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Number Of High-speed Internet Users Tops 15 Mil. [Jun 05, 2008]
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The number of high-speed Internet service users in Korea
surpassed the 15 million-mark for the first time in April,
according to a government-affiliated commission Thursday (June
5).
The number of broadband Internet service subscribers in the
country stood at 15.03 million as of end of ...
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Mobile Phone Sales Fuel Korea's Digital Exports In May [Jun 04, 2008]
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Korea's exports of digital goods surged in May from a year
earlier, fueled by strong overseas demand for mobile phones, a
government report showed Wednesday0 (June 4).
Korean companies exported $10.94 billion worth of digital goods
last month, up 15.2 percent year-on-year, according to the ...
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Seoul To Host International Mayors' Forum On IT [May 28, 2008]
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The city of Seoul said Wednesday (May 28)
it will host an international mayors' forum in July to promote
information technology exchanges and cooperation between cities
around the world.
The World e-Government Mayors Forum, scheduled to be held July
7-9 in central Seoul, is to be sponsored ...
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Korea, China Successfully Link 3G Video Cellphone Systems [May 28, 2008]
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Korea and China on Wednesday (May 28) successfully
linked their respective homegrown 3G video cellphone service
systems and visiting Korean President Lee Myung-bak made the first
test call via the connected network, Lee's spokesperson said.
"In the first test of a new video cellphone system ...
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POSDATA Signs IT Cooperation MOU With Chinese City [May 27, 2008]
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POSDATA Co., a Korean system integration operator, said Tuesday
(May 27) it has forged a tentative deal with a Chinese city
government to help the city strengthen its information technology
(IT) infrastructure.
The memorandum of understanding recently signed with the Yanji
city government ...
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Korea, Britain To Cooperate On Global Climate Change [May 27, 2008]
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Korea and Britain have signed a tentative deal to cooperate in
carbon trading and other efforts aimed at responding to global
climate change, Seoul officials said Tuesday (May 27).
The memorandum of understanding inked between the Ministry of
Knowledge Economy and its British counterpart is ...
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Korea To Launch Health Telemonitoring System [May 23, 2008]
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A health telemonitoring system supported by government funds will
be soon launched in Korea, officials said Friday (May 23).
According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, it
will offer "Ubiquitous Health Service" for the socially
disadvantaged in ...
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Korea Aims To Be Top 3 LED Market By 2012 [May 22, 2008]
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Korea aims to become one of the top three manufacturers of light
emitting diodes (LED) by 2012 by expanding facility investment and
redoubling research efforts, the government said Thursday (May
22).
The plan calls for the government to allocate 400 billion won ...
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Korean Lab Successfully Clones Dead Dog [May 22, 2008]
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A bio-engineering team led by cloning expert Hwang
Woo-suk said Wednesday (May 22) that it has successfully made three
genetically identical copies of a dog that died in 2002.
The feat by Sooam Biotech Research Foundation marks the first time
that a dead dog has been ...
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Korea Aims To Double Mobile Phone Exports [May 20, 2008]
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Korea aims to more than double its exports of mobile
phones, one of its key export items, over the next five years by
making technological and service innovations, the government said
Tuesday (May 20).
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said the government will ...
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Korea To Open New Atomic Disaster Control Center [May 19, 2008]
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Korea will open a new atomic disaster control center near a nuclear
power plant on its southeastern coast to enhance the country's
ability to prevent and cope with emergencies, the government said
Monday (May 19).
The center, located 15 kilometers from the Uljin ...
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Korea Develops Core Data Transfer Technology [May 18, 2008]
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The state-run electronic research institute said Sunday (May
18) that it has developed a data transfer technology that is fully
compatible with the latest component interconnection standards.The
development of the intellectual property (IP) core technology marks
a first for the ...
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Korea's Science Competitiveness Moves Up To 5th Place: Global Report [May 15, 2008]
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Korea's scientific competitiveness
ranking moved up two notches to fifth place, thanks mainly to
consistent investment in research and development (R&D) on the
national level, an international report said Thursday (May 15).
The new ranking in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2008 ...
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Korea's First Astronaut Released From Hospital [May 14, 2008]
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Korea's first astronaut has been released
from hospital and is ready to resume her research and public
duties, the government said Wednesday (May 14).
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Yi So-yeon
has been discharged from an Air Force medical facility and visited
Korea ...
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KT Picks French Company TAS To Build New Satellite [May 14, 2008]
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KT Corp., Korea's leading fixed-line operator, said Wednesday (May
14) it selected Thales Alenia Space (TAS) of France to build its
latest commercial satellite that will be launched in 2010.
KT and TAS signed a deal at the former's headquarters in southern
Seoul for the development of the ...
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Korean Astronaut To Be Released From Hospital Next Week [May 09, 2008]
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The health of Korea's first astronaut, who was hospitalized last
week due to severe back pain after returning from space, has
significantly improved so she will be discharged next week, the
government said Friday (May 9).
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Yi
So-yeon will ...
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Gov't To Streamline R&D Efforts For Growth Potential [May 07, 2008]
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The government said Tuesday (May 6) that it will streamline
state-funded research and development (R&D) efforts in a bid to
enhance the country's growth potential.
At a national science and technology committee meeting chaired
by President Lee Myung-bak, the Ministry for Knowledge ...
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'Natural Interface' Will Become Affordable: Bill Gates [May 07, 2008]
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Bill Gates, chief of U.S. software giant
Microsoft Corp., on Tuesday (May 6) forecast that prices of more
advanced user interfaces, including displays in tablet PCs, will
become more affordable as they become more ubiquitous.
In a keynote speech at a digital forum in Seoul, Gates said ...
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LG Electronics Releases World's Thinnest LCD TV [May 07, 2008]
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LG Electronics Co., Korea's No. 2 consumer electronics maker,
said Wednesday (May 7) it has released the world's slimmest
liquid-crystal display (LCD) television.
LG's 42LG61 model, dubbed the Scarlet Super Slim, is a high
definition LCD television with a thickness of 44.7 ...
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NHN Q1 Net Jumps 42% On Higher Revenue [May 06, 2008]
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NHN Corp., the operator of Korea's largest Internet portal
Naver, said Tuesday (May 6) that its first-quarter earnings jumped
42 percent from a year ago on a rise in search revenue and online
ads.
Net income came to 88.4 billion won ($87.6 million) in the
January-March period, compared with ...
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