In Brief: S. Korea signs up for EU's Galileo navigation
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South Korea has made good on a promise to cooperate with the European Union on the latter'sÂ Galileo satellite navigation system.
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MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax-AVN) - The first South Korean astronaut will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in spring 2008.
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European Union ministers met Friday to consider how to salvage the project to build a satellite navigation system that would rival the U.S.-run GPS system.
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GPS is a handy technology, but in Europe it's become a political football. That explains why a new poll found that while only 20 percent of Europeans use satellite navigation devices, 80 percent want the EU to set up an independent service to rival the U.S.-run Global Positioning System &#151; and use taxpayer money to complete it.
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SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. covering a variety of hardware and software products, the companies said Thursday.
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European government and industry officials have begun to doubt whether a political consensus exists in Europe to complete the Galileo satellite navigation system.
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The European Space Agency says it has awarded a contract to a British satellite firm to help safeguard frequencies allotted to the Galileo satellite navigation system.
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South Korea plans to place a satellite into orbit next year from its own space center &#151; the first time the country launches a rocket into space from its territory, an official said Friday.
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South Korea is petitioning nations participating in the 5 th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) starting here Oct. 8 to voice their support for resolving the continuing standoff over North Koreaâs nuclear weapons programs.
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LONDON, December 6  - The South Korean memory chipmaker, Samsung Electronics Company (SSUN.FSE), said today that it intends to invest approximately 25 trillion won ($24 billion; Â£12.36 billion) in building new chip production lines in
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Out of the ASEAN summit, South Korea and Singapore said they agreed to form a free-trade deal that covers nine broad areas, including electronics, finance and intellectual property rights.
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EU countries disagree on how to fund  the Galileo satellite navigation system in the latest sign of  disarray over the project since companies charged with building  it balked at the cost, EU sources said on Thursday.
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Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's largest corporation, joined Microsoft Corp. on Monday in launching the first mobile phone in Asia and Europe to use high-speed HSDPA wireless technology.
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The company reaches a licensing agreement with Korea Delphi.
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SEOUL, South Korea  -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it has concluded a cross-licensing agreement on patents with Sweden's LM Ericsson in wireless communications technology.
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The United States and the European  Union are close to signing an agreement that would allow their  satellite navigation systems to work together to provide more  accurate images and information.
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South Korea will allow stem-cell research to find cures for 18 diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's and cerebral palsy, government officials said Thursday.