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October 26, 2009 09:07 Korea has the seventh largest number of Wi-Fi locations in the world with 12,814 hotspots as of the first half of this year, a report releas Wi-Fi hotspots are public areas such as hotel lobbies, airports and cafes where a wireless Internet connection is available for wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) devices. In the list compiled by JiWire, a U.S. mobile media company, the U.S. ranked first with 68,059 Wi-Fi hotspots, followed by China, the U.K., France, Russia and Germany. Korea to Build Super-Speed Internet by 2012 95% of Households Have High-Speed Internet Lee, Gates Agree to Cooperate in IT OECD Sees Internet as Crucial for Economic Progress Will the World Embrace Korea's WiBro Technology? Copyright © Chosunilbo & Chosun.com ... » Learn More about Korea Among World’s Top 10 for Wi-Fi Hotspots

Video Player Close Three boarding students review their lessons on the campus of the Xijin She Ethnic Group Primary School in Zhenghe County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 28, 2021. A new semester kicked off at the Xijin She Ethnic Group Primary School on Monday. As the only boarding school for primary students at the village level in Zhenghe County, it is a "home away from home" for its 167 students, nearly half of whom are left-behind children. The school grew out of an ordinary one established in 1979, and developed its boarding capacity through a gradual rebuilding process thanks to funding from both public and private sources. Headmaster Zhuang Guigan, together with his wife Liang Chun'ai, works as a baby-sitter for 83 students living on campus. They overlook every step in their daily life, from morning calls, breakfasts, classes, until bedtime. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... » Learn More about In pics: boarding school for left-behind children in Fujian

September 16, 2008 10:57 Korea is living up to its image as one of the most wired countries with almost every household having access to the high-speed Internet. According to the Korea Communications Commission, 620,000 more households subscribed to high-s the total to over 15 million or around 95 percent of all households. An official at the telecom regulator said although the subscription rate is nearing saturation point, the number is likely to go up when Internet Protocol Television services are launched next year. Arirang News Korea to Build Super-Speed Internet by 2012 OECD Sees Internet as Crucial for Economic Progress Lee, Gates Agree to Cooperate in IT Korea Among World's Top 10 for Wi-Fi Hotspots Will the World Embrace Korea's WiBro Technology? Copyright © Chosunilbo & Chosun.com ... » Learn More about 95% of Households Have High-Speed Internet

June 18, 2008 09:51 World experts discussed ways to use the Internet as a driving force for the recovery of the global economy at the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy which opened in Seoul on Tuesday. In a welcoming address, President Lee Myung-bak stressed that the Internet should be a place for trust. "The spread of false and incorrect information through spam e-mails abusing anonymity is threatening people's rational thinking and trust," he said. "The most urgent policy challenge for the Internet industry is to secure trust in transactions that are essential for the Internet economy to continue growing." The president warned that the power of the Internet can be a poison rather than a cure unless confidence is secured. "We are now experiencing how beneficial or harmful the Internet can be depending on whether it works positively or negatively," he said. This remark is seen as blaming groundless rumors circulating online for worsening the ... » Learn More about OECD Sees Internet as Crucial for Economic Progress

May 07, 2008 10:21 President Lee Myung-bak and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates agreed to strengthen global cooperation in information technology on Tuesday. In a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Gates accepted Lee's proposal to become a global adviser to the president. Gates said Korea was an "important partner" for Microsoft's global software business, adding his company will continue to strengthen its partnership with the Korean government and companies to generate W7 trillion worth of economic effects (US$1=W1,015). Gates promised Microsoft will invest US$147 million in Korea in the automotive sector, information technology, games, and education over the next five years. Prior to the meeting, Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors and the Institute for Information and Technology Advancement on joint investment in an automobile innovation center. Hyundai will invest $166 million and Microsoft $113 million. Microsoft also signed an ... » Learn More about Lee, Gates Agree to Cooperate in IT

February 02, 2009 08:44 Korea is determined to acquire the world's fastest wired and wireless Internet service at 10 times the speed of the current service by 2012. The government and the communications industry plan to invest some W34 trillion (US$1=W1,379) over the next five years in the project. The Korea Communications Commission on Sunday said it finalized plans for Internet services at an average speed of 1 Gbps through fixed lines and 10 Mbps through wireless. One Gbps allows users to download a 120-minute film in just 12 seconds. The aim is to give users seamless access to large-capacity, high-quality convergence services such as IPTV. Although the super-speed internet will be available mainly in large cities, fixed-line subscribers in smaller towns According to OECD statistics in 2008, Korea was in the lead internationally in terms of the ratio of households subscribing to the high-speed Internet at 94.1 percent. It ranked third in terms of the actual download ... » Learn More about Korea to Build Super-Speed Internet by 2012

While some parts of east Africa have almost eliminated desert locusts, the situation remains serious in some countries as well as in Yemen, raising fears that a new wave could emerge and spread across the region. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, said that in Kenya, only a few immature swarms remain in the northwest part of the country, but aerial control operations are ongoing. The UN agency warned that a small third generation of breeding is likely to commence in October but it may be limited by below-normal rains that are predicted for this year. Jane Mule, from Kenya's Kitui county, hopes the third generation of locusts will be controlled in the current breeding areas to avoid a repeat of massive destruction. "I can't imagine similar swarms landing in my farm or pasture land. I don't wish to experience a similar destruction. I call upon the government to do the best it can to eliminate the insects," Mule said. In northeast Ethiopia, numerous hopper bands ... » Learn More about Desert locusts still a threat in east Africa

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to quickly authorize COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but there are concerns about the safety of such approvals and newly tweaked vaccines without massive trials. The FDA issued new guidelines Monday that trials for coronavirus booster shots aimed at emerging variants can be narrower than those for the original COVID-19 vaccines. The guidelines are intended to speed up the review process amid worries that the new variants will undermine efforts to halt the virus' spread. While new guidance also says a tweaked COVID-19 vaccine can skip the months-long process of a randomized clinical test that would compare it with a placebo, there are some concerns if the modified vaccines will be safe enough without major trials. Some other vaccines are regularly updated similarly. Because the influenza virus evolves rapidly from one year to the next, vaccine developers have to come up with new recipes annually. Moreover, the newly tweaked ... » Learn More about FDA lays groundwork for vaccine boosters