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LTE speed gap in Seoul metropolitan area widens: lawmaker

The fourth-generation Long Term Evolution internet speeds are not consistent and vary across the Seoul metropolitan area, a lawmaker said Monday. Citing a 2018 survey conducted by the Ministry of ...

October 14, 2019
Technology
Movies, dramas become new lucrative business for S. Korean internet companies

South Korea’s leading internet firms are seeking to boost their presence in the entertainment industry by capitalizing on online content popular here and overseas. Using their internet cartoons, K-p...

October 13, 2019
Industry
LIG Nex1 to participate in Seoul ADEX 2019

South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 said Thursday that it will attend an international defense exhibition in Seoul to showcase the company’s weapon systems and technological prowess for battlefields ...

October 10, 2019
Industry
Naver, Kakao seek to woo consumers with service upgrades

South Korean internet giants Naver and Kakao are seeking to attract more subscribers with service upgrades reflecting the rapid changes in online behavior. The country’s biggest search engine Naver ...

October 9, 2019
Technology
GS E&C to invest in petrochemical plant construction project in Turkey

South Korean builder GS Engineering & Construction said Tuesday it will invest in a massive petrochemical plant construction project in Turkey by purchasing a nearly 50 percent stake in a constructio...

October 8, 2019
Industry
Nuclear plant operator remains vulnerable to cyberattack: lawmaker

Cyberattacks targeting South Korea’s nuclear plant operators have occurred constantly over the past decade, with the number of hacking attempts during the period reaching more than 1,300, a lawmaker...

October 7, 2019
Technology
Hashed invests in Ethereum scalability project

South Korea’s blockchain fund Hashed said Wednesday it has invested in a project to boost the Ethereum blockchain system’s scalability to accelerate the development of decentralized applications ac...

October 2, 2019
Technology
Mobile driver license to be available early next year

Instead of carrying a driver’s license, residents of South Korea will be able to prove their driving qualification via a smartphone app next year. Korean National Policy Agency said Wednesday it had...

October 2, 2019
Business
YouTube targeted for circulating ‘fake news’

The Democratic Party said Tuesday it is moving to curb “misinformation” on online streaming websites, including YouTube, the most popular content-sharing platform here. The ruling party’s special ...

October 1, 2019
Technology
[From the Scene] How 5G connects Korea’s most isolated town to world

DAESEONG-DONG, Demilitarized Zone -- Tucked in the middle of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, Daeseong-dong is perhaps the most isolated town in South Korea since th...

September 30, 2019
Technology
SK Innovation, EVE Energy to build EV battery plants in China

SK Innovation said Friday it will establish a joint venture with Chinese battery maker EVE Energy to build electric vehicle battery plants in China. The project will involve $525 million to build ...

September 27, 2019
Industry
LG Chem files additional lawsuits against SK Innovation

LG Chem said Friday it has filed additional lawsuits against SK Innovation and its US affiliate, raising the stakes in a monthslong legal battle over electric vehicle battery patents. In a stateme...

September 27, 2019
Industry
Will KakaoTalk kill off text messaging services?

Despite South Korean mobile carriers’ efforts to rekindle the use of text messages, the prospects of the once-lucrative business continue to look grim. The country’s three biggest telecom firms --...

September 26, 2019
Technology
SKT previews Microsoft’s xCloud game-streaming service for 5G users

South Korea’s telecom giant SK Telecom said Wednesday that it is inviting online applications for free trials of Microsoft’s upcoming cloud-based game-streaming service Project xCloud. According t...

September 25, 2019
Technology
Global e-scooter companies flock to Korea

Global electric scooter operators are entering South Korea’s micro-mobility market, intensifying competition in the bike-sharing market. According to industry sources, US-based e-scooter and bike co...

September 25, 2019
Technology

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