Why Google Maps Doesn’t Work in South Korea

Google’s push to upgrade its map service in South Korea dates back to the 2010s, when it began asking for access to the ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN

S. Korea suspends review on Google's map data transfer, asks for supplement

The South Korean government on Tuesday suspended its review of Google's request to export high-precision maps overseas, ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Korean gov't again postpones decision to let Google export hi-res map data

The Korean government has postponed its decision on whether to allow Google to export the country's high-resolution map data, delaying the review for a third time.

South Korea delays decision on Google's request to export map data

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on Tuesday it has delayed a decision again on Google's request for permission to export map data, saying it will make a final ruling ...
CNN

Why doesn’t Google Maps work in one of Asia’s most developed, tourist-friendly countries?

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...
Time

Google Fills In Some Blanks on Its North Korea Map

When Google executive Eric Schmidt visited North Korea earlier this month with former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, they urged the isolated totalitarian state to open itself up to the Internet.