All posts tagged "Korea"

  • Cars enter Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which caused major internal computer problems at the film studio last week. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    No evidence yet of N. Korea’s involvement in Sony attack

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) — No evidence has emerged yet that points to North Korea as the cultprit in a recent hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, a senior FBI official was quoted as saying Tuesday. The...

    • Posted December 10, 2014
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  • Daum Kakao co-CEO Lee Sir-goo (Yonhap)
    Daum Kakao CEO faces summons for inaction over child pornography

    DAEJEON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) — The head of South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator, Daum Kakao, will be summoned for questioning in the near future on charges of allowing massive amounts of child pornography to be shared...

    • Posted December 10, 2014
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  • Samsung unveiled Galaxy A5, left, and A3. (Yonhap)
    [CNET] China beats S. Korea on smartphone global market share

      Nine representative Chinese handset makers have toppled Samsung and LG’s combined market share for the second quarter of 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by the Federation of Korean Industries, an alliance of South...

    • Posted December 9, 2014
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  • Korean speed-skater Lee Kyou-hyuk, right, and coach Kim Jae-yeol arrive at the Adler-Sochi International Airport in Russia, Sunday (KST), five days before the start of the Winter Olympics. (Yonhap)
    South Korea rejects idea of sharing Olympics with Japan

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean governor on Tuesday rejected an International Olympic Committee proposal to move the bobsled and luge events for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang to another country to save money....

    • Posted December 9, 2014
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    Seoul named best place to hold int’l biz meetings for 3rd year

    (Yonhap) — Seoul has been named the best destination for international business meetings by a premier U.S.travel magazine for a third straight year, the municipal government said Tuesday. The honor, one of 60 categories recognized by the...

    • Posted December 9, 2014
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  • "The Interview" poster.
    Hackers demand Sony cancel release of ‘The Interview’

    A group claiming to have hacked Sony Pictures demanded Monday that the company cancel the upcoming release of the movie, “The Interview.” Calling itself the Guardians of Peace (GOP), the group posted a statement on the website...

    • Posted December 9, 2014
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  • From left, actors Teo Yoo, Justin Chon and Esteban Ahn are part of the ensemble cast of "Seoul Searching." (Courtesy of Seoul Searching)
    Korean American teen comedy ‘Seoul Searching’ to screen at Sundance

    By Kim Young-jin “Seoul Searching,” a teen romantic comedy set in Korea in the 1980s, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Monday. Directed by Benson Lee, the film focuses on a...

    • Posted December 9, 2014
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