South Korea Grapples with Online Gaming Addicts (Reuters)

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Online Gaming As A Professional Sport In
South Korea

Online Gaming As A Professional Sport In
South Korea 12/16/2003 03:09 AM
For a while now we've spoken about how video gaming was appro aching a level similar to professional sports, with companies starting to do sponsorship deals and certain gaming contests showing up on television, complete with commentators and fans. Well, it appears that one place where the idea has really taken off is South Korea where profe ssional video gamers can earn more than $100,000 per year. Of course, the article explains that it's not all fun and (well...) games for the players. They are forced to live in "barracks" of the companies that sponsor them and are required to spend 12 hours a day banging away at their console games practicing for major contests (which are televised). Then, the pressure to win (especially when competing against amateurs) is almost unbearable for some. Seems a bit hard-core, but that's what you'd expect in just about any competitive situation. If the players can't take the pressure, then they probably shouldn't have gotten into the competition.

South Korea Cracks Down on Online Porn
(AP)

South Korea Cracks Down on Online Porn
(AP) 04/14/2005 04:00 PM
AP - The world's most wired country is raiding cyberspace's red-light district in a campaign pitting Confucian morals against modern technology.

IGW Software and Global Millennium
Holdings Launch Online Gaming in South
Asia

IGW Software and Global Millennium
Holdings Launch Online Gaming in South
Asia 07/13/2004 10:37 PM
Kctv.com - Wed Jul 14, 12:59 am GMT

N.Korea Says to Link South Atomic News
to Talks (Reuters)

N.Korea Says to Link South Atomic News
to Talks (Reuters) 09/11/2004 03:33 AM
Reuters - North Korea said Saturday it would link South Korea's disclosure of unauthorized nuclear experiments by government scientists to efforts to restart multiparty talks on the North's nuclear arms ambitions.

Explosion heard in North Korea, South
Korea denies

Explosion heard in North Korea, South
Korea denies 09/12/2004 06:45 AM
Maekyung Internet Sep 12 2004 11:16AM GMT

Telmex to Launch Online Gaming Service
with Microsoft (Reuters)

Telmex to Launch Online Gaming Service
with Microsoft (Reuters) 04/23/2004 10:51 AM
Reuters - Mexico's leading telephone company, Telmex (TMX.N) (TELMEXL.MX), said on Friday it plans to launch an online gaming service with Microsoft in a move to boost broadband usage.

Microsoft grapples with leak of source
code online

Microsoft grapples with leak of source
code online 02/13/2004 04:47 AM
CNN Feb 13 2004 8:53AM GMT

Microsoft grapples with company's jewel
source code leaked online

Microsoft grapples with company's jewel
source code leaked online 02/13/2004 03:23 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Feb 13 2004 8:07AM GMT

San Francisco Grapples Again with Bridge
Suicides (Reuters)

San Francisco Grapples Again with Bridge
Suicides (Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - San Francisco officials are again grappling with an issue as old as the Golden Gate Bridge: how to stop people from killing themselves by jumping off the city's most famous landmark.

Web addicts escape army conscription
(Reuters)

Web addicts escape army conscription
(Reuters) 08/03/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - A number of Finnish conscripts have been excused their full term of military service because they are addicted to the Internet, the Finnish Defence Forces says.

3G Dominates In South Korea

3G Dominates In South Korea 07/14/2004 10:23 PM
The Feature Jul 15 2004 2:37AM GMT

U.S. May Cut Third of Troops in South
Korea

U.S. May Cut Third of Troops in South
Korea 06/08/2004 02:42 AM
The proposed cutback is sparking debate about whether Washington is turning its back on an important Asian ally.

South Korea backs down on Sun

South Korea backs down on Sun 04/26/2004 04:58 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 26 2004 9:39AM GMT

South Korea leads the way

South Korea leads the way 07/28/2004 06:11 AM
Washington can learn some valuable lessons about broadband from Seoul.

South Korea allows 3G handset subsidies

South Korea allows 3G handset subsidies 04/15/2004 06:28 AM
The Register Apr 15 2004 10:47AM GMT

U.S. to Pull 12,000 Troops From South
Korea

U.S. to Pull 12,000 Troops From South
Korea 06/07/2004 10:41 AM
The United States plans to withdraw one third of its 37,000 troops from South Korea by the end of the next year, according to a South Korean government official.

N Korea attacks South over tests

N Korea attacks South over tests 09/11/2004 02:57 PM
North Korea says it will not abandon its weapons programme after the South admitted nuclear activities.

Realizing There's Broadband In South
Korea

Realizing There's Broadband In South
Korea 07/28/2004 06:22 AM
For quite a while, many in the broadband and wireless industries have known that the place to go look at the future of those technologies is South Korea (much more than Japan). It appears that the press is finally catching on. News.com has a detailed profile of the broadband situation in Korea, and pointing out some of the lessons the US can learn from the situation there (basically: build a faster network and get out of the way -- people will figure out how to use it, and use it well). Somewhat surprisingly, the article barely touches on what South Korea has been doing in the wireless space, but that's just as (if not, more) interesting. Maybe next time, when News.com has a collection of articles on wireless instead of broadband, they'll hit that point as well.

