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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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What doctors know, don’t know about new coronavirus
South Korea’s top infectious disease doctors say the outbreak of the novel coronavirus may just be the beginning, and that medical resources should be distributed with the possibility the epidemic may drag on for months. In a meeting with a group of reporters on Thursday evening, 10 specialists from the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases shared their understanding of the new virus with a group of reporters. Those present included the society’s president, Sungkyunkwan Medical Sc
Feb. 7, 2020
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Firms protest ministry’s battery defect blame for ESS fires
A joint panel of electric engineering experts at public and private institutions under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy concluded on Thursday that four out of five energy storage systems of Korean battery makers caught fire last year due to defects in the battery cells. The five ESS sites that caught fire last year involved the battery systems built by LG Chem and Samsung SDI across the country. Both companies refuted the ministry panel’s findings immediately. The panel conc
Feb. 6, 2020
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LG to supply P-OLED-based digital cockpit system for Cadillac
LG Electronics announced Thursday it will supply digital cockpit systems made with flexible organic light-emitting diode displays for General Motor’s premium brand Cadillac. Known as Plastic-OLED, LG Display’s proprietary flexible OLED display will be the main material for the 38-inch dashboard and infotainment system integration that offers 4K content for the 2021 Cadillac Escalade model, according to the company. The P-OLED-based digital cockpit system, consisting of audio-vid
Feb. 6, 2020
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MiCo BioMed develops kit to detect coronavirus within an hour
South Korea’s health care solutions developer MiCo BioMed claimed Wednesday it has developed a rapid molecular diagnostic system to detect the novel coronavirus with high sensitivity within an hour. The Konex-listed company founded in 2009 said the system can immediately confirm the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to be used at airport and port quarantine sites beyond health care centers. The company developed 30 different kinds of high-risk pathogen diagnostic kits with the Korean Cente
Feb. 5, 2020
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Samsung launches powerful memory chip for AI, supercomputing systems
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has launched a new memory chip suited to high-performance computing (HPC) systems and artificial intelligence-powered data analytics. Samsung said the Flashbolt is the industry‘s first third-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) 2E memory chip and will deliver twice the capacity of its previous-generation Aquabolt. “The new 16-gigabyte HBM2E is uniquely suited to maximize high-performance computing systems and help system manufacturers to
Feb. 4, 2020
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[News Focus] Breaking down rumors about Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy Z Flip
Rumors about specifications of upcoming mobile devices by Samsung Electronics usually turn out to be true at the firm’s annual unveiling event in February. The same may be true for the debut of the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the special foldable device Galaxy Z Flip, slated to be unveiled Feb. 11 in San Francisco, as rumors have been rampant among tech aficionados for weeks. Samsung will unveil four devices at its Galaxy Unpacked event held on the turf of US archrival Apple. Three of th
Feb. 4, 2020
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Google improves weather predictions with AI technology
Google Inc. could greatly improve weather predictions by using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence technology, a scientist from the company claimed Tuesday. Accurately predicting weather can be particularly challenging for localized events that evolve on hourly timescales, such as thunderstorms. Google, however, said it is currently conducting research into the development of a machine learning model that addresses this challenge by making predictions that are applied to the
Feb. 4, 2020
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Samsung to temporarily close flagship store in China amid coronavirus fears
Samsung Electronics will temporarily shut down its flagship store in China amid growing fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus, company officials here said Monday. Samsung will close its flagship store in downtown Shanghai until Sunday, they said. The 800-square-meter store, the largest Samsung store in China, opened last October and sells various products, from smartphones to tablets. "We decided to temporarily close the store for safety," a company official said. "
Feb. 3, 2020
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Global memory chip production unaffected by coronavirus: report
Global memory chip production appears to be unaffected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, a market researcher said Monday, as no chip manufacturing facilities in the virus-hit country have so far closed or suspended operations. TrendForce said overall production of memory chips, such as DRAM and NAND flash, is likely to remain unaffected by the deadly virus in the short term as global chipmakers' plants, including those run by South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK h
Feb. 3, 2020
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KT ditches Oracle’s database management system
KT has recently changed its database management system operator from Oracle to a third-party business, according to industry sources Monday. The mobile carrier has reportedly chosen Rimini Street as its database management system provider. A deal was signed considering costs and more efficient services, the sources explained. The partnership indicates KT’s attempts to opt out of overall reliance on Oracle products for its database system. It has not renewed Oracle’s DB license i
Feb. 3, 2020
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Korean Battery makers forecast better 2020
All three South Korean lithium-ion battery makers saw alarming falls in their operating profits in 2019, but showed hopes that they could reap bigger profits from the growing electric vehicle battery market this year, according to the companies on Monday. Joining the announcements by Samsung SDI and SK Innovation last week, LG Chem said Monday its annual operating profit plunged 60.1 percent from 2018 to 895.6 billion won ($749 million) last year. Although the company posted its best sales
Feb. 3, 2020
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Korean telcos to take part in MWC amid coronavirus fears
South Korea's three major telecommunication companies said Saturday they will participate in the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair as planned despite growing fears over the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. The three -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. -- said they have no plans to skip the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Spain. The event is scheduled from Feb. 24 to 27 in Barcelona. The MWC is one of the top three tech events in the world, along with the Consumer Electr
Feb. 1, 2020
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Samsung’s earnings nosedive on weak chip, display markets in 2019
Samsung Electronics posted a 52.84 percent on-year decline in operating profit in 2019 due to the sluggish memory and display panel markets, according to its earnings report released Thursday. However, prospects for the largest South Korean tech giant this year are bright going by its better-than-expected performance in the fourth quarter, company officials said during an earnings conference call. Overall, the company recorded 230.4 trillion won ($194.85 billion) in sales last year, down 5.
