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#Clubhouse
Clubhouse to launch Android version in S. Korea related article
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Audio-based social networking service Clubhouse will launch on Google's Android operating system in South Korea this week, its U.S.-based developer Alpha Exploration Co. s... 10:24 May. 18
#editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 18)
Nuclear policy shift It is necessary to develop small modular reactors Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Song Young-gil has called on the Moon Jae-in administration to reconside... 07:09 May. 18
#Samsung Display
Samsung, LG to unveil advanced displays at SID 2021 related article
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co., the country's two largest display makers, on Monday said they will unveil their latest innovations at the world's leading exhibitio... 11:10 May. 17
#LG
LG Group to spend over US$100 million for advanced AI tech development related article
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Group, South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, said Monday it will invest more than US$100 million for the next three years to establish massive high-performance com... 11:00 May. 17
#ICT exports
S. Korea's ICT exports up over 30 pct in April related article
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products rose more than 30 percent last month -- the sharpest rise in over 10 years -- on the back ... 11:00 May. 17
#LG
LG introduces wireless charging solutions for electric scooters related article
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. on Monday introduced wireless charging solutions for electric scooters as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its presence in the mobility secto... 10:00 May. 17
#telecom operators
Telcos spend big on data centers on spiking digital services related article
By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean telecom operators are joining other internet service providers to expand their footholds in data centers as the pandemic drives demand for on... 07:42 May. 15
#SK Telecom
SK Telecom completes cancellation of 8.69 mln treasury shares related article
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest wireless carrier, said Friday it has completed its plan to cancel 8.69 million treasury shares in a move to boost shareholder value. ... 10:01 May. 14
#Samsung
Samsung expands blockchain support on Galaxy smartphones related article
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has expanded support for blockchain users trading virtual assets on its Galaxy smartphones amid rising interest in cryptocurrencies.... 09:25 May. 14
#S Korea-chip blueprint
(LEAD) S. Korea to emerge as No. 1 chip powerhouse with 510 tln-won investment by 2030
(ATTN: UPDATES with President Moon's speech in paras 6-12; ADDS photo) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it plans to provide massive tax incentives and state su... 16:39 May. 13
#S Korea
S. Korea to lay out guidelines for AI service development related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ICT ministry said Thursday it will create guidelines and verification processes to create trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) services in a move to addr... 15:30 May. 13
#S Korea-chip blueprint
S. Korea to emerge as No. 1 chip powerhouse with 510 tln-won investment by 2030
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it plans to provide massive tax incentives and state subsidies to chipmakers to encourage them to spend a combined 510 trillio... 15:00 May. 13
#NFT
(Yonhap Feature) Bubble? No, young Korean artists see crypto art as fresh opportunity
By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- When contemporary artist Mari Kim was suggested to "mint" one of her artworks to sell it as an NFT, she did not hesitate. "The sooner, the better," she tho... 09:02 May. 13
#personal computer
PC shipments in S. Korea soar to 10-year high in Q1: report related article
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's personal computer (PC) market expanded to the largest in 10 years in the first quarter of 2021, industry data showed Wednesday, due to robust demand for onli... 11:23 May. 12
#Samsung
Samsung researcher to lead largest working group in 3GPP related article
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that one of its senior researchers will head the largest working group in a global mobile telecommunication standards organization, ... 09:20 May. 12
LG Uplus to invest over 300 bln won to build new data center
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it will invest more than 300 billion won (US$267.9 million) to build a new internet data center amid gr... 18:04 May. 11
#Samsung
Samsung loses top spot in 4 Southeast Asian smartphone markets in Q1: report related article
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. lost its top spot in four major smartphone markets in Southeast Asia in the first quarter of the year, a report showed Tuesday, as it faced intensi... 13:49 May. 11
#Kakao naver
Kakao acquires 2 U.S. webtoon apps to target global market
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Entertainment, an entertainment arm of Kakao Corp., said Tuesday it has acquired U.S.-based online comic app Tapas and fiction app Radish for US$510 million and $440... 13:42 May. 11
#Samsung
Samsung to skip in-person exhibitions at MWC 2021 over virus concerns related article
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. will skip in-person exhibitions at the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair due to novel coronavirus concerns, the company said Tuesday, althoug... 09:27 May. 11
#Samsung
Samsung mulling new smartphone launches in August: sources related article
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is mulling multiple new smartphone launches in August, industry sources said Sunday, as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its leadership in... 10:14 May. 09