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[Herald Interview] Stop blaming technology, it’s on people who use it’TechnologyMay 7, 2019South Korea has been seeking to outperform global competitors with many futuristic innovations, but cryptocurrency is not one of them. Alarmed by the massive price fluctuations of bitcoins, the Kore... -
S. Korea joins US-led efforts to send astronauts back to moonIndustryMay 7, 2019The South Korean government announced Tuesday it had decided to participate in US-led multinational efforts to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 by co-developing devices used for the lunar landin... -
Naver’s digital comics nominated for Eisner AwardsBusinessMay 6, 2019Naver 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 ... -
5G smartphone chip about twice as expensive as 4G: JP MorganTechnologyApr 29, 2019US 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... -
Galaxy S10 5G priced higher in US than in KoreaTechnologyApr 26, 2019Samsung’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 ... -
LG Electronics to stop smartphone production in KoreaIndustryApr 25, 2019LG 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... -
Naver’s Q1 operating profit falls nearly 20 percentTechnologyApr 25, 2019South 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... -
Netflix decides against cheaper subscription in KoreaTechnologyApr 24, 2019Global 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... -
Over 90% of Koreans to have 5G access by 2019: ICT MinistryTechnologyApr 24, 2019The 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... -
Naver’s Papago more popular than Google Translate among KoreansTechnologyApr 23, 2019South 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 ... -
KT revamps pay TV services to compete with NetflixTechnologyApr 23, 2019With 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... -
Huawei says Trump is being ‘narrow-minded’ in global 5G raceTechnologyApr 22, 2019Huawei 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... -
South Korean mobile carriers admit 5G teething problemsTechnologyApr 21, 2019With 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... -
Naver disapproves of Korean firms' dependence on foreign cloud-service platformsTechnologyApr 18, 2019CHUNCHEON, 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... -
AWS aims to expand cloud business into financial sector in KoreaTechnologyApr 17, 2019Amazon 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...
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