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North Korean Mata Hari Spy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Won Jeong Hwa, a North Korean woman who posed as a defector, has been sentenced by a South Korean court to five years in prison for espionage. She was arrested in July, because as part of her civic duties to give anti-communism lectures in South Korean military bases, she engaged in a relationship with an officer who...

22 October 2008
08:20 GMT

Korean Children Can Play with LUKID

Most of you might not be aware of the Daewoo brand, but at some point this company was the second largest conglomerate in Korea after Hyundai and followed by LG and Samsung. Although the company has lost its glory days, it's still far from becoming a small corporation, which is why their latest release comes as ...

23 June 2008
09:13 GMT

Intel Fined with $26 Million for Antitrust Rules Breach

Leading chip manufacturer, Intel Corp. will be forced to pay a $26 million fine, following an investigation by South Korea's antitrust regulator concerning Intel's actions of offering discounts to prevent customers from buying products from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.Although the Santa Clara, Californ...

5 June 2008
11:28 GMT

Motorola Z8m, the Improved Z8

Motorola (apparently) surprised everyone with the release of its Z8m handset, which comes as a more advanced version of the RIZR Z8, launched back in September 2007. The new Z8m was unveiled in South Korea and is as of now available via SK Telecom, the largest Korean mobile operator (counting more than 20 million sub...

24 April 2008
02:39 GMT

File-Sharers Cornered Again

The matter of copyright is one of the most popular news subjects these days, but what's more important is actually the fact that most articles talk about illegal downloading or pirated content. Today, another file-sharing related news reaches the web as the Seoul authorities have started, once again, a serious c...

22 April 2008
05:57 GMT

Korean Astronaut Will Mix Soil in Space

The month of April will find the first Korean astronaut ever in space on board the International Space Station. During a recent interview, Ko San stated that he would take soil from both South and North Korea into space and mix it in a gesture of unity towards the divided Korean peninsula. The 31-year-old Korean astr...

16 January 2008
09:31 GMT

New Episode of Lost in Space: Arirang 1 Missing in Action

Excuse me just a minute as I try to stop myself from laughing. Alright... so again, how do you lose a multi-million dollar satellite? I mean aren't they suppose to be bulletproof or something? Losing certain things is natural, it happens to all of us; however, this must have been a rather unpleasant experience f...

7 January 2008
07:22 GMT

How to Live in a Toilet Shaped House...

There are researchers who calculated how much time we spend on the toilet: months or even years. But "Mr Toilet", Sim Jae-duck, a South Korean National Assembly representative, has chosen to spend his life in one. Located in Suwon, 40 km (25 mi) from Seoul, there is the world's first "Toilet House", named "Haewo...

22 November 2007
06:04 GMT

Paris Has Been Doing Naughty Things with Her Mouth

Oh, my God! What in the world happened to Paris Hilton? No, really, I was beginning to wonder how come the news on our favorite heiress in the world have been so thin on the ground lately - only to see this photo of hers and believe me, I deeply and sincerely regret having thought about her for even one second. I...

13 November 2007
04:29 GMT

Yahoo! Maps Korea

Never a dull day with Yahoo! Announcing and releasing yesterday two new services at once, a social network (KickStart) and a platform service (FireEagle), it decided to keep something for later. Later in the day that is: in Korea, Yahoo! announced the beginning a Korean - language map service that is distinct from En...

6 November 2007
04:21 GMT

Sexy Glitch Found in MMORPG Granado Espada

Too much time has passed without any sex-related news. Thus, we've decided to make everyone's delight and report this 'Naked Bug' that appeared in the Korean severs of MMORPG Granado Espada. Mmosite.com passes on the numerous reports found up on Korean websites saying that players suddenly found t...

5 November 2007
03:17 GMT

MontaVista Expands Embedded Linux Sales

MontaVista has big plans for the future, as it just purchased a Seoul-based company to increase its productivity. The company looks to meet the growing demand from Korean device manufacturers and software developers for their MontaVista embedded Linux software and services.MontaVista Software Korea resulted from a jo...

2 November 2007
06:36 GMT

LG Shine Wood Gets Korea Release

LG must be running out of color ideas, as they switched to wood with their Shine great selling line of handsets. Great strategy, although it's left to see just how successful it will be.We have already had a red version of LG Shine, a golden one, Titanium Black, a Signature Edition and the list goes on with the ...

