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Nexon’s new MMORPG ‘V4’ to roll out later this month

South Korea’s biggest video games company, Nexon, is seeking to launch its new mobile role-playing game “V4” later this month. According to Nexon, V4 is to be released to the public on Sep. 27 wit...

September 8, 2019
Technology
KT unveils comprehensive system to prevent network fires

Last November, when a fire broke out in the basement of a KT building in the Ahyeon neighborhood of central Seoul, those living in the country’s most wired city discovered how fragile their telecommu...

September 4, 2019
Technology
Global data center providers make foray into Korea

With South Korea’s public and private sectors both looking to adopt cloud computing technologies more widely, an increasing number of global data management firms are making inroads here. US-based g...

September 3, 2019
Technology
Golfzon makes foray into Vietnam

South Korea’s leading golf simulator maker, Golfzon, is seeking to enhance its business presence in Vietnam, riding on the sport’s growing popularity in the Southeast Asian country. By the end of th...

September 2, 2019
Technology
Coupang picked as favorite e-commerce firm: survey

South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang was selected as the most preferred online shopping platform among Korean consumers for its speedy and accurate delivery, a survey showed Monday. According to the...

September 2, 2019
Technology
Copyright infringement of Korean content on YouTube rife

About 9,000 YouTube contents distributed in South Korea have been accused of copyright infringement since January this year, a lawmaker said Sunday, amid growing calls for the government’s enhanced o...

September 1, 2019
Technology
S. Korea online video services face uphill battle against Netflix

Despite their efforts to compete with global video-sharing platforms, South Korea’s online video services are suffering from a drop in subscribers, while global rivals like Netflix and YouTube are en...

August 29, 2019
Technology
As Japan lowers Korea’s trade status, Seoul announces W5tr plan to boost materials capacity

With the effectuation on Wednesday of a Japanese government resolution effectively downgrading South Korea’s trade status, the Korean government pledged to spend 5 trillion won ($4.1 billion) to inc...

August 28, 2019
Industry
Facebook, Naver join forces in criticizing network usage fee regulations

With a South Korean court overruling the media regulator’s decision to fine Facebook Korea for a network outage in 2017, content providers are raising pressure on the government to amend regulations...

August 27, 2019
Technology
LG CNS recruits former female employees as software instructors

South Korean information technology firm LG CNS is recruiting its former female workers as IT educators to provide them with opportunities after they left their jobs for childbirth and parenting. ...

August 27, 2019
Technology
Does 52-hour workweek rule create more jobs?

Despite the government’s efforts to create more jobs by mandating companies to cut their employees’ maximum weekly work hours to 52 hours, it has not contributed to creating more jobs, a report claim...

August 25, 2019
Economy
[Newsmaker] Facebook wins court battle over network cutoff

Facebook Korea has won a yearlong legal battle against the government’s decision to impose a financial penalty for a massive network cutoff in 2017. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled Thursday t...

August 22, 2019
Technology
Moon administration’s battle against fake news intensifies

With tech companies and governments around the world stepping up efforts to curb false content online, the South Korean government is also waging a battle against “fake news” amid recent economic and...

August 21, 2019
Technology
Antitrust watchdog approves plan to establish ‘Netflix of Asia’

Korea’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday approved the integration of two popular video streaming businesses, giving the nod to the local companies’ ambition to establish a massive home-grown streaming p...

August 20, 2019
Technology
Will Facebook win court battle over network usage fee?

After a yearlong legal battle over the government’s decision to impose a financial penalty on Facebook Korea for a massive network cutoff in 2017, South Korea’s court will deliver a verdict this week...

August 19, 2019
Technology

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