In Kakao vs. Google, the little guy is still fairly big

Kakao is shaping up to be David to Google's Goliath. The Korean company is taking on the in-app payment policy of the $1.5-billion-market-cap tech giant after updates for its Kakao Talk messenger were disabled for a terms of service violation. It ...

2022-07-07

[NEWS IN FOCUS] In Korea vs. tech giants, Goliath is winning

A job half done is as good as none, the saying goes. Korea passed novel new legislation to try to regulate global tech companies and their operations in the country. But the laws have only done half the job. Netflix is refusing to pay so-called ...

2022-05-01

KCC hails big miss as major achievement, vows to do more

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) chose its contribution to the drafting of the "Anti-Google law" as one of its major feats in 2021, although Google still demands a 6 percent to 26 percent commission from app developers, and Apple has ...

2021-12-23

The DP’s arrogance

The worry about former KBS President Jung Yun-joo’s appointment as the chairman of the Korea Communications Standards Commission came true. The nomination was approved by the commissioner board where six out of nine members...

2021-08-11

Korea Communications Commission vows revisions to meet needs of new age

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced its three goals and 12 missions to achieve this year, vowing to create a better environment for both TV broadcasters and consumers by revising old regulations and amending them to meet the ...

2021-01-12

Choo orders probe of Yoo's decision on Optimus

Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae ordered Tuesday an investigation into fraud charges being dropped against a hedge fund, effectively launching an internal probe targeting Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

2020-10-28

Moon orders internal probes of suspicious Optimus investments at ministries

President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered the ministries to investigate their affiliated agencies' decision making that led many of them to make dubious investments in a private equity fund suspected of large-scale fraud.

2020-10-16

Questioning the collusion

It is shocking to learn that Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Han Sang-hyuk called up Kwon Kyung-ae — a lawyer whom he had known from the progressive Lawyers for Democratic Society (LDS) — to advise her not to write...

2020-08-09

Good cause

Samsung Electronics, which was selected as supplier for a Korea Communications Commission's business to provide TVs to people who are visually and hearing impaired, will supply 15,000 TVs by the end of the year.

2020-07-28

Korea's military gets its own satellite in space

Korea launched its first military satellite into space Tuesday morning aboard a U.S. rocket, heralding a new era for the country’s national security.

2020-07-21

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