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South Korean telecom firms have expanded their ICT-based senior care services recently, against the backdrop of increasing demand from an aging population. The services mainly use artificial intelligence-powered speakers, as well as the new 5G network and virtual reality programs. As of end-201...
South Korea‘s top internet portal operator Naver Corp. said on April 23 its net profit jumped 54 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier largely on the back of increased online shopping transactions on its platform amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Net profit reached 134.9 billion won (...
NCSoft has submitted a letter of intent to purchase a 800 billion-won property in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, sources said on April 17. A consortium led by the online games giant was the sole bidder for the property, which is a public parking lot. Kakao, a South Korean internet giant based in ...
Video streaming giant Netflix has sued local internet network operator SK Broadband, according to industry sources on April 14. The Korean unit of the US-based firm has reportedly filed a civil suit at the Seoul Central District Court arguing that it is not liable to pay for using SK Broadband...
Artificial intelligence has a great chance to prove its worth in the ongoing global war against the novel coronavirus. From garnering data about the pandemic to analyzing transmission patterns, providing information about prevention and diagnosing contamination, a variety of AI programs are being...
Korean game company Nexon said on April 2 it had decided to roll back its telecommuting, requiring all staff to report for duty starting next week. According to Nexon, all employees will have to come to work starting Monday, though exceptions will be made for those with special circumstances that ...
Nexon’s holding company NXC said on March 30 it is developing an online trading platform in the form of a game, targeting young people held back by the complexity of conventional systems. The company has established a subsidiary Arques, to develop a friendly trading platform with a user interfac...
Content creators and celebrities including football player Son Heung-min joined forces to bring positive messages amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea Multi-channel Network Association, said on March 26. Named Messages of Hope to Overcome Coronavirus Crisis, the campaign aims to fight against the pan...
South Korean internet giant Kakao announced on March 25 that its co-CEOs -- Yeo Min-soo and Joh Su-yong -- will serve another two-year term. The decision was approved at its annual shareholders meeting held in the southern resort island of Jeju. “Kakao’s mission for the next 10 years is to ma...
While the use of drones both in the public and commercial realms expands, South Korea has yet to develop a unified position on how to authorize them, particularly in the R-75 zone of restricted airspace in Seoul. According to the Aviation Safety Act, a drone weighing 12 kilograms or less (without...
PUBG Corp. said Monday that CEO Kim Chang-han, developer of its eponymous game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, will take on the dual role as head of Krafton. The appointment is viewed by the game industry as Krafton Chairman Chang Byung-kyu’s strategy to raise the company’s market valuation for...
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission is set to report Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin to prosecutors for alleged violation of antitrust laws, officials said Sunday. The antitrust watchdog said Lee is accused of omitting 20 affiliates, including Line Friends and some of his own and relatives’ companie...
Woongjin Coway is now simply Coway after Netmarble’s acquisition of the company. Coway convened an interim shareholders meeting on Feb. 7 at its head office in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, where it voted on loosing Woongjin from its company name. Netmarble Chairman Bang Jun-hyuk was ma...
Weather forecasts often become a laughing stock, not only because meteorologists are incapable of accurate predictions but also because it is difficult due to the unpredictable weather patterns amid climate change. But deep learning technology might aid meteorologists, thanks to experts working to...
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Motors Corp. said Tuesday they have suspended some of their assembly lines here due to shortages of parts from China amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Hyundai Motor halted the assembly lines for the production of the carmaker‘s independent ...
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