijing: reportAug 28, 2017About 83 percent of airborne bacteria found in airborne pollutants like PM 2.5 in South Korea and China overlap, a study found Monday, suggesting that Korea’s fine dust particles may have originated ... -
Govt. animal quarantine agency acquires know-how to make bird flu vaccineAug 27, 2017South Korea's animal quarantine agency said Sunday that is has acquired know-how to make its own bird flu vaccines. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency said that it has developed candidate vaccin... -
Korea's animal quarantine agency develops diagnosis kit for FMDAug 27, 2017South Korea's animal quarantine agency said Sunday that its has developed the world's first diagnosis kit that can simultaneously check three different types of foot-and-mouth disease strains. The k... -
New science official refuses to step downAug 10, 2017President Moon Jae-in's newly appointed senior science innovation official said Thursday that she will not step down from the post amid growing calls for her resignation due to her involvement in a s... -
Opposition parties ramp up calls to cancel appointment of new science officialAug 9, 2017Opposition parties on Wednesday ratcheted up pressure on President Moon Jae-in to cancel his appointment of a senior science innovation official who was mired in a 2005 stem cell research fraud scand... -
Korea's nuclear policy to focus on 'safety'Aug 8, 2017South Korea is seeking to focus on safety over economic development while pushing for its nuclear policy, the ICT ministry said Tuesday, amid its move to phase out commercial atomic energy generation... -
Korea's Jecheon to host intl. expo on Korean medicine, biotech industry in Sept.Aug 3, 2017JECHEON -- The city of Jecheon, central South Korea, will play host to an international exhibition focused on the Korean medicine and biotech industry in September in a bid to develop the Korean herb... -
New ICT minister urge researchers to face various challengesJul 25, 2017South Korea's new chief ICT policymaker made a visit to the state-run science laboratory on Tuesday, stressing that both the government and researchers should push forward reform to face various chal... -
Scientists apply Nobel Prize-winning concept to batteryJul 21, 2017A group of scientists have greatly improved the capacity and performance of lithium ion batteries based on the Nobel Prize-winning concept called "mechanical bond," the Korea Advanced Institute of Sc... -
Scientists divided over Moon's energy policyJul 20, 2017Scientists are divided over the new government's energy policy that aims to increase electricity output with clean, renewable energy, a survey showed Thursday. The Moon Jae-in government earlier ann... -
Science ministry to be renamed under Moon governmentJul 20, 2017Rival parties decided Thursday to change the name of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning four years after the agency was created. According to the agreement made by the vice floor leade... -
Scientists discover method to identify 'gambling rats'Jul 18, 2017A group of South Korean scientists have developed a method to differentiate the gambling tendencies of different rats, the science ministry said Tuesday, a finding that may contribute to studies of g... -
Korea ranks sixth in Olympiad for chemistryJul 17, 2017South Korean teenagers ranked sixth in an international chemistry competition for youth, winning two gold and two silver medals, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future P...
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