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(LEAD) U.S. says S. Korea has 'much more to offer' to global chip supply chains

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with officials' remarks; CHANGES headline, photo)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Friday that South Korea has "much more to offer" to the global economy in terms of semiconductor supply
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S. Korea, U.S. set to hold senior-level economic talks in Seoul

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States are set to hold annual economic talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on global supply chains, energy, infrastructure and technology, Seoul officials
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Spy agency warns of increased hacking attempts ahead of presidential election

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency warned Wednesday of a possible rise in the number of hacking attempts to glean information on the country's diplomatic and security affairs ahead of the March presidential
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Samsung retains No.1 spot in Q3 global smartphone market: report

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. retained the top spot in the global smartphone market in the third quarter of the year, a report showed Wednesday. The world's largest smartphone maker held a market share of 20 percent in the Ju
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Samsung, LG Electronics to debut innovative products at CES 2022

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's two biggest consumer electronics companies, will unveil a slew of innovative products at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) set to
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S. Korea's ICT exports hit new monthly high in Nov.

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products touched a new monthly high in November on brisk global demand for chips and displays, data showed Tuesday.Outbound shipments of ICT produc
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'PUBG: Battlegrounds' to be free to play in Jan.

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Krafton Inc., a South Korean gaming giant, said Friday that its global smash hit "PUBG: Battlegrounds" will be going free to play starting next month. The game will start a free-to-play mode on all
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올해 국내 트위터 최다 언급 '코로나19'·'대선'·'화천대유'

올해 국내 트위터 최다 언급 '코로나19'·'대선'·'화천대유'BTS, 5년 연속 세계 최다 언급 인물(서울=연합뉴스) 한혜원 기자 = 올해 한국 트위터에서 '코로나19', '대선', '화천대유'와 관련한 발언이 가장 많이 트윗 된 것으로 조사됐다. 트위터는 올해 들어 지
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Intellectual property of AI composer to be sold on NFT market

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- An affiliated company of Hancom With is set to sign a contract with an artificial intelligence composer and to issue its intellectual property on the non-fungible token (NFT) market this month.Hancom Artpia said Thursday it
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'Squid Game' 3rd-most searched keyword by S. Korean users this year: Google

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The title of South Korean survival drama "Squid Game" was the third-most popular search keyword on Google among local users this year, the global tech giant said Thursday.The drama on Netflix also ranked the nint
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Apple says it is looking into iPhone call drop issue

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. said Wednesday it is looking into the dropped call issue on iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 devices as users continued to complain of reception failure even after updating the mobile operating system."We are doing o
S. Korea, Russia to bolster cooperation in nuclear energy sector

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SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia agreed to expand their cooperation in developing reliable atomic technology, including the safe dismantling of nuclear plants, the science ministry said Wednesday.At the 20th joint nuclear power commit
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Ministry announces guideline on stable online services by Netflix, Google

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Science and ICT on Tuesday unveiled a guideline on a revised law requiring Netflix and other tech giants to improve their online service quality.Last December, South Korea passed a law revision holding online
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S. Koreans' spending on Disney+ hits over 17 bln won in Nov.: data

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans are estimated to have spent more than 17 billion won (US$14.5 million) in purchasing contents by Disney+ less than a month since its launch here, data showed Tuesday.Payments to Disney+ in the country were esti
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'Battle Ground' Krafton invests US$6 mln in Arabic mobile games publisher

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Krafton Inc., a South Korean gaming giant behind the global smash hit "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), said Tuesday that it has invested
S. Korea, Visegrad Group countries sign MOU on R&D cooperation

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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry said Thursday it has agreed with the Visegrad Group in Europe -- the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia -- to boost cooperation in the fields of research and development.Lee Tai-h
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iPhone users in outcry over continued dropped calls even after iOS update

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- The users of iPhone devices, including the iPhone 12 and 13, continued to experience dropped calls even after updating the mobile operating system released by Apple last month to fix the issue, industry sources said Wednesda
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WSTS halves growth prediction for memory chip market next year

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- A semiconductor industry tracker on Wednesday cut in half its growth projection of the global memory chip market next year.World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), a nonprofit organization of chipmakers, forecast the mem
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S. Korea's 5G users top 19 mln in October: data

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 19 million as of October, data showed Wednesday, as new smartphone launches boosted user growth in the latest generation networks.The total number of 5G users r
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(Yonhap Feature) Hope for military esports team rising, but will it succeed?

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- After leading his esports team Damwon Kia to a runner-up finish at the 2021 League of Legends (LOL) World Championship last month, Kim Dong-ha, better known by his gaming name "Khan," confirmed h