Technology

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  Kakao invests 3.4 bln won in U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft

  SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) — Kakao Investment, an investment firm under South Korea’s top...

  • Posted April 11, 2018
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  LG Electronics CEO purchases 4,500 shares

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) — LG Electronics CEO Jo Seong-jin purchased 4,500 shares of...

  • Posted March 30, 2018
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  Samsung’s Galaxy S9+ named Best New Connected Mobile Device at MWC 2018

  SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its new flagship smartphone...

  • Posted March 5, 2018
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  Samsung Electronics mulls building 2nd chip line in S. Korea

  SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is pushing...

  • Posted February 6, 2018
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  PM:Shutdown of cryptocurrency exchanges impossible without National Assembly approval

  SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) — Shutting down cryptocurrency exchanges is impossible without approval from...

  • Posted January 16, 2018
• Gov’t to require real-name transactions in cryptocurrency trading

  SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) — The government said Thursday it is banning the use...

  • Posted December 28, 2017
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  South Korea Clamps Down on Bitcoin Trading Amid Market Frenzy

  By RAYMOND ZHONG https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/business/south-korea-bitcoin.html A restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, that accepts Bitcoin. Credit...

  • Posted December 28, 2017