KT, South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, announced Thursday the launch of artificial intelligence-equipped 4K over-the-top media service, declaring its intention to enter global markets. Dubbed as Seezn -- a new combination of words see and citizen -- the KT OTT service uses a AI-based content recommendation feature that recognizes facial expressions of users and analyses the movements to suggest customized content in line with their mood. Users can also personalize the service by

KT, one of South Korea’s leading mobile carriers, said Tuesday it is preparing solutions to support the artificial intelligence-driven transformation of ASEAN countries based on its high-tech capabilities. The company is currently working to build AI-enabled hotels in various Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. It also plans to introduce 5G AI factory and autonomous driving solutions that will facilitate the region’s transformation. KT

SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho on Monday proposed a technology-driven entertainment project for growth of Asia’s culture and economy at the Culture Innovation Summit during the ASEAN-Korea Summit in Busan. The head of Korea’s No. 1 telecom company suggested creating an association for the content industry across Asia, which he named “TEAM” to stand for “tech-driven entertainment for Asian movement.” “Korea is the third-largest content exporter after the Uni

LG CNS, an information and communications technology solutions affiliate of LG Group, is taking the lead in the ongoing efforts to build smart cities across South Korea by offering secure solutions, according to the company on Monday.The LG unit is currently participating in multiple smart city projects led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and by provincial governments. Among others, LG CNS is providing consultations on government-led smart city projects in Sejong and B

South Korea’s GS Engineering and Construction said Monday that it has built a big data and artificial intelligence-based smart home system that could bolster security and add convenience for local apartment residents. The Xi AI platform, co-developed with its real estate development subsidiary Xi S&D, is programmed to offer customized living conditions for its users based on its analysis of relevant data. It has the ability to provide clean air by measuring the level of fine dust, cont

After a brutal downturn this year, South Korea’s memory chip industry is expected to start recovering in 2020, led by growth in demand for 5G-enabled devices and the resumption of investments in data centers, according to industry observers on Sunday.“The fundamentals of the semiconductor industry are showing signs of improving in 2020,” said Lee Su-bin, an analyst at Daishin Securities. The DRAM market is projected to reach a balance in supply and demand, as prices are expecte

Chances are good that the United States may exempt Apple from China tariffs, with President Donald Trump citing competition from Samsung for the local smartphone market, news reports suggested Thursday. During his Wednesday visit to Apple’s laptop manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, Trump hinted at the need to adjust tariffs for Apple amid lagging trade talks between the US and China. “The problem we have is Samsung is a great company but is a competitor of Apple,” Trump s

South Korean manufacturers claimed nearly half of the global TV market as of the third quarter of this year with Samsung Electronics’ solid lead in the large premium TV segment, according to market data on Wednesday. Recent data from market researcher IHS Markit showed that Samsung and LG accounted for a combined 46.2 percent of the global market in terms of sales value in the third quarter. The combined share of the two Korean TV makers stood at 48.1 percent in the second quarter. Samsung

Samsung SDI said Wednesday it will help reduce the wage gap between the company and its contractors as part of efforts to seek co-prosperity. South Korea’s leading lithium-ion battery maker, an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, will run a 132.2 billion won ($113 million) worth program to support its contractors to increase wages of their employees. It has signed a trilateral agreement for this with suppliers and Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership.  “Through the agreement

President Moon Jae-in’s top policy aide urged business leaders on Wednesday to support a government bill drafted to expand the scope of the 52-hour-week system, amid growing concerns that the administration’s policies are imposing a financial burden on them.“The government will continue to advocate labor rights. Such a policy stance won’t change,” said Kim Sang-jo, chief policy secretary for the president, at a meeting with members of Korea Employers’ Federati

Expansion of third-party phone production viewed as part of Samsung’s biz restructuring in China

Around 200 students who have received training at Samsung Software Academy for Youth since December last year landed jobs in the software sector, the South Korean tech giant said Monday. Known as SAFFY, the software academy is a training institution for students who are seeking jobs in the software field. Four centers were opened in Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju and Gumi at the end of last year as part of Samsung Electronics’ plan to support the country’s software talent. A total of 500 jo

　South Korean mobile carrier KT has pledged to develop a virtual reality surgery platform with a local software company in a push to expand the use of the fifth-generation wireless network into the medical industry. 　According to the telecom firm on Sunday, it had signed a strategic partnership with Coreline Soft to integrate the 5G network into medical surgery. The signing ceremony was held Thursday at KT’s research center located in Seoul. 　The memorandum of understanding included cooper

Japan has approved the first export of liquid hydrogen fluoride, one of the key materials under restriction to South Korea, to the neighboring country since it tightened related controls in July, industry sources said Saturday.Tokyo has recently given the green light to a Japanese firm to export liquid hydrogen fluoride to South Korea in the first such case since Tokyo imposed tighter regulations on exports to Seoul of materials that are critical for the production of semiconductors and flexible

The South Korean government has extended the bidding deadline for a digital budget accounting system called “dBrain,” after LG CNS and its partner ITCEN decided Tuesday not to enter the race.Samsung SDS’s consortium with Daewoo Information System was the only participant in the bidding for the project worth 120 billion won ($102.7 million) to build the government’s digitalized budget accounting system. According to the Public Procurement Agency on Wednesday, the new deadl