SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said it expected shipments of handsets and tablets to pick up by about 10 percent in the third quarter from the April-June period. Smartphones will account for around 80 percent of total handset shipments in the July-September quarter, up from the high 70 percent range in […]
Ubers days in South Korea may be numbered. The city of Seoul has announced plans to ban the taxi-hailing app, citing concerns that the company threatens the livelihood of the citys taxi drivers. As a replacement, the city government plans to roll out its own GPS-based app by the end of the year, offering Seouls […]
By Se Young Lee and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – The billionaire founder of web portal operator Naver Corp beat back Google Inc to leave South Korea one of few countries where the U.S. search engine does not dominate. Now, Lee Hae-jin is stepping onto the world stage with Line, a messaging app developed by […]
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