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Samsung has a course to test driverless cars

The Speedway motor racecourse at Everland, an amusement park run by Samsung C&T in Yongin, Gyeonggi, will be used as a testing area for...

Convergence continues to be key at 2016 CES

The personal computer was the star of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) back in the 1980s. In the ’90s, consumer gadgets were all the...

When one job just isn’t secure enough

Mr. Lee, a manager at a major construction company in Seoul, works seven days a week. His company job keeps him busy on weekdays....

Kia touts revamped K7

HWASEONG, Gyeonggi - Kia Motors has partially revealed some of the features of the new K7 sedan, which it hopes will do well in...

Samsung SDI says its EV battery is strongest

Samsung SDI unveiled Monday the prototype of what it claims to be the highest-density battery cell, which will make it possible for an electric...

Kakao buys Loen and its MelOn music service

Kakao announced Monday it bought a controlling share of Loen Entertainment, operator of Korea’s top digital music streaming-download service MelOn, for 1.87 trillion won...

Park to deliver national address

President Park Geun-hye will address the nation tomorrow about North Korea’s latest nuclear test and South Korea’s response. “Park will issue the address to the...

U.S. ‘sniffer’ jets reportedly deployed after nuclear test

As Seoul and its global allies scrambled to scientifically analyze whether North Korea really detonated a hydrogen bomb earlier this week, multiple foreign news...

South resumes DMZ broadcasts as tensions rise

South Korea resumed propaganda broadcasts at the border on Friday, putting an end to 136 days of silence, to punish Pyongyang for carrying out...

Seoul’s homeless continue to hold out hope

Christmas carols could be heard all around and salespeople promoted their bargains through bullhorns to catch the attention of passersby. Seoul Station Plaza bustled...