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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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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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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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Nearly 86,000 S. Koreans affected by Facebook data leak: company
A large number of South Koreans may have been affected by the latest personal information leak affecting U.S. social media operator Facebook Inc., the company said Friday. Facebook said 85,893 South Korean users may have been inadvertently impacted by the leak scandal. The figure is based on the “friends” of 184 users who installed the “thisisyourdigitallife” app. Facebook logo (AFP-Yonhap) The social media operator said earlier that the personal information of a whopping 87 million users may ha
April 6, 2018
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Korea's Transport Ministry takes issue with Kakao Taxi’s proposed pricing scheme
South Korea’s Transport Ministry said Friday that Kakao Taxi, the country’s most-used taxi-hailing app, must follow local regulations in introducing a new option to its service that allows customers who pay an extra fee via the app to catch taxis faster. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement that after a review of Kakao Taxi’s proposal to add a paid option to its service, the new function is deemed the same as existing “call taxi” services where customers pay a c
April 6, 2018
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Samsung Electronics operating profit jumps 57.6%, topping market expectations
Samsung Electronics on Friday reported higher-than-projected earnings during the first quarter, with operating profit topping market expectations by around 1 trillion won on successful memory chip sales. Operating profit in the January-March period likely jumped 57.58 percent on-year to 15.6 trillion won ($14.6 billion), while revenue was estimated to have increased by 18.69 percent on-year to 60 trillion won, the South Korean tech giant said in an earnings guidance report. (Yonhap)Samsung did
April 6, 2018
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Samsung Electronics operating profit hits record-high in Q1
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first-quarter operating profit is presumed to have set another record by rising 50.55 percent from the previous year.Samsung Electronics' main office in Seoul (Yonhap)The operating profit was estimated at 15.6 trillion won ($14.6 billion) for the January-March period, compared with 9.89 trillion won posted a year earlier, the South Korean tech giant said through its earnings guidance report.Sales moved up 18.69 percent to 60 trillion won, compared with 50.
April 6, 2018
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Samsung sues government over disclosure of reports on working conditions in chip fabs
Samsung Electronics has filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Employment and Labor to stop it from disclosing reports of working conditions at Samsung’s major semiconductor fabrication complexes in Giheung, Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province, according to the company on Thursday. The world’s largest memory chip provider said it filed the suit with Suwon District Court on Monday and claimed an administrative appeal with the Central Administrative Appeals Commission to
April 5, 2018
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North Korean hacking group Reaper's attacks go beyond South Korea
For years, North Korea has launched persistent cyberattacks, largely directed at its Southern neighbor, in an aim to steal key security intelligence and generate cash for the regime. Though it’s difficult to map out the exact scope of the North’s hacking campaigns, cybersecurity company FireEye says it has newly identified a North Korean espionage group able to launch highly sophisticated cyberattacks, and out to target organizations in not only South Korea but also other countries.Officials of
April 5, 2018
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Korea’s KAIST rebuts global boycott over alleged contribution to development of ‘killer robots’
KAIST, South Korea’s top science and technology university, on Thursday rebutted claims that it was contributing to the development of artificial intelligence-powered killer robots, which had prompted over 50 of the world’s top AI researchers to announce a boycott of KAIST. “I am saddened to hear about the announcement on the boycott of KAIST for allegedly developing killer robots,” KAIST President Shin Sung-chul said in a public statement. “I would like to reaffirm that KAIST does not have any
April 5, 2018
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Netmarble Games invests W201.4b in K-pop agency behind BTS
South Korea’s Netmarble Games said Wednesday that it has invested 201.4 billion won ($190 million) toward acquiring a 25.71 percent stake in Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind the globally popular K-pop group BTS.The investment makes Netmarble the second-largest shareholder of Big Hit Entertainment, according to the Korean game maker.“Big Hit Entertainment is a fast-growing company which is already cooperating with Netmarble,” said Netmarble in a statement. “We hope that this investment wi
April 4, 2018
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Former Siri developer vows to create human-centered user interface for SKT‘s AI platform
Kim Yoon, head of the newly created AI Research Center at SK Telecom, vowed to develop human-centered artificial intelligence technologies and create new insights and knowledge that cannot be produced by humans at a press conference Wednesday. “A key approach to develop such human-centered AI will be creating a human-focused user interface so that people can use the AI platform intuitively with no need for additional explanations,” Kim said. Kim was a former developer of Apple’s voice assistant
April 4, 2018
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Cryptojacking attacks rise amid cryptocurrency market boom: Symantec
As the cryptocurrency boom continues to sweep the world, hacking activities aimed at mining cryptocurrencies have emerged as the top internet security threat of the year, shows a new report released by global cybersecurity firm Symantec.According to Symantec’s “2018 Internet Security Threat Report” released this week, cryptojacking — the act of hacking a computer system to mine cryptocurrencies without the owner of the machine knowing — was the biggest trending attack of 2017.(123RF)Coin mining
