PREMIUM CLINIC -- Korea’s mobile carrier SK Telecom opens high-end medical facilities inside the Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center, a health examination-oriented hospital in the southern Chinese city, on Friday. VISTA is one of the few private clinics in China. SKT PREMIUM CLINIC -- Korea’s mobile carrier SK Telecom opens high-end medical facilities inside the Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center, a health examination-oriented hospital in the southern Chinese city, on Friday. VISTA is one of the few

Smartphones have changed people’s lifestyles. Users rely on mobile map applications instead of paper maps, communicate with friends on social media and hail taxis with their smartphones.Another notable change is currently taking place in the retail sector, too. People no longer need to lineup at coffee shops, restaurants or bakeries to be served, thanks to mobile ordering apps. They just go in and grab what they preordered through the mobile apps.At the forefront of the mobile ordering app indus

South Korean’s leading smart card solutions developer KONA I has rolled out a new online and offline payment platform, called KONA PAY, which will enable cardholders to make payments in a more secure manner.Since there are no payment means that meet global standards -- especially EMV-- in Korea, domestic banks and credit card companies need to tie up with global credit card network operators including VISA and MasterCard to issue cards that can be used both at home and abroad.Such a deal with th

JOINT EFFORTS FOR 5G -- Cho Sung-ho (third from right, first row), head of mobile carrier SK Telecom's 5G tech lab and Melih Tufan, head of telecom equipment supplier Ericsson's packet core product line, pose at an MOU ceremony held in Stockholm on Sunday. The firms will collaborate to develop key technologies for the next-generation 5G network, including network slicing, a term depicting technology to have a single network partitioned and tailored for different network services. SKTJOINT EFFORT

Riding on the popularity of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone, Samsung Electronics is beefing up its curved-screen lineup. The Korean tech giant will launch its two new phablets -- Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Galaxy Note 5 -- on Aug. 13. According to industry sources on Monday, however, more marketing resources are expected to be poured into the bigger-screen version of its hot-selling Galaxy S6 Edge than the new Note.  Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. SamsungSources said Samsung will roll out

Mobile carrier LG Uplus and telecommunications equipment supplier Nokia opened a joint research and development center for 5G network technology in Seoul on Saturday.The launch of the new R&D center, called the Advanced Technology Center, came after the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on the next-generation network technology in January. Kim Sun-tae (second from left), head of LG Uplus’ service and development division, and Adrew Cope (second from right), chief of Nokia Korea

　The chief of a French mobile security solutions firm offered a glimpse into some security software to be featured in tech giant Samsung Electronics’ upcoming Galaxy Note 5 phablet. 　“Our security elements will be directly linked to the (handset’s) application processor, which was not the case before, and that will enable faster communication between the embedded security elements and the processor,” Oberthur Technologies chief executive Didier Lamouche told The Korea Herald in Seoul on Thursday

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics rolled out a new washing machine, dubbed the Tromm Twin Wash, Wednesday in Seoul, which the company said would become a new trendsetter in the global washer market. Cho Seong-jin (second from left), CEO of LG’s home appliance and air solution company, and Choi Sang-gyu (second from right), head of LG’s Korea sales and marketing, pose with models at a launch event of the Tromm Twin Wash, featuring two washing drums. LGE“The Tromm Twin Wash will give a whole

South Korean smartphone-maker Samsung Electronics has finally set the launch date and venue of its upcoming smartphones ― the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus ― for Aug. 13 in New York, according to news reports.A Samsung official was quoted by a local news outlet as saying that “the Korean firm has sent invitations to its customers and partners for the New York unveiling event on Aug. 13.” Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 4. SamsungIt had been rumored that the launch event would be advance

South Korean online game developer NCSOFT said Tuesday it would beef up its partnership with U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA to complete the development of its upcoming role-playing game “Lineage Eternal.”Lineage Eternal (NCSOFT)In order to deliver vivid and immersive visual effects, NCSOFT said it would deploy the latest computer graphics technology from NVIDIA. The Korean game developer has been collaborating with the U.S. graphics chipmaker for many years. Most recently, the companies held a test run o

