As reported by Variety, the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced its expansive plan to foster the expansion of its comics and webtoon industry. This follows a substantial growth of the industry by 23% in 2022 to reach KRW 2.624 trillion per the report. By breaking past USD 100 million for the first time, its foreign expansion helped its exports … [Read more...] about South Korean Gov’t Enters Comics Industry
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Busan Port Authority in South Korea launch eBook reading platform for employees
The Busan Port Authority or BPA, a leading sea port terminal in South Korea has introduced an online eBook reading platform in its bid to encourage more to take up reading. As news1 reported, employees are required to subscribe to the service in order to borrow eBooks of their choice. The BPA said the service is completely free while there is no limit to the number of eBooks … [Read more...] about Busan Port Authority in South Korea launch eBook reading platform for employees
South Korean e-Book Market to Make Huge Gains in 2015
The South Korean e-Book market is one of the ten largest in the world. The overall book market is currently worth about $3.2 billion in revenue per year, and that amount is expected to grow 30% over the next few years. e-Book sales have steadily been climbing with $178 million in sales in 2012 and over 228 million in 2013. South Korea’s mobile phone penetration rate topped … [Read more...] about South Korean e-Book Market to Make Huge Gains in 2015
Mobile Bloatware Banned in South Korea
Here finally is some respite for those who hate being bogged down by the sheer number of unwanted apps that manufacturers or various service providers cram the devices with. For the same has now been banned by the South Korean ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. What this entails is that the apps should be allowed to be deleted if desired by the owner of the device … [Read more...] about Mobile Bloatware Banned in South Korea
Paju Book Festival Held in South Korea
South Korea’s annual book festival, Paju Booksuri was recently held in Paju and ran from September 28 till October 6. Paju situated in the Gyeonggi Province, South Korea is home to a cluster of more than 300 publishing houses and has been developed specifically as a region that would be dedicated to the cause of publishing and content creation and promoting content consumption. … [Read more...] about Paju Book Festival Held in South Korea
Galaxy Tab to enter Indonesia, South Korea. Streak launched in Indonesia, Vietnam
While the Galaxy Tab is heard making big noises around the world with its superior performance and rather steep price tag, the Android tablet was surprisingly missing in its own home turf. However, that's going to be taken care of as the 7 inch tablet is all set to begin its campaign in South Korea from November 3. Samsung will have SK Telecom as its partner as it launches the … [Read more...] about Galaxy Tab to enter Indonesia, South Korea. Streak launched in Indonesia, Vietnam