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Samsung SDS, Credorax ink blockchain-based financial services partnership

Mar 4, 2020

Samsung SDS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Credorax, an Israel-based fintech and smart payments provider to nations in the European Union and European Economic Area, according to the c...
Korean panel makers’ transformation from LCD to OLED meets virus hurdle

Mar 4, 2020

LG Display, Samsung Display start to downsize LCD business, expansion of OLED hampered by coronavirus spread
Samsung heir visits smartphone plant in Gumi

Mar 3, 2020

Lee, with a face mask, checked out the current production process as he took a tour of the assembly line along with President Roh Tae-moon, head of the mobile device business. “I really appreciate y...
Chip industry rebounds despite coronavirus woes

Mar 3, 2020

The semiconductor industry, bellwether for the South Korean economy, showed signs of recovery last month, despite the aggravating coronavirus woes, according to various indicators Tuesday. The count...
Samsung’s Gumi plant has 4th coronavirus case confirmed

Mar 2, 2020

Samsung Electronics’ mobile business factory based in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, has confirmed the fourth case of coronavirus infection among its workforce, according to authorities Monday. An...
[Herald Interview] SKT aims to take lead in AR/VR service

Mar 2, 2020

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom is betting on high-end virtual and augmented reality technologies to increase its foothold, despite the complexity. Backed by many years of sturdy investm...
SK Siltron taps EV, 5G markets with former DuPont biz

Mar 2, 2020

SK Siltron said Monday it has acquired the silicon carbide wafer business of Michigan-based DuPont to enter the electric vehicle and 5G network markets. The affiliate of SK Group -- the only wafer p...
[Chew on IT] Over-the-top services boom in Korea despite uncertainties

Mar 1, 2020

Local platforms need to push ahead with investments in original contents if they seek overseas expansion
SKT forms global alliance with 9 telcos on 5G mobile edge computing

Mar 1, 2020

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Sunday it has formed an international alliance with nine telecommunication firms to develop 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies and ...
Deutsche Telekom to test-run SKT’s 5G tech in Germany

Feb 27, 2020

Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-mobile, will start testing the 5G radio frequency repeater that it co-developed with SK Telecom during the second quarter of this year, according to a statem...
Samsung Display’s latest OLED globally recognized for quality

Feb 27, 2020

Samsung Display said Thursday its organic light-emitting diode panels for 5G smartphones have been certified as energy-saving and eye-care displays by multiple international organizations. The compa...
Samsung unveils upgraded smartwatches in S. Korea

Feb 27, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled two new smartwatch models in South Korea in a move to expand its presence in the wearable device market. The Galaxy Watch Active2 Golf Edition and the Ga...
Over 80% of Koreans watch videos online

Feb 26, 2020

Eight out of 10, or 81.2 percent, Koreans watch videos online, according to a ICT Ministry report released Wednesday, with about 73.7 percent watching them on a daily basis. The ministry, in its ann...
Huawei unveils new foldable online amid coronavirus scare

Feb 25, 2020

Huawei unveiled its second foldable smartphone, the Mate Xs, in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, in an online broadcast to prevent spreading the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The out-folding Mate X...
LG Chem announces cylindrical battery deal with Lucid Motors

Feb 25, 2020

LG Chem’s cylindrical battery model 21700 is 21 millimeters in diameter and 70 millimeters tall, featuring its NCM811 technology whose battery is comprised of 80 percent nickel, 10 percent cobalt and...