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Samsung to gain in short term from Trump-Huawei standoff: analystsTechnologyMay 22, 2019With the Trump administration banning Huawei from selling technology to the US market, and its suppliers cutting ties with the Chinese firm, South Korean companies are scrambling to figure out how th... -
SK Group comes up with way to measure firm’s social contributionIndustryMay 21, 2019Since returning to office in 2015, SK Group’s chief Chey Tae-won has come up with what appears to be an unorthodox business philosophy: Boosting social contribution is the best way to maximize corpo... -
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[Newsmaker] Tada takes center stage in carpooling service disputeTechnologyMay 20, 2019On March 7, South Korean ride-sharing company Kakao Mobility struck a deal with taxi unions that was expected to bring an end to protests by cab drivers. Two cab drivers had killed themselves by sel... -
KT to enhance partnership with Russia’s biggest telcoTechnologyMay 19, 2019Major South Korean mobile carrier KT said Sunday it has discussed business cooperation with Russia’s biggest telecom firm, Mobile TeleSystems, to boost their partnership in the fifth-generation cell... -
Market surprised by popularity of LG’s first 5G smartphoneTechnologyMay 19, 2019With LG Electronics’ first 5G-powered smartphone attracting more subscribers than its predecessors since its launch earlier this month, speculation is rife about the reasons behind the better-than-e... -
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[Eye Plus] Where have all the flowers gone?TravelMay 16, 2019Along the overpass-turned-park Seoullo 7017 are large pots of flowers that have unfamiliar foreign names but are commonly spotted on the streets of South Korea. Among them are pink flowers with th... -
From funny characters to yogurt ladies -- the evolution of fine dust appsTechnologyMay 16, 2019With increasing numbers of South Koreans relying on mobile devices to address health concerns about fine dust, app developers are competing for popularity with creative marketing schemes. During a... -
LG Chem signs EV battery deal with VolvoTechnologyMay 15, 2019South Korean battery maker LG Chem said Wednesday it had signed a long-term supply deal with Volvo Cars for electric vehicle batteries, as the Swedish carmaker is aggressively pushing electrificatio... -
SK Innovation to invest W580b in second Chinese battery plantTechnologyMay 15, 2019South Korea’s SK Innovation announced Wednesday that it would invest 579.9 billion won ($488.3 million) to build a second electric vehicle battery factory in China, an effort to enhance its presence... -
Asia-Pacific telecom giants gather in Korea on 5GTechnologyMay 14, 2019Regional telecom giants gathered in South Korea on Tuesday to discuss their business plans related to the 5G cellular network, as they seek to figure out ways to leverage it in various industries. ... -
Users in 50s most enthusiastic Youtube subscribers: dataTechnologyMay 14, 2019Subscribers in their 50s and older are the most active users of YouTube in South Korea, data showed Tuesday. According to Seoul-based app analytics firm Wiseapp, people aged 50 and older spent the m... -
Competition grows over ‘edge cloud’ computing market in KoreaTechnologyMay 13, 2019With telecom companies here accelerating efforts to process massive data at faster speeds since the launch of the fifth-generation cellular network, competition in the cloud edge computing market ha... -
LG’s first 5G smartphone fuels new network competitionIndustryMay 12, 2019LG Electronics’ first 5G-powered smartphones have been fueling competition in a new network market where the nation’s three mobile carriers are in a fierce battle for subscribers since the commercial... -
SK Telecom joins hands with Instagram for digital ad businessIndustryMay 8, 2019South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it will join hands with Instagram for digital advertising and online marketing by employing platforms for the 5G cellular network. During... -
Aided by IPTV growth, S. Korea mobile carriers see better-than-expected profitIndustryMay 8, 2019South Korea’s telecom firms have flagged better-than-expected business outcome during the first quarter of this year, as the companies have witnessed growth in revenue from Internet television servi...
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