Samsung Electronics said Monday it would postpone media events scheduled for China this week in order to review the screen problem raised by US-based journalists. Samsung was going to hold media briefings in Hong Kong on Tuesday and Shanghai on Wednesday. The events were put off, according to a report by China’s National Daily Business as the media company was notified by Samsung’s Chinese branch.  (Samsung Electronics)“The media events for China will be rescheduled after reviewing the screen pr

With growing consumer interest in healthy super food and enhancing immunity levels, South Korean red ginseng product maker CheongKwanJang has launched a special edition of Korean Red Ginseng Extract Everytime -- a 6-year-old Korean red ginseng extract that comes in a portable stick-type pouch. With the spring season in full bloom, the company said it has launched a cherry blossom-motivated package edition called Everytime Blossom, which comprises 100 stick-type pouches in two tin containers. Che

 　With 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 expectations, pledging improved operations.　SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have each publicly acknowledged their 5G networks had issues in delivery as some subscribers have been complaining their services are not as speedy and secure as advertised.　Faced with criticism ranging from low speeds to poor connectivit

Nexon Developer Conference, an annual convention for IT and gaming companies, will return this year from Wednesday to Friday at Nexon Korea’s headquarters in Pangyo Techno Valley, Gyeonggi Province.Well-known game developers and IT experts from around the world will attend the conference to share their experiences, key technologies, as well as insights, said Nexon Korea.Launched in 2007, NDC started out as an in-house event for game developers but turned into an open conference in 2011. Since th

Certified rehabilitation and ortho-prosthetics doctor envisions Korea where people with prosthesis can thrive

Activist urges tech firms to reduce e-waste by ending ‘planned obsolescence’ in their products

What was once a Samsung-Apple battle is now seeing many global rivals

The government said Friday that it wrongfully calculated data on fine dust emissions by LG Chem Ltd., days after it unveiled the outcome of its probe into chemical firms' alleged manipulation of pollutant emissions.LG Chem and five chemical firms are alleged to have colluded with four measurement agencies to rig data on emissions of air pollutants over the past four years, the environment ministry and a local environment agency said Wednesday.In particular, it said LG Chem manipulated records on

South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Friday it will carry out an extensive review of the consumer regulations of game firms. The Fair Trade Commission has contacted 10 game companies here, including Nexon NCSoft, Blizzard and Riot Games, for their opinion.Both computer and mobile games’ clauses are subject to a review. Part of the sweeping reviews include, but are not limited to, clauses regarding underage users’ in-game purchases. (Pixabay)“Some news reports suggest that it may become easier

South Korea plans to increase the proportion of energy generated from renewable sources to as much as 35 percent of the total by 2040 in response to growing environmental concerns, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced key points in the nation’s third energy master plan, to be implemented from 2019 to 2040. An energy master plan is the nation’s top-level power plan, established every five years to set forth a vision for its energy policies and strategie

South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor has named Jose Munoz, a former Nissan executive, as global chief operating officer in charge of sales in the Americas, the company said Friday. Munoz is to oversee the performance of the carmaker’s regional offices in North America and Latin America, the company said, announcing his appointment as president and CEO of both Hyundai Motor North America and Hyundai Motor America. He will play a leading role in improving the overall profitability of the carmaker

The South Korean botulinum toxin company Medytox will launch a cosmetics brand and enter the market in 2020, the company said Friday.Medytox said Friday that its subsidiary Medytox Korea had acquired a 58.3 percent stake in cosmetics distributor Highwayone, which holds sales rights in Korea and throughout Asia for some 100 foreign brands, including the Polish label Ziaja and the German label Kneipp.  (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald)The acquisition gives Medytox a distribution channel for cosmeti

The internet company’s cloud business chief says “it is a shame” that Samsung is taking pride in to using AWS for cloud computing

Some 600 million Choco pies were sold in Vietnam last year, with sales reaching 92 billion won ($80.9 million), the highest recorded in Vietnam so far, Korean confectionary firm Orion said Wednesday.According to Orion, Choco pie sales in Vietnam surpassed sales in Korea last year at 83 billion won. It is the second country to have done so, with the first being China. Choco pie, chocolate-covered biscuits with marshmallow filling, was first introduced to Korean consumers in 1974. Its popularity g

There is no doubt that the Wrangler is the most off-road capable vehicle made by Jeep, the iconic 4-by-4 sport utility vehicle maker with a 70-year history under Fiat Chrysler Automobile group. With an aim to expand the customer base of the Wrangler in Korea, Jeep has completed the full all-new Wrangler lineup here, now with six trims that range from the two-door Sports and Rubicon to the four-door Sports, Rubicon, Overland and Rubicon Power Top.  Jeep's All-new Wrangler (FCA Korea)The Italian-A