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EBay looking to sell South Korean unit
EBay Inc is looking to sell its South Korean unit, which includes Gmarket, one of the largest online marketplaces in the country. Read more…
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5G to hit 1.5 billion customers by 2025 – but which 5G?
5G connections will grow from five million at the end of last year to 1.5 billion by the end of 2025. Read more…
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How to beat South Korea’s AI hiring bots and land a job
Top South Korean firms are rolling out AI (artificial intelligence) in hiring – and jobseekers want to learn how to beat the bots to land a job. Read more…
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Uber Eats exits South Korea, too much competition
Uber Technologies Inc’s restaurant delivery business will terminate its service in South Korea, Uber Eats said on Monday. Read more…
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Japan could expand ‘strict checks’ on exports to South Korea
Japan warned it could expand strict checks on exports to South Korea after earlier granting approval for the shipment of a high-tech material. Read more…
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‘Japan is slowly strangling our neck’ say Korean chipmakers
South Korean chipmakers are hitting a dead end in their quest to find alternatives for key Japanese materials that have been slapped with export restrictions. Read more…
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South Korea warns US of damage from high-tech restrictions
South Korea has warned the United States of the potential damage from “undesirable” Japanese restrictions on exports of high-tech materials. Read more…
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High-tech trade dispute rooted in Japan’s wartime history
Japan has tightened curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea, upping the ante in a decades-old dispute. Read more…
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South Korea chipmakers and suppliers to bypass Tokyo curbs
South Korean chipmakers and Japanese chemical suppliers caught in bilateral diplomatic dispute scramble to circumvent export controls imposed by Tokyo. Read more…
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What’s behind the Japan – South Korea high-tech materials row?
Japan said it would tighten curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea amid a widening dispute. Read more…