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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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[Photo News] Dyson V10's Asia Debut
DYSON V10’S ASIA DEBUT -- Dyson’s vice president of floor care and robotics, John Churchill, demonstrates the functions of the new V10 cordless vacuum at the K Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul on Wednesday. Churchill announced that Dyson would no longer be developing corded vacuums, moving completely into the cordless vacuums sphere. On Wednesday, the company revealed the new Dyson Cyclone 10 vacuum and Dyson Pure Cool air purifier for the first time in Asia, following similar events in New Y
March 7, 2018
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Samsung CEO touts partnerships with Chinese mobile leaders on Galaxy S9
Samsung Electronics’ head of smartphones Koh Dong-jin is trying to appeal to Chinese consumers with the latest flagship Galaxy S9 series smartphones as part of efforts to restore Samsung’s position in the market.“Samsung will try to provide new value for Chinese consumers and economy, while continuing to invest in technological innovation,” said Koh in his keynote speech during a launching ceremony in China on Tuesday. Samsung held a launching ceremony for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus smartphones in Gu
March 7, 2018
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LG Innotek CEO eyes China with world’s most powerful UV LED chip
LG Innotek, a parts manufacturing subsidiary of LG Corp., announced Wednesday that the company has its eye on the global water treatment market, especially in China, with its ultraviolet ray light-emitting diode technology. The company said it had developed a 150-milliwatt UV LED chip for commercialization this year and would further raise the power to 200 milliwatts next year. LG Innotek is more familiar as a provider of smartphone camera modules, known to be a major supplier of the dual camera
March 7, 2018
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YouTube trumps KakaoTalk, Naver as South Korea’s longest-used app
YouTube has emerged as South Korea’s star mobile app, with Korean smartphone users spending the longest amount of time on the video-sharing platform than any other app. Seoul-based app analytics firm WiseApp on Wednesday released data that counted and compared the minutes Korean Android users spend on four top-used apps here: KakaoTalk, YouTube, Naver and Facebook. (123RF)WiseApp monitored the monthly app usage time of 3,712 Android users above the age of 10 over two years, from March 2016 to Fe
March 7, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Who will be first 5G provider? No one has advantage yet, says Intel engineer
While mobile operators and equipment builders around the world say their fifth-generation network solutions and services are ready for commercialization, Robert J. Topol, in charge of 5G technology at Intel, does not think anyone has an advantage now in the absence of international standards. “We are all targeting 2019 for having a lot of solutions ready,” said Topol in an interview with The Korea Herald at Intel’s booth during the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona last week. “But I don’t
March 6, 2018
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[News Focus] Will Korea’s Kakao pursue reverse ICO to create new source of funds?
Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s most widely-used mobile messenger, is foraying into the blockchain technology business, with possible plans to raise new capital by launching and offering for sale its own cryptocurrency. In doing so, Kakao is joining the herd of other major internet technology firms that have embraced blockchain and crypto coins as promising businesses and methods of fundraising. Kakao on Monday announced that it is planning to launch a new subsidiary focusing on block
March 6, 2018
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LG hopes to lead premium AI TV era with 2018 OLED TVs
LG Electronics is hoping to lead the era of artificial intelligence-powered TVs with its new lineup of household sets powered by its AI platform ThinQ, the company’s home entertainment chief said Monday.At a launching event showcasing LG’s premium TV lineup for this year at LG’s R&D center in southern Seoul, Brian Kwon, president of LG’s Home Entertainment Co., told reporters, “In addition to our TVs’ perfect black and perfect visual quality, this will be a year for us to take the next step with
March 5, 2018
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[Health-tech Korea] The Wave Talk seeks real-time bacteria detection with laser sensor
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles highlighting South Korea’s promising startups in the emerging sectors of digital health care and next-generation medical devices. This is the 16th installment of "Health-tech Korea". - Ed.Despite persistent public campaigns by municipal governments to promote clean tap water, South Koreans are known to refrain from drinking it or even using it for cooking. Their heavy reliance on bottled water for consumption shows the lack of trust in water st
March 4, 2018
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Samsung SDI to provide battery modules for Kauai ESS project
Samsung SDI will be providing 13,000 battery modules for an energy storage system project on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the company said Sunday.The Lawai Solar and Energy Project, run jointly by the American AES Group affiliate Distributed Energy and the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, will install a 28-megawatt solar photovoltaic system and a 100 megawatt-hour five-hour duration ESS on Kauai. Samsung SDI will be providing approximately 13,000 battery modules for the ESS.“The project will p
March 4, 2018
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[Exclusive] SKT CEO calls Huawei cause of concern in choosing 5G partners
Ahead of selecting suppliers of equipment for its fifth-generation network in June, South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom’s chief is unsure about whether to consider China’s Huawei over security issues. “Huawei is a concern,” SKT CEO Park Jung-ho told The Korea Herald last week during the Mobile World Congress 2018 held in Barcelona, Spain. “We are at a crossroads when it comes to the decision, whether (to make it from the standpoint of) the government or customers.”Huawei's booth at Mobile Wor
