Samsung Electronics Co. and its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. debuted their latest laptops on Thursday.Samsung Electronics' latest product is a follow-up to a pen-equipped laptop, the Notebook 9 Pen, that was released earlier this year.Bringing its S Pen technology to the company's notebook lineup, the new model will include Intel's latest eighth generation processor, the company said. Like the previous Notebook 9 series, the model has a 360-degree hinge with a touch screen and includes Sams

Social network giant to pay taxes in country where sales are made, instead of in Ireland

Google Korea said Thursday that “Your Name,” a Japanese animated drama movie that hit South Korea’s theaters in January, was the most-searched term by users in Korea in 2017, with many other films and media content filling the local Top 10 search list. Google announces its annual rankings for the top Google searches each year, offering a glimpse into what people were most interested throughout the year. In Korea, Google’s search engine comes third in usage after local players Naver and Kakao-own

South Korean exports of information and communication technology products increased for the 12th month in a row in November on upbeat sales of semiconductors, government data showed Thursday.A total of $18.62 billion worth of ICT products were shipped overseas last month, up 25.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science and ICT.The shipment of ICT products is the second highest tallied so far, trailing only the $19.2 billion reached in September. (Yo

South Korean conglomerate LG’s second-in-command Vice Chairman Koo Bon-joon on Tuesday said the group will put its top priority on electric vehicle and energy businesses in the next 30 years, with an enhanced focus on business-to-business markets. Koo, the third son of honorary Chairman Koo Cha-kyoung, is currently at the forefront of leading LG’s new businesses that will drive future growth, although his older brother Chairman Koo Bon-moo is at the helm of the group. The younger brother preside

South Korea’s media regulator said Wednesday it would form a new body to oversee key policy issues affecting the internet business sector, including the establishment of equal regulations for Korean and foreign firms alike. They will also discuss deregulation to support firms seeking to introduce novel technologies and business models to the market.The Korea Communications Commission met with the heads of Korea’s eight representative internet companies, including Naver, Kakao, Google Korea, Face

A visit to the hospital typically ends in a doctor prescribing a particular set of medications, the details of which are printed on a physical form and handed to the patient. The patient must then take the form and submit it to a pharmacist. Looking to overturn this traditional model, South Korea has set out to start digitizing prescription forms and make them accessible via mobile devices. The Korea Internet & Security Agency said Tuesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Se

HUMANOID ROBOT CARRIES OLYMPICS TORCH — Hubo, a humanoid robot developed by a team of researchers led by Professor Oh Jun-ho at Korea’s top science and technology research university KAIST, receives the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics torch from Dennis Hong, the founding director of the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at UCLA, in Daejeon, Monday. It is the first time that a robot has carried the Olympic torch. (Yonhap)HUMANOID ROBOT CARRIES OLYMPICS TORCH — Hubo, a humanoid robot developed by a tea

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will start the streaming of videos that utilize the latest High Dynamic Range 10 Plus technology via its premium TVs with the US-based Amazon.com.Under the agreement, users of Samsung's high-end QLED and UHD TVs can enjoy quality content through the Amazon Prime Video streaming application starting Wednesday. The HDR 10 Plus technology is a next-generation standard for high-resolution video content promoted by Samsung. Shown in this picture, released by Sa

If a US safeguard is implemented on products manufactured by South Korean appliance makers, the number of washing machines imported to the country is expected to half, according to a report compiled by a US trade watchdog.In the final report on its Section 201 investigation to US President Donald Trump last week, the US International Trade Commission stated that a broad tariff will increase the retail prices of large residential washers (LRW) sold in the US market compared to 2016 while benefitt

Samsung continues to invest in AI businesses as part of efforts to boost capabilities

LG Electronics Inc. has filed a patent related to iris-scanner technology to the UN agency dealing with intellectual property issues, a report said, an indication that the South Korean smartphone maker may adopt an iris scanner for its next flagship smartphone.The Netherlands-based LetsGoDigital said in a report that LG Electronics took the step with the World Intellectual Property Organization.The move suggested that LG Electronics may adopt iris-scanner technology for its upcoming flagship, pr

The government said Monday that it will expand a second startup complex near Seoul in a bid to further boost promising local startups and attract foreign companies.The "2nd Techno Valley" in Pangyo, just south of Seoul, is designed to nurture some 1,400 startups, offering workspace and consulting services for funding at cheap prices, according to the finance ministry.Pangyo -- South Korea's answer to Silicon Valley in the US -- is already home to many technology companies, including NCsoft Corp.

South Korean game company NCSoft said Monday that it had launched “Lineage M,” a mobile remake of its megahit online role-playing game “Lineage,” in Taiwan via its local publishing partner Gamania Digital Entertainment Co.“Lineage M” is now available for download in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau through the Google Play app store and Apple’s App Store, according to NCSoft.Developed by NCSoft, “Lineage M” is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for mobile devices. It aims to recreate the