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EBS
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA – Yu-jin, a fifth grade elementary student never forgets to bring her tablet PC in her school bag; it is the most indispensable device she needs for school. The tablet PC serves as her textbook, notebook and organizer.

Policy

Ministery of Strategy and Finance
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Korea’s Economic Status             

MoEST
Monday, January 30th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) is actively pushing for the “Brain Return 500 Project” to attract young talents from abroad to the domestic science b

Business

Ulsan Port Authority
Saturday, January 28th, 2012

In an interview with Korea IT Times, Park Chong-rok, CEO of Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), stated, "We will launch the port-backup area creation project and the 'Bukha

Samsung

samsung
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA ― ‘Smart Connecting’ is a strategy to converge Smart TV and smart phone services.

Culture and Tourism

KOCIS
Saturday, January 28th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) plans to establish Korean cultural centers in developing countries this year, including those in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, a top off

Traditional Korean Medicine

Kyung-Hee University
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA ― King Sejong invented the Korean alphabet, known as Hangeul because the Korean is different from Chinese. Heo Jun wrote an Oriental medical book since Koreans differ from Chinese in physicality and in region. Today, Hangeul receives positive evaluations from people around the world thanks to its scientific nature.

Economy

KCGF1
Monday, January 30th, 2012

 The Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) will actively support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year through its extension of credit guarantees, the top official of KODIT said.

e-government

SEOUL E-Goverment
Monday, January 9th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — “Seoul City is pushing for ‘Smart Seoul 2015’ for the qualitative happiness of its residents from 2011 to 2015,” says Dr.

Real-time News

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

DARMSTADT, GERMANY- Today Merck KGaA announced that a global agreement was signed with Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in San Francisco. This agreement co-developed and commercialized TH-302, Threshold’s small molecule hypoxia-targeted drug.

talking on the phone
Thursday, February 9th, 2012

It all started over a decade ago. Mobile telephones suddenly started dominating every aspect of our life. Year after year, as the technology evolved and advanced, how we live and work on a daily basis has changed dramatically.

JVM introduces fully automatic pharmacy system
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
People are standing in a cue waiting for their turn to get medications. The line is only 5 to 6 people long, but it seems to last forever.
Nosk Masker Filter Hidung
Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Another warning in the local media zeroes in on yearly yellow dust season, emphasizing how fatal it can be for those who are suffering from respiratory problems.

Museum in ROK
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — The Republic of Korea will be the guest of honor at Saudi Arabia’s 26th Janadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture, scheduled to be held from February 8 to 24.

Cosmetics
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

- Sales of sample cosmetics will be banned and the use-by date label will be shown.

- Manufacturers and Retailers shall prove that product information they provide are accurate and true.

- The Revised Cosmetics Act was implemented on February 5th.

 

Seoul Semiconductor
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — Seoul Semiconductor, a global LED manufacturer, today announced its release of AC LED type fluorescent Acrich2 Linear Module. The Acrich2 Linear Module lifetime is twice as long as DC-driven LED and cuts actual power usage by half.

lenses
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

If you see ladies around who promise to make their blind dates work this time, you let them know it is time we need to worry about which eyes to put in, not which clothes to put on. Maybe some of them who cannot follow the trend will say, "Wear eyes? " Then I would like to say, "Haven't you heard that having pretty eyes makes a favorable impression to others?

E&Q Master PEN&GUN
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The E&Q Master, a cordless root canal sealer developed by Meta Biomed (

HD LED
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Plymouth, ENGLAND, U.K — Plessey has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spin-out formed to commercialize novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large-area silicon substrates.

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

SUNNYVALE, CA, USA — At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD (NYSE: AMD) emerged a new “ambidextrous” strategy that builds upon the company’s long history of x86 and graphics innovation while embracing other technologies and intellectual property to deliver a variety of products. 

Apple
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

This month’s issue of Korea IT Times includes a summary of the commencement speech given by the late CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, at Stanford University in 2005. His speech is considered by many to be very powerful and was also listed as number one for the top ten most inspirational graduation speeches in America.

LG-PRADA Phone 3.0
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA ― Today LG and PRADA featured actor Edward Norton and model Daria Werbowy as the faces of the global advertising campaign (shot by British fashion photographer David Sims) to launch the latest smartphone, the PRADA ph

Go Green
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA ― The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on greenhouse gas was executed in 2010 with results showing its effectiveness for reducing greenhouse gases due to developed businesses.

