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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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[CES 2018] Tech hotshots envision future of smart cities
LAS VEGAS -- The biggest tech event of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show, ended its four-day run Friday with almost 4,000 companies around the globe showcasing their latest, coolest technologies to envision the future of smart cities. This year’s show, however, would be difficult to define by any one keyword, as tech hot shots from around the world have shown off products and technologies more diverse than ever before in the areas of consumer electronics, smart appliances, self-driving aut
Jan. 12, 2018
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LG Electronics invests in robotics company
LG Electronics has invested 9 billion won ($8.46 million) in a local robotics company, the firm said Friday.The electronics firm acquired 19,231 shares of Robotis, a Korean robot development company, obtaining a 10.12 percent stake.According to LG, the investment is intended to speed up advancement in LG‘s robot business, which the company hopes will become a future engine for growth.(Yonhap)Robotis was established in 1999 and produces hardware such as control equipment and sensor modules as wel
Jan. 12, 2018
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[Newsmaker] LG to shift strategy on money-losing smartphones
LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics’ chief said it will no longer set a regular timeline to launch smartphones as it has done over the past years, in an apparent strategic move to help its struggling smartphone business, which has been losing money for 11 straight quarters. “We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed. But we will not launch it just because other rivals do,” said LG Electronics Vice Chairman Cho Sung-jin on Wednesday during a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Jan. 11, 2018
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Telecom companies’ Q4 performance low, but better than expected
South Korea’s three major telecom companies are expected to announce low fourth-quarter performances due to government-mandated reductions in plan rates but with less damage than initially feared, according to industry reports Thursday.According to tracking firm FnGuide, local analysts expected fourth-quarter revenues from the three major telecom companies to total nearly 13.5 trillion won ($12.6 billion), down approximately 0.1 percent from the fourth quarter of last year. (123rf)Starting in m
Jan. 11, 2018
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Consumer group considering criminal case against Apple
A consumer group filing a civil suit against Apple on behalf of over 100 plaintiffs for damages related to a recent software update that slowed down older iPhone models said Thursday that they are also considering preparing a criminal case.“If we pursue a criminal case, the charges may include destruction of property caused by slowing down the phones, as well as fraud if (Apple) intentionally deceived users about the update,” said Yun Chul-min, a lawyer working with the consumer rights group Cit
Jan. 11, 2018
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Facebook vows smooth negotiations with Korean ISPs over data traffic costs
Facebook said Thursday that it has expressed to South Korea’s state media regulator its willingness to carry out smooth negotiations with local internet service providers over sharing the costs of maintaining the quality and speed of Facebook’s data traffic-heavy services. Kevin Martin, vice president for mobile and global access policy at Facebook, met with Korea Communications Commission Chairman Lee Hyo-seong on Wednesday to discuss current issues concerning Facebook Korea and the broader in
Jan. 11, 2018
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Daegu participates in CES to support global expansion of companies
Daegu Metropolitan City participated in the Consumer Electronics Show to support 40 companies in their expansion into the global market. This year’s CES is being held in Las Vegas from Tuesday through Friday. The Daegu Metropolitan City government is the only Korean local government to have prepared a common facility at the show this year for 40 promising small and medium companies as well as startups to tap into the world market. CES, which celebrates its 51st anniversary this year, goes beyond
Jan. 11, 2018
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[CES 2018] Samsung, Harman gear up for self-driving automobiles
LAS VEGAS – During the Consumer Electronics Show 2018, Samsung and Harman together unveiled a new, advanced automotive platform, “digital cockpit,” the first fruits of their joint development of automotive electronics technology since the Korean tech giant bought Harman in March last year. The digital cockpit -- an integration of Samsung’s information technologies and Harman’s in-vehicle infotainment technologies -- aims to connect mobile devices, home appliances and automobiles through internet
Jan. 11, 2018
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LG to shift strategy on money-losing smartphone
LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics’ chief said it will no longer set a regular timeline to launch smartphones as it has done over the past years, in an apparent strategic move to help its struggling smartphone business, which has been losing money for 11 straight quarters. “We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed. But we will not launch it just because other rivals do,” said LG Electronics Vice Chairman Cho Sung-jin on Wednesday during a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Jan. 11, 2018
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[Photo News] Facebook VP meets with Korea's media regulator over network usage costs
FACEBOOK IN KOREA -- Kevin Martin, Facebook‘s vice president for mobile and global access policy, enters the government complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, to meet Korea Communications Commission Chairman Lee Hyo-seong and discuss local network providers’ claims that foreign internet giants fail to pay enough for the networks they use here. During the meeting KCC Chairman Lee Hyo-sung urged Facebook to pay Korean internet service providers network usage fees that reflect the amount of traffi
