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  Samsung plant suffers second toxic gas leak in three months

  By Matt Brian on May 2, 2013 04:28 am + 46 comments

  Samsung has suffered a second toxic gas leak this year at its semiconductor plant in Hwaseong, Continue reading…

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  Police raid Samsung office over alleged LG OLED technology theft

  By Sam Byford on April 10, 2013 01:13 am + 74 comments

  Samsung Display's offices in Asan, South Korea have been searched by police investigating the Continue reading…

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  What North Korea's threats sound like to a South Korean college student

  By Hyunhu Jang on April 8, 2013 09:27 am + 299 comments

  Threats from North Korea are meaningless to me. What If Kim Jong-un decides to push the button Continue reading…

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  North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' suffers yet another setback in 26-year path to opening

  By Sam Byford on March 29, 2013 03:24 am + 42 comments

  North Korea's unfinished Ryugyong Hotel has towered over the capital city of Pyongyang for over a Continue reading…

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  South Korean banks and TV networks paralyzed by massive malware attack

  By Sam Byford on March 20, 2013 03:56 am + 29 comments

  Three TV broadcasters and two banks in South Korea have reported serious network outages to police Continue reading…

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  Psy backtracks on 'Assarabia' song to avoid offending Arabs

  By Sam Byford on March 19, 2013 11:32 pm + 57 comments

  Psy announced the first details of a possible "Gangnam Style" follow-up earlier this week, but the Continue reading…

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  LG's 5.5-inch 1080p Optimus G Pro is coming to North America (hands-on)

  By Sam Byford on February 17, 2013 09:25 pm + 253 comments

  After weeks of teasing, LG has finally given its 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro a full unveiling in South Continue reading…

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  Korean lawmaker who exposed Samsung corruption forced from office

  By Sam Byford on February 15, 2013 05:41 am + 95 comments

  A South Korean politician who sought to expose corruption within Samsung's ranks has lost his seat Continue reading…

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  North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

  By Sam Byford on February 11, 2013 11:07 pm + 259 comments

  North Korea announced plans last month to carry out its third nuclear test, and it followed through Continue reading…

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  Google publishing more detailed North Korea maps with crowdsourced data

  By Sam Byford on January 28, 2013 09:34 pm + 50 comments

  North Korea has always been one of the few blind spots in Google Maps' efforts to detail the world, Continue reading…