Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on the list. Google Maps has long been shunned by ...

Few realize that South Korea bars foreign companies from exporting the mapping data necessary for digital map services. That may soon change. Every day hundreds of visitors step off the AREX train at ...

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 ...

Google has once again requested permission from the South Korean government to export high-precision map data, marking its third attempt in nearly two decades. The move, confirmed by local media ...

In context: Despite being one of the world's most technologically advanced nations, South Korea remains one of only a few countries, alongside China and North Korea, where Google Maps cannot provide ...

South Korea has once again postponed a decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer high-precision map data on the country’s geography to its international servers. In February, Google ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...