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#5G quality
S. Korea's 5G network speeds up in H2: report related article
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 races to deploy nationwide coverage of the ... 11:00 Dec. 30
#naver
Naver's V Live streaming platform logs 100 mln global downloads
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top internet portal operator, Naver Corp., said Monday its live streaming platform, V Live, has surpassed an accumulated 100 million download... 10:26 Dec. 28
#retail investors
Samsung Electronics top pick of S. Korean retail investors this year
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean retail investors have loaded up on shares in top-cap Samsung Electronics Co. this year, reaping a huge return on their investments, data showed Monday. Loca... 08:32 Dec. 28
#Coupang
E-commerce giant Coupang launches video streaming service related article
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Coupang Corp., South Korea's leading e-commerce operator, said Thursday it has launched a subscription-based video streaming service, heating up competition in the countr... 14:11 Dec. 24
#SK Telecom
SK Telecom teams up with AWS to launch 5G edge cloud service related article
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top wireless provider, said Thursday it has partnered with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) to launch the country's first 5G edge cloud service... 10:21 Dec. 24
#COVID-19 prevention
(LEAD) S. Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check related article
(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology at Incheon International Airport to operate an artificial intellige... 18:25 Dec. 23
#LG Electronics
(LEAD) LG Electronics to set up EV parts JV with Canada's Magna related article
(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4, 6-9) SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will launch an electric car parts joint venture worth about US$1 billion next year with Ca... 16:24 Dec. 23
#web comic
S. Korean web comic sector logs 640 bln won in sales in 2019
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's web comic industry logged 640 billion won (US$577 million) in sales last year, up 37.3 percent from the previous year, a report showed Wednesday. The Kor... 15:40 Dec. 23
#COVID-19 prevention
S. Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check related article
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology at Incheon International Airport to operate an artificial intelligence (AI) system tha... 15:14 Dec. 23
#LG Electronics
LG Electronics to set up EV parts JV with Canada's Magna related article
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will launch an electric car parts joint venture worth about US$1 billion next year with Canadian auto parts company Magna Internatio... 14:26 Dec. 23
#tech trade
S. Korea's tech trade at record high last year: data related article
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's technology trade reached an all-time high of US$31.6 billion last year, up 10.1 percent from 2018, government data showed Tuesday. Technology trade refer... 12:00 Dec. 22
#COVID-19
SK Telecom to develop pandemic-fighting AI with Samsung and Kakao related article
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday it has partnered with Samsung Electronics Co. and Kakao Corp., the country's top mobile messenger opera... 09:35 Dec. 22
#5G speed
S. Korea's 5G download speed fastest globally: report related article
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has the fastest 5G download speed in the world, reaching over 350 megabits per second (Mbps), a report showed Monday. The country's 5G download speed stood... 15:43 Dec. 21
#S Korea-growth engine
S. Korea eyes nurturing key industries as new growth engines related article
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it plans to foster what it calls the "Big 3" industries, namely green cars, biohealth, and non-memory chips, in line with effor... 14:55 Dec. 21
#video game market
S. Korea's video game market ranked 5th largest globally last year: report related article
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's video game market was the fifth largest in the world in 2019, falling one position from the previous year, a report showed Monday. The country's video ga... 11:13 Dec. 21
#Samsung
Samsung ranks 2nd in Indian smartphone market in Oct.: report related article
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. ranked second in the Indian smartphone market in October, a report showed Friday, as the world's largest smartphone vendor led the midpriced segme... 11:28 Dec. 18
#Spotify
Spotify set to launch streaming service in Korea in 2021 related article
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Global streaming giant Spotify said Friday it plans to launch a music streaming service in South Korea, home to the booming K-pop industry, in the first half of 2021. ... 10:09 Dec. 18
#Samsung
Samsung releases new Galaxy Book laptops related article
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday introduced new models of its Galaxy Book laptop series as the South Korean tech aims to boost personal computer (PC) sales amid the stay... 09:19 Dec. 18
#LG Uplus
LG Uplus shows off 5G autonomous parking tech related article
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, demonstrated Thursday an autonomous vehicle that can park on its own, using its high-speed 5G network. In an onl... 11:50 Dec. 17
#CES 2021
LG Electronics unveils theme for CES 2021 related article
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday unveiled its theme for the upcoming media event at the world's largest tech expo next year as the South Korean tech giant vowed to introdu... 11:04 Dec. 17