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More than 70 pct of S. Koreans use streaming services: survey

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- More than 70 percent of South Koreans use online streaming services this year amid the protracted pandemic, a government survey showed Tuesday.According to the annual poll conducted by the Korea Communications Commission (K
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Team KAIST ready to show off latest autonomous driving tech at CES 2023

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- As the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is slated to open in Las Vegas next week, a South Korean team is gearing up for an attention-grabbing autonomous driving competition."It is very meaningful
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Cyberthreats shoot up over 60 pct through Nov.: data

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of cyberthreats rose more than 60 percent in 2022 from a year earlier on increased ransomware attacks, government data showed Monday.A total of 1,045 cyberattacks were reported to the authorities in the first 11
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Kakao Games releases 'Eversoul' next Jan. 5

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Games announced on Friday that it will officially release its new mobile game "Eversoul," which is created by Nine Ark, in both domestic and global markets
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Samsung Electronics opens US$220 million R&D center in Vietnam

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday held an opening ceremony for a research and development center in Vietnam, in what the tech giant said is the largest such facility in the Southeast Asian country set up by a foreign firm.
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Hyundai Oil Bank showcases game theme gas station 'Parts Oil Bank'

SEOUL December 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Oil Bank showcased game themed gas station for the first time in South Korea, addressed Hyundai Oil Bank on Thursday. Hyundai Oil Bank, Nexon, and Peaches collabo
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Samsung chief to attend opening ceremony of R&D center in Vietnam

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong left for Vietnam on Wednesday to attend an opening ceremony of a research and development (R&D) center there.Samsung Electronics began building the US$220 million R&D cent
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LG Electronics to feature ESG efforts at CES 2023

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will present its environmental, social and governance, or ESG, vision at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas early next month.The South Korean company will share its sustainab
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Instagram tops frequent download chart among Generation Z, whereas Kakaotalk tops among Generation X

SEOUL December 17 (Yonhap) -- Most commonly installed application among generation Z turned out to be "Instagram."NHN data disclosed their research analyzing the data of over 2800 android
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'Burning Beaver 2022' featuring 80 various upcoming indie games kick off

SEOUL December 17 (Yonhap) -- “Burning Beaver 2022” an online and offline indie game festival hosted by South Korean game development company Smilegate successfully kicked off .Future Lab center of Sm
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Gaming industry expands into Webtoon and Web novel industry

SEOUL December 17 (Yonhap) -- Success of South Korean drama “Reborn Rich,” which was funded by South Korean gaming company Com2us, gaming industry which is extending its business to media, webtoon and
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S. Korean startup Innospace seeks to launch its test launch vehicle HANBIT-TLV next week

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Innospace, a South Korean space startup, said Friday that it is planning to launch its suborbital test launch vehicle, HANBIT-TLV, next week."If there're no problems in preparation and weather conditions, we will
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S. Korea's ICT minister meets with IAEA chief

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ICT minister on Friday met with the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to discuss ways to enhance bilateral technology cooperation in the nuclear science sector, the ministry said.Durin
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Nearthlab grows big in on-site autonomous industrial drone system

By Kim BoramSEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- To fix or maintain blades of hundreds of large wind turbines at a vast wind farm, it probably takes much time and is dangerous as mechanics have to climb up to the tubular steel towers with a height of more than
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S. Korean lunar orbiter set to perform 1st lunar orbit insertion maneuver

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri will perform its first lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuver later this week as a way to enter the orbit around the moon as planned, the science ministry said Thursday.The LOI
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Samsung to underline 'sustainable innovation' at CES 2023

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. will present its vision for "sustainable innovation" at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month, its top executive said Thursday, continuing its focus on developing products that a
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S. Korea to focus on encouraging R&D in strategic tech sectors in next 5 years

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday that it will give top priority to supporting research and development in mapping out its science and tech policies over the next five years.The Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technol
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S. Korea's ICT exports fall for 5th straight month in Nov.

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products dropped for the fifth consecutive month in November due to contracted demand for tech goods amid a global economic slowdown, government da
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S. Korea's high-speed internet infrastructure promises thriving cloud gaming: Google official

By Kim BoramSEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has great potential for the booming online gaming industry thanks to its high-speed internet infrastructure like the fifth-generation (5G) network service, a senior Google official said Tuesday.&quo
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Time spent on KakaoTalk messenger back to pre-service disruption level: data

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The amount of time Korean people spent on the country's most popular mobile messenger KakaoTalk was restored to the normal level two months after it suffered extensive service disruptions stemming from a fire at a data