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South Korea Backs Down On Sun
News Benefiting the most from the U-turn, announced on Friday, is San Diego cellphone chip and software maker Qualcomm, whose BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) download software is popular in South Korea and other Asian countries.
[April 26, 2004, 10:20]
South Korea: High-tech Hothouse
News South Korea's surge in cutting-edge technology and branded products can be credited, ironically, to one of the worst domestic disasters in recent memory: the Asian financial meltdown. South Korea has a singular asset when it comes to creating...
[June 24, 2004, 10:05]
South Korea Launches 10,000-school Linux Programme
News Hyun said Korea was working closely with the Chinese and the Japanese to create an Asian version of Linux that would read any program from the three countries: "The government has dispatched Linux as a preferred platform.
[June 22, 2005, 11:15]
Linux Vendors Ready Asianux 2.0
News Software vendors in China and South Korea are expected to release the Asianux 2.0, an Asian Linux distribution, later this week. They also hope to get Linux vendors from other Asian companies involved in the distribution, which is already being...
[August 24, 2005, 16:30]
Samsung Closes Operations Worldwide
News Production outside Korea is being cut by 40% as part of Samsung's plan to reduce borrowing.The latest closures mean that American, European and South East Asian operations will be controlled from Korea: this should have no effect on those who...
[January 19, 1998, 16:44]
A Year Ago: Samsung Closes Operations Worldwide
News Production outside Korea is being cut by 40 percent as part of Samsung's plan to reduce borrowing.The latest closures mean that American,European and South East Asian operations will be controlled from Korea: this should have no effect on those...
[January 18, 1999, 5:13]
Korean Interest Boosts Open-source Asianux
News However, this effort lacked the endorsement of South Korea, one of the three North Asian hotbeds for open-source software besides China and Japan. Beyond its Chinese and Japanese creators, Asianux is set to get a Korean backer, bolstering its hopes...
[July 21, 2004, 9:35]
UK 'leads G7' For Broadband Availability
News We have to be more like the South East Asian region where the citizens are willing to adopt novel technology. Choudrie said that South Korea, which is not included in the G7, was probably still the world leader in broadband availability.
[February 21, 2005, 16:30]
Korea, China, Japan Start Open-source Collaboration
News South Korea, China and Japan governments are to meet in Beijing on Saturday to start work on their collaboration to develop and nurture open-source software. At the end of September 2003, the South Korea government announced a plan to have...
[April 1, 2004, 12:30]
SingTel Mobile And Virgin In Billion Dollar Cellular Venture
News With an eye for the combined 55 million strong cellular market of Singapore, Hongkong, and South Korea, SingTel Mobile and Virgin Management Ltd (Virgin) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a billion dollar venture to offer...
[May 22, 2000, 9:49]
Clinton: Relax Crypto Export Controls
News The regions and countries that would be moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 would include South and Central America, South Korea, most of Africa, and many Asian nations including Malaysia, Laos, and Singapore.
[January 11, 2001, 12:11]
Sars Dampens Server Sales
News Analysts Gartner Dataquest revealed in a report on Monday that the mature markets of Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore saw small or negative revenue growth, with Sars-hit Hong Kong registering the largest drop of 29 percent year-on-year.
[September 2, 2003, 12:45]
Korean SMEs In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis: Strategies, Constraints, And Performance In A Global Economy
White Papers South Korea was one of the most adversely affected economies from the Asian financial and economic crisis of 1997. This paper focuses upon the contribution that the SME sector in the country is making towards the recovery of the economy, and, in...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Asian Powers Seal Operating System Plan
News The pact was announced by Japanese trade minister Takeo Hiranuma at the ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) economics ministers meeting in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Japan, China and South Korea will jointly research and develop...
[September 8, 2003, 10:25]
Asian Windows Alternative 'would Raise Competition Issues'
News A plan by Japan, China and South Korea to develop an alternative operating system to Microsoft's Windows software would raise concerns over fair competition, the world's No.software maker said on Friday.
[September 8, 2003, 9:15]
Broadband: How South Korea Leads The Way
News The decision to focus on broadband began in the mid-1990s and intensified after South Korea's economy was crippled by the collapse of the Asian financial markets in 1997, when policy makers targeted technology as a key sector for restoring the...
[July 28, 2004, 15:55]
Mobile TV Moving Into The Mainstream
News TV service began in South Korea in 2002, but the TV signal came over the cellular network, resulting in massive phone bills. Royal Philips Electronics says watching TV on mobiles isn't just an Asian phenomenon.
[December 12, 2005, 8:50]
A Year Ago: Asian Stock Crash Prompts UK Price Fall
News The continued crisis in Asian currency markets will have a knock-on effect on UK system and peripheral pricing, according to a number of UK-based manufacturers and analysts. Buckham added that a further push for volumes by Asian manufacturers would...
[January 11, 1999, 5:21]
Nokia To Open Plant In India
News Nokia's other Asian facilities are in China and South Korea. Nokia said on Wednesday that it plans to invest in a new plant in India as part of an effort to meet growing demand for mobile devices in the country.
[December 2, 2004, 7:45]
E-envoy Calls For End To Broadband Deadlock
News But while Britain now has genuine unmetered narrowband access, it trails far behind Germany, the US and Asian regions such as South Korea in terms of the accessibility of high-speed services. The government's e-envoy, Andrew Pinder, called for...
[June 26, 2001, 15:55]
