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'Korean Dreyfus' acquitted in retrial

PoliticsFeb 13, 2014

A former South Korean student activist at the centre of a notorious miscarriage of justice in the era of military rule was acquitted Thursday in a retrial of abetting a fellow activist's suicide. Ka...
S. Korea drops to 61st in FIFA rankings

SoccerFeb 13, 2014

Korea dropped out of the top 60 in FIFA rankings for the first time in nearly two decades. According to the February ranking unveiled by FIFA on Thursday, South Korea slipped eight spots to No. 61. ...
Kerry seeks to ease tensions in Asia

Foreign affairsFeb 13, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Asia on Thursday on a mission aimed largely at easing tensions between China and its smaller neighbors over territorial disputes and exploring ways to re...
Samsung to unveil ‘bent’ smartphones

IndustryFeb 10, 2014

Samsung unveiled a smartphone with a 14 cm “bent” display, which was called Samsung Youm at CES 2013 in Las Vegas. The screen has a curved edge that can display information such as text messages. Sa...
LG Electronics supplies Google with auto parts

TechnologyFeb 9, 2014

LG Electronics has provided four high-speed battery chargers for Google’s electric vehicle plug-in charging stations in a bid to make headway in the automotive industry while strengthening its relati...
Toyota close to $1 bln deal to settle U.S. probe -WSJ

IndustryFeb 8, 2014

A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen on the company`s fuel cell concept (FCV) vehicle at the company`s showroom in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Japanese exporters led by Toyota Motor Cor...
HTC, Nokia reach settlement on patent lawsuits

TechnologyFeb 8, 2014

Taiwan's smartphone maker HTC said Saturday it has signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement with Finnish phone giant Nokia to end all pending patent litigation between them. Under the ...
In U.S., Japan's FM says close ties with S. Korea crucial

Foreign affairsFeb 8, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida deliver remarks to media after their meeting at the Department of State in Washington D.C., the United States, Feb. ...
Samsung Antitrust Probe Over Patent Use Closed by U.S.

IndustryFeb 8, 2014

Samsung Electronics Co. won’t be penalized for its efforts to exclude certain Apple Inc. products from the U.S. market after the Justice Department closed an investigation without taking action. The...
Silicon Valley power-grid attack 'terrorism': regulator

InternationalFeb 8, 2014

A former regulator says a 2013 shooting which nearly knocked out Silicon Valley's power supply was a terror attack, possibly testing for a bigger strike, but others cast doubt on the claim. The Fede...
Korean-American man pleads guilty on secret leak charge

North KoreaFeb 8, 2014

A former U.S. State Department arms expert, Stephen Kim, on Friday pleaded guilty to leaking secret information on North Korea to the media. Kim, a Korean-American, is charged with revealing classif...
Apple closes gap with Samsung in China market

IndustryFeb 7, 2014

Samsung Electronics’ smartphone market share in China fell in the fourth quarter of 2013 as its rival Apple saw a marked increase. Analysts said Apple would continue to see a rise in the first quarte...
Mobile business boosts Naver

IndustryFeb 6, 2014

A man looks at NHN Corp.’s Naver homepage. (Bloomberg) Naver Corporation, the nation’s largest search portal company, saw a sharp jump in its stock price after posting strong earnings on Thursday. ...
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...