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G-Star 2019, the biggest annual game convention in Korea, is to see attendance from a slew of notable players in the game industry, but several will be missing from the picture. Biggest local game companies Nexon and NCSoft are not participating in this year’s event, with the former citing a desi...
The port city of Busan is expected to see a splurge of footfalls in November, with Korea’s biggest annual game convention G-Star slated to return Nov. 14-17 at Bexco. On the eve of the game trade show, the yearly Korea Game Award ceremony will reward the best games of the year at the Cultural Hal...
SK Telecom said on Oct. 27 it has formed a strategic partnership with Now Corporation to build 5G infrastructure in the Philippines. SKT will share its know-how in 5G infrastructure design and construction, opening up the export of business-to-business solutions between Korea and the Philippines. ...
South Korean chipmaker SK hynix said on Oct. 24 that it posted an operating profit of 472.6 billion won ($404 million) in the July-September period, down by a whopping 93 percent from a year earlier. The company attributed the profit drop to the falling price of DRAM chips. The third-quarter reven...
Chinese tech firm Huawei will reportedly start receiving preorders for its first foldable smartphone Mate X from Oct. 23 in China, posing a challenge against its South Korean rival Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold, which was launched last month. The device will be officially released on Nov. 11, ...
US tech giant Apple said Oct. 16 that its latest iPhone models -- iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max -- and smartwatch Apple Watch 5 will hit the stores in South Korea on Oct. 25. Although the latest models have been criticized by market analysts for the “lack of innovation,” the device...
Facebook Korea said on Oct. 11 that it would step up efforts to nurture its video streaming platform Watch by offering highly tailored content for users and attracting creators. Launched globally in August 2018, Watch is a video-sharing platform that streams content made by individuals, influencer...
South Korea’s internet giant Naver unveiled on Oct. 8 a social media “influencer research” function as part of its efforts to provide a creator-friendly platform and technology. The new search function will be launched as a beta version with a focus in beauty and travel sectors at the end ...
Once notorious for painstakingly long working hours and unfavorable conditions, games companies here have been making a 180-degree-turn, offering workplace welfare that stretches beyond conventional areas. In-house day care service for children, various skills classes, gym and libraries as well as...
Southeast Asia, a region that is expected to become the world’s No. 4 market by 2030 with a huge emerging middle class, has been a battleground for many tech companies for the last several years. The fiercest competition, perhaps, is among ride-hailing startups such as Singapore firm Grab and Ind...
Kakao Mobility, the mobility unit of South Korea’s mobile giant Kakao, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, are mulling a partnership in Vietnam, the companies confirmed on Oct. 2. They are currently talking about a cooperation via Splyt Technologies, a London-based startup Grab ...
The South Korean unit of US tech giant Apple will submit revised voluntary corrective measures over its alleged violation of competition law, the antitrust regulator said Sept. 30. Apple Korea is suspected of having forced Korean mobile phone carriers -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus -- to pay th...
Korean game company Nexon said on Sept. 28 it will release a new mobile game titled V4 on Nov. 7, having already postponed a number of other games. Nexon had set out this year with ambitious plans to launch 10 new mobile games within the first half of 2019. However, the mobile version of The King...
NYSE-listed chipmaker head hints at positive results of evaluations Semiconductor firm MagnaChip, which has made inroads in the US and South Korea, announced in February that it would proceed with the strategic evaluation process for its overall foundry business, including its Fab. 4 fabrication p...
Lotte Duty Free announced on Sept. 26 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s leading messenger app operator Kakao to strengthen its marketing. “Through this MOU with Kakao, we will be able to provide more convenient and customized services to our customers,” Lotte D...
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