29 October 2007
12:14 GMT

More Users Looking To Buy Sex On the Web

The cyber-prostitution tends to become an activity with lots of fans all over the world but in Korea, the addicted users are many more than in any other side of the Earth. The Associated Press reported today that prostitution on the Internet is a phenomenon that must be stopped as soon as possible because the residen...

11 October 2007
09:00 GMT

Hereditary Communist Dictatorship and the Cult of Personality

Korea is an ancient nation, a unification of the limits of the peninsula bearing the same name during the 7th century and inhabited by an ethnic group that linguists tend to say is Tungus (thus is somehow related to Mongols). As an unified kingdom, it always had to face the Chinese domination, but developed a rich cu...

6 October 2007
05:14 GMT

EA Sports FIFA Online 2 Is Out in Asia

Electronic Arts has just confirmed that EA Sports FIFA Online 2 has officially launched in Asia. The game has been co-developed with Seoul-based Neowiz Games, making it the latest (next-gen) installment of the EA Sports FIFA Online franchise. The same report confirms that online operations will be handled in Korea by...

1 October 2007
06:48 GMT

Chinese Gendercide and the Market for Slave Korean Wives

In the human species, there is a natural birth sex ratio (the number of newborn boys compared to the number of newborn girls) is about 103-106 : 100. At the age of 20, this ratio can be 100:100, as male babies are more vulnerable to diseases and have a higher mortality rate. But when an ignorant cultural preference f...

22 September 2007
06:58 GMT

David Beckham Gets Naked for Selling Motorola RAZR2 in Korea

A naked David Beckham sells mobile phones way better than a fully dressed one, seems to have been Motorola's thought behind their promoting campaign that they started in Korea for the RAZR2 mobile phone. This makes it shocking and appealing at the same time, with high chances of reaching even more markets than i...

18 September 2007
07:42 GMT

A Work of Art, LG Pink CAN U 701D T-DMB Phone

LG has released one more CAN U DMB phone model only for Korea to enjoy, the sixth of the series, featuring some impressive performances. The LG Pink CAN U701d phone comes with a highly appealing design and in a sensitive color, perfect for the female target. People loved it so much, that the handset has been sold out...

3 September 2007
05:19 GMT

4G Network WiBro Smartphones Head Towards Korea

Korea has recently received its first 4G WiBro compatible handset. LG-KC1 only intends to open the path for future devices capable of providing this type of technology. Koreans will have all the best devices to pride with, as they will be the first ones to provide such evolved technology at a large scale.The LG-KC1 s...

22 August 2007
08:46 GMT

Stylish, TV-Enabled Bluebird Pidion BM-500

The line of evolved mobile phones that will probably never manage to break outside the Korean borders has just got thicker with the release of a new device. Bluebird Pidion BM-500 may not be the most impressive handset out there, but surely manages to add some spice to the telecom market.The candy bar handset comes w...

10 August 2007
05:48 GMT

LG SH150 Brings Download Speeds of 7.2 Mbps

LG has just announced the release of a new fashionable slider phone. The SH150 phone model is capable of providing some of the most evolved performances found on other handsets and even more.LG SH150 is a slider phone with a highly stylish design, suitable for both men and women. Its straight lines and lack of round...

9 August 2007
09:01 GMT

LG Colorholic Phone Makes Life Colorful

LG has just released its Colorholic phone, although it will be available only in Korea. The phone holds no intention in being a high tech device, but rather a fun, enjoyable statement device.LG has targeted this device especially towards the female audience. They are supposed to be the ones to best appreciate the wid...

7 August 2007
04:47 GMT

LG-KC1 Sees Release, Hopes for Another

LG has just presented their KC1 smartphone in Korea along with a promise for a close release. The device has been announced for some time now, but the company has yet to make it available for purchase on the market.LG has taken its time with the release of the KC1, probably too long, as some of its performances have ...

3 August 2007
02:52 GMT

Casio EXILIM W53CA, the Stylish 5 Megapixel Phone

Soon enough we'll be considering a 5 megapixel camera as being a "standard" feature, from what it looks like. The number of devices which come equipped with this type of performance is increasing, after the main mobile phone producers launched a challenge with their evolved devices.The 5 megapixel performance of...

