Jin Air to Launch Regular Flights to Nagasaki
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Jin Air, a low-cost carrier run by Korean Air, announced on May 14 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with...
View ArticleAmazon Acquires Liquavista from Samsung
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Amazon.com Inc. has announced its acquisition of the color display unit, Liquavista NV from Samsung Electronics for an...
View ArticleMarket for Wearable Computers Estimated to Reach KRW 7 Trillion in 3 Years
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – The market for wearable computers is projected to emerge as another “blue ocean” sector for software developers.According to...
View ArticleMarket Share of Android Smartphones Hit Record High in 1Q
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - The market share of Android smartphones reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this year. According to a U.S....
View Article1.8㎓ for KT and SK Telecom vs. 2.1㎓ for LG U+
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – The Korean government has come up with its fourth plan for LTE frequency band allocations, whereby frequency bands in the...
View ArticleSamsung Display Adopts RGB Evaporation for AM OLED Panels
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Samsung Display has opted for RGB (Red, Green, Blue) evaporation technology in manufacturing AM OLED panels for...
View ArticleLG Chem and Huvis Ponder Acquisition of Woongjin Chemical
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – As LG Chem (the world's third-largest maker of lithium-ion batteries) and Huvis (a Korea supplier of polyester staple fiber)...
View ArticleThe Next-generation E-commerce Battlefield Is “Mobile”
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – With the boundaries among different distribution companies blurring, mobile shopping is regarded as the next-generation...
View ArticleN-Screen Service “pooq” Expected to Turn Surplus
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Live TV streaming service “pooq” is expected to turn surplus in July, marking the one-year anniversary of its service. This...
View ArticleJapanese Exports Get Cheaper on Weak Yen
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – The prices of Japanese exports have declined pushed down by the yen’s continued depreciation. Yet, decreases in the unit...
View ArticleNewly Built Ships to Be Subject to Stricter Emissions Rules
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Beginning in 2015, shipbuilders will be required to cut more than 10 percent of carbon dioxide emissions when building ships...
View ArticleHyundai E&C Develops Automatic Concrete Curing System
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Hyundai Engineering & Construction said on May 14 it has succeeded in developing an "automatic concrete curing system"...
View Article"Corporate Role in Leading Future Tech Development Essential"...Samsung...
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Choi Yang-hee, professor of computer engineering at Seoul National University and the new appointee to head the Samsung...
View ArticleGSMA Establishes Office in Nairobi to Support Burgeoning African Telecoms Market
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)HONGKONG - The GSMA today announced that it has opened a permanent office in Nairobi, Kenya. The office will be based in the heart of...
View Article[Invest Korea] An Introduction to the Global M&A Center
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)On January 1, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) launched the Global M&A Center to address the increase in global...
View ArticleHyundai Elantra Is Canada’s Best-selling Car
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Hyundai Motor’s Elantra came out on top in monthly sales in the Canadian auto market last month.According the auto industry,...
View ArticleKorea’s E-book Start-ups Charge Ahead in Overseas Markets
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Korea’s young start-ups, such as iPortfolio, Publ Studio and Moglue, are basking in attention in the global e-book market....
View ArticleSamsung to Foster 50,000 and Hire 10,000 Software Engineers over the Next 5...
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – The Samsung Group will invest KRW 170 billion in nurturing 50,000 software engineers over the next five years. And it will...
View ArticleLG Commercializes First Smartphone With Privacy And Business Virtualization...
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - LG Electronics (LG) announced that its Optimus Vu: — known as Intuition in the United States — is the first commercialized...
View ArticleKorean SMEs Jump into AM OLED Materials Market
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – With growing expectations of the AM OLED materials market' expansion, SMEs are busy making forays into the market. As...
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