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

TechnologySept 8, 2019

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...
KT unveils comprehensive system to prevent network fires

TechnologySept 4, 2019

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...
Global data center providers make foray into Korea

TechnologySept 3, 2019

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...
Golfzon makes foray into Vietnam

TechnologySept 2, 2019

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...
Coupang picked as favorite e-commerce firm: survey

TechnologySept 2, 2019

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...
Copyright infringement of Korean content on YouTube rife

TechnologySept 1, 2019

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...
S. Korea online video services face uphill battle against Netflix

TechnologyAug 29, 2019

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...
As Japan lowers Korea’s trade status, Seoul announces W5tr plan to boost materials capacity

IndustryAug 28, 2019

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...
Facebook, Naver join forces in criticizing network usage fee regulations

TechnologyAug 27, 2019

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...
LG CNS recruits former female employees as software instructors

TechnologyAug 27, 2019

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. ...
Does 52-hour workweek rule create more jobs?

EconomyAug 25, 2019

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...
[Newsmaker] Facebook wins court battle over network cutoff

TechnologyAug 22, 2019

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...
Moon administration’s battle against fake news intensifies

TechnologyAug 21, 2019

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...
Antitrust watchdog approves plan to establish ‘Netflix of Asia’

TechnologyAug 20, 2019

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...
Will Facebook win court battle over network usage fee?

TechnologyAug 19, 2019

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...