Samsung Electronics Ranks 1st in Q1 Global Mobile Phone Sales
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Samsung Electronics recouped the No.1 position in global mobile phone sales in the first quarter of this year.According to...
View ArticleKorea’s Share of Global 3D TV Market Decelerates Its Growth
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Chinese manufacturers are rapidly closing in on Korean rivals in the global 3D TV market. Korean companies had expected to...
View ArticleSmiling Japan vs. Frowning S. Korea in Rare Earth Metals Market
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Though both South Korea and Japan took measures in response to China’s monopoly over rare earth metals, Japan is smiling...
View ArticleInvestment Drought in Semiconductor Sector
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Semiconductor facility investment is projected to remain sluggish this year. In a situation where new markets that drive up...
View ArticleBids for Tong Yang Magic Open
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Korean home appliance supplier Tong Yang Magic, a subsidiary of South Korea’s mid-sized conglomerate Tongyang Group, will...
View ArticleCreation of Angel Investors’ Club Comprised of Foreigners
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – An angel investors’ club comprised of foreigners is to be formed to make investment in Korean start-ups and venture firms....
View ArticleMore Foreigners Open Online Shopping Malls in Korea’s E-commerce Market
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – As the domestic e-commerce market gets bigger, the number of foreigners opening online shopping malls in South Korea has...
View ArticleAsian Companies Hold Lots of US Patents
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA – Asian companies including Korean companies have dominated the list of the top 10 holders of US patents. Accordingly, Asia’s...
View ArticleKorea Needs the Fast-Growing LTD TDD as an Exit Strategy for Wibro
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)Seoul, Korea - A concern is rising that Korea will lag behind the Time Division Duplex LTE market. Some forty telcos in China, India and...
View ArticleSK Telecom Saves Mobile Game Development Cost Thru the Cloud
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)Seoul, Korea - SK Telecom announced on the 28th that it launched Mobile Game Pack, a cloud package for small-to-mid sized mobile game...
View ArticleIn a Gloomy Present, Fuel Cell Dreams Rosy Future
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)Seoul, Korea - The present and future of fuel cells are quite contradicting – with the emergence of shale gas, the outlook for fuel cell...
View ArticleKorea's Global Competitiveness Ranking Remains at 22nd...IMD
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Korea's global competitiveness ranking remained unchanged at 22nd for the third consecutive year in 2013. According to the...
View ArticleSamsung Electronics Tops in Finland's Smartphone Market
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Samsung Electronics overtook Nokia in Finland's smartphone market, grabbing the No. 1 spot there. According to a market...
View ArticleSamsung and LG Electronics See Their ASP Up 30% and 15% in One Year
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Korea's mobile phone makers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw their average selling price (ASP) mark a...
View ArticleNeowiz Games Inks Deal to Export Online Fishing Game to North America
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Neowiz Games, one of Korea's leading online game companies, announced on May 29 that it signed a contract with OnNet USA to...
View ArticleKakao PC Version Set to Be Released Soon
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - A personal computer version of Korea's largest mobile messenger KakaoTalk is set to be released soon. Kakao announced on May...
View ArticleSK E&C Wins Metro Construction Project in Qatar
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - SK Engineering & Construction said on May 29 it has been awarded a construction project in Qatar. The company won the...
View ArticleHankook Tire to Expand Tire Production Capacity in Hungary
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Hankook Tire is going ahead with the expansion plan of its plant in Racalmas, Hungary, committing 313 million euros (US$405...
View ArticleKorea's 4 Major Oil Refiners Export $14.4 Bil. Petrochemical Products in 1Q
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Petrochemical products such as gasoline and diesel oil are Korea's leading export items. They account for about 10 percent...
View ArticlePHEV to Lead the Global EV Market
Thursday, May 30th, 2013Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - While the global electric vehicle market is being divided mainly into two: one for battery electric vehicles (BEV) and the...
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