Reporter's Note

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The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) said Wednesday that the government will invest nearly one trillion won in next-generation growth engine industries, such as 5G, self-driving cars

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SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile carrier, has teamed up with Samsung Electronics to build an Internet of Things (IoT) trial town in Daegu, the nation’s fourth largest city to be designated

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GS E&C builds a smart work system by introducing ‘PlanGrid,’ a file synchronization program that replaces paper blueprints. Reviewing working drawings in a paperless manner on a tablet computer leads

People & Interviews

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ETRI’s exobrain will face off against human contestants on a televised quiz show in October. This time, it is a quiz show. As we leave the historic Lee Sedol and AlphaGo Go match behind, a human vs. AI quiz show is now in the wings to

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On March 28, Park Jeong-won, the eldest son of former Doosan Group Chairman Park Yong-kon, took office as chairman of South Korean engineering and construction conglomerate Doosan Group

Column

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Google's AlphaGo sealed 4-1 victory over world Go champion Lee Sedol. When AlphaGo, which had already bested European Go champion Fan Hui in five games out of five,

IT Special

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In this Ubitopia3.0 era, I am an IT expert who is a unique user being connected to IT devices such as my smart-phone, notebook, TV & radio receiver, car, book, house and my identification things

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Guerrilla of Taliban has developed an online app for Android smartphone to secure more visibility using Internet and wireless technologies, according to Bloomberg on Saturday.

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Under the Data Big Bang project, the opening of government data was completed in 11 of the 36 high-priority areas last year, including data on municipal licenses and permits (in June);

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The explosion of data on the internet in recent years is mindboggling – so much so that the actual number of bytes is completely meaningless for most people.

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In response to some media reports that Samsung Electronics is likely to report a first-quarter operating profit of 6 trillion won, the electronics giant said Wednesday: “We are still tallying up figures. Nothing has

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Facebook is likely to offer mobile payment services for its messenger users, according to tech media outlet Business Insider.

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“We should catch up to Coupang, accepting the risk of financial loss,” said Chung Yong-Jin, vice chairman of Shinsegae Group. “Coupang is taking away our customers in their 20s and 30s. Why are we just sitting on our hands

Software

Tellagraff, LLC. CEO Contributes to Board of Directors

“This decade has seen explosive innovation in security, as American industry and the country as a whole have become aware of our deep vulnerability to cyber attack,” said Mark G. Graff, Founder/CEO of Tellagraff LLC.

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Fintech service provider SHS aims to take the lead in Korea’s fintech market with its convenient and simple mobile payment system called Fintech Magic.

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The historic Lee Sedol vs. AlphaGo match took the entire nation by storm, thankfully giving much-needed impetus to the government and companies’ efforts to develop AI technology.

Events

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The Game Developers Conference, being held this year from March 14 to 18 in San Francisco, is the world’s largest annual event in the gaming industry.

Products & Technologies

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Invenia, Korea's semiconductor equipment supplier, announced on March 31 that it signed a supply deal with China's BOE Technology for 10.5th-generation panel manufacturing equipment.

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LG Electronics (LG) has emerged as the clear winner in this year’s Red Dot Awards for design excellence. LG’s impressive 32 honors include two Best of the Best awards

Business

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South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang is looking for investment-worthy businesses and M&A opportunities. Coupang said on March 31 that it will invest intensively in companies engaged in IT, commerce, digital contents and fintech.

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There is no doubt that Caffe Bene is the largest franchise among local chains in Korea. Nevertheless, it does not seem to be the most favorite coffee stores for coffee lovers anymore as other franchises have overtaken lots of its market share.

Editor's Pick

Nicholas Kim

With the advent of modern movie technology, one would expect the pace of innovations within the movie industry to increase at an exponential rate.

World News

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Right on the threshold of the US-ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Sunnylands on February 15 and 16, where US President Barack Obama raised concerns about China flouting international law in the East Sea with its militarising activities,

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