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LG Electronics CTO to join IFA 2020 press conference

Jul 17, 2020

LG Electronics announced Friday that the company’s chief technology officer will join the IFA 2020 press conference as a speaker in September. Although the largest trade show for consumer electronic...
Samsung heir checks on automotive MLCC biz in Busan

Jul 16, 2020

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday visited Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ manufacturing facility for automotive multilayer ceramic capacitors located in Busan as part of the lates...
Leaders of Samsung, Hyundai Motor to meet again over car battery

Jul 16, 2020

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun are expected to meet again to hold a second round of discussions on next-generation electri...
Samsung CEO expresses concerns about protectionism in post-COVID-19 era

Jul 15, 2020

Samsung Electronics’ consumer electronics CEO Kim Hyun-suk on Wednesday expressed concerns over trade protectionism in major countries following a downturn in the home appliance market after the COVI...
Telecom firms to invest W25tr in 5G infrastructure

Jul 15, 2020

The ICT Ministry of South Korea on Wednesday announced that the government and the nation’s major telecommunications firms would invest around 25 trillion won ($22 billion) by 2020 to expand the nati...
LG launches global expert group on future technologies

Jul 14, 2020

LG Electronics has launched a global expert group for the purpose of developing insights on new technologies and discovering new business opportunities, the company announced Tuesday. Chaired by LG’...
Samsung heir lays out 6G vision in new white paper

Jul 14, 2020

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced its vision for the sixth-generation telecommunications network by releasing a white paper supervised by Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong. The white paper entitled ...
LG Electronics launches advisory body to find new growth engines

Jul 14, 2020

LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has launched a networking group with industry experts to explore future technologies and new business opportunities in a move to boost its digital capability. The...
Kakao testing new office version of chat app with higher security

Jul 13, 2020

The operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk is testing a new solution specifying intra-office communication, according to sources Monday. Kakao has been developing the platform sinc...
Samsung affiliate announces 5 new MLCCs for automobiles

Jul 12, 2020

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, an electronic parts supplier affiliated with Samsung Electronics, has developed five new types of multi-layer ceramic capacitors for automobiles, expanding its automotive M...
LG donates electronic masks to Severance Hospital

Jul 12, 2020

The product has received the Electro Magnetic Field Mark from Korea Testing Certification, which is given to products that release electromagnetic waves less than a certain level. Commercialization ...
Koreans use Kakao for messenger, Naver for other purposes: data

Jul 11, 2020

South Korea’s top mobile messenger application KakaoTalk has more users than that of Naver, the nation’s biggest portal, data showed. According to the data from mobile big data platform IGAWORKS, Ka...
Google to strengthen monitoring of fake news and illegal content on YouTube

Jul 10, 2020

Google's video-sharing platform YouTube will cooperate with South Korea to closely monitor and prevent the spread of fake news and illegal content, South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Fri...
ICT Minister to meet with leaders of telecom firms next week, discusses future plan

Jul 10, 2020

ICT Minister Choi Ki-young will meet with the leaders of the nation‘s three major telecommunications firms to discuss details of the current administration‘s New Deal programs and increase cooperatio...
Samsung to support 12 research projects for future science tech

Jul 9, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's leading tech firm, said Thursday it has selected 12 research projects to help the country's efforts to secure future science technologies. Samsung said it will...