Hallyu star reborn as Japanese-made video game hero Korea.net News: "Date: January 17, 2007
Korean's top actor Lee Byeng-hun is now also an X-box video game hero on 'Lost Planet.' "
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Digital divide in Korea narrows in 2006| Korea.net News
Digital divide in Korea narrows in 2006 Korea.net News: "Date: January 18, 2007
The digital divide in Korea eased last year as the government stepped up efforts to provide computers and Internet connectivity to underprivileged people, officials said Thursday (Jan. 18). Date: January 18, 2007 ."
The digital divide in Korea eased last year as the government stepped up efforts to provide computers and Internet connectivity to underprivileged people, officials said Thursday (Jan. 18). Date: January 18, 2007 ."
From gadget to fashion icon: Cellphone transformation continues| Korea.net News
From gadget to fashion icon: Cellphone transformation continues Korea.net News: "Date: January 24, 2007
Today, cellular phones continue to amaze users around the world. Cellphone makers keep developing new mobile phones with various features that integrate computer, camera, music player and TV functions. The latest cell phones even provide navigation services for users driving in unfamiliar terrain. "
Today, cellular phones continue to amaze users around the world. Cellphone makers keep developing new mobile phones with various features that integrate computer, camera, music player and TV functions. The latest cell phones even provide navigation services for users driving in unfamiliar terrain. "
New 10,000-won note reflects Korea's technological traditions | Korea.net News
New 10,000-won note reflects Korea's technological traditions Korea.net News: "Date: January 23, 2007. A new paper note released Monday (Jan. 22) grabbed immediate attention for highlighting Korea's scientific and technological legacy. "
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Korea receives UNESCO award for online education system | Korea.net News: "Korea was awarded a UNESCO prize on Friday (Jan. 12) in recognition of its advanced online education system and contribution to education in developing countries, Korea's Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development announced. "
Korea receives UNESCO award for online education system | Korea.net News: "Korea was awarded a UNESCO prize on Friday (Jan. 12) in recognition of its advanced online education system and contribution to education in developing countries, Korea's Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development announced. "
Samsung-GreatCall phone wins gadget reviewer's praise | Korea.net News: "An International Herald Tribune piece selected a cellphone designed for the elderly and manufactured by Samsung as one of the gadgets from 2006 worth 'a little tip o' the eggnog to the great thinkers whose ideas made it out of committee.' "
Korea to launch commercial service of Internet TV: Official| Korea.net News: "Korea will introduce its long-awaited Internet broadcasting service within the year to lead the world in the potentially profitable convergence market, the nation's information minister said Thursday (Jan. 11). "
Diversity and Korean Media - OhmyNews International: "'Foreign beauties' program prompts more charges of racism and stereotyping"
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Korean Telcos Boost Mobile Service on Dokdo
On Korea's Dokdo islets, it's now possible for more than 400 people to use their cellphones at once. This was made possible by two new antennas installed by cellular providers SK Telecom and KTF.
Providing stable mobile phone service on the East Sea islets, home to just three year-round residents, also serves as a symbolic gesture to promote Korea's sovereignty over the territory, which Japan claims as its own.
Arirang News "
On Korea's Dokdo islets, it's now possible for more than 400 people to use their cellphones at once. This was made possible by two new antennas installed by cellular providers SK Telecom and KTF.
Providing stable mobile phone service on the East Sea islets, home to just three year-round residents, also serves as a symbolic gesture to promote Korea's sovereignty over the territory, which Japan claims as its own.
Arirang News "
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "
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Updated Jan.10,2007 10:52 KST
Samsung to Launch Dedicated Yahoo, Google Phones"
Home> Biz/Tech
Updated Jan.10,2007 10:52 KST
Samsung to Launch Dedicated Yahoo, Google Phones"
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Apple's iPhone Threatens Korean Phone Makers"
Man brought in for unsolicited photo of stranger : National : Home: "Used cell phone camera to snap picture of bus passenger"
After penning Hankyoreh articles, prosecutor resigns : National : Home: "Controversy brewed over content, including tips to suspects on how to handle interrogations"
Monday, January 08, 2007
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Can the Korean Wave Crash Hollywood?
The Korean pop-culture wave has swept Asia. Now what? The challenges to Korean stars continue, and their next target is the heart of the international movie market, Hollywood. "
The Korean pop-culture wave has swept Asia. Now what? The challenges to Korean stars continue, and their next target is the heart of the international movie market, Hollywood. "
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "LG Releases Special Hangul Edition of Shine Phone
LG Electronics released an edition of its Shine Phone that features a Hangul design on the casing by fashion designer Lee Sang-bong. On the reverse side of the handset, “Night of Counting Stars,” by poet Yoon Dong-joo is engraved, making a high-class design that combines the top-drawer appeal of Shine’s materials with the modern Hangul engraving."