Jan. 10, 2018
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[CES 2018] Samsung privately unveils QLED TV with deeper blacks
LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics privately unveiled its quantum dot display TV that displays deeper blacks at a similar level to its rival LG Electronics’ organic light-emitting diode TV during the Consumer Electronics Show that opened Tuesday. This may address technical challenges of the QLED TV, which has difficulties displaying true blacks and retaining the same color quality when viewed from the sides, compared to OLED TVs. During the event, the Korean tech giant took the wraps off its futur
Jan. 10, 2018
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Samsung mobile chief not confident about foldable phones this year
Samsung’s mobile chief Koh Dong-jin stepped back from his earlier remarks on foldable phones during a press briefing in Las Vegas prior to the Consumer Electronics Show. Asked whether foldable phones would be launched this year, he said the firm is working hard to develop such phones. “It is difficult to talk about the date of the launch now. We want to unveil the products properly but now seems a bit early,” he added. In September last year, Koh said the firm was targeting to launch foldable ph
Jan. 9, 2018
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[CES 2018] Sony presents new products, robot, car image sensors
Sony is set to present its lineup of new products for 2018 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, as well as initiatives that use new technology, such as the entertainment robot aibo and automotive image sensors designed for self-driving cars, the company said.On display will be the new 4K organic light-emitting diode Bravia A8F series, which features the 4K HDR image processor X1 Extreme and brings a new design to the Bravia lineup. The prototype of the next-generation picture processor
Jan. 9, 2018
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Nexon eyes global success with new mobile release ‘Durango: Wild Lands’
South Korea’s video gaming giant Nexon is eyeing global success with its new open world mobile role-playing game “Durango: Wild Lands” as it pioneers a new genre in mobile gaming with hopes of enticing mobile gamers in both Asia and the West. “Durango: Wild Lands” is slated to officially open for play in Korea from Jan. 25 via Google Play and the Apple App Store, and arrive in global markets including North America within this year, according to Nexon. The upcoming mobile game was developed for
Jan. 9, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Intel chief says chip flaw damage contained by industry
Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Monday the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to "remarkable" collaboration by the tech industry.Krzanich took the unusual step of addressing the security issue as he delivered a keynote ahead of the opening of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, an industry event expected to draw some 180,000 people from the sector. Intel chief Brian Krzanich (AFP)As yet, Krzanich said, there is no information to sugg
Jan. 9, 2018
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[CES 2018] Competition heats up for Micro-LED, commercialization debated
LAS VEGAS -- LG Display on Monday announced that it is also developing Micro-LED technologies, a day after the surprise unveiling of its rival Samsung Electronics’ 146-inch Micro-LED TV, signaling intensified competition for the next-generation display panel also eyed by Apple.Micro-LED panels, which feature miniature light-emitting diode arrays with smaller, brighter modules and improved response speed, has been rising as the next-generation display in recent years following news of Apple worki
Jan. 9, 2018
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Intel’s flaws expose first cloud-based PyeongChang Olympics to hacking threats: expert
The latest revelation by Google’s security team Project Zero about flaws in Intel’s central processor units exposes the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games to new hacking threats, according to a South Korean expert on Monday. Kim Seung-joo, an information security professor at Korea University, told The Korea Herald that it was urgent for the organizing committee of the PyeongChang Games to examine possible threats to the sports event that is being prepared as the world’s first cloud-based Ol
Jan. 8, 2018
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Rumors abound over Samsung, LG’s imminent flagship launches
Speculations continue to swirl over the release dates of the 2018 flagship phones from Samsung and LG, with Samsung expected to reveal its Galaxy S9 ahead of LG’s newest model.The Galaxy S9’s launch is widely expected to come at or just before this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, set to take place from Feb. 26 to March 1. The launch date would indicate a return to the S series’ original pattern of releases that was broken by the S8, which came at the end of March 2017 following a cris
Jan. 8, 2018
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KT acquires first large self-driving bus permit
KT has acquired South Korea’s first permit to operate a large self-driving bus, according to the company Monday.The permit allows KT to operate a 45-seater self-driving bus on expressways and ordinary roads, following a permit to operate a 25-seater bus acquired last September. KT’s self-driving 45-seater bus (KT)KT said that the permit will give the firm an edge in future businesses involving the Cooperative Intelligent Transport System currently being developed for urban areas. KT’s 45-seater
Jan. 8, 2018
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Naver under fire for deleting certain ‘relevant search words’
Naver, which operates South Korea’s most widely used portal website, has come under fire for removing certain “relevant search words” on its search engine, in what experts see is a value judgment between privacy protection and citizens’ “right to know.” The news comes just months after Naver admitted to removing a negative article about a local sports organization from its main news tab upon the body’s request, sparking concerns over the internet giant’s transparency.Naver`s headquarters in Pang
Jan. 8, 2018