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November 05, 2019
LG sues Chinese TV maker Hisense over patent infringement

LG Electronics said on Nov. 5 that it has filed a patent lawsuit against Hisense, a Chinese electronics maker, in the US for breaching its TV patents. The South Korean tech giant said the Chinese firm has infringed on four types of its TV patents, including a solution to improve user interface, an...
November 05, 2019
Samsung vows to spur innovation in 5G, AI

Samsung Electronics said Nov. 5 it will bolster efforts to develop advanced 5G mobile network and artificial intelligence technologies to drive innovation in its business. The world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker has expanded investment in 5G and AI to enhance competitiveness of it...
November 04, 2019
Samsung hosts annual forum on breakthrough AI tech

Tech giant Samsung Electronics kicked off its third annual artificial intelligence forum on Nov. 4 in Seoul, where local and global artificial intelligence experts have gathered to share their research projects and discuss future advancements in the technology. At this year’s event, presentations...
November 04, 2019
Chip exports rise amid plunging prices

South Korea’s chip exports have climbed more than 5 percent this year despite a tumble in prices of key products, data showed Nov. 4. The country’s semiconductor exports totaled 29,834 tons for the year up to Oct. 25, up 5.2 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to data from ...
November 03, 2019
Samsung SDI meets US safety standard for ESS fire prevention test

South Korea’s Samsung SDI has become the first Lithium-ion battery manufacturer to meet the safety standard for fire prevention test developed by a US certification firm, the batterymaker said on Nov. 3. According to the company, Samsung SDI last month fulfilled the rack-level safety standard of ...
November 01, 2019
KT launches ICT rescue center on Mount Annapurna

Telecom giant KT said Nov. 1 it has launched an ICT rescue center on Mount Annapurna in Nepal to offer network services for climbers in the region. Built at the Machhapuchhre Base Camp at the altitude of 3,700 meters, the information and communication technology center will be fitted with base s...
November 01, 2019
Number of 5G subscribers in Korea reaches 3.5 million

The number of subscribers to 5G services offered by the nation’s three telecommunications firms -- SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus -- came in at 3.47 million as of September, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT on Nov. 1. The telecom firms began commercial 5G services on April 3. The figure...
October 31, 2019
Samsung reels from low DRAM demand in Q3

Korean tech titan Samsung Electronics saw its operating profit in the July-September period more than halve on-year, according to its earnings report released Oct. 31. The tech giant said it earned 7.8 trillion won ($6.7 billion) in operating profit, down from 17.6 trillion won a year earlier. Its ...
October 31, 2019
SK Telecom’s net profit dips 73.9% in Q3

SK Telecom said Oct. 31 its third-quarter net profit plunged due to equity losses of its chipmaking subsidiary, while its operating profit remained mostly unchanged from the previous year. Its net income tumbled 73.9 percent to 274.4 billion won ($236 million) in the July-September period compa...
October 31, 2019
Naver’s net profit jumps 24.7% in Q3

South Korea’s top internet portal operator Naver said Oct. 31 that its net profit jumped 24.7 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier due largely to the sound performance of its overall business. Its net profit reached 85.3 billion won ($73.1 million) in the July-September period, com...
October 30, 2019
Samsung’s new foldable smartphone design receives spotlight at SDC2019

Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics wowed spectators at its annual developer conference, SDC2019, held on Oct. 29 in San Jose, California, with a rendering image of what could be the firm’s next foldable smartphone. Taking the stage at the conference, Jeong Hye-soon, head of the firm’s framewo...
October 30, 2019
S. Korea hosts 5G fair to promote exports of immersive contents

South Korea on Oct. 30 opened a 5G fair to help local companies export their latest immersive content products. Domestic companies showcased their goods to prospective overseas partners at the two-day fair at an exhibition center in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, the Ministry of Science and ICT sa...
October 30, 2019
Samsung signs MOU with Saudi Arabia on entertainment city project

South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group said Oct. 30 it will join a massive entertainment city development project in Saudi Arabia, with its affiliates taking part in various areas from construction to electronics. Under an agreement with Qiddiya Investment Company, Samsung will collabora...
October 30, 2019
KT to invest W300b in AI by 2023

South Korean telecom giant KT said Oct. 30 it will invest 300 billion won ($256.9 million) in the next four years to develop advanced artificial intelligence technologies in various areas. KT said it will develop AI tech in four areas -- language, image, analysis and problem solving -- to incre...
October 30, 2019
LG, Qualcomm to develop automotive infotainment platform

LG Electronics and US chipmaker Qualcomm said Oct. 30 they are joining hands to develop an in-vehicle infotainment platform for connected cars. The companies have signed a strategic partnership to develop the automotive platform, which combines entertainment and information delivery for both dr...

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