Game industry supported by governmental ministryGStar is an international game and game culture exhibition. This year GStar is to be held at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province from November 9 to 12. This exhibition shows all kinds of advanced game-related technologies and new game content. A large number of businessmen and professionals who

Plans to increase foreign buyers by 1,000 every yearGStar aims at attracting 10,000 foreign publishers by 2010 by increasing the number of foreign buyers by 1,000 every year, Hong Ki-wha, chairman of the GStar organizing committee, said.At the same time, GStar plans to increase the export consultation amount to US$300 million in 2010 from US$200 million attained in the GStar 2005, he said. Not

NCsoftNew game Aion to include lots of interesting featuresNCsoft, a leader of the world's online game trends, will participate in GStar 2006 to be held at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province on November 9 to 12 with its new games . SP JAM, Aion and Atrix.NCsoft is planning to introduce its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORP

WebzenContinuous public favor in overseas marketPopular multiplayer games such as Huxley, Kingdom of Warriors, and Soul of the Ultimate Nation will be shown at this year's GStar 2006 starting November 9 at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX), Goyang, Korea. Webzen (www.webzen.com), the publisher of these games, is likely to show off its global strategy which it will use to take

WeMade EntertainmentOnline game giant to capitalize on successWeMade Entertainment Co. Ltd. has been winning high recognition in the global market for its excellent online games, Park Kwan-ho, CEO of the online game development company said.In particular, the game Legend of Mir 2 developed and serviced by WeMade has amazingly recorded 750,000 concurrent users and 200 million accumulated user

Company Profile / NHNNHN Corp to open new servicesNHN Corp enjoyed its best business performance in the second quarter of 2006, posting 132.9 billion won (US$138.6 million) in sales, 50.6 billion won (US$52.8 million) in operating profit and 32.4 billion won (US$33.8 million) in net profit.The favorable results were mainly attributable to the Naver retrieval service gaining high popularity a

Imagine a card, a thick fat card covered in logos and symbols. This card has your name and photo on it, naturally, because its yours.It might be similar to cards you have now in your wallet, except this card doesn't go in your wallet. It is your wallet. It's your checking account too. It allows you to ride the subway or take a taxi at your convenience. If you choose, it can be a credit card. It

What the world would look like if telecommunication is converged with broadcasting?Telecommunications and broadcasting are all the methods by which we deliver our thoughts and information, and the means that are also essential in our everyday lives. Telecommunication, by definition, refers to the exchange of information between individuals. As a typical example for this, one can cite the communi

Digital Contents IndustryIn search of excellenceBy Professor Choi Sung Department of Computers, Namseoul University (sstar@nsu.ac.kr)The bestseller book "In Search of Excellence," coauthored by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, which has been published more than 20 years ago, is still steadily increasing its readers. This book is analyzing the reasons for excellence inherent to the Am

In-depth Story / IPTVLukewarm outlook for Korean technologyAs an abbreviated word for Internet Protocol Television generally, IPTV is a service which allows users to enjoy video content and broadcasting realtime by using a high-speed Internet network and a TV. In other words, it is a service which provides information, video content as well as broadcasting through a television receiver by usin

Exhibition & Conference / i-SEDEX Innovation technology development's acceleration stepping stone for excavating new customers World semiconductor market scale has grown annually by 6.8% with a total around $227.5 billion as of 2005. In the case of memory, expectation demand happened with NAND flash demand's enlargement as well as new Windows OS, VISTA, launch. In the case of non-memory too, dema

Cover Story / The 9th Congress of the WFNMBThe 9th Congress of the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine & Biology (WFNMB) will be held at Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX) in Samseong-dong, Seoul on Oct. 22-27. It is the biggest medical academic congress in Korea in terms of a single clinical department. Under the main theme of the "Global harmonization and new horizons of world's nucle

The following statement was contributed by Kim Woo-sik, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology. Kim attended the 50th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, held in Vienna, Austria on Sep.18. ....Ed. On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Korea, I would like to congratulate you on your election as President of the 50th General Conference of IA

Major topics of this event will be Molecular Imaging and RadionucllideThe followings are excerpts from an interview with Lee Myung-chul, Professor at Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and President of the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine & Biology. -ED. Q: What is the most important part that you place emphasis ahead of the 9th Congress of the WF

Marching into foreign medical marketsS ment plans (2002-2006). amyoung Unitech is the nation's sole company directly manufacturing and producing cyclotrons for medical use. Samyoung Unitech, which boasts of its advanced cyclotron technology, has been exerting strenuous efforts to improve the function of cyclotrons through persistent operation and tests, Jung Kyung-il, president of the company,

Radio technology should be emphasized along with othersThe academic and industrial fields should work together for development of Radio Technology (RT) on the occasion of the nation's hosting of the 9th Congress of the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB) scheduled for Oct. 22-27 in Seoul, Lee Kwan-haeng, CEO of Shinjin Medics said. "It goes without saying that RT is the se

KHNP project to develop vitrification technology gets underwayKorea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) has been developing vitrification technology to safely dispose of low- and intermediate-level radioactive wastes from power plant equipment including gloves, clothing and radioactive filters. Since 1999, KHNP has been pushing for development of vitrification technology jointly with SGN of France

Corporation acknowledging social responsibilitiesAs a spearhead energy corporation, the responsible social contribution of Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. (www.kospo.co.kr) is becoming a benchmark for other power-related corporations. In fact, Korea Southern Power has illustrated the perfect representation of a corporation's social responsibility. It forged a Society Service Corps in September

Game & Contents / NEXONGame portal expands into diverse marketsAs NEXON, one of Korea's leading developers and publishers of online content, leads a digital Hanryu (Korean wave) in online games, many keenly watch for the possibility of online game successes abroad. Since the company made inroads into the overseas market for the first time in 1997, NEXON has been continuously sounding out the

Game & Contents / Digital ContentGames make headway in digital awardsAceremony for the Digital Contents Awards for the third quarter of 2006 was held at the Ministry of Information and Communication in Seoul on September 29. Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency, Maeil Business Newspaper, SK Telecom, KT Freetel, EBS and Korea Data Base Promotion Center jointly managed the event, organized by the