Nam Hyun-woo has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2013, mostly covering business and politics. He currently belongs to the Business Desk where he covers topics such as emerging tech, AI, ICT and Korea's chaebol community. Prior to joining the team, he was the paper's correspondent for the presidential office of Korea during the Yoon Suk Yeol and Moon Jae-in administrations.
Used phone buying machine
A model poses with a used phone buying machine installed at a Homeplus outlet in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Wednesday. The machine checks the condition of used smartphones in three minutes and offers a buying price. If the seller accepts the deal, the machine takes the phone and transmits money into the seller's account. Machines were installed at 140 Homeplus outlets across Korea. Courtesy of Homeplus
By Nam Hyun-woo