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KT's webcomic unit to spend W10b on content creation

Oct 13, 2020

Storywiz Co., a webcomic unit of South Korean telecom giant KT Corp., said Tuesday it will spend 10 billion won ($8.7 million) on content creation, heating up competition in the growing local web fic...
Kakao launches live commerce service on its messenger app

Oct 12, 2020

South Korean mobile messenger giant Kakao has officially launched live commerce service “Kakao Shopping Live“ on its messenger application, the company announced Monday. The new service embedded in ...
SKT launches AI-powered voice call application

Oct 12, 2020

SK Telecom, South Korea‘s top mobile carrier, has launched an artificial intelligence-powered voice call application, the company announced Monday. The company’s new voice call application has integ...
Samsung, LG announce Q3 earnings surprise upon pent-up demand amid COVID-19

Oct 8, 2020

Samsung Electronics on Thursday announced an earnings surprise for the third quarter of this year, posting the largest operating profit in two years. The South Korean tech giant said in its prelimin...
[Herald Interview] Hyundai’s self-driving tech partner robust on robotaxis

Oct 8, 2020

Joint venture Motional to test fully driverless system later this year
S. Koreans spent nearly 30 hours on YouTube in Sept.: data

Oct 8, 2020

South Koreans are estimated to have spent nearly 30 hours on YouTube in September, a report showed Thursday, far surpassing other popular social media apps. South Korean users spent an average of 29...
More than half a million 5G network users returned to 4G: report

Oct 7, 2020

The number of 5G network users who returned to 4G network services has surpassed half a million, according to data released by a local lawmaker, Wednesday. The figure -- 562,656 users who downgraded...
Former Daewoo Electronics renamed as Winia Electronics

Oct 7, 2020

Winia Daewoo announced on Wednesday that the company has renamed itself Winia Electronics as part of its strategy to reinforce its business at home and abroad. Winia Daewoo is the home appliance uni...
[Power Korea] Can stem cells eradicate dementia?

Oct 6, 2020

Functional gene-encoding stem cells and mass-production of exosomes as future treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
SK hynix rolls out DDR5 chips as world’s first

Oct 6, 2020

South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix announced Tuesday the company will launch the fifth generation of DRAM chips, DDR5, as the first in the world. Compared to its predecessor DDR4, the latest edi...
Samsung, LG perform better in Q3 despite pandemic

Oct 5, 2020

Anticipations are high for South Korea’s electronics industry to announce earnings surprises for the third quarter, despite initial worries about the impact of COVID-19, according to industry sources...
Samsung's Galaxy S20 FE smartphone to go on sale in S. Korea next week

Oct 5, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday the budget model of its Galaxy S20 smartphone will go on sale in South Korea next week as the tech giant aims to boost its handset sales amid the pandemic. The Ga...
Korean chipmakers to benefit from US restrictions on China's SMIC: analysts

Oct 3, 2020

South Korea's chipmakers are expected to benefit from the United States' export restrictions against China's leading foundry firm, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), analys...
S. Korean bio firms in race for COVID-19 treatment, vaccine development

Oct 3, 2020

South Korean pharmaceutical companies have joined the global race to develop vaccines and treatments for the novel coronavirus, and several of them have received approval for clinical trials from the...
South Korea's first-ever smart project soon to be in action

Oct 2, 2020

South Korea’s first smart city project, involving an area of 2,743,000 square meters in Sejong, is expected to take shape soon as local firms have recently joined the bidding competition. Other smart...