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  Samsung stays put as omicron scares away big-name exhibitors at CES 2022

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that it still plans to participate in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early next month, even though major brands backed out as the omicron variant of the coronavirus dr
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  (News Focus) Having passed major regulatory hurdle for Intel deal, SK hynix eyes economies of scale, sharper competitive edge

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The removal of the last regulatory hurdle for SK hynix Inc.'s acquisition of Intel Corp's non-volatile memory business will likely accelerate the chipmaker's plan to expand its presence and enhanc
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  LG Electronics' new CEO visits Austrian automotive light maker ZKW

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc.'s new CEO Cho Joo-wan recently visited Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group, people with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday, in a sign the South Korean tech giant is looking to
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  Samsung holds global strategy meeting for next year

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. began a two-day companywide global strategy meeting, industry sources said Tuesday, the first since it appointed new CEOs in its first major reshuffle in three years and streamlined its structure aft
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  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Krafton Inc., the South Korean gaming giant behind the global smash hit "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), said Monday that it has invested US$5 million in the Indian dating app FRND.The investment into
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  S. Korea ranks 4th in world's video game market in 2020

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's video game market expanded more than 20 percent on-year to rank fourth in the world last year on the back of stellar growth in online games, a report showed Monday.The country's video game market poste
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  Bio sector output, exports grow at fastest pace in 2020 amid pandemic

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Output and exports of South Korea's bio industry expanded at the fastest clip ever in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday.Output of the local bio industry was estimated at 17.5 trillion won (US$14.7 b
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  (2nd LD) U.S. calls for S. Korea's greater role in global supply chain amid chip shortage

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details, comments; CHANGES headline, lead)By Kim Eun-jung and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat on Friday called on South Korea to play a greater role in building resilient semiconduct
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  (LEAD) U.S. says S. Korea has 'much more to offer' to global chip supply chains

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with officials' remarks; CHANGES headline, photo)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Friday that South Korea has "much more to offer" to the global economy in terms of semiconductor supply
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  S. Korea, U.S. set to hold senior-level economic talks in Seoul

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States are set to hold annual economic talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on global supply chains, energy, infrastructure and technology, Seoul officials
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  Spy agency warns of increased hacking attempts ahead of presidential election

  By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency warned Wednesday of a possible rise in the number of hacking attempts to glean information on the country's diplomatic and security affairs ahead of the March presidential
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  Samsung retains No.1 spot in Q3 global smartphone market: report

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. retained the top spot in the global smartphone market in the third quarter of the year, a report showed Wednesday. The world's largest smartphone maker held a market share of 20 percent in the Ju
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  Samsung, LG Electronics to debut innovative products at CES 2022

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's two biggest consumer electronics companies, will unveil a slew of innovative products at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) set to
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  S. Korea's ICT exports hit new monthly high in Nov.

  SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products touched a new monthly high in November on brisk global demand for chips and displays, data showed Tuesday.Outbound shipments of ICT produc
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  'PUBG: Battlegrounds' to be free to play in Jan.

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Krafton Inc., a South Korean gaming giant, said Friday that its global smash hit "PUBG: Battlegrounds" will be going free to play starting next month. The game will start a free-to-play mode on all
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  올해 국내 트위터 최다 언급 '코로나19'·'대선'·'화천대유'

  올해 국내 트위터 최다 언급 '코로나19'·'대선'·'화천대유'BTS, 5년 연속 세계 최다 언급 인물(서울=연합뉴스) 한혜원 기자 = 올해 한국 트위터에서 '코로나19', '대선', '화천대유'와 관련한 발언이 가장 많이 트윗 된 것으로 조사됐다. 트위터는 올해 들어 지
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  Intellectual property of AI composer to be sold on NFT market

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- An affiliated company of Hancom With is set to sign a contract with an artificial intelligence composer and to issue its intellectual property on the non-fungible token (NFT) market this month.Hancom Artpia said Thursday it
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  'Squid Game' 3rd-most searched keyword by S. Korean users this year: Google

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The title of South Korean survival drama "Squid Game" was the third-most popular search keyword on Google among local users this year, the global tech giant said Thursday.The drama on Netflix also ranked the nint
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  Apple says it is looking into iPhone call drop issue

  SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. said Wednesday it is looking into the dropped call issue on iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 devices as users continued to complain of reception failure even after updating the mobile operating system."We are doing o
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  SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia agreed to expand their cooperation in developing reliable atomic technology, including the safe dismantling of nuclear plants, the science ministry said Wednesday.At the 20th joint nuclear power commit