BUSAN, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest game expo kicked off online Thursday for the first time amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, bringing together major gaming and tech firms from both home and abroad. This year’s G-star, the 16th of its kind, does not operate offline booths due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, and fans are [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has decided to withdraw from the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair due to concerns over the fast-spreading novel coronavirus. LG said it will not take part in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Spain, becoming the first South Korean company to cancel [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major telecommunication companies said Saturday they will participate in the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair as planned despite growing fears over the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. The three — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — said they have no [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two tech giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — said Tuesday they will unveil their new home appliance products at a U.S. trade show for the kitchen and bath market, highlighting their built-in design and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Samsung and LG are among [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s biggest tech expo wrapped up its four-day journey here Friday after global players introduced their latest achievements, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and mobility solutions. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured some 4,500 exhibiting firms with more than 170,000 people visiting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) will dedicate one of its exhibition halls to a collection of iconic paintings, the museum’s director has said. The Seoul gallery of the MMCA will host a permanent collection of 40 paintings by modern Korean painters, including Gu Bon-woong, [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) long was a tech expo reserved for home appliances and gadgets, although that barrier has been breached in recent years by carmakers and software firms. This year, there’s another new face: movies that add more dimensions and delivers multi-sensory experience. A small theater [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. is ready to work with various partners in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), the CEO of South Korea’s top mobile carrier said Wednesday, as he urged other South Korean players to join hands to lead the advanced technology. SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday unveiled its new vision highlighting human-centered solutions as the South Korean titan introduced its latest achievements in future technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and internet of things (IoT) ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here. Kim Hyun-suk, president and CEO [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it will unveil a new type of its rollable TV highlighting flexible OLED display technologies and upgraded artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions at the upcoming tech expo here. Under the slogan “Innovation for better life,” LG Electronics will introduce [...]