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May 22, 2019 Technology

[Herald Interview] The Shortcut to train talent from diverse backgrounds

DAEJEON -- Established in January, 2016, The Shortcut, a community-based Finnish organization, has been offering pro-bono training programs for people with diverse backgrounds, including refugees, im...

VCs, accelerators and entrepreneurs share insights on startup ecosystem

DAEJEON--Government officials, investors, and startup CEOs flocked to Daejeon City, the nation’s fifth-largest city, on Tuesday to participate in EXIT Daejeon 2019, a startup conference being held fr...

May 21, 2019
Industry
Finding right people is key to growth of startups: Slush CEO

DAEJEON -- Slush, which first started as a small nonprofit event for startups in Finland in 2008, has grown into one of the leading events where investors, government officials and entrepreneur wanna...

May 21, 2019
Industry
[EXIT DAEJEON 2019] Startup’s success depends on team: Slush exec

All over the world, countless startups come and go. For investors, this means it has become tougher to pick the right one. According to Moaffak Ahmed, a Finnish serial entrepreneur and early-stage i...

May 19, 2019
Technology
ZmyHome aims to take Thailand property market to next level

BANGKOK -- Lacking proper governing systems, the Thailand real estate market has a sort of Wild West feel to it. There are no rules to appraise the value of properties, and self-proclaimed real estat...

May 13, 2019
Technology
[Herald Interview] Freshcode hits home run in Korean food delivery scene

South Korea has long been a haven for food delivery. Most of the time, food is delivered to your doorstep within 30 minutes of placing an order. But professional food delivery businesses, such as Ba...

April 5, 2019
Technology
[Weekender] Coworking space on the offensive

Upon entering the 30th floor of the 123-story Lotte Tower, the tallest building in Korea, visitors encounter a spacious and sleek office with people working on laptops on sofas, at desks or in glass-...

March 7, 2019
Economy
[Weekender] Korea, always in search of the next unicorn

One of the Moon Jae-in administration’s primary goals has been to create jobs and rejuvenate the economy. However, failing to gain momentum, the nation’s conventional growth engines, such as semicond...

January 31, 2019
Industry
[Video] Startups, VCs gather in Seoul to celebrate The Investor’s Choice

Hundreds of CEOs, investors and officials from startups and world-be entrepreneurs took part in the inaugural The Investor’s Choice, a startup conference, at Hotel Shilla in Seoul on Wednesday. The ...

November 28, 2018
Technology
All Galaxy S10 variants to feature in-screen fingerprint sensor

[THE INVESTOR] A fingerprint scanner integrated into a physical button on a smartphone will likely become a thing of the past as Samsung Electronics, the No. 1 smartphone maker in the world, is expec...

August 28, 2018
Technology
[ITU 2017] ITU Telecom World ends with 5G in focus

BUSAN -- ITU Telecom World on Thursday wrapped up its four days of exchanges on opportunities and risks stemming from the emergence of new technologies. Thousands of ICT ministers, government officia...

September 28, 2017
Technology
[ITU 2017] KT highlights 5G era push at ITU

BUSAN – From a smart air quality monitoring device to a solution that allows a gigabit internet speed with traditional telephone wires, telecommunications giant KT has showcased its solutions and pro...

September 27, 2017
Technology
[ITU 2017] KT’s control tower for undersea cables boasts cutting-edge technologies

BUSAN -- South Korean telecommunications firm KT has launched a control tower in Busan that manages internet cables laid thousands of feet underwater, which are often called submarine communication c...

September 26, 2017
Technology
[ITU 2017] Global leaders vow united efforts to address ICT issues

BUSAN -- ITU Telecom World 2017, one of the largest UN-backed information and communication technology events, kicked off in Korea’s southern port city of Busan on Monday. Hundreds of ministers, gov...

September 25, 2017
Technology
[ITU 2017] Global leaders to discuss ICT innovation at ITU Telecom World

Information and communication technology ministers, high-ranking government officials and business leaders in the telecom segment are set to flock to the southern port city of Busan in Korea to parti...

September 24, 2017
Technology

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