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Google may be barred from operating an Android market place in South Korea, if it continues to circulate game contents without approval from the country’s regulating body, government officials said.
South Korea’s Games Ratings Board has …

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Korea Seeks New Overseas Software Markets
2009/12/17 – 7:12 pm | No Comment

South Korea’s state-run trade promotion agency said Thursday that it has signed a preliminary deal with the country’s software industry association to increase software exports.
Under the deal signed earlier in the day, the Korea Trade-Investment …

Samsung, Yota Launch WiMax Service in Nicaragua
2009/12/16 – 5:06 pm | One Comment

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it will launch its next generation mobile Internet service with its Russian partner in Nicaragua starting in May as part of efforts to expand the service worldwide.
Samsung, which supplies WiMax …

Samsung Group Conducts Management Reshuffle
2009/12/16 – 5:05 pm | No Comment

Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest business conglomerate, said Wednesday that it promoted a total of 380 executives at numerous affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, as part of an annual management reshuffle.
The reshuffle came a day after …

Windows Phone to Fade Away in Korea in Three Years
2009/12/16 – 2:00 am | No Comment
Windows Phone to Fade Away in Korea in Three Years

While the Microsoft smartphone operating system based smartphone has dominated Korea because of backing by the leading mobile carrier, SK Telecom, mobile experts expect that Windows Phone (formerly Windows Mobile) will disappear in the local …

Korea’s Telecom Market Expected to Grow Slightly Next Year
2009/12/15 – 5:22 pm | No Comment

South Korea’s telecommunications market is forecast to grow marginally next year, with the country’s mobile phone penetration rate expected to top 100 percent, a report showed Tuesday.
The telecommunications market will grow 3.9 percent to 61.7 …

NTT DoCoMo Swaps Exchangeable Bonds for ADRs
2009/12/15 – 5:21 pm | No Comment

KT, South Korea’s No.2 mobile phone operator, said Tuesday that NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s biggest mobile operator, has converted all of its exchangeable bonds issued by the South Korean company into American depositary receipts (ADRs).
DoCoMo purchased …

LG Electronics Aims to Sell over 3.4 mln 3D TVs in 2011
2009/12/15 – 3:40 pm | No Comment

LG Electronics said Tuesday that it aims to sell 400,000 units of its three-dimensional (3-D) televisions next year and over 3.4 million units in 2011, as its Japanese rivals also look to tap the competitive …

Samsung Reshuffle Paves Way for Heir Apparent’s Succession
2009/12/15 – 3:39 pm | No Comment

Lee Jae-yong, the only son of former Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, returned to the limelight Tuesday as he was appointed to take a key post at Samsung Electronics, Asia’s biggest electronics company.
The promotion of …

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