April 4, 2018
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Korean medtech startup Neofect steps into Japan’s rehab device market
Neofect, a South Korean medical technology startup specializing in smart rehabilitation solutions, is officially stepping into Japan’s rehab market in partnership with Japanese medical equipment maker Nihon Kohden, officials said Wednesday. Under the distribution partnership signed this week, Nihon Kohden will begin selling Neofect’s Rapael smart rehabilitation devices and solutions -- designed to help stroke survivors and patients with neurological and musculoskeletal injuries regain key motor
April 4, 2018
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Hackers attack portal users with phishing emails for passwords, personal info: source
Unidentified hackers have been attacking users of South Korea's two major portals in recent months to get their passwords and other personal information, an industry source said Wednesday.The hackers are using phishing emails that entice users to click on a link to bring them to a fraudulent website, EST Security Corp., a cyber security firm, said. (Yonhap)The hackers named "Daum Post" sent phishing emails to some users of Daum, South Korea's No. 2 portal, saying their Daum accounts will be clos
April 4, 2018
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Korea’s mobile payments market grows in both offline, online
Over the past year or two, Park Ji-yoon, a 28-year-old office worker in Seoul, has gradually stopped carrying her wallet when going to most places, be it a convenience store, a restaurant or a bar.There is no need to do so, Park says, as she is an avid user of mobile payment services that allow her to make transactions using just her smartphone, both in the offline and online world.“At offline retailers, I just have to activate my mobile pay service on my smartphone and place the device next to
April 3, 2018
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Korea’s LG CNS launches smart factory platform ‘Factova’
LG CNS, an information technology services provider under South Korea’s LG Group, has launched smart factory platform Factova equipped with artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and big data processing technology solutions, the company said Tuesday. Short for a combination of “factory” and “value,” Factova aims to optimize a factory’s overall operations -- including product planning, design, production and logistics -- by leveraging AI and big data analytics, LG CNS said.The firm built its
April 3, 2018
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[News Focus] Nexon Korea to challenge FTC’s hefty penalty
South Korea’s top game developers including Nexon, and possibly Netmarble Games, are considering challenging the basis of the Fair Trade Commission’s recent decision to impose 1 billion won ($945,200) in penalties and fines for deceiving customers in promoting their randomized in-game items.The move comes after the Korean FTC penalized three local gamemakers for their deceptive randomized in-game item promotion practices on Sunday.Nexon Korea was slapped with a 939 million won penalty and a 5.5
April 2, 2018
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LG likely to adopt advanced LCD for upcoming G7 smartphones
LG Electronics’ upcoming G7 smartphone is expected to adopt an advanced liquid crystal diode display panel, which is interpreted by industry officials as a move to launch more affordable premium phones with organic light-emitting diode display phones, according to news reports and leaks on Monday. Dubbed by media and tech experts here as “G7,” LG’s new flagship model is predicted to be unveiled at the end of this month in Seoul, and released next month.Ahead of its debut, some detailed informati
April 2, 2018
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LG Uplus provides technical details for 5G devices
South Korea’s mobile carrier LG Uplus said Monday it has sent out technical details needed for development of mobile devices running on the upcoming fifth-generation network to the country’s major handset makers Samsung and LG Electronics. The telecom firm highlighted that it was the first among the three local mobile operators to send the technology specifications and standards that will help produce optimal devices for the 5G network, a significant move towards early commercialization of the n
April 2, 2018
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[Graphic News] Men's smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2017
According to a survey from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of men who smoke came to 39.3 percent in 2017, down 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier. The survey was conducted with 228,381 adults here. The smoking rate has steadily fallen from 47.8 percent in 2008 to 40.3 percent in 2015, with exceptions in 2009 and 2016, the survey showed. The smoking rate temporarily moved up to 40.6 percent in 2016 following a huge drop a year earlier due to an increas
April 1, 2018
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[News Focus] Facebook scandal spreads as Korean media regulator plans probe
South Korea’s state-run media regulator has begun a formal investigation into Facebook’s user data collection practices, joining the wave of worldwide probes into the firm's worst data breach crisis to date, while also adding other social network platforms to its inspection list.The Korea Communications Commission confirmed Friday that it will embark on an investigation into the private data collection policies of Korea’s major social networks including Facebook, Instagram, KakaoTalk and Naver’s
April 1, 2018
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[Photo News] Samsung opens Galaxy S9 experience zones worldwide
GALAXY S9 IN RUSSIA -- Samsung Electronics features its latest Galaxy S9 smartphone series at the “Galaxy Studio” experience zone inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday. The space will remain open until mid-April. In addition to Russia, Samsung has opened Galaxy S9 experience zones in other cities around the world including Guangzhou, New York and London throughout this month and early May. (Yonhap)
April 1, 2018