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Movies, dramas become new lucrative business for S. Korean internet companiesIndustryOct 13, 2019South Korea’s leading internet firms are seeking to boost their presence in the entertainment industry by capitalizing on online content popular here and overseas. Using their internet cartoons, K-p... -
LIG Nex1 to participate in Seoul ADEX 2019IndustryOct 10, 2019South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 said Thursday that it will attend an international defense exhibition in Seoul to showcase the company’s weapon systems and technological prowess for battlefields ... -
Naver, Kakao seek to woo consumers with service upgradesTechnologyOct 9, 2019South Korean internet giants Naver and Kakao are seeking to attract more subscribers with service upgrades reflecting the rapid changes in online behavior. The country’s biggest search engine Naver ... -
GS E&C to invest in petrochemical plant construction project in TurkeyIndustryOct 8, 2019South Korean builder GS Engineering & Construction said Tuesday it will invest in a massive petrochemical plant construction project in Turkey by purchasing a nearly 50 percent stake in a constructio... -
Nuclear plant operator remains vulnerable to cyberattack: lawmakerTechnologyOct 7, 2019Cyberattacks targeting South Korea’s nuclear plant operators have occurred constantly over the past decade, with the number of hacking attempts during the period reaching more than 1,300, a lawmaker... -
Hashed invests in Ethereum scalability projectTechnologyOct 2, 2019South Korea’s blockchain fund Hashed said Wednesday it has invested in a project to boost the Ethereum blockchain system’s scalability to accelerate the development of decentralized applications ac... -
Mobile driver license to be available early next yearBusinessOct 2, 2019Instead of carrying a driver’s license, residents of South Korea will be able to prove their driving qualification via a smartphone app next year. Korean National Policy Agency said Wednesday it had... -
YouTube targeted for circulating ‘fake news’TechnologyOct 1, 2019The Democratic Party said Tuesday it is moving to curb “misinformation” on online streaming websites, including YouTube, the most popular content-sharing platform here. The ruling party’s special ... -
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[From the Scene] How 5G connects Korea’s most isolated town to worldTechnologySept 30, 2019DAESEONG-DONG, Demilitarized Zone -- Tucked in the middle of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, Daeseong-dong is perhaps the most isolated town in South Korea since th... -
SK Innovation, EVE Energy to build EV battery plants in ChinaIndustrySept 27, 2019SK Innovation said Friday it will establish a joint venture with Chinese battery maker EVE Energy to build electric vehicle battery plants in China. The project will involve $525 million to build ... -
LG Chem files additional lawsuits against SK InnovationIndustrySept 27, 2019LG Chem said Friday it has filed additional lawsuits against SK Innovation and its US affiliate, raising the stakes in a monthslong legal battle over electric vehicle battery patents. In a stateme... -
Will KakaoTalk kill off text messaging services?TechnologySept 26, 2019Despite South Korean mobile carriers’ efforts to rekindle the use of text messages, the prospects of the once-lucrative business continue to look grim. The country’s three biggest telecom firms --... -
SKT previews Microsoft’s xCloud game-streaming service for 5G usersTechnologySept 25, 2019South Korea’s telecom giant SK Telecom said Wednesday that it is inviting online applications for free trials of Microsoft’s upcoming cloud-based game-streaming service Project xCloud. According t... -
Global e-scooter companies flock to KoreaTechnologySept 25, 2019Global electric scooter operators are entering South Korea’s micro-mobility market, intensifying competition in the bike-sharing market. According to industry sources, US-based e-scooter and bike co...
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