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LG Uplus has fastest 5G download speed in S. Korea: report

Dec 7, 2020

LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has the fastest 5G download speed among South Korean mobile carriers, a report showed Monday. The mobile carrier's median 5G download speed in ...
Naver's live-streaming shopping platform logs 45 million views in 4 months

Dec 7, 2020

Naver Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant internet portal, said Monday that more than 45 million accumulated views have been made at its live-streaming shopping platform in the four months ...
KT supports partner firms to enter foreign markets

Dec 6, 2020

KT, South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, will provide support to local companies to join a foreign tech fair to help them enter the global market, the company said Sunday. The telecommunic...
Korea to tighten grip on global internet giants amid service complaints

Dec 5, 2020

A law revision set to take effect next week will tighten rules for data-hungry internet giants, such as Netflix Inc., amid growing calls for stable services. Earlier this week, the Cabinet passed an...
Samsung conducts biggest personnel reshuffle in 3 years

Dec 4, 2020

Samsung Electronics on Friday announced a large-scale personnel reshuffle, the biggest in three years, owing to a strong performance this year despite the COVID-19 impact. The tech giant promoted a ...
SKT CEO made vice chairman of SK hynix

Dec 3, 2020

With two new vice chairmen, SK Group gears up for ‘financial story’ of each affiliate based on ESG management
Samsung's Tizen OS largest TV streaming platform worldwide: report

Dec 3, 2020

Tizen, a Linux-based operating system developed by Samsung Electronics Co. and Intel Corp., is the world's largest TV streaming platform, a report showed Thursday, thanks to Samsung's robust smart TV...
Samsung names new presidents for semiconductor biz

Dec 2, 2020

Amid high uncertainty, current CEOs retain positions while key affiliates see new chiefs
Mobile carriers consolidate tech biz for new growth drivers

Dec 1, 2020

Mobile carriers consolidate tech biz for new growth driversSouth Korean mobile carriers are merging their tech subsidiaries and consolidating new businesses to boost synergy as they search for new gr...
Samsung says 256-layer V-NAND memory possible with double-stack technology

Dec 1, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to use a double-stack technology to develop its next-generation V-NAND flash memory, industry officials said Tuesday, as the world's largest memory chip producer t...
LG Innotek recognized for helping communities

Dec 1, 2020

LG Innotek, the electronics parts making affiliate of LG Group, has been recognized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities, the firm said Tuesday. ...
Samsung top smartphone vendor in Gulf region in Q3: report

Dec 1, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its leading position in the smartphone market of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in the third quarter of the year, a report showed Tuesday. Samsung accou...
[Photo News] LG Electronics brings robot to convenience stores

Nov 30, 2020

LG Electronics announced Monday that the company had started a trial using the robot at GS Retail’s convenience stores inside LG Science Park in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The delivery robot, CLOi, will coll...
East Asian medical encyclopedia, Korea’s first coin telephone under review as scientific heritage items

Nov 30, 2020

The National Science Museum, operated by the Science and ICT Ministry, said Monday that it was reviewing a list of eight items that may qualify for official recognition as part of South Korea’s scien...
Ministry's frequency redistribution price still higher than carriers' offer

Nov 30, 2020

The ICT ministry said Monday the redistribution price for past generation network frequency bands used by the country's major mobile carriers should be at least 3.17 trillion won ($2.9 billion). The...