• Smartphones able to detect forged documents

    The National Forensic Service has developed technology through which smartphones can quickly detect forged documents. The state-run forensic agency said Thursday it has made a patent application for the technique. It consists of a two part process, based on steganography, which is the science of hiding information by embedding messages…

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  • Kim Yu-na reportedly back with ex-boyfriend

    Local media have reported that Kim Yu-na and her former boyfriend Kim Won-joong are back together. A sports news outlet Wednesday cited an industry insider saying the 2010 Vancouver Olympic gold medalist and the Anyang Halla ice hockey forward are together once again. It added they have begun wearing matching…

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  • Corruption probe expands to SK Innovation

    SK Innovation, an energy unit of SK Group, will be the next target for the prosecution’s investigation into the failed “energy diplomacy” of the Lee Myung-bak administration. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Thursday they are looking into allegations that the company offered bribes to ranking government officials in…

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  • East Asia

    Yokohama warehouse breathes of culture and history

    The red-bricked Akarenga, originally a quayside warehouse, is gaining popularity as a tourist attraction in Yokohama, Japan. The Meiji Restoration has opened Japan to foreign culture and materials from abroad, but the country did not have a sizeable wharf or port to support this heavy increase. As such, in 1896…

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  • More Korean farmers are turning to online shopping

    / Yonhap According to online retailer auction, sales of agricultural equipment rose about 200 percent last year from 2013. “More young people have returned to farming, and they tend to buy machinery online,” a company spokesman said. The company’s sales surged 378 percent last month from the same period last…

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  • ‘Gangnam Style’ expands YouTube’s view limits

    K-pop singer Psy’s megahit “Gangnam Style” has drawn unexpectedly high view counts on YouTube, so much so that Google had to reform the system to expand the maximum limit. The music video surpassed 2.26 billion views as of Wednesday, which exceeds the online video provider’s view counter. YouTube-owned Google had…

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  • Korea asked to invest more in mobile patents

    Mobile technologies are delivering huge benefits to consumers in Korea, small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) and the local economy as a whole. However, the government should be more aggressive and invest more in patents. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said in its latest analysis that incentivizing technology innovators through strong patent…

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  • ‘Hallyu’ content website opens in Chinese

    A website providing cultural contents on Korea from shopping to travel and leisure opened in Chinese, Tuesday. Korea DMC (short for Destination Management Company), a service company providing in-bound travel-related contents for tourists, launched an online service called “Korea Top 10” (www.koreatop10.com). The website provides information on Korean celebrities, news…

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  • LG Uplus vows to lead 5G, IoT at new Yongsan office

    LG Uplus’ new headquarters building in Yongsan, central Seoul. LG Uplus said Sunday it will shore up efforts to develop fifth-generation network and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies at its new headquarters in Yongsan. “LG Uplus has changed from the past when it was busy keeping up with other carriers…

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  • NK harder nut to crack than Iran, say experts

    North Korea will prove to be a harder nut to crack than Iran, according to political analysts. This view follows a deal reached between Tehran and a group of world powers led by the United States on the Middle eastern nation’s nuclear program. The U.S. has already hinted at adopting…

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