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Cellphone Etiquette on the Subways of Seoul and Taipei

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 31, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

The wireless signals on public transit in Asia are strong — and so is the responsibility taken on by the region’s citizens to use their digital devices respectfully.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Mall in Seoul (Video)

Ina Fried in News on October 28, 2011 at 4:15 am PT

AllThingsD’s Ina Fried was headed to dinner during her trip to Seoul on Monday when she ran into a crowd of Koreans line dancing. Apparently, this is the Korean political system in action.

AsiaD Adventures: Walt and Kara in Seoul (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on August 3, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT

Walt and Kara take in the digital sights in Seoul, including starring on Samsung’s video wall.

Ticket Monster’s Daniel Shin Talks About Sale of South Korea’s Biggest Deals Site to LivingSocial (Video)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on August 2, 2011 at 1:09 pm PT

As luck would have it, I was in South Korea this week and was able to talk to Daniel Shin, the CEO and co-founder of Ticket Monster, this country’s largest social buying site, which was acquired by LivingSocial yesterday.

Mobilized Offers Some New Year’s Resolutions for the Mobile Industry

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 28, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

While I’m not privy to their actual New Year’s resolutons, here’s my list of what I imagine is making the lists in Cupertino, Espoo, Mountain View, Redmond, Seoul and elsewhere.

Samsung to Jobs: We’re Going to Sell a Million of These “DOA” Tablets

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2010 at 2:07 pm PT

According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the “handful of credible tablets” currently headed to market will be “dead on arrival.” So the claim with which Samsung launched its Galaxy Tab slate in its home market today was somewhat brazen.

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Chiefs of Samsung and Sony Meet — But to Discuss What?

Yun-Hee Kim, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 25, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee met with Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer over dinner late Monday in Seoul. News of a meeting between the two arch rivals raised speculation that they might either be re-evaluating their current partnership or discussing further investment in their liquid-crystal-display joint venture in Korea.

Insert Bad “iPhone’s Got Seoul” Pun Here

John Paczkowski in News on November 30, 2009 at 10:29 am PT

The iPhone made its Korean debut over the weekend and by most accounts it was a success. Hundreds of customers queued up outside the Olympic stadium in Seoul, some as much as 26 hours in advance, to be among the first to buy the device.