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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Kakao vs. SK Planet: It’s no longer David and Goliath
Early this month, SK Planet, owned by the nation’s largest telecom carrier SK Telecom, filed a lawsuit against Loc & All, the operator of navigation app Kimgisa, for using its map information without permission. SK Planet, which owns Korea’s most used navigation app T-Map, had offered the map information to Loc & All under a contract since 2011. But the company claimed that Kimgisa continued using the information even after the contract expired in June. “We found hundreds of our watermarks on Ki
Nov. 15, 2015
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[Photo News] Samsung donates kimchi for the underprivileged
CARING WITH KIMCHI – Samsung Electronics employees and residents in Gyeonggi Province together make kimchi at the company’s headquarters in Suwon on Saturday. The Korean tech giant plans to donate 120 tons of kimchi to underprivileged people in the area. (Samsung Electronics)
Nov. 15, 2015
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[Photo News] LG delivers prize to women's baseball league winner
LG PRIZE FOR BASEBALL WINNER -- LG Electronics vice chairman Koo Bon-joon (left) offers prize money to Seoul CMS, the winner of the 2015 Korea Women’s Baseball League, at the closing ceremony in Icheon on Saturday. (LG Electronics)
Nov. 15, 2015
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LG Uplus to foster IoT startups
South Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Sunday it will foster local startups specialized in the Internet of Things technologies under cooperation with a local creative economy center.Under the plan, LG Uplus will receive applications from local IoT-related startups that are seven years or younger, and selected firms will be provided with education programs and opportunities for business collaborations with the mobile carrier.LG Uplus said the plan aims to find potential partners i
Nov. 15, 2015
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Facebook launches 'safety check' tool in response to Paris attack
Facebook launched a tool that checks the safety of Facebook users Friday night amid a deadly terrorist attack in Paris that have reportedly claimed lives of at least 100 people. The safety check tool allows users in the area notify their friends of their safety, and users outside of France to know if any of their friends are in the vicinity and whether they are safe. (The Korea Herald)Also, users can also notify their friends that someone in the affected area are OK by clicking “mark safe.” "Qui
Nov. 14, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Looking for silver lining in climate change
When it comes to curbing climate change, Norwegian scientist Jorgen Randers is a disbeliever. “I’m a pessimist because I do not think humanity will go the extra lengths to stop the earth from degenerating,” the coauthor of influential book “The Limits to Growth” (1972) told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “But I’m working hard and hoping that it will. Humanity is capable of preventing such scenarios. The question is whether they will decide to do so.”The 70-year-old professor at the BI Norwegian B
Nov. 13, 2015
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[Photo News] Samsung recognized for green products
SAMSUNG RECOGNIZED FOR GREEN PRODUCTS -- Samsung Electronics said Friday that its business monitor UE850 had received the TCO Display 7.0 environment certification from the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, a trade union organization. (Samsung)
Nov. 13, 2015
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Indie game firms call for healthy ecosystem
BUSAN -- Along with long-awaited blockbuster game titles, independent, or indie, games are also entertaining visitors at the annual G-Star game trade show being held in Busan.Indie games are created by individuals or a small team of developers without backing from big game publishers. The indie game segment is often said to serve as an important locomotive of the nation’s game industry as it is a hotbed of creativity born from pure passion and love for games. Aki Koseki (in yellow), president of
Nov. 13, 2015
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Foods that may help prevent Alzheimer’s
While there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease -- a chronic neurodegenerative disease considered to be one of the biggest threats to South Korea’s future economy -- researchers have found that certain foods may reduce one’s risk of developing the condition if consumed regularly. According to Dr. Moon Yeon-sil from Konkuk University Medical Center, those who follow a Mediterranean diet have a significantly lower chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who don’t. The Mediterranea
Nov. 12, 2015
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G-Star offers glimpse of future of game industry
BUSAN -- Elves, monsters and supercars from popular online games became much more real at the annual G-Star game trade show, luring gaming aficionados to the event that opened Thursday in Busan. From car exhibits to stage shows, companies took their characters out of their game worlds to reach out to players. Models pose at game developer Nexon`s exhibition booth during the G-Star game trade show on Thursday in Busan. (Kim Young-won/Korea Herald) The four-day trade show is a venue for game devel
Nov. 12, 2015
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Samsung to take on Qualcomm with new premium chip
Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its latest Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset that will be installed in its next Galaxy smartphone lineup, tentatively called the Galaxy S7, next year. The new chip is the company’s first premium one-chip solution that integrates modem and radio frequency technology into a single chip. Qualcomm is the market leader in such chips. The one-chip solution boasts better performance at lower energy consumption than the alternatives. But few companies make chips of thi
Nov. 12, 2015
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Entrepreneur seeks government transparency with technology
Entrepreneur Rebekah Kang has a dream that one day, technology will make politicians obsolete.“It’s really hard to communicate and hard to raise your voice. That’s why you don’t trust (politicians) and … a lot of people are not voting anymore,” she said. “If we’re not happy about what they’re doing, why do we need them?”Just as Google Nest manages a smart home, citizens will use a service to scroll through the legislation that is important to their lifestyle, such as whether they have a kid, a c
Nov. 11, 2015
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Google seeks leadership in machine learning
TOKYO ― Google is rethinking everything with machine learning, an artificial intelligence technology that trains computers to think and learn from data. The U.S. Internet giant held an Asia-Pacific press conference, titled “The Magic in the Machine,” in Tokyo Tuesday to introduce its renewed commitment to the futuristic computing technology.“Machine learning has actually been around for a long time. But it has made huge achievements over the past three years,” Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of
Nov. 11, 2015
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[Photo News] LG unveils G4 white gold edition
LG UNVEILS G4 WHITE GOLD EDITION -- LG Electronics released a new variant of its high-end G4 smartphone, dubbed the G4 White Gold, Wednesday. The new G4 in white with a gold-colored frame rolled out through Korean mobile carriers starting with LG Uplus. (LGE)
Nov. 11, 2015
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Ex-CEO, cofounder Lee to leave Kakao
Mobile messenger operator Kakao said Wednesday that former co-chief executive Lee Sir-goo would leave the company.His departure came after the former Kakao co-CEO was indicted without detention last week by the prosecution for neglecting the circulation of pornography on KakaoGroup, a group chatting application. Kakao’s co-CEO Lee Sir-goo (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)“Lee said he would like to take on new challenges,” said a Kakao spokesperson, adding the former co-CEO is scheduled to leave
Nov. 11, 2015
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Samsung, LG receive CES innovation awards
Showing off their advanced technologies, Korean electronics giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have bagged a clutch of awards at the CES Innovation Awards, an annual competition program honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. Samsung and LG won 38 and 21 innovation awards for their products, respectively, at the CES Innovation Awards, according to the companies on Wednesday. Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. (Samsung)The award-winning produ
Nov. 11, 2015
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LG Electronics rolls out white color edition of G4
South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has added a white color edition to its flagship G4 smartphones series in the latest effort to bolster sales amid the ailing handset business.The South Korean smartphone manufacturer said the new version of the G4 comes with a white cover with gold edges, adding it will appeal to female and younger consumers.The slightly curved G4 has a 5.5-inch in-plane switching (IPS) QHD display. It has a 16-megapixel camera whose performance is
Nov. 11, 2015
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Samsung, LG win int'l awards for key products
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's top two tech firms, said Wednesday that they have garnered international awards for some of their latest home appliances, mobile devices and memory chips.Samsung won the Best of Innovation award for a total of 38 products, including the most recently released Galaxy S6 Edge Plus smartphone and the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch. The titles were awarded by the U.S. Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The winner of the innovation awards
Nov. 11, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Tech gives consumers control in branding’
With the change of time and technology come new challenges for companies in running their businesses. Design gurus said companies should adapt to fast-changing business environments by building their own identity through design.“We have now arrived in the digital age, which poses a challenge against building a brand,” said Bob van der Lee, president of Amsterdam-headquartered branding agency Total Identity, in a speech at the fifth Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Bob van der Lee (Park H
Nov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Design inspires people to dream bigger’
Design should be “meaningful, impactful and inspiring,” since it is at the center of every business decision and decides the fate of a company.That is the belief of Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and social media pioneer.Participating in the 5th Herald Design Forum held at Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday, the Zuckerberg Media CEO shed light on the importance of design in running businesses. Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and social media pioneer, delive
Nov. 10, 2015