The Korea Herald

Van der Waals Materials Research Center pioneering future of new materials

May 6, 2020

Yonsei University’s Van der Waals Materials Research Center is leading the search for next-generation 2-D materials that could revolutionize the field of semiconductors. Led by professor Im Seong-il...
S. Korea to spend W616b on space projects in 2020

Mar 8, 2020

South Korea plans to spend around 615.8 billion won ($516.5 million) on space development projects this year as the country gears up to launch its first domestically-built rocket and next generation ...
Korea's geostationary environmental monitoring satellite in orbit

Mar 8, 2020

South Korea's geostationary environmental monitoring satellite has successfully reached its designated orbit around the Earth, the science ministry said Sunday. The Chollian-2B that blasted off atop...
Scientists restore indigenous dog breed

Dec 3, 2019

A cloned dog of a native breed close to extinction, the Sapsaree, gave birth to puppies last year, and one of them became pregnant recently. Short-haired Sapsarees are rare among the characteristica...
Exhibition highlighting biological resources of Mekong region opens

Nov 27, 2019

BUSAN -- A special exhibition highlighting the rich ecology surrounding the Mekong region and various uses of the biological resources, such as in skin care and cosmetic products, commemorating the 1...
Korean astronomers discover asteroid that could potentially hit Earth

Jun 25, 2019

South Korean astronomers have discovered an asteroid that could potentially collide with Earth, although the odds are extremely low, marking the first finding of a hazardous asteroid by the country's...
S. Korea to spend 300 bln won to develop midsized next-generation satellites

Apr 28, 2019

South Korea will spend 300 billion won ($264 million) on developing three medium-sized next-generation satellites to improve the country's knowledge of space science and permit better management of a...
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 ...