Network fees: Google, Netflix under scrutiny in South Korea
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament saw heated debate on Friday over proposed legislation to make global content providers such as Netflix and Alphabet’s Google pay South…
South Korea Needs More Female Developers
A year ago today,Tteuppeukkeu, her internet alias, was getting into the third year of her career. But the office worker felt like she was already hitting a dead end in…
AI teacher is the new trend in South Korea
A day in a life of a teacher is long. AI teacher: First, they should prepare class materials and lesson plans to keep their students focused throughout the school hours.…
North Korean hackers create fake web portal, South’s spy agency says
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean hackers have set up a fake website that looks almost identical to the popular South Korean web portal Naver, marking a more…
Samsung and KT selected to build Private 5G network for the Republic of Korea Navy
Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) announced that the companies have been selected to deploy a Private 5G network for the ‘Smart Naval Port’ project by the Republic of Korea…
Korean Fandom’s next playground: AI chatbots
Have you ever wished you could chat with a fictional character from a movie, novel, drama series, or cartoon? Or maybe your favourite actor or singer? The latest AI trend…
How virtual idol PLAVE became a famous band in Korea
It was a warm day in September 2023. Sipping coffee at my office desk, I was scrolling through the recommended videos on YouTube to find a video I could watch…
S. Korea regulator to take innovation more into account on crypto regulations
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s vice financial regulator chief said on Thursday that authorities would take innovation more into account in the next stage of regulating cryptocurrencies.…
North Korea’s space launch program and long-range missile projects
By Jack Kim, Josh Smith and Ed Davies SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea launched a rocket late on Tuesday carrying what it called a reconnaissance satellite, prompting South Korea to…
North Korea’s space launch program and long-range missile projects
By Jack Kim, Josh Smith and Ed Davies SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has notified Japan of a plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between Nov. 22…