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Cho Ji-hyun
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KT completes national 4G WiBro network
KT Corp. announced Wednesday that it has established a fourth generation wireless broadband (WiBro) network across the nation, enabling users to gain faster access to the Internet on their mobile devices.Pyo Hyun-myung, president of KT’s mobile business group, said the country’s top wireless Internet zone operator has set up the high speed network in 82 cities and on seven highways nationwide to k
Industry March 2, 2011
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Data roaming gets cheaper, easier
KT Corp. offers affordable and unlimited mobile data access in AsiaKT Corp. on Tuesday launched a new international roaming service that enables users to access mobile data more cheaply and conveniently in 11 Asian countries.Under the new program, customers can use unlimited 3G data roaming and 100 megabyte Wi-Fi roaming service at 10,000 won ($8.87) per day.The company has run a trial service in
Industry March 1, 2011
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LGE to hire 1,100 workers in first half of this year
LG Electronics said Monday it will hire 1,100 new employees for the first half of this year, up 83 percent from the number recruited during the same period last year.The world’s No. 3 handset maker said that 80 percent of its newly hired workforce in four different business units will be involved in research and development activities.The company will also employ more software developers so that t
Industry Feb. 28, 2011
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SK Telecom-iPhone 5 expected to hit market
SK Telecom officially announced Friday that it will provide services for Apple’s iPhone 4 as early as next month, bringing an end to its rival KT Corp.’s 15-month long exclusive deal with Apple.The country’s leading mobile carrier SKT has not provided the details on when it will release the smartphone, however, it said it predicts more people will use the popular gadget, using its network and serv
Industry Feb. 25, 2011
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Samsung establishes first social enterprise
Samsung Group established its first social enterprise in downtown Seoul on Thursday.The enterprise called the “Hope Network” will hire about 70 teachers and offer education services to about 1,000 children from underprivileged families, company officials said.It will start with the children registered in 30 different study rooms in the regions of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.The instructors, who ha
Industry Feb. 24, 2011
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Regulator decides not to allow fourth telecom
The Korea Communications Commission said Thursday that it decided not to allow a fourth telecom to establish in the local market due to its lack of business strategies and funding abilities.During the weekly general meeting, commissioners of the state-run telecom regulator rejected Korea Mobile Internet’s proposed project plan to take position as the fourth telecom.The commission also turned down
Feb. 24, 2011
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KT to support mobile app developers
KT Corp., the country’s biggest wireless Internet zone operator, announced Wednesday that it plans to launch a project to help mobile application developers sell their products overseas.The “global frontier project” is a measure for the telecom giant to establish mutual growth with smaller venture firms. It supports talented mobile application developers from the development stage to when items ar
Industry Feb. 23, 2011
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Lotte Mart bargain TVs are a sell-out success
Lotte Mart’s ultra-cheap television has proved to be a hot item, with some of its branches selling out within hours of opening Wednesday.Lotte Mart officials said it began selling the 24-inch TVs, which cost less than 300,000 won ($268), at 89 of its branches across the nation from 9-10 a.m. Ultra-cheap 24-inch televisions on display at a Lotte Mart branch in Seoul (Yonhap News)Some customers queu
Industry Feb. 23, 2011
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KT pledges better customer satisfaction
Company designates 2011 as the year for improved customer serviceTop executives of KT Corp., the country’s biggest fixed-line service operator, on Monday offered a rare gesture showing their commitment to customer satisfaction Its chairman Lee Suk-chae and two other top officials made foot stamps at the company’s Olleh Campus in southern Seoul. The company designated 2011 as the year for drastic i
Industry Feb. 21, 2011
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Lotte Mart to launch cheap TV
Lotte Mart, one of the country’s biggest discount store chains, said Monday that it is putting a 24-inch television on sale at most of their branches for less than 300,000 won ($268).The company stirred controversy last year for selling ultra-cheap chicken, inviting criticism from smaller stores.In a joint effort with a local mid-size firm Moneual, Lotte Mart declared it will target the low-end TV
Industry Feb. 21, 2011
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TV license fee increases to 3,500 won per month
The state media regulator, Korea Communications Commission, on Friday approved public broadcaster KBS’s request to increase the monthly viewing fee by 40 percent to 3,500 won ($3).The decision was made during its general meeting from which two of the five commissioners walked out in protest.Households with television sets are all currently obliged to pay a fixed fee of 2,500 won under the Broadcas
Feb. 18, 2011
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Samsung launches new 3-D smart TVs
Says firm’s next-generation 3-D focus will move from programming to servicesSamsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 flat-screen television maker, plans to release a new series of full high-definition 3-D smart TVs, upping the ante in its rivalry with LG Electronics.Yoon Boo-keun, president of its visual display business, said Thursday that it will present the new television sets on Friday, changing
Industry Feb. 17, 2011
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Samsung, LG bet on solar energy devices
The country’s top electronics makers are attempting to make big investments in solar energy projects, designating them as a new future growth engine.At the EXPO Solar 2011 at the KINTEX in Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday, local electronics giants Samsung and LG Electronics both featured advanced solar modules which they claim are “highly efficient.”The event takes place as major firms have pledged ea
Industry Feb. 16, 2011
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Will mobile messengers end texting?
Competition among mobile messenger operators to get more fierceKim Ji-young was dumbfounded to find out that she had not used up all of her mobile text messages when she checked her monthly plan last month.It was unusual for the 30-year-old to be in this situation, for she would normally be charged 10,000 to 20,000 won ($8.88-$17.78) more per month, just on text message fees.When asked what kept h
Technology Feb. 15, 2011
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LG to help nurture bilingual specialists
LG Group said Monday that it would provide bilingual education to 400 children from multicultural backgrounds.In a joint effort with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, the country’s fourth-largest conglomerate said that it would offer online bilingual education programs to 300 Chinese and 100 Vietnamese elementary school students this year.The group supported about 70 children from multicultura
Industry Feb. 14, 2011
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