STAR WARS ON VIDEO ON DEMAND -- South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT holds the “Star Wars Character Day” over the weekend at the Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon City to celebrate the launch of the video-on-demand service for the Star Wars series of films.　KTSTAR WARS ON VIDEO ON DEMAND -- South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT holds the “Star Wars Character Day” over the weekend at the Suwon Baseball Stadium in Suwon City to celebrate the launch of the video-on-demand service for the Star Wa

KT’S NEW R&D CENTER – Mobile carrier KT’s chief executive Hwang Chang-gyu (second from right) joins top executives at the launch of the firm’s 5G R&D Center, which will serve as a test bed for 5G network technology, in Seoul, Thursday. KT KT’S NEW R&D CENTER – Mobile carrier KT’s chief executive Hwang Chang-gyu (second from right) joins top executives at the launch of the firm’s 5G R&D Center, which will serve as a test bed for 5G network technology, in Seoul, Thursday. KT

LG G4 BEAT LAUNCHED IN GLOBAL MARKETS -- South Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that it would release its mid-range smartphone, the G4 Beat, in global markets starting from Brazil to other nations in Europe and Asia this month. LGE LG G4 BEAT LAUNCHED IN GLOBAL MARKETS -- South Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that it would release its mid-range smartphone, the G4 Beat, in global markets starting from Brazil to other nations in Europe and Asia this month. LGE

　Top executives of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group ramped up their efforts to garner support from investors for a proposed merger deal between its two affiliates -- Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries -- ahead of a shareholder vote next week.　The group’s latest move was a meeting on Wednesday between Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jay-yong and Park Yoo-kyung, an investment adviser at Dutch pension-fund manager APG Asset Management, which owns a 0.3 percent stake in the conglomer

South Korea achieved fast economic growth from the rubble of the Korean War in just around half a century to become one of the world’s economic and IT powerhouses.Behind such achievement were government-led projects and support measures for science and technology.The nation that has made such economic advancement through science and technology will be able to play a key role in promoting sustainable economic growth among developing and developed nations during the upcoming OECD Ministerial Meeti

South Korea’s leading chip maker SK hynix vowed to make all-out efforts to improve safety measures at its workplaces Wednesday, after a series of gas leak incidents that took workers’ lives. In line with the initiative, the world’s second largest DRAM maker after Samsung Electronics said it would increase spending for safety by 10 percent each year. SK hynix's chip plant in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province (Yonhap)The company will invest 123 billion won ($108 million) to ensure safety at its

South Korean display manufacturers Samsung Display and LG Display will likely be display suppliers for California-based Apple’s next-generation smart watch, according to news reports Thursday.LG Display has been a sole supplier of the organic light-emitting diode display fitted in the Apple Watch, which was released in April. But Apple, the maker of the iPhones, has reportedly decided to add Samsung Display as another vendor for the OLED parts. Apple Watch (Yonhap)Apple usually contracts two or

SAMSUNG SUHD TV -- Samsung Electronics rolls out its new SUHD TV lineup, JS7200, in Korea, Thursday. The new high-end TV lineup, which comes in at 50, 55 and 60 inches with the price starting from 2.59 million won ($2,300), will be gradually released in global markets from this month. Samsung SAMSUNG SUHD TV -- Samsung Electronics rolls out its new SUHD TV lineup, JS7200, in Korea, Thursday. The new high-end TV lineup, which comes in at 50, 55 and 60 inches with the price starting from 2.59 mill

RECORD SALES -- Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that the accumulative sales of its Bluetooth headset Tone had crossed the 10-million mark. The headset lineup first launched in 2010 is sold in 50 global markets and leads the U.S. Bluetooth headset market with its market share reaching more than 40 percent there.　LGE RECORD SALES -- Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that the accumulative sales of its Bluetooth headset Tone had crossed the 10-million mark. The headset li

Aiming to increase convenience for foreign visitors, South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT has been offering rental services for smartphones and portable batteries.Among those is KT’s Wi-Fi router rental service for foreign visitors who want unlimited access to Wi-Fi networks during their stay.Travelers who visit the nation can pick up a Wi-Fi router, also called a Wi-Fi egg, from any of the olleh Roaming Centers at the airports in Incheon, Gimpo, Gimhae and Jeju, as well as Busan Port. The eg

Samsung SDI, the battery business arm of Samsung Group, said Wednesday that it had inked a supply deal of its lithium-ion batteries and battery management systems with Duke Energy, the largest electric power company in the U.S.The supply deal is the latest of SDI’s moves to increase its presence in the global storage system industry. SDI made deals with U.S. energy solution service provider GCN, Japanese capacitor maker Nichicon and electronics manufacturer Sharp during recent years to provide b

LG OLED TV REIGNS SUPREME -- South Korean tech giant LG Electronics’ organic light-emitting diode TV has recently won top prizes at two of the most prestigious awards events in the global TV industry — the Value Electronics TV Shootout in the U.S. and the Plus X Award in Europe. Tim Alessi (left), director of LG’s new product development, poses with Value Electronics chief Robert Zohn at the annual Value Electronics TV Shootout event held last week in the U.S. LG Electronics

NURTURING STUDENT START-UP -- LG Group said Monday that it would work with Chungbuk National University to run entrepreneurship programs to incubate future start-ups. The conglomerate also opened the “Idea Factory,” where aspiring entrepreneurs can utilize equipment including 3-D printers to prototype at the university. LG

SEJONG ― SK Group, the third-largest conglomerate in South Korea, opened a start-up incubator for agriculture in Sejong City, Tuesday, with a particular focus on using smart technology in farming.In line with the Korean government’s flagship creative economy policy, conglomerates have been collaborating with the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning to set up innovation centers across the nation. The Sejong center is the 14th of its kind.SK Group has operated another center in Daejeon sin