NEW SAMSUNG BUDGET SMARTPHONE -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics released its low-end, selfie-oriented Galaxy J5 smartphone in the domestic market on Tuesday. The smartphone which is fitted with a 5.0-inch super AMOLED display and a 5MP front-facing camera allows users to take 120-degree wide-angle selfies. Samsung NEW SAMSUNG BUDGET SMARTPHONE -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics released its low-end, selfie-oriented Galaxy J5 smartphone in the domestic market on Tuesday.

LG DISPLAY SEEKS COPROSPERITY -- LG Display chief executive Han Sang-beom (second from left, front row) and Ahn Choong-young (second from right), chairman of the Korean Commission for Corporate Partnership, pay a visit to a production line of Osung Display, one of LG Display’s partners, in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday. LGD

SAMSUNG UNVEILS GALAXY TAB S2 -- South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics unveils its new tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab S2, on Monday. The tablet comes in 9.7-inch and 8.0-inch displays and features 32 or 64 GB of internal storage, an octa-core application processor and a fingerprint scanner. The new device will be roll out in global markets from August. SamsungSAMSUNG UNVEILS GALAXY TAB S2 -- South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics unveils its new tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab S2, on Monday. T

MID-TIER GALAXY SMARTPHONE -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics starts to receive preorders for its mid-tier smartphone, the Galaxy A8, from Tuesday through Wednesday through mobile carrier SK Telecom in the domestic market. SKT MID-TIER GALAXY SMARTPHONE -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics starts to receive preorders for its mid-tier smartphone, the Galaxy A8, from Tuesday through Wednesday through mobile carrier SK Telecom in the domestic market. Samsung MID-TIER GALAXY SM

LG 3G HANDSET -- South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics will roll out its mid-range 3G smartphone, the Bello II, in Latin America and India this month, followed by other markets including Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States throughout the third quarter this year. The device with a 5.0-inch display sports a 5MP front-facing camera and a removable 2,540mAh battery.　LGE LG 3G HANDSET -- South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics will roll out its mid-range 3G smartphone, the

CJ Group and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning opened the Seoul Creative Economy and Innovation Center, a start-up incubator aimed at transforming the city into a hub of entrepreneurs, in Seoul on Friday.The nation’s 16th creative economy center was set up as part of the Korean government’s flagship creative economy policy, which promotes healthy growth of both conglomerates and small and medium-sized businesses. ICT Minister Choi Yang-hee (seventh from left) and officials from CJ

LG G4 IN TEL AVIV — Video clips featuring the aerial views of Israel’s capital Tel Aviv have drawn attention as they crossed 500,000 hits this week on LG’s Facebook account in the country. The tech giant made the films last month with a drone loaded with its G4 smartphone to celebrate the launch of the handset in Israel. LGE LG G4 IN TEL AVIV — Video clips featuring the aerial views of Israel’s capital Tel Aviv have drawn attention as they crossed 500,000 hits this week on LG’s Facebook account

SAMSUNG REINS SUPREME — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday it became the No. 1 TV brand by sales in the U.S and European markets as of May, with its market share standing at 53.5 percent and 50 percent in the respective regions. SamsungSAMSUNG REGINS SUPREME — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday it became the No. 1 TV brand by sales in the U.S and European markets as of May, with its market share standing at 53.5 percent and 50 percent in the respec

YOUTUBE PROMOTION FOR LG G4 — Promotional video clips for LG Electronics’ G4 smartphone filmed by global YouTube celebrities, including the members of sports and comedy entertainment group Dude Perfect and motorcycle adventure rider Alex Chacon, reached 10 million hits as of Wednesday, according to the Korean electronics firm Thursday. LGE