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3 mobile carriers to grant free internet data to customers next month

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's three major wireless carriers said Wednesday they will grant free additional mobile data to all of their customers next month in a bid to join the government-led campaign to help people lighten burdens ami
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S. Korea opens massive data center for AI research

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry said Wednesday it has opened a massive computing data center for artificial intelligence studies as part of the country's plan to build a world-class AI research network.The Research D
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Samsung Electronics to borrow more than US$15 bln from display unit for investment

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics plans to borrow more than US$15 billion from its display-making subsidiary to secure operational costs, the company has said.The South Korean tech giant said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it wil
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Samsung Galaxy S23 breaks preorder record in S. Korea

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its new flagship Galaxy S23 smartphones set a new preorder record on its home turf.Preorders for the Galaxy S23 series, launched in early February, amounted to 1.09 million units, with t
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(LEAD) Kakao taxi app fined for secretly giving more calls to franchise cabs

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kakao's response in last 3 paras)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to slap fines of 25.7 billion won (US$20 million) on Kakao Mobility Corp., the nat
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Kakao taxi app fined for secretly giving more calls to franchise cabs

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to slap fines of 25.7 billion won (US$20 million) on Kakao Mobility Corp., the nation's leading taxi-hailing service, for manipulating
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S. Korea's ICT exports fall for 7th straight month in Jan.

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products dropped for seven months in a row in January due to a global economic slowdown and waning demand for semiconductors, government data showe
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Samsung aims to use 100 pct recycled plastics in all its mobile phones by 2050

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it aims to broaden the use of eco-conscious materials to all its smartphone products in the coming years.The world's largest smartphone maker said it plans to use recycled plastic mat
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Com2us 2022 swings to red despite record sales

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Com2uS Corp., a South Korean online and mobile game publisher, said Friday it swung to the red last year despite record-high sales.Net deficit came to 9.4 billion won (US$7.4 million) last year, shifting from a net profit o
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Nexon 2022 net falls 13 pct despite record sales

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Online gaming giant Nexon Co. said Thursday its earnings decreased 13 percent in 2022 from a year earlier despite record-high sales.Net profit came to 962.9 billion won (US$764 million) last year, compared with 1.19 trillion
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(2nd LD) KT 2022 net down 4.9 pct due to higher base effect

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing prices in last para)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 wireless carrier, said Thursday its net profit declined last year from a year earlier due to a higher base effect.KT's net income amounted
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(LEAD) Netmarble turns to red in 2022 due to lack of new games

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing prices in last para)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Corp., a major South Korean game developer and publisher, said Thursday day it swung to the red last year due to a lack of new blockbuster games.The company said in a
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National Institute of Korean Language to develop 'K-Robot' to enhance public Korean writing skills

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) has kicked off developing a tentatively named “K-Robot” that can automatically score and revise writings using artificial int
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(LEAD) KT 2022 net down 4.9 pct due to higher base effect

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 wireless carrier, said Thursday its net profit declined last year from a year earlier due to a higher base effect.KT's net income amounted to 1.38 trillion
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Netmarble turns to red in 2022 due to lack of new games

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Corp., a major South Korean game developer and publisher, said Thursday day it swung to the red last year due to a lack of new blockbuster games.The company said in a regulatory filing it logged a net loss of 906.4
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Korean webtoon translated into Japanese using AI-based Papago wins Rookie of Literature Translation Award

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- A webtoon that a Japanese reader who is not fluent in the Korean language translated to Japanese by using an artificial intelligence (AI) translator has been garnering attent
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Samsung Electronics chosen as provider of 5G solutions by KDDI

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it has been chosen as the provider of up-to-date 5G solutions by the Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI Corp.Under the deal, Samsung will provide KDDI with 5G standalone (SA)
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(LEAD) Kakao Games turns to red in 2022 due to one-off factor

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing price in last para)SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Games Corp., the gaming unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., said Wednesday it swung to the red last year due to increased spending involving its investment in a l
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8 Korean apps including DNF Mobile and Nikke win at Sensor Tower's APAC Awards 2022

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- Sensor Tower, a global software company that offers industry-leading App Store Optimization data, announced 8 Korean apps as winners of the "APAC Awards 2022" on
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AfreecaTV to sign MOU with VTVCab to develop streaming platform

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) - AfreecaTV has announced on Wednesday that it has signed an MOU with VTVCab, a subsidiary of Vietnam's national broadcaster VTV, to launch a new streaming platform.