MSN Website Hacked in South Korea

MSN Website Hacked in South Korea 06/05/2005 11:27 PM
"Microsoft acknowledges that hackers booby-trapped its MSN Web site in South Korea to steal passwords from visitors. The company says it was unclear how many Internet users might have been victimized."

South Korea Says U.S. Wants to Pull
Troops (AP)

South Korea Says U.S. Wants to Pull
Troops (AP) 05/16/2004 08:57 PM
AP - Washington wants to move some of the 37,000 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea to Iraq, South Korean officials said Monday. "The U.S. government has told us that it needs to select some U.S. troops in South Korea and send them to Iraq to cope with the worsening situation in Iraq," said Kim Sook, head of the South Korean Foreign Ministry's North American Bureau.

U.S. Plans to Cut Third of Troops in
South Korea

U.S. Plans to Cut Third of Troops in
South Korea 06/07/2004 10:13 PM
The proposed cutback is sparking debate about whether Washington is turning its back on an important Asian ally.

HP mulling South Korea R&D center

HP mulling South Korea R&D center 02/11/2004 12:11 PM
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is considering establishing a research and development center in South Korea, the company said Wednesday.

South Korea in growth spurt

South Korea in growth spurt 08/20/2004 02:18 AM
South Korea's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, but growth is still held back by poor domestic demand.

New computer viruses surge in South
Korea

New computer viruses surge in South
Korea 04/18/2005 04:25 AM
Big News Network Apr 18 2005 8:43AM GMT

South Korea Still Sending Troops to Iraq
(AP)

South Korea Still Sending Troops to Iraq
(AP) 06/21/2004 06:08 AM
AP - South Korea said Monday it will go ahead with its plan to send troops to Iraq despite the abduction of a South Korean man and the televised broadcast of his desperate pleas to stay alive.

Archeological Project Database for South
Korea

Archeological Project Database for South
Korea 07/16/2004 10:02 PM
South Korea is now making a database of archeological surveys publicly available. The news story mentioning this ( http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20040716/300900000020040716105105E1.h tml mentions this site, which is in Korean. The English version of...

South Korea Comes 13th In U.N.
e-Government Report

South Korea Comes 13th In U.N.
e-Government Report 11/05/2003 02:56 AM
Yonhap News Nov 5 2003 1:52AM ET

South Korea rice import to double

South Korea rice import to double 12/30/2004 02:50 AM
Rice exporting countries agree to a 10-year delay before the South Korean market is opened fully in return for a rise in import quotas.

Too Early to Say if N.Korea Attitude
Changed, Says South

Too Early to Say if N.Korea Attitude
Changed, Says South 05/27/2004 01:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 27 2004 5:16PM GMT

South Korea endorses new prime minister

South Korea endorses new prime minister 06/29/2004 07:33 AM
Maekyung Internet Jun 29 2004 11:49AM GMT

U.S. Plans to Pull 12,500 Troops From
South Korea

U.S. Plans to Pull 12,500 Troops From
South Korea 06/07/2004 07:22 AM
Any reduction is closely watched because its symbolic deterrent value outweighs its numerical strength.

South Korea to send 3,000 troops to Iraq

South Korea to send 3,000 troops to Iraq 06/18/2004 04:04 PM

South Korea Prepares To Fire-Up 3G WCDMA

South Korea Prepares To Fire-Up 3G WCDMA 12/15/2003 08:08 AM
3G Dec 15 2003 6:29AM ET

Stem cell breakthrough in South Korea

Stem cell breakthrough in South Korea 06/05/2005 10:53 PM

Stem cell research is a controversial topic, at least when embryonic stem cells are involved. This week, Science.Ars looks at some developments in South Korean stem cell research.

Iā€™m revisiting the topic again this week, following the news of a breakthrough by scientists from Seoul National University. Last year the group reported the creation (registration required) of an human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line using somatic cell nuclear transfer ā€” in effect they replaced the nucleus in donated oocytes (unfertilized egg cells) with that of a somatic cell.

As is usual with this line of research, the development will raise all sorts of ethical questions.

Science.Ars also reports on the discovery of a new species of monkey, a positive development from the devastation of last December's tsunami, and more.

Editors' picks: South Korea stories
around the Web

Editors' picks: South Korea stories
around the Web 06/23/2004 07:35 AM
CNET Jun 23 2004 11:34AM GMT

Typhoon Megi reaches South Korea

Typhoon Megi reaches South Korea 08/19/2004 12:28 AM
More than 2,400 people are evacuated as Typhoon Megi lashes the southern shores of South Korea.

Bullet Train Remakes Map of South Korea

Bullet Train Remakes Map of South Korea 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Speeding through patchwork landscapes of rice paddies and 20-story apartment buildings, a fleet of blue and gray bullet trains make South Korea decidedly smaller.

Consumers: Gaming their way to growth -
Part 3 of South Korea's Digital Dynasty

Consumers: Gaming their way to growth -
Part 3 of South Korea's Digital Dynasty 06/24/2004 08:00 PM
The South Korean technology agenda has turned online games into a national phenomenon, creating businesses for the future.

South Korea hires OFWs via Internet --
POEA

South Korea hires OFWs via Internet --
POEA 09/22/2004 12:56 AM
INQ7.net Sep 22 2004 4:06AM GMT
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