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Citing a report from BusinessKorea, LED Inside claims that the South Korean government plans to designate OLED manufacturing equipment as a "core technology" and restrict exports to other countries. In light of previous technology leaks, Korean display giants like Samsung and LG are apparently...

Tencent is determined to get back into the good graces of Chinese censors after the Chinese government stopped approving new video game licenses to fight myopia. First they added facial recognition to the popular mobile game "Honor of Kings" as an age check. Now they are beginning to verify...

Samsung SDI, the infamous battery maker of the Galaxy Note 7 battery explosion debacle has climbed back from six quarters of losses to nearly $5 million in profits in the second quarter of last year. During the second quarter of 2018, they have exploded to a $137.7 million profit. That's a 27x...

The Guardian is reporting that artificial intelligence researchers from nearly 30 countries are boycotting the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. KAIST has been in partnership with defence manufacturer Hanwha Systems to develop autonomous weapons. The boycott stems from a report...

In reports today, India and South Korea are announcing they want their cut from cryptocurrency investors. BlockTribune and others are reporting that India has sent tax notices to cryptocurrency investors following a nationwide survey. The notice asks crypto investors to provide details of their...

South Korea is causing some big ugly waves in the world of cryptocurrency that is impacting Bitcoin, Etherrum, and XRP. Coinmarketcap.com yesterday removed price quote data from more than a few cryptos that caused a big negative movement. The story is over at WSJ (possible paywall). In...

South Korea has decided to jump on the cryptocurrency regulation bandwagon and will no longer allow anonymous cryptocurrency accounts. Also, they will have regulators continually monitoring the exchanges from this point on. Further, new legislation may be put into place that would shut down...

The billionaire heir to Samsung, Lee Jae-yong has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for offering bribes to the South Korea's former president and close associates. Those bribes were helping him maintain control of the electronics giant Samsung. His sentencing was halved as prosecutors were...

Presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of South Korea has released two Star Craft: Brood War maps with his name spelled out in the mineral deposits as a way to appeal to the younger generation. He campaign is legitimate as he was interviewed by Time Magazine. Will we see Japanese candidates in...