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KT to deduct up to 6-month phone bills for victims of network blackout

South Korean mobile carrier KT announced Monday its plan to compensate those who suffered from a network blackout caused by a fire at its regional branch last month, including the exemption of teleco...

Dec 10, 2018
Technology
Korea, India to hold talks on upgrading trade pact

South Korea and India will hold negotiations to upgrade their existing bilateral trade pact to lower barriers between the two nations, the government here said Monday. The two nations implemented th...

Dec 10, 2018
Economy
Wage gap between large, small firms widens to 1.7 fold in 2014: report

The wage gap between workers in large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises widened in 2014 amid a deepening polarization of the labor market, a report said Monday. According to the repor...

Dec 10, 2018
Economy
Korea's economy showing signs of gradual slowdown: KDI

South Korea's economy is showing signs of a gradual slowdown with export growth cooling amid sluggish private consumption, a state-run think tank said Monday. "The growth pace of exports slowed and ...

Dec 10, 2018
Economy
Samsung expands number of artworks displayed on The Frame TVs to 1,000

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has expanded the number of artworks that can be displayed on its premium The Frame TVs to a whopping 1,000 by joining hands with more museums around the globe. ...

Dec 10, 2018
Technology
LG installs digital signage in Delhi's largest shopping mall

LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it has installed a large digital signage at the largest shopping mall in Delhi in the latest move to promote its organic light-emitting diode displays. The new signag...

Dec 10, 2018
Industry
Hyundai, Kia sales in US surpass 20 million

South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia have sold a combined 20 million vehicles in the US since entering what is currently the world’s second-largest market 33 years ago. Their accumulated sales mar...

Dec 10, 2018
Automode
Digital health care, smart cities key to 4th industrial revolution drive: committee

Admitting to falling short of mediating conflicts among old and new business models, committee pledges intensified role in second term

Dec 10, 2018
Technology
[Monitor] Half of Korean working moms earn less than W2m a month

Almost half of South Korean women aged between 15 and 54 and married with under age children earn less than 2 million won every month, according to data released by Statistics Korea. The data reveal...

Dec 10, 2018
Economy
ICT exports in actual figures fall short of projection

South Korea's actual exports in the information and communications technology sector fall way short of the projected amount the government has announced, a report submitted for parliamentary audit sh...

Dec 10, 2018
Technology
Samsung scouting talents for autonomous driving

Samsung on track to commercialize chips for self-driving cars starting with Tesla’s autonomous model slated for launch in March

Dec 10, 2018
Technology
[News Focus] Korea expanding cooperation with Latin America on cruise-logistics ports

SEJONG - South Korea is expanding its economic partnership with South and Central American countries, which involves co-development projects on maritime affairs in the logistics and tourism segment. ...

Dec 10, 2018
Economy
Number of new companies up in 2017 on economic recovery

The number of newly established companies in South Korea rose 4.2 percent on year in 2017, as the economy rebounded on robust exports, government data showed Monday. Some 913,000 new businesses were...

Dec 10, 2018
Industry
Posco to donate W10b for the needy

South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco plans to donate 10 billion won ($8.88 million) to assist underprivileged families, provide medical services and support the improvement of community housing by ...

Dec 10, 2018
Industry
US-China trade conflict may pose risks to Korean chip makers: report

A continued battle between the US and China to fight for global technological hegemony may pose higher risks to Korea’s two-biggest memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, next year, acc...

Dec 10, 2018
Industry

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