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Revenues of Korean IoT firms surpass W10tr in 2019IndustryFeb 26, 2020South Korea-based internet-of-things firms posted revenue of over 10 trillion won in 2019, up 16.2 percent on-year, according to the ICT Ministry on Tuesday. This is the first time for IoT companies... -
Air Busan suspends 25 international routes amid coronavirus outbreakIndustryFeb 24, 2020Air Busan on Monday said it will suspend 78 percent of its international routes next month to counter business challenges amid the COVID-19 outbreak. In March, the domestic low-cost carrier will sto... -
Use of AI speakers, PCs, smartphones increases in Korea amid COVID-19 outbreakIndustryFeb 21, 2020The use of AI speakers, PCs and smartphones has increased here amid the COVID-19 outbreak, according to industry data. South Korean mobile carrier KT on Friday said use of its AI speaker Giga Genie ... -
Samsung’s Z Flip Thom Browne edition sells out in 2 1/2 hoursIndustryFeb 21, 2020Online sales of Samsung Electronics’ Z Flip Thom Browne edition ended within just 2 1/2 hours on Friday. Samsung Electronics at Thursday midnight started sales of the limited Thom Browne edition of ... -
South Korea’s environment monitoring satellite successfully launchedTechnologyFeb 19, 2020The world’s first geostationary environment-monitoring satellite Chollian 2B made by South Korea has been successfully launched and reached outer space, the country’s aerospace research institute sai... -
South Korea’s environment-monitoring satellite Chollian 2B awaits countdownTechnologyFeb 18, 2020The satellite is equipped on the Ariane 5 ECA rocket, a type of launch vehicle that has carried out 70 successful missions to date. The Chollian 2A was also launched on this rocket. Upon the launch,... -
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip flies off shelves on first dayIndustryFeb 14, 2020Samsung Electronics’ foldable phone Galaxy Z Flip went on sale online and offline in Korea on Friday, with some online vendors selling out within 30 minutes. It started taking preorders for its new ... -
With MWC 2020 canceled, Korean firms put plans on holdIndustryFeb 13, 2020The Barcelona-based Mobile World Congress has withstood a bevy of bad news in its 33-year history, including the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemi... -
CJ ENM partners with US-based production firmsIndustryFeb 12, 2020CJ ENM partners with US-based production firms By Shim Woo-hyun CJ ENM said Wednesday it has signed a strategic partnership deal with US-based production giant Skydance Media to increase its footho...
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Samsung SDI announces joint venture with local battery material makerIndustryFeb 11, 2020South Korea’s second-largest battery maker Samsung SDI said Tuesday it will launch a joint venture with local battery material maker EcoPro BM, as part of its efforts to develop next-generation batte... -
Korean tech firms to resume production in ChinaIndustryFeb 9, 2020South Korean tech firms plan to resume operations at their facilities in China on Monday -- after an extended 17-day holiday for Lunar New Year -- despite the ceaseless spread of the novel coronaviru... -
LG Electronics not joining MWC 2020 over coronavirus fearsIndustryFeb 5, 2020LG Electronics said Wednesday that the company was canceling its exhibition at Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona, Spain, amid growing concerns over the new coronavirus that recently emerged in ... -
Films on epidemic disease go viral on OTT platforms in KoreaIndustryFeb 4, 2020More people are using OTT services amid mounting fears over the month-old coronavirus epidemic, according to data collected by local over-the-top streaming service operators. Disaster films are espec... -
KT ditches Oracle’s database management systemTechnologyFeb 3, 2020KT has recently changed its database management system operator from Oracle to a third-party business, according to industry sources Monday. The mobile carrier has reportedly chosen Rimini Street as... -
Korea’s semiconductor show canceled amid coronavirus outbreakIndustryJan 31, 2020Semi Korea, the local organizer of Semicon Korea, on Friday canceled the nation’s semiconductor show due to mounting concerns over the new coronavirus. Semi Korea’s decision came in line with World ...
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