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Samsung names new presidents for semiconductor bizTechnologyDec 2, 2020Samsung Economic Research Institute tapped Kim Jae-yeol, president of sports marketing research, as head of the global strategy group that was formed to raise global talent and provide strategy consu... -
LG Innotek recognized for helping communitiesTechnologyDec 1, 2020LG 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. ... -
Apple to make harder push in Korea with 2nd Apple StoreTechnologyNov 30, 2020Apple Korea announced Monday it would open its second South Korean store in Yeouido, the financial district in northwestern Seoul, as part of a strategy to expand its sales and services in the countr... -
Will rumors of ‘no Galaxy Note in 2021’ turn out to be true?TechnologyNov 30, 2020Several moves recently made by Samsung allude to a major change in the tech giant’s smartphone lineup strategy for 2021, according to various news reports on Monday. One of the biggest changes would... -
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[Chew on IT] Major M&As reshape global chip marketTechnologyNov 29, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has proven the importance of semiconductors. While the novel coronavirus has roiled many other industries, the chip industry has not just survived, but thrived owing to... -
LG Uplus’ CEO creates new biz unit for growthTechnologyNov 29, 2020LG Uplus, the third-biggest mobile carrier by subscriptions in South Korea, said Sunday that it has created a division for new businesses that it hopes will propel the company’s growth. The telecom ... -
LG Group to establish new holding firmIndustryNov 26, 2020LG Group, the fourth-biggest conglomerate in South Korea, will add a new holding firm before its planned leadership split-off, the group announced Thursday. Spearheaded by the current holding compan... -
KT announces first IPTV export to ThailandTechnologyNov 26, 2020South Korean mobile carrier KT said Thursday the company’s Internet Protocol television service is now available in Thailand, marking the first export case of IPTV platform technology to a foreign co... -
SK Telecom spins off mobility businessTechnologyNov 26, 2020SK Telecom announced Thursday the mobile carrier’s shareholders approved the spinoff of its mobility business unit as part of enhancing the carrier’s future mobility solutions. Approved by 99.98 per... -
Samsung’s top brass gather for 33rd anniversary of founder’s deathIndustryNov 19, 2020Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and the company’s top brass gathered in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday to mark the 33rd anniversary of founder Lee Byung-chull’s death. The memori... -
Coupang now among 3 biggest employers in KoreaRetailNov 17, 2020E-commerce giant Coupang was the third-largest business in South Korea in terms of staff as of the third quarter of this year, following Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, a market research firm ... -
LG Group to split off non-electronics affiliatesIndustryNov 16, 2020Split-offs of affiliates has been a long-time tradition in the LG family. The tradition goes as the eldest son of the group chief inherits management power of the conglomerate after the former chief... -
Higher the better? NAND memory tech competition heats upTechnologyNov 12, 2020With the latest announcement of Micron’s completion of a 176-layer NAND Flash chip, pressure is mounting on market leader Samsung Electronics over its belated new product launch. Up until early this... -
LG sweeps US Consumer Reports picks for OLED TVsTechnologyNov 11, 2020Two of the top four televisions of 2020 selected by US Consumer Reports were LG Electronics’ organic light-emitting diode TVs, according to a report on Wednesday. The LG OLED TV 65-inch C9 and CX mo... -
Call me Sammy: Samsung adds new wake-up word to AI speakerTechnologyNov 5, 2020“Sammy” is a new wake-up word for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Home Mini speaker, according to the tech giant on Thursday. Samsung has recently added the new word to wake up its voice-activated artif...
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