Jan. 30, 2020
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New coronavirus: Tips for staying safe
A novel coronavirus that started last month in Wuhan, a central Chinese city, has spread across China and to at least 13 other countries, including South Korea. In China, the pneumonia-inducing virus has killed 132 people and sickened 5,974 as of Wednesday morning, leading to an unprecedented lockdown of around 56 million people in affected areas. But this is after about 5 million had already left Wuhan, according to its mayor, Zhou Xianwang. Out of the 5 million, over 6,000 have reportedly c
Jan. 29, 2020
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Samsung’s appliance head touts upcoming Galaxy Home Mini speaker
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Home Mini will likely be launched soon as the company plans to link the voice-activated AI speaker with most of its upcoming home appliances, according to its head of digital appliances on Wednesday. Lee Jae-seung, executive vice president and head of the digital appliances business at Samsung, highlighted the role of the artificial intelligence speaker that will connect almost all Samsung products this year during a press conference to unveil the company&rsqu
Jan. 29, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Will Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold replace Note series?
Amid rumors that the next edition of Galaxy Fold will feature a bigger screen and S Pen, speculations that it could replace the 10-year-old Galaxy Note series are gaining ground, according to industry sources Tuesday. Responding to news reports based on a recent tweet that the Galaxy Fold 2 will feature an 8-inch main display, ultrathin glass and S Pen support, parts suppliers here said they are preparing for mass production of the device scheduled for the second half of the year. However, t
Jan. 28, 2020
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Samsung SDS’ brand value reaches W4.3tr
Samsung SDS, an information and communication technology service arm of Samsung Electronics, has seen its brand value grow to 4.3 trillion won ($3.7 billion), a 6.5 percent increase compared to that of last year, the company said Monday. In the latest edition of Brand Finance on IT companies, Samsung SDS was ranked 11th most valuable brand. The Samsung affiliate was the one of only two brands that rose in the IT service ranking, the company added. Samsung SDS recorded year-over-
Jan. 27, 2020
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Samsung heir visits Brazil with mobile, TV heads
Samsung Electronics said Monday its Vice Chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong flew to Brazil during the Lunar New Year holidays as part of efforts to check on the Korean tech giant’s major businesses in the Latin American market. Lee visited the production facilities for smartphones, TVs and other home appliances located in the free trade zone of Manaus, Amazonas, in the north of Brazil. The zone is home to around 500 global businesses. Brazil is the biggest economy in Latin America. For Sa
Jan. 27, 2020
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Local 5G equipment providers expected to see growth continue
South Korea’s 5G equipment providers could grow in the near future, as the demand for network infrastructure is anticipated to increase worldwide at a steady pace, according to local financial reports. The earnings of 5G equipment companies here could regain momentum down the road as global telecom firms seek to raise their capital expenditure on 5G infrastructure. The improved prospects of Samsung Electronics, the major provider of telecom equipment here, will also lead to earnin
Jan. 27, 2020
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Samsung sets up tech platform center, names new home appliance biz chief
Samsung Electronics created an in-house technology platform unit and named a new chief for its home appliance business in the company's latest reshuffle, corporate sources here said Thursday. Samsung combined its in-house tech units related with artificial intelligence, internet of things and big data solutions to set up a new tech group, tentatively named "next-generation platform center," according to the company officials. The center will be headed by Chung Eui-suk, an executi
Jan. 23, 2020