[HONG KONG] April 17, 2019 Korea IT Times/PRNewswire --Crypto.com, the pioneering payments and cryptocurrency platform, announced today it has listed the Basic Attention Token (BAT) to the Crypto.com app, joining bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Binance Coin (BNB), XRP, Enjin Coin (ENJ),

The Fair Trade Commission has asked the Public Procurement Service and local governments to restrict GS E&C from participating in the bidding, saying the builder's penalty for violating the subcontracting law has accumulated. There is no clear rule on the period and scope of the bidding, but it

Chemical companies such as LG Chem and Hanwha Chemical were found to have colluded with air pollutants measurement agencies and manipulated levels of fine dust-causing substances.The Ministry of Environment announced on April 17 that it has detected four measurement agencies that fabricated emission

NXC CEO Kim Jung-ju, who is the founder of Nexon, recently reportedly tapped the opinion of Walt Disney Company, a U.S. general entertainment company, to acquire Nexon.According to the JoongAng Ilbo on April 16, Kim recently met with a high-ranking Disney official in person and proposed Disney to ac

LG Electronics has been honored in with the coveted 2019 Gold Edison Award, the highest honor in the Energy & Sustainability category for LG’s breakthrough room air conditioner technology that delivers a 40 percent improvement in efficiency for its best performing model.The Edison Awards, which reco

Mobile game company Com2us unveiled its global RPG "Summoners War: Sky Arena"'s infographic on April 17 that shows the achievements of the past five years that have grown with global users.Developed by Com2us, "Summoners War" has enjoyed steady popularity around the world since its launch in Apr

Dongwon Group Chairman Kim Jae-chul, 84, said he will step down as chairman to mark the 50th anniversary of the group's foundation."The year 1969 when Dongwon was founded was the first year of spaceman Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon," Kim said at a ceremony held on April 16. "After working

LG Electronics is considering delaying the release of its first 5G mobile communication smartphone called 'LG V50 ThinQ'.According to industry sources on April 15, LG Electronics and three telecommunication businesses are discussing the postponement of release of LG V50 ThinQ. Although LG V5

Ground X, the blockchain subsidiary of the leading South Korean mobile platform, Kakao, announced on April 15, its first ever Klaytn Hackathon, which takes place from April 12th to May 31st, open to participants worldwide.Klaytn Hackathon provides the participants with an opportunity to create BApps

Samsung Electronics today announced that its 5-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology is complete in its development and now is ready for customers’ samples. By adding another cutting-edge node to its extreme ultraviolet (EUV)-based process offerings, Samsung is proving once again its leadership i

The fuel cell business in Doosan will be split and launched as independent companies. In addition, material businesses in Doosan, such as organic light-emitting diode (OLED), will also form companies and become independent entities.Doosan held a board of directors’ meeting on April 15 and decided to

Kumho Group said on April 15 that it has decided to sell Asiana Airlines. Kumho said, “It has been working on the best way to normalize Asiana Airlines' operations and believed that selling Asiana Airlines would restore market confidence to both the group and Asiana Airlines.”Kumho Asiana Group

Samsung SDS said on April 14 that it has signed a business agreement with India's Tech Mahindra to globally spread its corporate blockchain platform Nexledger.Tech Mahindra, an affiliate of India's Mahindra Group, is a global company that provides IT services to some 900 companies worldwide

Samsung Electronics has registered and held more than 50,000 patents in the U.S., according to a business source on April 14.The move is aimed at advancing ahead of the competition in technology by proactively securing intellectual property rights in the U.S., a venue for global IT companies, while

President Donald Trump of the U.S. that lost the title of the world's first 5G service country to South Korea by just two hours, expressed a strong will that the 5G should be won by the U.S. Trump stressed that the 5G will play an absolutely important role in America's prosperity in the 21st

[Riyadh] The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 14, unveiled the design of its pavilion for the Expo 2020 Dubai. The pavilion will be second in size only to that of the UAE, covering an area the size of two football pitches. The distinctive and memorable structure symbolizes the Kingdom’s welcoming ch

[Singapore] Qtum, the open-source public blockchain platform, announced on April 12 that its native token, QTUM, is now available as a funding option on Quantfury, a mobile trading app that enables cryptocurrency holders to use their tokens to trade with fiat funds, crypto pairs, commodities, and ot

Com2us, a mobile game company, launched the "2019 Summoners War: European Tour," which directly meets local users in Europe, where "Summoners War: Sky Arena" continues its long-running run.The European tour was arranged to expand contacts with fans in Europe for "Summer's War" and share their en

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on April 11 that it will voluntarily recall 62,509 units of 19 models manufactured or imported from Hyundai Motor, Mercedes-Benz Korea, Audi Volkswagen Korea and Porsche Korea.Subjects to the recall are 54,161 Grand Starex cars whose safety sta

KORAIL President Son Byung-seok said on April 11 that all of the OSJD (Organization for Co-operation between Railways) members are firmly supportive of the connection of inter-Korean railways and South Korea's entry into the continental railway.In a press conference held at the Lotte Hotel in So