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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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[Photo News] LG releases world's lightest 15-inch laptop
LG RELEASES LIGHTEST 15-INCH LAPTOP -- LG Electronics rolled out the world’s lightest 15.6-inch laptop, dubbed the Gram 15, in Seoul on Thursday. The new laptop weighing in at 980 grams -- 50 percent lighter than the existing 15-inch products -- features either Intel‘s i5 or i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256 and 512GB storage options, with its price range from 1.55 million won ($1,280) to 2.29 million won. (LGE)
Jan. 14, 2016
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Samsung CEO apologizes to leukemia victims
Kwon Oh-hyun, the CEO and vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, handed a written apology to family members of former workers who contracted deadly diseases including leukemia and various cancers, in Seoul on Thursday. Participating in a meeting with the families of the workers stricken with illnesses at the head office in Gangnam, Seoul on the day, CEO Kwon said “we appreciate your understanding and efforts to solve the issues (related to the dispute involving the former Samsung factory workers)
Jan. 14, 2016
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Korea confirms additional FMD case
One additional case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in South Korea stoking concerns that the animal disease may further spread into the nation, the government said Thursday.A pig farm in Gochang, 296 kilometers southeast of Seoul, tested positive for the highly contagious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.On Tuesday, the animal virus outbreak was confirmed at a swine farm in a nearby region for the first time
Jan. 14, 2016
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LG releases lightest 15-inch laptop
LG Electronics rolled out the world’s lightest 15.6-inch laptop, dubbed the Gram 15, in Seoul on Thursday. The new laptop weighing in at 980 grams -- 50 percent lighter than the existing 15-inch products -- features either an i5 or i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256 and 512GB storage options with its price range from 1.55 million won ($1,280) to 2.29 million won. LGE
Jan. 14, 2016
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Korea can surpass Israel’s start-up success: Yozma Korea chief
In the early 1990s, Israel’s flagging economy struggled to take on a population influx after the fall of the Soviet Union. With few resources to help pull the country out of the economic doldrums and high unemployment, the conflict-zone country turned to a new growth engine: technology.Powered by heavy government and foreign investment, Israel has now developed into a “start-up nation” with high-tech industries fueling economic growth since 2000 by building from scratch a healthy ecosystem that
Jan. 13, 2016
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Twitter adopts autoplay function for live streams
The winds of change are blowing through Twitter as it continues its quest for more functionalities on its 10-year-old social network platform.The San Francisco-headquartered firm announced Wednesday that the autoplay function for video content of live-streaming social media network Periscope is now available on Twitter timelines. An image of a Twitter feed autoplaying a Periscope stream. (Twitter)“Both Twitter and Periscope show you what’s going on in the world, right now ― whether that’s outsid
Jan. 13, 2016
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Pinterest is alive with a new you for the new year
NEW YORK (AP) -- Welcome to New Year’s resolution junction. It’s a busy place around this time of year, when those promises we make to ourselves are either furiously alive or dead on arrival. In a little corner of the world we like to call Pinterest, resolution-makers have lit up with ways to declutter, eat healthier and de-stress. “Over the last five years, we’ve seen the growth of more than 100 million special diet pins on Pinterest,” offers Christine Schirmer, a spokeswoman for the site. “But
Jan. 13, 2016
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LG Electronics to invest 527b won in solar tech
LG Electronics announced an investment project on Wednesday to give boost to the firm’s solar energy business. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gumi City government on the same day to beef up its solar panel module production lines in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province.Attendees at the Intersolar trade show held in Germany last year look at LG Electronics’ NeON2 solar panel module. (Yonhap)The tech giant will make investments worth 527 billion won ($435 million) to add six
Jan. 13, 2016
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LG unveils new investment plan for solar business
LG Electronics announced an investment project on Wednesday to give boost to the firm’s solar energy business. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gumi City government on the same day to beef up its solar panel module production lines in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. Attendees at the Intersolar trade show held in Germany last year look at LG Electronics’ NeON2 solar panel module. (Yonhap)The tech giant will make investments worth 527 billion won ($435 million) to add six
Jan. 13, 2016
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LG to unveil G5 smartphone in February
LG Electronics sent out an invitation for the unveiling event for the firm’s next flagship smartphone model to the global media and industry officials on Wednesday.The next flagship phone will be, as widely predicted, the long-awaited G5 for which the Korean firm has recently filed a trademark application at the Korean patent office, according to an industry official.LG Electronics’ invitation for the unveiling event of the firm’s next marquee smartphone. (LGE)The save-the-date announcement indi
