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Digital driver’s license app users reach 1 million

TechnologyAug 12, 2020

The number of digital driver’s license app users in South Korea has surpassed 1 million, according to major telecommunications firms here Wednesday. Personal smartphone authentication app Pass was d...
KT launches cloud-based game streaming service

TechnologyAug 12, 2020

South Korean telecom firm KT on Wednesday announced the launch of its subscription-based game service that streams computer and console games on smartphones. The streaming service will be up against...
Korea technically has no vaccine supply secured

IndustryAug 12, 2020

Concerns rise of securing supply but also of “overly hastened” development
[From the Scene] HMM St. Petersburg ready for record haul

TransportAug 12, 2020

GEOJE, South Gyeongsang Province -- HMM St. Petersburg is the world’s largest container ship, capable of carrying 24,000, 20-foot container boxes at once. The vessel is about 400 meters long, 61 mete...
[Monitor] Vegetable prices surge due to monsoon

IndustryAug 12, 2020

Agricultural produce prices have surged as the monsoon season continued for nearly 50 days, according to data by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The ministry said it will implem...
Jeju Air Q2 net losses widen on failed Eastar merger

IndustryAug 11, 2020

Jeju Air Co., South Korea's biggest low-cost carrier, on Tuesday announced a revised second-quarter earnings report, which showed the company posted larger net losses than initially estimated due to ...
[Gadget Review] Breaking bad habits with Philips Sonicare

TechnologyAug 11, 2020

Hope it isn’t too late to express my thanks to Roy Jakobs, head of personal health business of Royal Philips. I was more than lucky to meet the Philips executive at the Consumer Electronics Show 202...
Talks on HDC-Asiana deal likely to prolong

TransportAug 11, 2020

HDC Hyundai Development Co. which was poised to acquire Asiana Airlines said Tuesday it will hold talks with the majority shareholder Kumho Industrial to revive the stalled deal. Negotiations betwee...
[Newsmaker] Beirut explosion raises questions on Busan safety

IndustryAug 11, 2020

Authorities unsure who is responsible for management of explosive ammonium nitrate in Korea
GS Group donates W1b to help victims of heavy rains

IndustryAug 11, 2020

GS Group said Tuesday it has donated 1 billion won to the Community Chest of Korea to help victims affected by the recent heavy downpour in South Korea. “We hope the donation will support those who ...
LG U+ to roll out 5G-powered AR glass service with Nreal

TechnologyAug 11, 2020

LG U+, a South Korean telecommunications firm, said Tuesday that the company has commercialized the world‘s first 5G-based augmented reality glass solutions. The wearable device named LG U+ Real Gla...
Samsung Biologics to build fourth super plant by 2023

IndustryAug 11, 2020

Korean CDMO to claim 30% of world’s biologics manufacturing capacity
[Monitor] Business sentiment of small firms improves

IndustryAug 11, 2020

The business sentiment of small and micro businesses in South Korea improved in the second quarter, although it remained lower than the pre-pandemic level. A survey conducted by the Korea Federation...
Mahindra to renounce controlling stake in SsangYong if investor comes up

BusinessAug 10, 2020

Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. will give up its status as the biggest shareholder of SsangYong Motor Co. if it finds a new investor, the South Korean company said Monday. Mahindra's board ...
High court affirms guilty verdicts for Samsung execs, except one, in union sabotage case

BusinessAug 10, 2020

An appellate court on Monday acquitted Lee Sang-hoon, former chairman of Samsung Electronics Co.'s board of directors, of disrupting union activities at a Samsung affiliate in violation of labor laws...