Google has once again asked the South Korean government for approval to export high-precision mapping data after a nine-year hiatus, reigniting debate over its potential impact on the country’s ...

Since Google’s servers are outside South Korea, it needs government approval to export high-precision map data. Among major countries, South Korea, China, and Israel are among the few that have ...

Google's new map of North Korea is generating great interest, especially the locations of the isolated state's political prisoner camps. Launched Tuesday, the map, which uses Google's "Map Maker ...