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#Samsung
(LEAD) Samsung heir visits R&D center to better prepare for post-pandemic era related article
(ATTN: ADDS comments in 5th para; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea's top conglomerate, Samsung Group, on ... 15:49 Jan. 06
#Samsung
Samsung heir visits R&D center to better prepare for post-pandemic era related article
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea's top conglomerate, Samsung Group, on Wednesday visited the company's research and devel... 14:00 Jan. 06
#digital New Deal
S. Korea to spend nearly 13 tln won on digital New Deal in 2021
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it will spend 12.7 trillion won (US$11.7 billion) this year as part of its digital New Deal program, which aims to foster new tech industries fo... 13:30 Jan. 06
#Sebastian Seung
Samsung to introduce technologies for personalized experience, AI at CES 2021 related article
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. will introduce future technologies that can deliver personalized experiences to people and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for a better home... 13:26 Jan. 06
#CES 2021
Samsung to support 21 local startups at CES 2021 related article
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's leading tech firm, said Wednesday that it will support 21 homegrown startups' participation in the world's largest tech expo next we... 11:00 Jan. 06
#Samsung Health
More than 200 million people used Samsung's fitness app in 2020 related article
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its fitness tracking app was used by more than 200 million people around the globe in 2020 as the South Korean tech giant tries to f... 09:17 Jan. 06
#5G plans
Telcos eye more 5G users with cheap pay plans related article
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mobile carriers are launching cheap payment plans to woo more 5G subscribers amid accelerating user migration to their high-speed 5G networks. LG Uplus Cor... 16:51 Jan. 05
#Samsung
Samsung tipped to top smartphone production in 2021: report related article
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to remain the world's top smartphone producer this year, a report showed Tuesday, though its market share is likely to go down as other... 14:34 Jan. 05
#NCSOFT
NCSOFT signs MOU with CJ ENM for platform business
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean online game maker NCSOFT Corp. said Tuesday it has joined hands with the country's entertainment giant CJ ENM to make further inroads into the ... 14:01 Jan. 05
#chips
S. Korea's chip exports tipped to surpass US$100 bln in 2021 related article
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of chips, one of its key export items, are expected to top US$100 billion this year, the trade ministry said Tuesday, on the back of rising demand of... 11:00 Jan. 05
#SK hynix
SK hynix seeks global leadership in cooperation with ICT powerhouses: chief related article
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. needs to actively seek cooperation with world ICT powerhouses to become a leading tech firm, its top executive said Monday, hinting that South Korea's No. 2 ... 15:56 Jan. 04
#telcos Q4
Mobile carriers tipped to log robust Q4 results on 5G growth related article
By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mobile carriers are expected to report improved earnings for the final quarter of 2020 on the back of steady growth in 5G users, analysts sai... 15:05 Jan. 04
#lineage
NCSOFT's Lineage 2M to land in Japan, Taiwan in Q1 related article
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lineage 2M, a mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), will land in Japan and Taiwan during the first quarter of this year, South Kore... 14:18 Jan. 04
#Samsung
Samsung, LG to focus on fostering future growth engines in 2021 related article
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two electronics giants -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. -- on Monday vowed to foster their future growth engines in 2021 as they unveiled Ne... 11:59 Jan. 04
#CES2021
More than 330 Korean exhibitors to attend CES 2021 related article
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than 330 South Korean exhibitors are expected to introduce their new products and cutting-edge services at the world's largest tech expo next week, data from its orga... 09:54 Jan. 04
#Samsung
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S21 smartphone next week related article
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday confirmed that new models of its flagship smartphone lineup will be unveiled next week as the South Korean tech giant tries to fend off c... 09:09 Jan. 04
S. Korea to invest nearly 6 tln won into science, ICT R&D in 2021
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it will spend 5.8 trillion won (US$5.3 billion) on science and information and communication technology (ICT) research this year as the country fos... 12:00 Jan. 03
#5G tally
S. Korea's 5G users near 11 mln in November: data related article
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea racked up nearly 11 million users on fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks as of end-November, data showed Thursday. The country had 10.9 million 5G users ... 18:35 Dec. 31
#bio exports
Bio sector output up 16.2 pct at over 12 tln won in 2019: data
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Output in South Korea's bio industry increased 16.2 percent in 2019 from the previous year on the back of robust growth of outsourced business, industry da... 15:19 Dec. 31
#5G quality
(LEAD) S. Korea's 5G network speeds up in H2: report related article
(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 11-14) SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 5G download speed and overall quality improved in the second half of the year from the first half as the country ra... 14:46 Dec. 30