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SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to approve Microsoft Corp.’s takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. as the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the Korean gaming market. The review came amid concerns that Microsoft, which has the Xbox console business under its wing, may disrupt [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean online legal service platform has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-based legal consultation service using ChatGPT. Law&Good Corp. on Sunday unveiled Law&Bot, a free service that utilizes AI to interpret complex legal terms in an easily understandable manner and provide answers to litigation-related questions. Currently, Law&Bot offers [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. has expanded social contribution activities in the Middle East and Africa as it seeks business opportunities there, according to the company Sunday. LG Electronics recently donated highly fuel-efficient air conditioners to a local general hospital in Nigeria through its African operations as part of efforts to [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s homegrown space rocket successfully made its flight to put eight payload satellites into orbit Thursday, demonstrating the country’s status as one of the seven space powerhouses that developed a space launch vehicle that can carry a more than 1-ton satellite. Nuri blasted off from the Naro Space [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — An intriguing new filter is generating excitement as it enables users to capture photos of themselves alongside the Dokdo, which holds great significance for both South and North Koreans. Vank (Voluntary Agency Network of Korea), a cyber diplomacy mission, announced on Thursday the launch of the “Dokdo AR (augmented [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Global DRAM demand is expected to overtake supply as early as July, a recent industry report showed Thursday, in a change that would lessen pressure on semiconductor companies reeling from a chip downturn. Market research firm TrendForce expected in its May report global DRAM demand this year to top [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. intends to invest 30 billion won (US$22.7 million) over the next three years to support the establishment and upgrading of smart factories for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company announced on Wednesday that it will launch the Smart Factory 3.0 project, aimed at transforming SMEs’ manufacturing facilities [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. said Wednesday it will join RE100 and transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040. RE100 is a global corporate initiative designed to shift energy use to renewable sources as a way to respond to climate change and other environmental issues. Kakao plans [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to fine the country’s three mobile carriers a combined 33.6 billion won (US$25.4 million) for their misleading advertisements on the speed of the fifth-generation (5G) network services. The move came after SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. [...]
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has asked the United States to review the latter’s proposed limit on the expansion of production by South Korean semiconductor manufacturers in China, a U.S. public notice showed Tuesday. The request comes about two months after the U.S. Department of Commerce said the U.S. CHIPS and Science [...]