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[Eye Plus] Where have all the flowers gone?

Along the overpass-turned-park Seoullo 7017 are large pots of flowers that have unfamiliar foreign names but are commonly spotted on the streets of South Korea. Among them are pink flowers with th...

May 16, 2019
Travel
From funny characters to yogurt ladies -- the evolution of fine dust apps

With increasing numbers of South Koreans relying on mobile devices to address health concerns about fine dust, app developers are competing for popularity with creative marketing schemes. During a...

May 16, 2019
Technology
LG Chem signs EV battery deal with Volvo

South Korean battery maker LG Chem said Wednesday it had signed a long-term supply deal with Volvo Cars for electric vehicle batteries, as the Swedish carmaker is aggressively pushing electrificatio...

May 15, 2019
Technology
SK Innovation to invest W580b in second Chinese battery plant

South Korea’s SK Innovation announced Wednesday that it would invest 579.9 billion won ($488.3 million) to build a second electric vehicle battery factory in China, an effort to enhance its presence...

May 15, 2019
Technology
Asia-Pacific telecom giants gather in Korea on 5G

Regional telecom giants gathered in South Korea on Tuesday to discuss their business plans related to the 5G cellular network, as they seek to figure out ways to leverage it in various industries. ...

May 14, 2019
Technology
Users in 50s most enthusiastic Youtube subscribers: data

Subscribers in their 50s and older are the most active users of YouTube in South Korea, data showed Tuesday. According to Seoul-based app analytics firm Wiseapp, people aged 50 and older spent the m...

May 14, 2019
Technology
Competition grows over ‘edge cloud’ computing market in Korea

With telecom companies here accelerating efforts to process massive data at faster speeds since the launch of the fifth-generation cellular network, competition in the cloud edge computing market ha...

May 13, 2019
Technology
LG’s first 5G smartphone fuels new network competition

LG Electronics’ first 5G-powered smartphones have been fueling competition in a new network market where the nation’s three mobile carriers are in a fierce battle for subscribers since the commercial...

May 12, 2019
Industry
SK Telecom joins hands with Instagram for digital ad business

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it will join hands with Instagram for digital advertising and online marketing by employing platforms for the 5G cellular network. During...

May 8, 2019
Industry
Aided by IPTV growth, S. Korea mobile carriers see better-than-expected profit

South Korea’s telecom firms have flagged better-than-expected business outcome during the first quarter of this year, as the companies have witnessed growth in revenue from Internet television servi...

May 8, 2019
Industry
[Herald Interview] Stop blaming technology, it’s on people who use it’

South Korea has been seeking to outperform global competitors with many futuristic innovations, but cryptocurrency is not one of them. Alarmed by the massive price fluctuations of bitcoins, the Kore...

May 7, 2019
Technology
S. Korea joins US-led efforts to send astronauts back to moon

The South Korean government announced Tuesday it had decided to participate in US-led multinational efforts to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 by co-developing devices used for the lunar landin...

May 7, 2019
Industry
Naver’s digital comics nominated for Eisner Awards

Naver said Monday three of its web comics had been nominated in the Eisner Awards’ best web comics category, amid the South Korean internet giant’s foray into overseas markets. According to Naver ...

May 6, 2019
Business
5G smartphone chip about twice as expensive as 4G: JP Morgan

US investment bank JP Morgan has estimated that the price of chips for 5G-powered smartphones would be twice as much as those for 4G-based handsets, a Seoul-based research institute said Monday. Acc...

April 29, 2019
Technology
Galaxy S10 5G priced higher in US than in Korea

Samsung’s first 5G-powered smartphone is expected to carry a higher price tag in the United States than in South Korea. US mobile carrier Verizon said Thursday that it had begun preorders for the ...

April 26, 2019
Technology

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