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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

"Do you think that we live in a world of contradictions? Do you go green with envy if your cousin buys land? Do you blame your own failure on others and society? Do you think the rich make you worse off? Do you think urbanization stunts the growth of rural areas?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

It is prospected that the 3D industry will landscape the IT business and will ultimately bring a promising future to Korea.

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Thanks to the car's navigation system this correspondent was able to arrive at Hannam University, which is situated in Daedeok-gu of Daejeon City. Passing the main entrance of the school, the all-embracing campus is integrated with nature; it provides a certain gracefulness within a bustling city where there is a moment of peace for the eyes when driving by.

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Koo Bon-moo, chairman of LG Group said, "LG must pour effort into procuring manpower and investment and also build creative, self-regulating group culture" on February 20 of this year, the day commemorating fifteenth anniversary since he took over LG group. The company's sales have quadrupled and market capitalization has increased by 10 times.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Samsung Group, Korea's largest conglomerate, celebrated its 100th anniversary of the late Hoam Lee Byung-chul's birthday at the Hoam Art Hall in Seoul from February 4, and carried on till February 10.

Monday, February 1st, 2010

What is the story behind Korea's success in culture content around the world? According to Robert Frost, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and [Korea] took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference." In a period of such fast growth in technological advancement, securing manpower and other methods that go by the book are cliché. Instead, Korean culture content took creative and ingenious ideas that go overboard, embracing all the possibilities.

Monday, January 4th, 2010

'Made in Korea'

 

On December 14th 2009 the Ministry of Knowledge Economy announced the 'World Class Product of Korea.' This was a triumphant moment for 387 current world class products and 197 next-generation world class products of Korea for the event was the promise of active support from the government.

 

'Discount Korea'

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

The seventh installment in a twelve-part series - Ed.

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Managing IP risk has become an essential part of doing business in the US. Patent infringement lawsuits claiming millions, or billions, of dollars in damages seem to increase year after year. Many companies - commonly referred to as non-practicing entities or patent trolls - are now created for the sole purpose of filing patent litigation.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

"We are living in a far more complicated world than Karl Marx thought."

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Asia takes up 40% of the world's land area, and 60% of the world's total population.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

For every world citizen that eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship, there are cities that embrace multicult

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Korea is on the way to recovery from a protracted recession caused by the global financial crisis last year. And its profile is being raised in many directions as Philip Bowring, a columnist on Asian economies for the International Herald Tribune and a former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, wrote in an article for the New York Times on Oct. 23.

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Ms. October needs to visit her nephew's wedding 3000 kilometers away from where she lives. She packs a huge suitcase, then heads out the door seven hours before the train departure in aspiration to find an available ticket at the train station. As soon as she arrives at the train station, she stands in line for an hour to purchase a one-way ticket. Then she waits five hours sitting on her suitcase on the ground until the diesel train arrives at the platform. She finds a window without bars, pushes her suitcase in, and grabs a seat in a general compartment section.

Monday, October 5th, 2009

IMID Conference and Exhibition at KINTEX

Display panels are what matters in today’s electronic appliances market. In a sense, advancement in display technologies will determine technological progress in electronic displays, and related materials and components.  As the old saying goes, “Technology makes life easier.” Display technologies will bring convenience and efficiency to the digital information and content delivery appliances market.

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Cyber security has emerged as a matter of significant concern. The government is determined to substantially increase the portion of critical cyber security policies, establish a real-time DDoS response system, overhaul the current cyber security system, expand investment in this area, and create a cyber environment in which the public can safely use the Internet.

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Let's say there are zombies that intrude into your house now and then. Would you secure your own house's door or drop a steel barricade right at the tomb of the zombies? The company Han Dreamnet does both.

What was the impact of the 7.7 DDoS Attack? When the inconvenience of 35 million internet users topped the losses of sites like Auction who is expected to be close to W7.4 billion (US$6 million), its impact was quite huge.

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

The first electronic money transfer that was ever made in history dates back to 1864 with the Wells Fargo telegraph. This was the period of time when famous outlaws like Black Bart commonly attacked couriers and wagons to steal the cash of the Wild West.

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
The phrase “united we stand, divided we fall” is one of the most commonly used pep talks Koreans use in a crisis. Perhaps such a cliché is the most simple, yet practical solution to strengthen a defensive line.
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Imagine an uninvited guest with a virus visiting your mobile phone, PSP, or laptop each time you turn them on. With a single visit, your IP address can be stolen.  Then this invisible attacker from Africa, for instance, may create a schedule to attack certain websites in Korea with YOUR IP address.

What a great irony of this information age that the very technologies that empower us to create and to build also empower those who would disrupt and destroy?

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