Samsung creates a group dedicated to inventing whatever comes next Exec who led memory and battery businesses to global dominance gets the job of defining Chaebol's future Personal Tech28 Nov 2023 | 2
Crypto crasher Do Kwon's extradition approved, but destination is unclear Hey Google, are the jails nicer in South Korea or the US? Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 3
Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Taiwan presidential race Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan, UK, Italy, collab on new fighter jet; Korea's CBDC trial; Toshiba to delist Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 2
North Korea readies third attempt at 'spy satellite' launch What a coincidence! The South is just about to lauch one, too. And it probably won't be junk like the hermit kingdom's recent efforts Science21 Nov 2023 | 3
South Korea opens the door for robots to roam among pedestrians They'll have a top speed of 15km/h and need insurance before they roll Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 27
Samsung family sells $2B worth of shares to pay inheritance tax bill Nothing is certain except death and taxes Legal06 Nov 2023 | 7
‘How not to hire a North Korean plant posing as a techie’ guide updated by US and South Korean authorities Advise turning off and never using remote desktop protocol, prohibiting private VPNs, not trusting recruiters’ due diligence Cybersecurity Month19 Oct 2023 | 51
South Korea accuses North of Phish and Ships attack Kim Jong-un looks at industry's progress with green eyes, says South Korea's spy agency Cyber-crime05 Oct 2023 |
The clock is ticking and Korea wants to know if its chipmakers will get their export license extension SK hynix and Samsung do so much memory-making in China, ending sanction exemptions would be extraordinary Systems22 Sep 2023 | 7
Korea's FTC fines Broadcom $14.3M for pushing 'unfair' deal onto Samsung Updated Watchdog claims it abused market position to leverage 'unfavorable' long-term parts supply contract Systems21 Sep 2023 |
South Korean telco SK Broadband and Netflix call a truce in network payment fight Maybe better together? Duo announce AI and entertainment product partnership Legal18 Sep 2023 | 3
South Korea's Moon orbiter snaps India's lander As Japan's space agency preps a rover to land on Martian moon Phobos Science13 Sep 2023 | 7
SK hynix says no Huawei its memory should be in Chinese wonder-phone The Mate 60 Pro keeps making waves – this time worrying Korean chipmaker Legal08 Sep 2023 | 21
Samsung realizes behaving ethically is good for business, says compliance boss Mega-corp has mastered the complexity of numerous technologies but it took several scandals to impart this obvious lesson Legal29 Aug 2023 | 8
Neighbors angry as another North Korean 'satellite' launch attempt fails US, Japan, and South Korea are well and truly over this sham Science24 Aug 2023 | 19
South Korea's biggest mobile telco says 5G has failed to deliver on its promise Inflated expectations and an underdeveloped ecosystem have led to consumer disappointment Networks21 Aug 2023 | 36
South Korea 'puts the brakes' on Google's app store dominance Starts monitoring developer deals after first slapping the G-force with substantial fine Personal Tech16 Aug 2023 | 6
LG to offer subscriptions for appliances and televisions Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you're ready to cough up after buying hardware PaaS + IaaS13 Jul 2023 | 183
North Korean satellite had no military utility for spying, says South Korea Lends credence to theory that Pyongyang is testing ballistic missiles against international rules Security06 Jul 2023 | 20
Singapore tells crypto operators: act like grown up financial institutions Digital payment skeptics of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but grifters and crims Black Hat and DEF CON05 Jul 2023 | 10
Japan kind-of nationalizes key chipmaking material-maker JSR If the US or Europe dare criticize this deal, it would be rank hypocrisy On-Prem27 Jun 2023 | 9
Montenegro jails Do Kwon, accused of causing $40 billion LUNA crash Crypto villain's passports were as fake as his stablecoin Legal20 Jun 2023 | 11
North Korea created very phishy evil twin of Naver, South Korea's top portal Think of it as a fake Google tuned for credential capture and you'll understand why authorities want to kill it Security15 Jun 2023 | 9
Broadcom squeezed Samsung, now South Korea's squeezing back – hard Updated Regulators won't accept proposed remedy for nasty parts deal – but EU may have accepted VMware deal Virtualization14 Jun 2023 |
India probes medical info 'leak' to Telegram Asia In Brief PLUS: Vietnam's free domain names for youngsters; China's Cuba spy base; Hyundai and Samsung team for car chips; and more Security13 Jun 2023 | 2
You might have been phished by the gang that stole North Korea’s lousy rocket tech US, South Korea, warn 'Kimsuky' is a very sophisticated social engineer Security02 Jun 2023 | 12
After network glitch, South Korea's commercial sat-slinger succeeds Nuri rocket has done the business – now to get into the business Science26 May 2023 | 3
US mulls retaliation for China blacklisting Micron without evidence of security threat Sound like anyone you know? Systems24 May 2023 | 17
Korea hopes US will extend sanction exemptions for SK hynix and Samsung Stuck in the middle or not, supply chains – and the Korean economy – must carry on Legal10 May 2023 | 1
China's Mars rover finds signs of 'modern' water Asia In Brief AWS adds Korean support; Singtel creates InfraCo; Philippines SIM registration drive extended Science01 May 2023 | 4
South Korea prosecutes Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin Alleges large scale fraud, embezzling, and maybe even bribery, before crypto collapse Legal26 Apr 2023 | 5
