China Says No to South Korean Electronics
South Korea's electronics exports to China have more than halved since 2015. What's causing Chinese consumers to shun once-beloved South Korean electronics?
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Why Are Samsung Electronics’ Products so Expensive in South Korea?
The Galaxy S9, Samsung Electronics’ latest smartphone, is 20 percent cheaper in the United States than in South Korea. Are South Korean consumers being ripped off, or are Americans benefiting from pure economy of scale?
Smart Speakers: A Smart Bet for S Korea’s AI Industry?
Heard of Bixby, Sally and GiGA Genie? South Korea's AI assistants are homegrown answers to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, as local companies try to catch the global AI wave with software and smart speakers...
South Korea’s Rigid Work Culture Trickles Down to Young Startups
“People usually assume that startup culture automatically means freedom and equality." But for those entering the sector, disappointment may await.
How Did South Korea Become So Rich?
How did South Korea go from a war-torn nation in the 1950s, one of the poorest in the world, to one of its most developed? And in a single generation?
What Does Samsung Make?
After Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007, Samsung responded with a drive to create world-leading smartphones of its own.…
Spending Candlelight Protest Anniversary in the Slammer
One year after the start of a historic protest movement that ended with the ouster of a president, central Seoul…
Meet the S. Korean Companies Destroying Indonesia’s Virgin Rainforest
One of the world’s last pristine rainforests in Indonesia is being cut down to make a quick buck -- by some of South Korea’s biggest companies.
Park Geun-hye’s Forgotten Blue House Documents
On two separate occasions this month, the Blue House discovered documents left behind by Park Geun-hye's administration. What should it do with them?
“Humanities Bullshit”
Humanities lovers in South Korea gather on Facebook page Humanities Bullshit to ramble about society. But rambling is not all there is to their bullshit.
Find the Missing Gay Emoticons on Samsung’s Galaxy S8
Samsung's latest phone - Galaxy S8 - appears successful. But it's tainted by the charge that some emoticons were changed to "reduce the homosexual code."
Woo Byung-woo: One Who Must Not Be Forgotten
Woo Byung-woo, one of Park Geun-hye's closest aides as a senior secretary, remains a key but shadowy figure in Park's ongoing political scandal.