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Moblie carriers turn to K-pop idols to boost 5G popularity

As South Korea’s mobile carriers focus on expanding the commercial use of 5G cellular network services since their launch last month, K-pop idols have emerged as an attractive draw to boost the popul...

May 29, 2019
Technology
Huawei says it will keep 5G event in Seoul low profile amid controversy

With confrontation between the Trump administration and Huawei showing no signs of abating, the Chinese tech giant has pledged to go ahead with its plan to celebrate the launch of a fifth-generation...

May 28, 2019
Technology
Samsung Galaxy Fold launch likely to be delayed again

Samsung Electronics seems to be taking more time than expected to fix flaws in the main display of its first foldable smartphone Galaxy Fold, according to industry sources Tuesday. It has been more ...

May 28, 2019
Technology
Bitcoin extends rally amid economic uncertainties, entry of tech firms

Experts attributes Bitcoin’s latest price surge to market concern about US-China trade dispute and tech giants’ foray into cryptocurrency market

May 28, 2019
Technology
Samsung SDS signs strategic partnership with Vietnamese firm

Samsung SDS announced Sunday its strategic investment in Vietnamese information technology services company CMC. The IT unit of South Korea’s major conglomerate group signed a principle agreement th...

May 27, 2019
Technology
South Korea fears collateral damage from US-Huawei fight

Reminded of THAAD controversy, Korean firms jittery over potential impact

May 27, 2019
Technology
SK Innovation brushes off LG Chem suit, pushes for battery biz

SK Innovation, South Korea’s top oil refiner and third player in the electric battery market, announced Monday the company will expand its EV battery production capacity 20-fold by 2025, shrugging of...

May 27, 2019
Technology
GS Home Shopping invests $1.2m in Vietnamese home-sharing startup

GS Home Shopping, a leading home shopping channel operator here, said Sunday that it has invested $1.2 million in Luxstay, a Vietnamese home-sharing platform that targets the Southeast Asian market. ...

May 26, 2019
Technology
Exit Daejeon announces W14.2b startup funding agreement

DAEJEON -- Startups from across South Korea, global startup community leaders and representatives of Daejeon Metropolitan City flocked to Daejeon Convention Center Thursday to mark the end of the thr...

May 23, 2019
Technology
Naver chooses 4 Asian countries as outposts for V Live service expansion

Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan become 'strategic countries' for Naver to expand its K-pop livestreaming service

May 23, 2019
Technology
Seoul to become first global city to use 5G network in public transit

SK Telecom and Seoul city government agree to develop 5G-based map for self-driving cars

May 23, 2019
Technology
Samsung to gain in short term from Trump-Huawei standoff: analysts

Samsung expected to benefit in short-term

May 22, 2019
Technology
European nations pitch to attract Korean startups at EXIT Daejeon 2019

European countries pitched to attract South Korean startups during an event held at the Global Startup Festival Daejeon 2019 on Wednesday. During a sideline event called Startup Talk Concert with Fo...

May 22, 2019
Technology
QLED TV leads growth of global TV market in Q1

Quantum-dot light-emitting diode TVs led growth in the world’s premium TV market in the first quarter of this year, in contrast to organic light-emitting diode TVs, according to market data on Wednes...

May 22, 2019
Technology
[Herald Interview] The Shortcut to train talent from diverse backgrounds

DAEJEON -- Established in January, 2016, The Shortcut, a community-based Finnish organization, has been offering pro-bono training programs for people with diverse backgrounds, including refugees, im...

May 22, 2019
Technology

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