Articles by Shim Woo-hyun
Shim Woo-hyun
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South Korea's first-ever smart project soon to be in action
South Korea’s first smart city project, involving an area of 2,743,000 square meters in Sejong, is expected to take shape soon as local firms have recently joined the bidding competition. Other smart city projects, including one in Busan, are expected to follow as well. Parties that placed bids include a group led by LG CNS and KT-Hyundai Motor consortiums, according to sources familiar with the pilot smart city project. The successful bidder will work on this 2.5 trillion won ($2.1 bil
Technology Oct. 2, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Google goes ahead with controversial in-app payment policy
Google said Tuesday that the company is updating its billing policies to require app developers distributing software through Google Play Store to use its own in-app payment system. All developers who are already distributing their software will have to use Google Play Store’s in-app purchase system instead of third-party payment systems, starting in October next yaer. The billing system charges a 30 percent fee to app developers. As for developers newly launching their applications
Technology Sept. 29, 2020
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[Advertorial] LG Chem promotes environmental CSR
LG Chem, South Korea’s leading chemical company, is pushing ahead with its environmental corporate social responsibility vision “Green Connector.” The chemical company’s new CSR vision is dedicated to help conserve biodiversity, foster green education, expand use of renewable energy and support eco-friendly social enterprises. The company said it will newly recruit around 20 students to work with local ecologists on the ecosystem of Bamseom, a pair of uninhabited isle
Business Sept. 27, 2020
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[Eye Plus] Walking from Seoul's first park to northern city gate that overlooks Seoul
Sitting on the lower slopes of Bukaksan is Samcheong Park. Samcheong Park is the first officially designated park in Seoul, and still among the more popular areas for a stroll in the Samcheong-dong area. This park is busiest in April for its cherry blossoms, but many locals and tourists visit year-round. The park has a library as well as a learning center for children and sports facilities. Located around 500 meters to the north from Samcheong Park is Malbawi, a popular spot to lo
Travel Sept. 19, 2020
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Samsung globally launches Galaxy Z Fold 2
Samsung Electronics announced Friday that the company has officially launched the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in overseas markets. The company’s new foldable smartphone will be available in around 40 nations, including the US, Singapore, Thailand, England and France. The official launch date in the South Korean market has been delayed to Sept. 23 due to a large number of preorders, which currently stands at 80,000, the company said. Samsung Electronics said it plans to launch the new booklike fol
Technology Sept. 18, 2020
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Kakao launches corporate messenger Kakao Work
Kakao, operator of South Korea’s top mobile messaging platform, announced Wednesday that the company has launched a new enterprise messenger. The new corporate messenger developed by Kakao’s artificial intelligence unit Kakao Enterprise has combined existing user interface of popular messenger app Kakao Talk with AI and cloud technologies to support digital transformation of work environment and to improve work efficiency, according to the company. Kakao Enterprise has made the b
Technology Sept. 16, 2020
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US expresses concerns over Korea’s ‘Netflix law’
US officials expressed concerns over South Korea’s revised Telecommunications Business Act, which would require foreign platform operators to share the cost of ensuring stable services, business community representatives and government officials said Wednesday. According to the sources, the concerns that the rules unfairly targeted foreign platofrms were raised don Sept. 10 during a videoconference on information and communication technology policy attended by officials from both n
Technology Sept. 16, 2020
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Korea's exports of ICT products grow for 3rd month
South Korea‘s exports of information and communication technology products continued to increase for the third consecutive month in August, according to a government report released Tuesday. The Ministry of Science and ICT report shows the nation‘s exports of ICT products last month reaching $15.24 billion, up by 0.3 percent on-year. The upward trend has been largely contributed to robust exports of memory chips and computers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Outbound shipments of s
Technology Sept. 15, 2020
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[Monitor] S. Korea’s exports fall 0.2% in September
South Korea’s exports fell 0.2 percent on-year in the first 10 days of September according to Korea Customs Service’s report Sunday. The nation’s outbound shipments during the 10-day period marked $14.9 billion, down by 0.2 percent on-year from $15 billion in 2019. The daily average exports during the same period slipped by 11.9 percent. The imports in early September decreased by 7.6 percent to reach at $13 billion, from $14.1 billion last year. The economic
Industry Sept. 14, 2020
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Ministries forge team for next-gen semiconductors
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy launched a government-industry team on Thursday dedicated to developing next-generation semiconductors. The government will inject a total of 1 trillion won ($842.4 million) by 2029, starting this year. The ICT Ministry will provide 488 billion won and the Trade Industry will give 521 billion won. Those joining the state-led team this year include 103 local businesses, 32 universities and 12 research institutions.
Technology Sept. 10, 2020
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Korea reveals details of ‘Netflix law’
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Tuesday provided advance notice of its ordinances under the revised Telecommunications Business Act, which includes clauses that will bind foreign platform operators like Netflix and YouTube to share costs in securing stable services. The revision, dubbed the ”Netflix law,“ passed the National Assembly in May after local network operators raised complaints over foreign platform operators being exempt from costs for operating, expanding and using
Technology Sept. 8, 2020
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Kakao’s Yanadoo secures W30b won investment
Education technology firm Yanadoo announced Tuesday that the company has recently secured investments worth 30 billion won ($25.2 million). Yanadoo, which merged with Kakao Kids to become a comprehensive education platform, is currently evaluated at 300 billion won, according to the company. Yanadoo previously offered online English programs, but started to add different education programs including ones related to health care after the merger. Yanadoo‘s sales in the first half this ye
Technology Sept. 8, 2020
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LG U+ develops SIM-less tech for smart devices
LG U+ announced Tuesday that the company and its global partners had developed a new technology enabling smart devices to work without SIM cards. Joining LG U+ in the development of the universal integrated circuit card, or iUICC, were cellular chipset developer Sony Semiconductor Israel, local communication module maker NTmore and German digital security solutions provider Giesecke+Devrient. SIM cards are responsible for storing users’ personal information, which is needed to identify
Technology Sept. 8, 2020
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Korea’s social media penetration rate ranks third in world
South Korea’s social media penetration rate has reached 87 percent, the third highest among nations around the globe, according to a local report Monday. South Korea’s social media penetration rate as of the first quarter this year was 80 percent higher than the global average of 49 percent, according to the latest report by DMC media and Digieco, an economic research institute affiliated with KT. The report, which quoted related data collected by We Are Social, added that
Technology Sept. 7, 2020
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[Photo News] Amorepacific Group celebrates 75th anniversary online
Industry Sept. 4, 2020
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