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January 17, 2019 Industry

Naver updates translation service for Korean honorifics

South Korean internet giant Naver released an update to its online translation service that is capable of rendering English into honorific Korean, as foreign users have often found it difficult to re...

Korea sets FCEV target at 80,000 units by 2022

South Korea will increase the number of hydrogen-powered vehicles on the roads by 80,000 units in the next four years, the finance minister said Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for ...

January 16, 2019
Economy
SKT introduces new messaging service in challenge to Kakao Talk

South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom on Tuesday unveiled a new text-message service designed to more efficiently deliver videos and pictures -- a move that industry watchers said signaled an inten...

January 15, 2019
Technology
Kakao suspends carpooling service over protests from taxi drivers

South Korean tech giant Kakao said Tuesday it will suspend the test run of its carpooling service, following a monthslong standoff with taxi drivers who claim the business will threaten their operati...

January 15, 2019
Technology
‘Feminist’ tops list of most searched words on Naver dictionary

South Korea’s biggest internet portal Naver said Tuesday that “feminist” was the most searched word in the company’s online Korean dictionary last year, reflecting heated debate over gender equality...

January 15, 2019
Technology
No more games on TV: Streaming services replacing TVs in sports broadcasts

When South Korea secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Kyrgyzstan at the Asian Cup Games in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Korean soccer fans did not rely on traditional broadcasters to watch the ...

January 14, 2019
Technology
SKT partners SM Entertainment on AI-based technology for K-pop content

South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom has pledged to work with major K-pop agency S.M. Entertainment to use the former’s artificial intelligence technology in separating singers’ vocals fro...

January 11, 2019
Industry
LG Electronics sees 80% drop in Q4 profit

LG Electronics has reported an earnings shock for the fourth quarter, with an 80 percent on-year drop in operating profit for the quarter and a nearly 90 percent drop from the previous quarter, main...

January 9, 2019
Industry
SK Innovation chief shifts focus to global battery biz

The chief of South Korea’s leading energy firm SK Innovation Kim Jun is currently visiting the US as part of the company’s shift in focus from the traditional refinery business to the battery and ma...

January 7, 2019
Industry
Will coalition of SK Telecom, media giants be a match for Netflix?

With South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier pledging to integrate its streaming service with that of the country’s major broadcasters, focus is on how much the collaboration will affect the growing co...

January 7, 2019
Industry
[Eye Plus] Flights of fancy at Joseon archery range

On a chilly day in December, a group of people gathered in a grass field in downtown Seoul to practice what was one of the most sought-after pastimes in the Joseon era: archery. After notching the...

January 3, 2019
Culture
Cheong Wa Dae ramps up dialogue with conglomerate executives

President Moon Jae-in’s chief policy adviser held a closed-door meeting with South Korean conglomerate executives late last year, the presidential office confirmed Thursday, in what appeared to be th...

January 3, 2019
Economy
Number of mobile subscription changes falls to 13-year low: data

The number of people who switched their mobile carriers plunged to a 13-year low last year after a series of government measures designed to prevent subscribers from receiving hefty subsidies for ch...

January 2, 2019
Technology
[Newsmaker] Kim Jong-un calls for 'complete halt' to US-S. Korea joint military exercises

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday urged South Korea to “completely halt” military exercises with the United States, a move that analysts see as a way of increasing pressure on Seoul and Wa...

January 1, 2019
Defense
Conscientious objectors to serve at correctional facilities for 36 months

The government has finalized plans for alternative service for conscientious objectors, but controversy over the matter looks likely to continue. On Friday, the Ministry of National Defense announce...

December 30, 2018
Defense

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