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Terrestrial DMB launch: Information and Communication Minister Chin Dae-je, fourth from left, pushes the button together with other dignitaries in a ceremony to begin terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) at the KBS network headquarters in Yoido, Seoul.

Aiming to be one of the world's top three game powers by 2010 With the official launch of Korea's 2010 Advisory Committee for the Game Industry as an impetus, the entry of the Korean game industry into one of world's top three by 2010 is set to become a reality. Domestic game industry, in the meanwhile, has posted a high growth, but the environment at home and abroad is not at any cost favorable in doing con

Seeking to make Korea arbitration hub of Northeast Asia The importance of finding amicable solutions to commercial disputes has been growing, along with the rise in trade volume between nations. Moreover, a recent study by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) has found that while the number of commercial disputes received by the board for their resolution during the first half of this year has increased by 9 percent to 332 cases from last year's 306, the amount in dispute has in contrast decreased from $320,000 on average to $220,000-a phenomenon the board attributes to toda

Wire telephone likely to be replaced completely by VoIP within a decade. The opening of "VoIP /IP Telephony World 2005-Communicate on the Net!" underscores the importance of upgrading VoIP terminal companies, switchboard companies, and service companies.