Hyundai to develop a Moon rover (to launch, not because the roads are so bad down here) Japan's Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, are already pondering what it takes to make a MoonMobile Science21 Apr 2023 | 11
China reportedly let AI control a satellite, which then observed rivals India and Japan Asia in Brief Plus: Warren Buffett’s TSMC worries; CHIPS Act bits China; Japan’s quantum investment; and more AI + ML16 Apr 2023 | 2
South Korea fines Google $32M for using market power to stymie rival app store Forced developers to sign exclusivity agreements in return for promises of going global Legal11 Apr 2023 | 5
Samsung takes $3.1B gamble on OLED displays for tablets and notebooks That must be why PC sales are down – the blacks just aren't inky enough Systems04 Apr 2023 | 18
Korea passes tax break-driven 'Chips Act' as protectionism fears mount Plus: Complains criteria for foreign companies to access US funding too strict. It's not a great sign, is it? Systems30 Mar 2023 | 3
Where in the world is Terraform Labs villain Do Kwon? Montenegro, actually Probably in a jail cell, waiting to be extradited stateside Legal24 Mar 2023 | 12
South Korea fines McDonald's for data leak from raw SMB share British American Tobacco, Samsung, also burgered up their infosec Security23 Mar 2023 | 2
US details CHIPS Act rules that give China and South Korea some comfort Allows a little expansion of output from existing Middle Kingdom facilities Legal22 Mar 2023 |
Samsung to splurge $230B on five new chip plants for South Korea Will build out domestic industry while it builds out US domestic industry... Systems15 Mar 2023 | 1
South Korea warns US: The CHIPS Act leaves a sour taste Minister wants to protect Samsung, SK hynix, from having to give up the crown jewels to score subsidies Legal09 Mar 2023 | 18
South Korea moves to resolve WWII dispute with Japan that troubles tech supply chains Nations edge closer to an acceptable settlement on reparations for forced labor Legal07 Mar 2023 | 24
White House ban on US chip cash going into China ruffles South Koreans Pretty awkward for Samsung, SK Hynix and their Middle Kingdom fabs Systems02 Mar 2023 | 3
Europe to consult on making Big Tech pay for the networks it floods Continental bloc also greases the skids to usher in the gigabit age in two or three years Networks24 Feb 2023 | 32
US to impose caps on Korean chip shops working in China Multilateral trade actions also aim to stop China and Russia using biotech to create 'super soldiers'. Really! Systems24 Feb 2023 | 4
Smile! South Korea's moon orbiter sends back first snaps of Earth Danuri probe is ready to spend its planned year testing space internet, spotting radiation and/or water Science14 Feb 2023 | 5
India's IT minister denies targeting Chinese apps for bans Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba acknowledges buyout bid; BTS member Jungkook's hat lands online seller in strife; and more Software13 Feb 2023 |
South Korea to treat crypto tokens and virtual assets as if they were securities ‘Food does not change no matter what bowl it is served in’ says regulator Legal07 Feb 2023 | 5
South Korea makes crypto crackdown a national justice priority It's listed alongside issues like tackling gang violence, drugs, and sex crimes Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 2
China stops recognizing online study, orders kids back to foreign unis Asia In Brief PLUS: NTT’s haptics advance; Australia cracks down on influencers; Korean Uni websites hit by Chinese protestors; and more On-Prem30 Jan 2023 | 6
India floats plan to make big tech pay for news, walks back government censorship Asia In Brief PLUS: Taiwan’s new supercomputer; China-linked cybercrims strike; Australian content clampdown; and more Security23 Jan 2023 | 2
Microsoft fumbles zero trust upgrade for some Asian customers Enhanced access privileges for partners choke on double-byte characters, contribute to global delays Security13 Jan 2023 | 4
South Korea to offer tax breaks to hedge semiconductor woes Large chip manufacturers may be offered tax credits of up to 15% to invest in the country Systems03 Jan 2023 |
North Korea using freelance techies to fund missiles and nukes You won't see 'Agent of vile murderous autocracy' on their CVs. Or their faces on vid chats Security09 Dec 2022 | 7
North Korea hits new low by using Seoul Halloween tragedy to exploit Internet Explorer zero-day Evil, pure and simple Cyber-crime08 Dec 2022 | 13
It’s 2022 and a Korean web giant only now decided to write a DR plan Kakao discovers the importance of resilience after fire wiped out its services Off-Prem08 Dec 2022 | 5
Samsung, Korean IT giant Naver to build AI hyperscale chip Meanwhile, Samsung appoints its first female president AI + ML06 Dec 2022 |
Apple to end policy that charged South Korean devs higher App Store commissions Korea's antitrust org to develop a platform to respond to Big Tech’s sneaky ways Software23 Nov 2022 | 1
Google stops enforcing Play store payment rules in India $276 million in fines will do that to a monopolist Software02 Nov 2022 | 4
Terraform Labs and crypto bro Do Kwon face $57 million court case in Singapore But will Kwon show up in court? Probably not. Legal01 Nov 2022 | 10
Your new career plan: Go to jail for bribery, get busted taking drugs, be appointed chair of Samsung It worked for Lee Jae-yong, who now gets to handle a nasty profit plunge Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 9
Blazing South Korean datacenter operator raided by cops, blames its own batteries Asia In Brief PLUS: Australia boosts data breach fines; India outlet drops Meta allegations; AWS spices up Thailand's cloud; and more Off-Prem24 Oct 2022 | 2