SIM
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Wireless and mobile technology is the most rapidly-growing and fastest-moving technology sector today.

Shinwoo's 300kg inclined wheelchair lift
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

There is a saying that goes, "The society we live in should be judged by the way we treat the weak, the disabled, and minorities." ShinWoo Frontier (

Going Green
Monday, February 6th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA ― The 1st Meeting of the G-20 Development Working Group (DWG), held in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 30-31, adopted green growth and infrastructure as the key G-20 development issues for this year, and decided to hold the 2nd DWG

Ministry of Environment
Monday, February 6th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — To raise awareness of Carbon footprint labeling, a boy band sings a campaign song, “Check the Carbon foot print when purchasing products!” Their music is an effort to encourage consumers to purchase ‘low carbon goods’.  

Monday, February 6th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — Lim Sung-nam, Special Representative for the Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, will visit Moscow on January 8-10 for a consultation with his Russian counterpart.

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Column

Song Kyung-ho
Friday, January 20th, 2012

 Since the youth unemployment rate has remained high during the last few years, Job Creation has become one of the greatest concerns in Korean society. The creation of new jobs would be the top priority of political parties in 2012. In order to create jobs, more factories should be built or the demand on service industries should expand.

KDC1
Friday, February 3rd, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — As election season follows, people frequently speak of “welfare” and “free”. Lately, once hotly debated issue “free school meals“ finally elected a new Seoul major.

Editorials

OhMyNews
Monday, January 16th, 2012

In 2002, Korean democracy made headlines around the world when an unknown entrepreuneur launched the world’s first citizen journalism web site OhMyNews, which helped deliver the highest chair in the country to the underdog liberal candidate Roh Moo-hyun.

Seal of Excellence

talking on the phone
Thursday, February 9th, 2012

It all started over a decade ago. Mobile telephones suddenly started dominating every aspect of our life. Year after year, as the technology evolved and advanced, how we live and work on a daily basis has changed dramatically.

Software

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

The following companies have been evaluated and selected by KOSEA (Korea Software Enterprise Association), Korea IT Times, and Computer World.  They will be regularly featured on Korea IT Times.

Data Streams
Friday, February 3rd, 2012

 Data Streams (CEO Lee Yeong-sang), a leading company in data management announced that the company would tap into the atypical data analysis business as a new business for 2012.

Sundo1
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

 Sundosoft is making a strong push for the "Geovision" project along with SK Telecom, a top executive of the geographic information system (GIS) specialized company said.

Hancom
Monday, January 30th, 2012

Hancom is one of top thirty Korean software companies that have been selected worthy of global recognition in 2012 through a joint evaluation by KOSEA (Korea Software Enterprise Association), the Korea IT Times, and Computer World.

Incheon Technology

Dr. Cho Sung-kap, President of Incheon ICT industry Promotion Agency (IITPA)
Friday, February 3rd, 2012

INCHEON, KOREA — The city of Incheon suggests five visions for fostering the local digital content industry:

 

First, development of cultural products that integrate the local cultural and industrial resources

Second, establishment and sophistication of a specialized local culture industry cluster

Jeon's Analysis

Jeon Byeong-seo
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

The new Korean politics are all about IT, mobilization, and social networking. The political arena is a fierce jungle of analogue where force, anger and group mobilization answer to everything. They all have a smartphone too!

Emanuel's Column

Emanuel Yi Pastreich
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

The world has witnessed a remarkable boom in the study of Korean language over the last five years. There are an increasing number of international students enrolling in Korean universities, often taking all their courses in Korean. I taught a course in Korean literature this year at Kyung Hee University and found many students from abroad were enrolled.

Events

Museum in ROK
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

SEOUL, KOREA — The Republic of Korea will be the guest of honor at Saudi Arabia’s 26th Janadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture, scheduled to be held from February 8 to 24.

CARTES in Asia

CARTES in Asia 2012
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Hong Kong — With over 100 million RFID (radio frequency identification) travel smart cards in circulation, Asia Pacific is the world-leader for secure and convenient travel.

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KYK
Friday, December 30th, 2011

SEOUL, KOREA — How can you attain better health? Just as life itself begins from water, we should remember that health too, springs from it.  

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