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December 13, 2019 Technology

9 former, current KT executives shortlisted for next chairman post

Nine candidates have been shortlisted for the position of next chairman of KT, South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier said Friday. KT’s board of directors said late Thursday it had finalized a ...

Samsung to invest additional $8b in China memory plant: report

Samsung Electronics will make an additional $8 billion investment in its memory plant in Xian, China, in a preemptive response to the projected growth of memory chip demand, according to news reports...

December 13, 2019
Technology
Samsung halts planning for 2020 amid legal risks

No one is sure who the top brass of Samsung Electronics will be next year as the company is silent about its annual organizational reshuffle amid ongoing multiple trials involving key executives, acc...

December 12, 2019
Technology
QLED-equipped Galaxy laptops to hit market

Samsung Electronics will start receiving preorders for the world’s first QLED display-equipped laptops in collaboration with Intel, from Friday. Presales for the Galaxy Book Flex and Galaxy Book Ion...

December 12, 2019
Technology
Strategic approaches on system chip discussed at private-public forum

Taking a step further into the non-memory market, officials from South Korea’s industry-leading companies gathered on Wednesday to discuss their approaches to the government-led initiative to boost t...

December 11, 2019
Technology
LG rolls out 8K OLED TV in Japan ahead of Tokyo Olympics

LG Electronics said Tuesday it has kicked off sales of 8K organic light-emitting diode TVs in Japan, a market that is receptive to OLED TVs, ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The South Korean TV...

December 10, 2019
Technology
SK Telecom launches 5G autonomous platform for vessels

SK Telecom announced Tuesday the mobile carrier has established an autonomous sailing platform for vessels based on its 5G network in collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries, expanding the concep...

December 10, 2019
Technology
Samsung supplies super-size smart LED signage for MSC Grandiosa

Samsung Electronics announced Monday that the company had supplied super-large smart LED signage and interactive touchscreens for MSC Cruises’ flagship Grandiosa, based in Geneva, Switzerland. A 93-...

December 9, 2019
Technology
SKT, Statistics Korea unveil foot traffic map

SK Telecom and Statistics Korea said Monday they have started the pilot service of a foot traffic map using the telecom company’s mobile big data technology. The map measures foot traffic across the...

December 9, 2019
Technology
[News Focus] LG Chem, GM deal ups ante in EV battery competition

The Friday announcement for a joint venture between South Korean battery maker LG Chem and US carmaker General Motors has upped the ante in the global competition to secure lithium-ion batteries for ...

December 8, 2019
Technology
Samsung marches ahead of rivals with 71% smartphone market share

Samsung Electronics took a 71 percent share in the South Korean smartphone market in the third quarter, outstripping its rivals Apple and LG Electronics, a report showed Thursday. According to marke...

December 5, 2019
Technology
SK Group’s control tower taps 4 new CEOs

South Korea’s third-biggest conglomerate SK Group announced Thursday that it has tapped four new CEOs with the goal of maintaining its “Deep Change” initiative amid persisting difficulties in the glo...

December 5, 2019
Industry
Samsung heir to meet Sweden’s biggest biz tycoon Wallenberg

De facto Samsung Electronics leader Lee Jae-yong is expected to meet with the owner of largest Swedish business group Wallenberg later this month, according to news reports Wednesday. Lee will repor...

December 4, 2019
Technology
Samsung likely to hide hinge in Galaxy Fold 2

Samsung Electronics appears to be working on hiding the hinge component in the second edition of Galaxy Fold that is expected to be launched next August, according to industry sources Wednesday. The...

December 4, 2019
Technology
LG vs. Samsung TV spat spreads worldwide

LG Electronics seems to be taking the spat with Samsung Electronics over picture quality of 8K TVs to the global level by mobilizing its overseas offices, according to industry sources Tuesday. The ...

December 3, 2019
Technology

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