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Microsoft says not planning to build data center in Korea

IndustryFeb 4, 2014

A Windows operating system logo sits on display outside Microsoft Corp.’s new store in Germany. (Bloomberg) Despite the calls that the data of Korean Microsoft users should be stored locally, the gl...
KT suffers first quarterly deficit in four years

IndustryJan 28, 2014

KT, the nation’s second-largest telecom operator, on Tuesday reported a deficit in its quarterly operating profit for the first time in four years, mostly on account of its sluggish performance in it...
TV, Smartphone sales boost LG Electronics earnings

IndustryJan 27, 2014

South Korea’s tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Monday its net loss narrowed in the fourth quarter of 2013 from a year earlier on improved smartphone sales. Its net loss came to 63.4 billion won (...
Slowing smartphone sales cast cloud over Samsung Electronics

IndustryJan 24, 2014

Source: Samsung Electronics The quarterly operating profit for Samsung Electronics, the world’s top maker of smartphones, fell for the first time in two years amid a slowdown in smartphone sales. T...
S. Korean athletes vow winning performance at Sochi

Olympic GamesJan 23, 2014

South Korean athletes on Thursday reaffirmed their drive to put in a strong showing at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia. Dozens of athletes and officials assembled at the National Training Cen...
Seoul slams Abe for defending shrine visit

Foreign affairsJan 23, 2014

South Korea blasted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday for defending his much-denounced visit to a controversial war shrine last month. Indicating that he may continue visiting the Yaskuni ...
China tries three anti-graft activists in two days

World NewsJan 23, 2014

Two Chinese activists who agitated for officials to disclose assets argued their innocence on Thursday, the second day in a series of prosecutions of anti-corruption campaigners highlighting the gove...
U.S. urges China's efforts to obtain 'early steps' by N. Korea

North KoreaJan 23, 2014

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has called for China to boost bilateral cooperation so North Korea can take "meaningful and early steps" to give up its nuclear ambitions, according to a ...
Lenovo to buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3bn

TechnologyJan 23, 2014

Chinese computer giant Lenovo will buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion, it Thursday, giving it a platform to compete in that sector with US giants Dell and Hewlett-Packard. IBM will r...
Toyota keeps world No. 1 title with record vehicle sales

IndustryJan 23, 2014

Toyota sold a record 9.98 million vehicles last year, it said Thursday, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen to maintain its title of world's biggest automaker. The Japanese auto giant's h...
SK C&C increases inroads into China

IndustryJan 23, 2014

SK C&C president Chung Chul-khil discusses new business plans and trends in the Chinese market with members of the company’s Chinese branches on Thursday. SK C&C president Chung Chul-khil has visite...
Google may face penalty over privacy

TechnologyJan 21, 2014

A Google Maps Camera Car travels down a road to take panoramic photos that will be used for Google Street View, a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth. (Yonhap News) Google could face...
KCC sides with KBS on license fee increase

IndustryJan 20, 2014

Korea Communications Commission chairman Lee Kyeong-jae (Yonhap News) Korea Communications Commission chairman Lee Kyeong-jae confirmed that the organization agrees with the license fee hike submitt...
Korea boosts space partnership with India

IndustryJan 19, 2014

Korea will enhance bilateral partnership with India not only in information technology but also in the aerospace sector, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said in a press release on Su...
KT launches LTE roaming service in Russia

IndustryJan 19, 2014

KT, the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier, said on Sunday the company is now able to provide international Long Term Evolution roaming service in Russia. The company now offers this type of serv...