Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Creator of suicide prevention phone system reflects on impact for 15th anniversary

Park Seong-min led the creation of SOS Life Line, a privately operated suicide prevention system through which those in crisis can call for help. The service marks its 15th anniversary this year.

2026-04-10

Samsung's TriFold sells out in Korea, but low margins create profitability concerns

Samsung Electronics' breakthrough trifold smartphone is selling like crazy, but a high production cost which leaves almost no room for profit margin has kept the company from popping champagne bottles just yet.

2025-12-15

Photos from KCNA show North's Kim Yo-jong holding what appears to be Chinese smartphone

Photos released Sunday by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) from the completion ceremony of the Kusong City Hospital in North Pyongan Province show Kim Yo-jong holding what appears to be a brown-colored smartphone in her right hand.

2025-12-15

Police arrest 63 individuals involved in large-scale phone scam operations

Police arrested 63 people, many of them ordinary jobseekers, for operating relay stations that helped overseas scammers disguise calls as local mobile numbers in a scheme linked to more than 35 billion won ($24 million) in losses.

2025-11-27

Court denies warrant to detain 14-year-old girl who set apartment on fire

A detention warrant for a 14-year-old girl who set her home on fire after her guardian refused to replace her phone with one able to access social media was denied by a court.

2025-11-23

KakaoTalk rolls out 'send quietly' feature for a more discreet messaging experience

KakaoTalk introduced a new, quieter way to message others on Tuesday, rolling out a “send quietly” feature that lets users deliver texts, photos and videos without triggering notifications on the recipient’s phone.

2025-11-19

New smartphone race unfolds as Motorola, Apple set to enter the foldable market

Samsung Electronics is preparing to unveil its first “Tri-fold” smartphone later this month, but it faces mounting pressure from both ends of the market: a resurgent Motorola and an incoming Apple foldable.

2025-10-10

SK Telecom launches Air, a new mobile service targeting tech-savvy users

SK Telecom is betting big on the next generation of mobile users with Air, a stripped-down, app-based service for unlocked phones that promises fast sign-ups, round-the-clock support and its own points system for the young, tech-savvy generation.

2025-10-01

North Korea's Kim voices 'full support' for Russia in phone talks with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his "full support" for Russia during his phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday, as the two nations have been deepening military cooperation.

2025-08-13

SKT's operating profit plummets 37% on year in Q2 after data breach

SK Telecom’s operating profit dropped 37 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, reflecting the full impact of a cyberattack in April that targeted SIM systems and caused the leak of 26.96 million pieces of user data.

2025-08-06