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Korea ranks top for communication device exports
Sep 09, 2011
According to the OECD, Korea ranked first among OECD members for exporting communications equipment in 2009.The news was released in the Communications Outlook, a biannual report issued by the Working Party on Communication and Infrastructures and Services Policy (WPCISP) under t...

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Korea tops global lithium-ion battery market in 2nd qua...
Sep 07, 2011
Korea’s lithium-ion battery production volume outstripped Japan for the first time, securing the top spot in the global lithium-ion battery market in the second quarter of 2011.According to Japanese market researcher Techno Systems Research, Korea’s global market share in lithium...

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Samsung, LG ranked top in global TV market in 2nd quart...
Aug 26, 2011
Two leading Korean electronics makers -- Samsung and LG Electronics -- have taken the top two highest ranks in the global TV market.According to a report by Display Search, a global market research firm, released on August 22, Samsung Electronics topped the global TV market with ...

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Korea-made smartphones topped global market shares in 2...
Aug 19, 2011
Korean-made smartphones ranked top in global market share for the first time in the second quarter of this year, the Ministry of knowledge Economy reported on August 8.According to the ministry’s July press release of IT trade figures, Korea held the world’s largest share at 23.1...

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Korea No. 2 in LED industry
Aug 18, 2011
Korea now ranks second in the worldwide LED industry. According to the Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy, sales by Korean LED manufacturers doubled to 6.9 trillion won (US $6.35 billion) last year from 3.1 trillion won (US$2.9 billion) in 2009, rising from fourth to second pl...

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Korean robotics industry shows rapid growth in trade, p...
Jul 28, 2011
Korea's robotics industry showed rapid growth in production and exports last year, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said on July 19. According to the ministry, the total production volume of the local robotics industry was nearly 1.8 trillion won, or 75 percent of growth year on...

Robots performing taekwondo
Jul 21, 2011
Robots showcase taekwondo moves at a ceremony to mark the opening of the Robot Hall of the National Science Museum in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, on July 20. (Yonhap News)By Yoon SojungKorea.net Staff Writer

The 21st Korea Broadcast·Audio·Lighting Equipment Show
Jun 14, 2011
The 21st Korea Broadcast·Audio·Lighting Equipment Show is being held at Coex in Seoul from June 14 to 17. This lightweight leisure camera can be attached to a second camera to film 3D video. (Photo: Yonhap News)

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Korean LCD panels account for half of global market
May 23, 2011
 'Samsung Electronic's LCD TV pannel (Photo:Yonhap News)The global market research and consulting firm DisplaySearch announced on May 11 that more than 173 million TFT-LCD panels had been sold during the first quarter of this year, and sales were largely dominated by Korean-...

Korean chip makers secure higher market share, win laws...
May 20, 2011
Korean semiconductor manufacturers received good news from overseas recently, increasing their share of the world market and winning lawsuits against overseas firms.Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest semiconductor company, narrowed its gap with Intel, the world l...