Posts tagged “Korea”

It’s funny, the story really doesn’t address the question with a well defined answer but it doesn’t really matter. The beauty of the story is the amount of hustle by the Korean-Americans & internationally minded Korean nationals trying to reconquer the old-school Chaebol powered Korea. 

If it means sleeping on a futon next to your desk for a year to win then so be it. I’d do it in a heartbeat. 

Tags: Startups Korea
Feb 10 2012
Twitter is used mainly to exchange information (81.6 percent),  NHN’s social networking service MeToday for fun (60.8 percent), Cyworld to network and keep in touch with friends (90.9 percent) and Facebook for business (26.7 percent). 

The Chosun Ilbo

Tags: Social Media Korea
Jul 22 2010

North Korea: Not waving. Perhaps drowning | The Economist
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Tags: Korea
Jun 2 2010

In South Korea, it’s considered taboo to criticize the chaebols, they hold very close to absolute power.

— Kim Ky-won, professor of economics at Korea National Open University.

South Korea: Samsung doesn’t find satirical spoof amusing - latimes.com

“America is a free speech society, whereas Korea is not.”

—Brendon Carr

Tags: Korea America Free Speech
May 18 2010

Korea is the new Japan

  • Samsung’s TV manufacturing business has nearly doubled in size since 2006
    • the world’s biggest seller of TV sets
  • Closing in on 20% global market share in TV unit sales, a threshold not reached by any manufacturer since the earliest days of the industry more than 60 years ago.
  • The second-largest maker, LG Electronics Co. had 14.8% market share
  • This year, LCD and plasma models (from Samsung) are expected to ship 39 million models.

It’s interesting to read about an industry leader in the field of electronics who manufactures all their own products. Will Sony ever get back into the manufacturing game?

Tags: Manufacturing Korea
Feb 17 2010

Lee Min Ho (via aBbYhaLO)
Dunkin’ Donuts in Korea is advertised in a slightly different way. Slightly.

Lee Min Ho (via aBbYhaLO)

Dunkin’ Donuts in Korea is advertised in a slightly different way. Slightly.

Tags: Dunkin Donuts Korea Advertising
Aug 28 2009

The Future is Somewhere

Seoul: Wired Megacity Extends Reach with U-City Project - TIME

Tags: Future Korea
Aug 26 2009

Fascinating 

Tags: Korea
Aug 5 2009

What a stunning photo.
sangwonyoon:

yooniverse:

With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea. June 9, 1951. Maj. R.V. Spencer, UAF. (Navy)
Today 59 years ago, the Korean War broke out (South Koreans call the war 6.25). For more pictures take a look at this flickr set.

What a stunning photo.

sangwonyoon:

yooniverse:

With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea. June 9, 1951. Maj. R.V. Spencer, UAF. (Navy)

Today 59 years ago, the Korean War broke out (South Koreans call the war 6.25). For more pictures take a look at this flickr set.

Tags: Korea Photography
Jun 25 2009

Students reserve seats in the library, check their grades and even pay for the washing machines in the dormitory with their mobile phones. The shift began in 2002, when the school authorities found that 98 out of every 100 students had mobile phones.

In South Korea, All of Life Is Mobile - NYTimes.com

Part of the ubiquitous Korean mobile craze. 

Tags: Mobile Korea
Jun 24 2009