2 August 2007
06:38 GMT

Korean Mummies Reveal a 700-Year-Old Asian Romeo and Juliet Story

We have become more familiar with the Egyptian mummies. Or the Peruvian or Siberian ones. Now, scientists have been surprised to find a drove of mummies in South Korea. Accidentally mummified, the 700-year-old bodies could come with clues to prevent a deadly modern-day infection but they also reveal an Asian variant ...

27 July 2007
05:20 GMT

Pantech Releases IM-U200 Shooting Star Phone

Pantechhas has just unveiled their IM-U200 phone model, although it is unlikely for many people to have the chance of owning one. The phone will stay in Korea, as it seems to happen with most unusual mobile phone concepts.Pantech IM-U200 has been presented as the "Shooting Star" handset, although its design makes it ...

25 July 2007
10:08 GMT

Google Earth Imagery Censorship Continues

Yesterday, it was Washington. Today, it is Korea. If you don't know what I am talking about, let me present you the whole story. Google Earth shows detailed satellite images from every corner of the world. Because of this, numerous countries demanded the Mountain View company to remove certain photos in order t...

25 July 2007
06:42 GMT

Samsung SCH-B750 Flips and Twists for TV

Samsung has announced to release their SCH-B750 phone model in Korea. What makes this handset special is that it provides User Created Content (UCC) to its owner, one feature highly popular among mobile phone users.The UCC enables people to update their blogs with text, image and video content. Moreover, it also make...

19 July 2007
05:30 GMT

LG KH1400, the TV Enabled Phone

LG KH1400 will finally be available on the Korean market, after the company announced it a month ago. The phone looks great and manages to provide some evolved performances, especially when it comes to data transfer speeds, as this is a HSDPA enabled phone.The LG KH1400 comes with a 2.2 inch display screen which slid...

19 July 2007
04:40 GMT

Mandriva Now Heads to Korea

Headquartered in Paris, France, Mandriva S.A. is a Linux and open source software company with a development center in Curitiba, Brazil. It is also known as the creator and maintainer of the Mandriva Linux distribution.Recently, one of Mandriva's officials released an announcement according to which it has close...

12 July 2007
03:11 GMT

Samsung SCH-B710 Hits the Market

Samsung has just unveiled their SCH-B710 phone model for the Korean market. The handset has been announced for some time now only for the Asian grounds, but little details have emerged from that point on.Samsung SCH-B710 is actually a dual DMB phone model. What sets it apart from other handsets is the fact that it i...

11 July 2007
08:59 GMT

YouTube Accused for Sexual Harassment Of Korean Women

Google's online video sharing service is again brought into trouble because several clips were flagged as insulting by numerous Korean users. Some of the videos are recorded at the Seoul Metro no. 4, showing several persons laughing and singing insulting songs. According to Digital Chosunilbo, the clips were pos...

9 July 2007
10:01 GMT

The Red Glow of LG Shine

LG Shine looked great in its metallic silvery case. The golden one seemed rather suitable for the more eccentric ones who like to show off. Now, a red version of this phone model appears, but it looks like it has lost some of its shine with it.The new LG Shine phone version is set for an exclusive release in Korea, ...

9 July 2007
05:23 GMT

Nintendo Korea to Sneak Up on Wii and DS Pirates

In a recent article posted by Next-Gen.biz, Nintendo's Korean chief, Mineo Koda has a few interesting things to say about piracy and how they're prepping to combat restless Korean pirates, messing with their consoles and especially with the DS. Back in May, Nintendo Korea already warned to take heavy legal ...

6 July 2007
08:35 GMT

Qualcomm Brings the First WIPI Handset on Korean Market

Qualcomm and KTF will bring the first Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI) technology to KTF subscribers from LG Electronics. This will make data download possible with fast wireless download speeds.The launch of this first WIPI 2.0 handset is a big release, as it also deploys its BREW-powered "mag...

25 June 2007
08:09 GMT

SCEE President - Europe and the 80GB PS3

David Reeves, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, must have had a pleasant sleep last night to wake up and write such optimistic details about two different PS3 SKUs and how they're not launching in Europe no matter what, how good some of the PS3's titles are selling and so on. Since wh...

11 June 2007
10:20 GMT

Google X Rose from The Dead! Apple Is Envious!