LG Electronics released an edition of its Shine Phone that features a Hangul design on the casing by fashion designer Lee Sang-bong. On the reverse side of the handset, “Night of Counting Stars,” by poet Yoon Dong-joo is engraved, making a high-class design that combines the top-drawer appeal of Shine’s materials with the modern Hangul engraving."
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Korea Begins Exports of Super Low-Price Cell Phones "
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Number of High-Speed Internet Users Exceeds 14 Mil. "
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "WiBro, DMB Rated World-Class Technologies
The country's wireless broadband technology or WiBro, and digital multimedia broadcasting or DMB are rated 'world class' technologies of the future, according to a study by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the Science and Technology Ministry on 21 next-generation technologies. The study compared Korea's technology level to that of other nations."
The country's wireless broadband technology or WiBro, and digital multimedia broadcasting or DMB are rated 'world class' technologies of the future, according to a study by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the Science and Technology Ministry on 21 next-generation technologies. The study compared Korea's technology level to that of other nations."
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Styling Phones for Korea and Abroad
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are introducing different cell phones for home and overseas markets. They change some of the functions or tinker with the color and design to satisfy the different taste of domestic and foreign customers."
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are introducing different cell phones for home and overseas markets. They change some of the functions or tinker with the color and design to satisfy the different taste of domestic and foreign customers."
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "The Chosun Ilbo Guide to Web 2.0
'It is you who lead the world.” That, its evangelists believe, is the message of Web 2.0, where everybody can express themselves freely and share information, an Internet world created by ordinary people. Here, the Chosun Ilbo introduces the trends and companies in the U.S.’ Silicon Valley that are leading the development. "
'It is you who lead the world.” That, its evangelists believe, is the message of Web 2.0, where everybody can express themselves freely and share information, an Internet world created by ordinary people. Here, the Chosun Ilbo introduces the trends and companies in the U.S.’ Silicon Valley that are leading the development. "
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "S.Korean Student Broadcasts to Entertain N.Koreans
Radio broadcasts produced by college students here will be aired in North Korea. Open Radio for North Korea announced that it will start broadcasting stories of South Korean college students from Monday to celebrate the radio station’s first anniversary. They include love stories, ballads, useful economic information and short historic dramas."
Radio broadcasts produced by college students here will be aired in North Korea. Open Radio for North Korea announced that it will start broadcasting stories of South Korean college students from Monday to celebrate the radio station’s first anniversary. They include love stories, ballads, useful economic information and short historic dramas."
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Video Clip of Vicious School Bullying Sparks Uproar
A video clip showing a group of girl students assaulting another is inciting controversy on the Internet. In the six-minute clip, five or six students without any provocation attack the girl, one ripping off the victim’s glasses and beating her hands repeatedly down on the girl’s head. The victim bursts into tears, a signal for the rest to start battering her in a profanity-laced onslaught of kicking and punching. "
A video clip showing a group of girl students assaulting another is inciting controversy on the Internet. In the six-minute clip, five or six students without any provocation attack the girl, one ripping off the victim’s glasses and beating her hands repeatedly down on the girl’s head. The victim bursts into tears, a signal for the rest to start battering her in a profanity-laced onslaught of kicking and punching. "
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Roh Attacks ‘Privilege’ in Media, Prosecution
President Roh Moo-hyun on Wednesday continued his verbal broadsides, attributing public hostility to his performance to “vested interests” such as public prosecutors, business and the media whose privileges he set out to erode."
President Roh Moo-hyun on Wednesday continued his verbal broadsides, attributing public hostility to his performance to “vested interests” such as public prosecutors, business and the media whose privileges he set out to erode."
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Korean Vs. U.S. Soaps
Devotees of U.S. soap operas are increasingly voting with their feet, watching them not only on cable or satellite TV channels but engaging in such illegal activities like posting episodes of popular dramas with Korean subtitles online just a few hours after they are broadcast in the U.S. Pundits say as their number explodes, the viewer ratings of Korean dramas are shrinking. More than 1.5 million such fans are estimated to be out there online, more than three times the number three years ago. "
Devotees of U.S. soap operas are increasingly voting with their feet, watching them not only on cable or satellite TV channels but engaging in such illegal activities like posting episodes of popular dramas with Korean subtitles online just a few hours after they are broadcast in the U.S. Pundits say as their number explodes, the viewer ratings of Korean dramas are shrinking. More than 1.5 million such fans are estimated to be out there online, more than three times the number three years ago. "
Group of journalists awarded for work on freedom of press : National : Home: "Dong-A Ilbo reporters fired for defying government in 1975"
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