Jan. 13, 2016
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[Photo News] LG rolls out new air conditioners
COOL NEW AIR CONDITIONERS -- Cho Sung-jin (second from left), head of LG Electronics’ home appliance and air solution business unit, and Choi Sang-gyu (second from right), head of the firm’s Korea sales and marketing, pose at the unveiling event of the tech firm’s 2016 Whisen Dual Air Conditioner lineup, fitted with two cold air outlets, motion sensors and air purifying and dehumidifying functions. (LGE)
Jan. 12, 2016
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Samsung’s Silicon Valley accelerator head promoted
Samsung Electronics promoted David Eun, executive vice president and head of the Global Innovation Center, the company’s start-up accelerator based in Silicon Valley, to president, in a move that was effective Jan. 1. “It’s a signal from Samsung that the company is committed to software services,” he said of his recent promotion last week. Eun, 47, has become the youngest president at Samsung. He joined the company four year ago. Prior to that, he worked at AOL and Google. Over the past few yea
Jan. 12, 2016
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Samsung seals partial agreement with leukemia victims
Taking a step closer toward ending a decade-old dispute, Samsung Electronics and victims of leukemia and their families reached an agreement to take measures to prevent recurrence of the disease at workplaces.The agreement was made during a three-way meeting among the tech giant and two groups representing victims of leukemia in Seoul on Tuesday.Under the deal, they would set up an independent organization to deal with checking working conditions at Samsung‘s facilities.(From left)Baek Soo-hyun,
Jan. 12, 2016
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Samsung embraces Silicon Valley culture
SAN JOSE, California ― Samsung Electronics is making a big push to expand its presence in Silicon Valley, the heart of the tech world and the backyard of its archrival Apple. Although it is still rare to find Samsung’s top executives mingling with their younger counterparts, outfitted with a hoodie and sneakers, for spontaneous meetings on the street or at restaurants, the winds of change are clearly blowing. The Korean tech giant has increasingly acquired tech start-ups, and incorporated their
Jan. 12, 2016
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Kakao to acquire top music streaming firm for W1.87tr
KakaoTalk’s latest moves tuned toward finding its groove in the global markets may just turn out to be a wake-up call for rivals such as Line Corp. On Monday, Korea’s top mobile messenger service said it is acquiring LOEN, the operator of popular music-streaming service MelOn. Kakao will buy a 76.4 percent stake worth 1.87 trillion won ($1.55 billion) in the firm, with the transaction scheduled to be completed later this month.Explaining Kakao’s rationale behind the decision, company CEO Jimmy R
Jan. 11, 2016
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[Photo News] LG Chem runs chemistry camp
LG CHEM RUNS CHEMISTRY CAMP -- Students participate in Chemistry Camp, a corporate social responsibility program run by LG Chem, in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, Monday. Children learn about renewable energy sources and chemicals used in daily life during the three-day event. (LG Chem)
Jan. 11, 2016
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Samsung SDI batteries get spotlight at U.S. auto show
Samsung SDI showcased battery cells that enable electric cars to travel up to 600 kilometers on a full charge at the North American International Auto Show, the biggest auto show in the U.S. which kicked off in Detroit on Monday (local time).Battery technology has recently come into the limelight in the car industry as it plays a core role in electric cars which are widely considered a substitute to gas-powered counterparts. A model poses with Samsung SDI’s battery cells to be displayed at the
Jan. 11, 2016
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SKT, Nokia test wired 5G tech
The nation’s leading mobile carrier SK Telecom said Monday that it has successfully demonstrated the wired 5G network technology on the so-called core network architecture, serving as a control tower in providing services such as user authentication, voice calls, and Internet connectivity.The core network system, which controls user traffic for customers to access the Internet, has to be revamped for the commercialization of the wired 5G network services. Staffers from SK Telecom and Nokia Netwo
Jan. 11, 2016
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One-third of Koreans overweight, many not trying to slim down
Roughly a third of adult South Koreans were overweight in 2014, with many not even trying to lose weight, government data showed Monday.The 2014 national health data by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 31.5 percent of people over 19 were categorized as being obese, with a body mass index of 25 kilograms per square meter or more. BMI takes into account weight, height and body fat of an individual.Of overweight people, 63.5 percent took steps to become slimmer, but 36.5
Jan. 11, 2016
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Samsung SDI highlights ‘battery of things’ at CES
Advanced battery technology is prerequisite to the growth of the sector for connected things, or Internet of Things, said an executive of Samsung SDI, the battery business unit of Samsung Group, at the International CES trade show last week.Every information technology device being connected in the looming IoT era needs advanced battery technology, and global battery-makers are currently vying to develop more powerful batteries with a longer lifespan.Samsung SDI’s batteries for wearable gadgets.
Jan. 10, 2016