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Naver’s digital comics nominated for Eisner Awards

Naver said Monday three of its web comics had been nominated in the Eisner Awards’ best web comics category, amid the South Korean internet giant’s foray into overseas markets. According to Naver ...

May 6, 2019
Business
5G smartphone chip about twice as expensive as 4G: JP Morgan

US investment bank JP Morgan has estimated that the price of chips for 5G-powered smartphones would be twice as much as those for 4G-based handsets, a Seoul-based research institute said Monday. Acc...

April 29, 2019
Technology
Galaxy S10 5G priced higher in US than in Korea

Samsung’s first 5G-powered smartphone is expected to carry a higher price tag in the United States than in South Korea. US mobile carrier Verizon said Thursday that it had begun preorders for the ...

April 26, 2019
Technology
LG Electronics to stop smartphone production in Korea

LG Electronics confirmed Thursday that it would stop producing smartphones in South Korea and move manufacturing plants to Vietnam in an effort to improve profitability amid a slump in global smartp...

April 25, 2019
Industry
Naver’s Q1 operating profit falls nearly 20 percent

South Korean internet giant Naver announced Thursday its operating profit fell nearly 20 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, as the company has witnessed worsened profitability followi...

April 25, 2019
Technology
Netflix decides against cheaper subscription in Korea

Global streaming service Netflix said Wednesday it has concluded its trial of mobile-only subscription plans for South Koreans users, signaling it will not roll out the pricing scheme that is cheape...

April 24, 2019
Technology
Over 90% of Koreans to have 5G access by 2019: ICT Ministry

The South Korean government said Wednesday it will expand coverage of the fifth-generation wireless network, with a goal of providing the service to more than 90 percent of the population by the end...

April 24, 2019
Technology
Naver’s Papago more popular than Google Translate among Koreans

South Korean tech giant Naver said Tuesday its translation service has become more popular than that of Google among South Korean users, with the number of people using Naver’s Papago app surpassing ...

April 23, 2019
Technology
KT revamps pay TV services to compete with Netflix

With the global streaming service Netflix gaining popularity among South Koreans by offering original content, the country’s major telecom firm KT has revamped its pay TV services to prevent subscrib...

April 23, 2019
Technology
Huawei says Trump is being ‘narrow-minded’ in global 5G race

Huawei has criticized US President Donald Trump for being “narrow-minded” toward China’s growth in fifth-generation network technology, dismissing US security concerns over Chinese company’s equipme...

April 22, 2019
Technology
South Korean mobile carriers admit 5G teething problems

With complaints increasing among local users as to the quality of the fifth-generation cellular network, the country’s mobile carriers have admitted their services failed to meet consumer expectatio...

April 21, 2019
Technology
Naver disapproves of Korean firms' dependence on foreign cloud-service platforms

CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province -- South Korean internet giant Naver on Thursday criticized local conglomerates for relying too much on foreign cloud-computing services, urging the government to help pr...

April 18, 2019
Technology
AWS aims to expand cloud business into financial sector in Korea

Amazon Web Services on Wednesday pledged to enhance cooperation with its South Korean partners with a focus on the finance industry. With the South Korean government easing regulations on cloud co...

April 17, 2019
Technology
Netflix lowers price for South Korea subscribers

Global streaming giant Netflix has introduced a series of cheaper pricing plans for selected consumers in South Korea from this month, prompting questions over its pricing strategy applied different...

April 16, 2019
Business
[Herald Interview] Boosted by BTS and K-pop, Naver’s V Live challenges YouTube

As global K-pop fans flocked to YouTube last week to watch the new BTS video “Boy With Luv,” the band celebrated the release of its new album with a special event for loyal fans around the world. ...

April 15, 2019
Technology

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