Google X, an abandoned service tested by Google Labs, is about to be released but in a different version than the original one. Google Korea is now testing a somehow similar search interface that looks like the old Google X, providing some animated logos of the products that convert to colored circles once the users ...

30 May 2007
04:56 GMT

Google to Discuss a Mobile Phone for Korean Users

Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, will have several meetings with the Korean authorities including Seok Jong-Hun, president of Daum Communications, and Kim Shin-Bae, president of mobile carrier SK Telecom. Although it is not quite clear if the search giant's representatives are going to talk about an upcoming Goo...

28 May 2007
08:38 GMT

80 GB PS3 Launching in Korea - Europe Isn't Getting It

Only just a while ago, word on the street was that Sony was releasing a PS3 implemented with an 80 GB hard drive unit. Those rumors eventually turned out to be true, yet no official release date was confirmed, except for Korea. Thus, Korans are the first to get the high-end PS3 from Sony. Unfortunately, Europe isn�...

21 May 2007
19:11 GMT

Blizzard Talks Starcraft II After the Presentation in Korea

Of course the gameplay footage and first trailer did the job without a single worry that people present wouldn't get the picture, but it's customary, when a game of Starcraft's magnitude is making its way back into the gaming market, that the developer announces it properly shedding light on their int...

21 May 2007
06:23 GMT

Blizzard Unveils Starcraft 2 in Korea - Gameplay Footage and First Trailer

It's been quite a week this one - Halo 3 having trouble with the Beta through Crackdown, PSP2 becoming more of a reality, Blizzard teasing fans with a big, blue question mark... Ah yes, the rumors were true: Starcraft 2 is in the works in Blizzard's basement, and it's not a MMO, as previously thought, ...

19 May 2007
08:20 GMT

Windows Vista Picks Up The Pace

Microsoft has stated on various occasions that it is happy with the market performances of Windows Vista. According to the Redmond Company, Vista is outperforming Windows XP, just as it was initially forecasted. The adoption rate of Windows Vista is increasing with each month, and the trend is international. The late...

15 May 2007
04:47 GMT

Gears of Golf from Epic's Team of Developers

Just so Epic's Mark Rein would finally prove to the world that Unreal Engine 3 can do so much more than just shooters, Epic's team of developers spent a whole day transforming Gears into a golf game, using the game's grenade throwing mechanics to aim and swing, featuring Marcus Fenix as the man behind ...

14 May 2007
06:43 GMT

Make a Wish Using the USB Fishbowl: "I Wish My Tamagotchi Were Alive!"

Remember Tamagotchi, the Japanese virtual being stuck in a tiny device that slowly dies if you don't virtually feed it? I do. Well, if you find the tiny-winy Tamagotchi too pretentious, then maybe you should take a look at this.The USB Fishbowl is breaking new ground when it comes to taking care of tiny fish. If...

4 May 2007
18:31 GMT

Google: Korea, Here We Come! (Part 2)

Google Korea tends to become a very important part of the search giant as the Mountain View-based company struggles to release local versions of its services especially designed for Koreans. Back in March, Google released an optimized edition of the AdSense blog that will help the local publishers to organize and con...

24 April 2007
03:28 GMT

Google Can't Wait to Assault Korea

Google wants the Asian market and this is obvious because the company had several attempts to increase its presence in the area, but all of them were rejected by the local leaders. After the search giant managed to open a new office in Korea, Google is now aiming to hire more and more engineers able to increase the c...

16 April 2007
07:37 GMT

First Google President After Two Years

Google is a huge company with offices in every corner of the world but the ones from the Asian market are somehow more important. Why, you'll ask. There is no official reason but Google really wants to expand their products into numerous countries because there are several users waiting for the search giant. Alt...

10 April 2007
10:20 GMT

Access to Porn Sites to Be Restricted

The pornographic websites tend to become more and more popular because one thing is sure: sex sells and there are a lot of clients in every corner of the world. Because some of us must be protected against adult content, there are several applications able to block pornographic websites or restrict the access based o...

26 March 2007
08:47 GMT

Yahoo Displayed Free Porn Clips

Today, Yahoo Korea posted a pornographic clip that was available for 5 hours and 40 minutes until the removal date on Sunday at 11.40. The movie was posted on Yahoo users' pages that allow visitors to upload content without being even registered, every user being able to publish any type of content. Digital Chos...

20 March 2007
11:34 GMT


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