March 4, 2018
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Samsung Galaxy S9, LG V3 initial preorders fall shy of expectations
Initial preorders in South Korea for the latest smartphones by Samsung Electronics Co. and its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. have fallen shy of expectations, industry watchers said Thursday.Samsung and LG both started accepting orders for their latest flagship models, the Galaxy S9 and the V30S ThinQ on Wednesday. Market watchers said the number of preorders for the S9, the larger Galaxy S9 Plus and the V30S ThinQ during the first six hours on the first day did not reach those of their immed
March 1, 2018
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[MWC 2018] Samsung network head turns to US after India success
BARCELONA, Spain -- Samsung Electronics will focus on the US to seek growth opportunities in the upcoming fifth-generation network market after its success in India with Long Term Evolution network equipment, said the chief of Samsung’s network business Tuesday.“We are aggressively starting to enter the US market with Verizon,” said Kim Young-ki during a press conference at Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona. “We provided some main equipment for 4G in the US in partnership with Verizon and
March 1, 2018
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[Exclusive] SKT CEO discusses upcoming wearable tech with Nokia Bell Labs
BARCELONA, Spain -- SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho discussed upcoming wearable technology that will be enabled by the fifth-generation telecom network with Nokia Bell Labs on Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress 2018. Park held a private meeting with Bell Labs Chief Technology Officer Marcus Weldon at Nokia’s booth at the MWC to talk about Nokia’s undisclosed wearable technology dubbed “The Sleeve,” according to an industry source. SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho (SK Telecom)The extent of their potent
Feb. 28, 2018
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[MWC 2018] Samsung promotes latest non-memory chips at private MWC booth
BARCELONA, Spain -- As part of its efforts to boost its system chip business, Samsung Electronics on Tuesday promoted its latest system chip products at a private booth at Mobile World Congress 2018. The world’s top memory chip provider is shifting its focus from the mainstay memory products from non-memory chips that are seeing growing demand in the “fourth industrial revolution” and Internet of Things era. The MWC, the biggest mobile industry tradeshow, has been considered an optimal opportuni
Feb. 28, 2018
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Naver to improve outdated online dictionaries for 11 languages
South Korean internet giant Naver said Wednesday that it has partnered with the Seoul-based Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to improve and update its online dictionaries for 11 languages over the next four years. The move comes as part of Naver’s pledge made in 2016 to invest 10 billion won ($9.24 million) toward upgrading and expanding its online dictionaries for five years.(123RF) Under the partnership, Naver will fund HUF’s efforts to upgrade outdated definitions, fix existing errors and
Feb. 28, 2018
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Pearl Abyss launches ‘Black Desert Mobile’ in Korea
South Korean video game company Pearl Abyss officially released its latest open-world mobile role-playing game “Black Desert Mobile” in Korea on Wednesday, with servers crashing due to user traffic overload.“Black Desert M” is a mobile remake of the hit massively multiplayer online role-playing game “Black Desert” by Pearl Abyss. The original game was launched in December 2014, and has more than 8.5 million registered users worldwide, including those in Asia as well as the US and Europe. Prior t
Feb. 28, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korea ranks 7th in science, technology capabilities
South Korea’s science and technology capabilities ranked seventh last year among the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a state-run think tank. The Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning said the evaluation was based on five categories: research environment; support from both public and private sectors; the quality of work carried out by scientists and engineers; the results of research; and overall network capabilities. The US ca
Feb. 27, 2018
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Seven out of 10 Koreans have tried Korean medical treatments: data
Roughly seven out of 10 Koreans have received traditional Korean medical treatment, a study showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare put out the results of their study conducted on a total of 6,914 citizens. Results showed that 90.6 percent of those in their 60s or older have used Korean medicine, followed by those in their 50s (86.1 percent) and in their 40s (77.7 percent).Acupuncture was the most popular method of treatment for patients going to clinics specializing in Korean medicin
Feb. 27, 2018
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Naver founder Lee Hae-jin leaves company board
Lee Hae-jin, the founder of South Korean internet giant Naver, has officially stepped down from the company’s board, Naver said in a disclosure Monday.During an internal board meeting held the same day, Naver decided not to extend Lee’s board membership that expires next month. Naver’s executive director Choi In-hyuk will be filling in Lee’s position, according to the firm.With the change, Lee will only retain his position as global investment officer, focusing on Naver’s global expansion and in
Feb. 27, 2018
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[MWC 2018] New LG flagship phone set for H1 release: LG mobile chief
The next flagship smartphone from LG Electronics is set for release in the first half of 2018, according to the top executive of LG‘s mobile division.At Mobile World Congress 2018, LG did not roll out a new flagship smartphone as Samsung did with its Galaxy S9, but rather introduced new artificial intelligence capabilities on its V30S ThinQ.According to Hwang Jeong-hwan, who heads up the mobile business at LG, the company’s focus now is on improving core competitiveness. Hwang Jeong-hwan, head o
Feb. 27, 2018