“We see the power of knowing this case,” said journalist-turned-director Julie Ha about her first documentary film, ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ ahead of its release in Korea later this month. The second-generation Korean American recently traveled to Seoul for special pre-screenings, one of which took place
In a bid to reinforce the future of smart living, industry rivals Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are joining hands to establish a “Smart Home.” Their collaboration involves integrating both companies’ smart home platforms in the cloud to bolster interconnectivity between appliances.On Aug. 2
Long gone are the days of image- and text-based social platforms. From Instagram — with its “IGTV” video content hub — to Naver — which announced the ‘video-ization’ of popular webtoons and web fiction IP — social media and other technology companies are deepening their degrees of video integration.
KT Corp., South Korea’s largest telecommunications service provider, is strengthening its media content business through its subsidiaries and affiliates as the company transforms itself into the global platform for the next generation of connectivity, media and technologies.skyTV, KT’s media content
The black hole, which has been only proven by theory, has finally been unveiled. The observation of black hole has become possible by using a network of major radio telescopes around the world as a single telescope of the size of the earth. This is the first time that the actual form of black hole h
Kakao Corp. announced on Oct. 22 that it has forged an alliance with nine early partners who will provide commercial services on its blockchain platform called “Clayton.”In the game field, it is planning to work with WeMade Entertainment Co.’s subsidiary called WeMadeTree to create blockchain-based
Korea’s powerful startup companies with more than 10 million subscribers are starting to join the blockchain ecosystem in their bid to deliver value to their customers and expand their businesses by applying blockchain technology to their existing services.According to the related industry on Octobe
A Raemian apartment in Seoul. When the mother enters the front door, the air shower system starts and shakes off fine dust.When she enters the living room all refreshed and clean and waves her right hand, the curtain is opened. When she says, “Please clean the house,” the robot vacuum cleaner at the
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, internationally bestselling authors of science fiction novels, will visit South Korea on August 7 to attend a production press conference of a domestic game developer.According to ANGames on July 2, the company invited Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff to its production pr
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) of Thailand hosted the Digital Startup, one of the biggest demo days in Thailand on June 6. It took place at Central Embassy in Bangkok. In the event, 40 excellent Thai startups strictly selected through competitions did a 5-minute pitching and had to answ
A new display technology was developed that allows people to see 3D holographic images and videos through a wide viewing angle without wearing 3D glasses.A team of researchers led by Park Yong-keun, a professor at the KAIST announced on January 24 that they developed a 3D holographic display that ha
CGV’s ScreenX, the multi-projection system that extends a movie’s images onto theater walls, has made a good start in China, which is rapidly emerging as the largest film market in the world.CGV, the largest cinema chain in Korea, said ScreenX is highly likely to thrive in the Chinese market as the
Korean scientists developed a hologram display technology that can realize holograms in 360-degree three-dimensional (3D) color image, which often appears in science fiction films such as Star Wars and Minority Report. It will be used as a core technology that allows users to watch hologram images i
NHN Entertainment (CEO Jung Woo-jin) announced on Oct. 21 that it has invested a total of 6 billion won (US$5.28 million) into three mobile game companies.The investments went to leading game makers at home and abroad – Blackbeard, SupremeGames, and A-33 Studio.Blackbeard (CEO Kang Gun-woo) was foun
Yoo Seung-min, the floor leader of the Saenuri party, reaffirmed that “welfare without tax increase is fiction,” reviving the tax increase and welfare dispute, as he was inaugurated.Yoo Seung-min said that taxes fell short of the budget last year by 22.8 trillion won (US$20.8 billion) for the last t
According to industry sources on Oct. 29, the mobile platform is emerging as a new content distribution channel, replacing traditional content distribution platforms.Videos are receiving a lot of attention on the Internet these days. Local portal operators and video service providers like Pandora TV
A rollable TV, just like paper, will be available soon.LG Display announced that they have developed transparent 18 in. flexible OLED technology. Two technologies were introduced at the “national projects of transparent flexible display development workshop” held on July 10 and 11.The development of
Each morning a professional woman picks up a scarf in a hurry without searching through her closet, since she can change the color of her clothes by pushing a button. An office worker is wearing the wrong outfit for an official event, but can instantly be dressed in formal attire by typing a preferr
On January 2, Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, director of the Asia Institute, sat down with Peter Singer, director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program of the Brookings Institute. Singer’s research focuses on three core issues: current US