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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Koreans rank 8th in mobile data usage among OECD member states: report
South Koreans used an average 3.83 gigabytes of data with their smartphones per month last year to rank eighth among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a report showed TuesdayAccording to the OECD report, Finland was No. 1 with the monthly data usage by smartphones standing at 10.95 GB in 2016, followed by Latvia with 8.21 GB, Austria with 6.28 GB, Sweden with 4.38 GB, Denmark with 4.37 GB, Estonia with 4.13 GB and Iceland with 3.92 GB.Among the surveyed
Oct. 17, 2017
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New iPhones to reach Korean market on Nov. 3
US tech giant Apple Inc. plans to start sales of the iPhone 8 in South Korea on Nov. 3, industry sources said Monday, with preorders kicking off later this month.According to the sources, South Korea's three mobile carriers plan to start preorders for the iPhone 8 on Oct. 27.Apple earlier started sales of the new smartphones in the United States, Japan and China last month.While the local price has not been released yet, industry watchers said the 64 GB iPhone 8 is expected to come with a price
Oct. 16, 2017
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Crucial chance for Samsung to acquire tech breakthrough
(Samsung Electronics Newsroom)The Samsung Developer Conference scheduled for this Wednesday in San Francisco is drawing more attention than ever from industry observers with questions about how the hardware-oriented tech titan will break through current technological limits in the face of a sudden leadership change. This will be also the first major global event for the tech giant since its Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun announced his surprise resignation Friday, citing the firm’s need to break from
Oct. 16, 2017
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Human-aiding robotics take center stage at Naver conference
From an autonomous robot that collects books displaced by customers from bookstore shelves to cable-based robotic arms with humanlike flexibility and control, cutting-edge robotics technologies took center stage at Naver Corp.’s annual developer’s conference Deview 2017 which kicked off in Seoul on Monday. Naver, which dominates Korea’s mobile and internet scene as the operator of Korea’s biggest portal website, has been looking to transform itself into a tech platform company that develops and
Oct. 16, 2017
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Korea's ICT exports hit record high in Sept.
Exports of information and communication technology products increased for the eighth month in a row to hit an all-time high in September on brisk overseas sales of semiconductors and displays, government data showed Monday.A total of $19.2 billion worth of ICT products were shipped overseas, up 32.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science and ICT.The monthly overseas shipments of ICT products surpassed the previous high of $17.48 billion record tal
Oct. 16, 2017
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Partnership for future
KT Chairman Hwang Chang-gyu (right) and SpaceX Chairman Elon Musk hold hands after a talk on co-launching the Mugunghwa 5A satellite later this month at the headquarters of SpaceX in Hawthorne, California on Thursday. KT announced Sunday the Korean mobile carrier and the US spacecraft builder will further cooperate on advancing autonomous driving and energy-related technologies. (KT)
Oct. 15, 2017
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Google adopts Korean firm’s fingerprint recognition module for Pixel 2 smartphones: sources
Google has adopted a fingerprint recognition module exclusively developed by CrucialTec based in South Korea for its upcoming Pixel 2 smartphone series, according to sources on Sunday. “CrucialTec is preparing to supply its fingerprint solution Biometric TrackPad for Google’s Pixel 2 series,” a source told The Korea Herald. “The Korean company has been a major supplier for past Google phones from the Nexus series to the predecessor Pixel 1.”CrucialTec is a biometric solution developer that was t
Oct. 15, 2017
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KAIST partners with WEF for ‘4th industrial revolution’ push
South Korea’s science and technology university KAIST has partnered with the World Economic Forum to help Korea and the global community prepare for the major changes and challenges expected to come from the “fourth industrial revolution.”KAIST and WEF signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Friday, agreeing to cooperate in researching issues such as anticipated major labor market shifts as industries adopt next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence.It is the first formal
Oct. 13, 2017
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Battery firms in dilemma over Apple iPhone 8’s swelling
With news on the Apple iPhone 8’s swelling battery issue spreading in recent weeks, battery makers purported to have business relations with the tech giant are facing a dilemma. (Source: reddit)Due to customary nondisclosure agreements, the battery makers have been remaining mum on news reports speculating on which manufacturer is responsible for the problem.Currently, firms from Korea, China and Japan are known to supply batteries for Apple’s iPhone 8.The US tech giant has so far declined to of
Oct. 13, 2017
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Lawmakers urge ICT Ministry to fully implement blacklist system
Lawmakers urged the Ministry of Science and ICT to fully implement a blacklist system for mobile devices as a measure to further cut mobile bills during a parliamentary audit on the ministry Thursday, Ruling and opposition lawmakers discussed the reasons behind the heavy burden of mobile costs for households and called for government measures to ease the burden by expanding the blacklist system for mobile devices during the audit at Gwacheon Government Complex in Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)Rep.
Oct. 12, 2017
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Olympus joins global health care firms at Songdo with new medical training center
Olympus on Thursday announced the opening of a new training center in South Korea’s port city of Songdo, Incheon, joining other global health care firms that have set up new training bases in the city’s biotechnology cluster on the back of Korea’s growing medical and biotech sectors. Olympus Korea's medical training center will help local medical professionals learn to maneuver and operate the firm’s endoscopy devices in an operation room setting, it said. The Japanese surgical equipment company
Oct. 12, 2017
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LG Electronics to release V30 in US this week
LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will kick off sales of the V30 smartphone in the United States this week and gradually expand the global release of the product to play a key role in revitalizing its mobile business.The South Korean tech giant said it will release the LG V30 through five major US mobile carriers Friday.LG Electronics said it also plans to release the V30 in major European countries, including Britain and Germany, in the current quarter. The smartphone will also reach Latin A
Oct. 12, 2017
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Korean chipmakers reach new highs in stock value
Ahead of third-quarter earnings announcements later this month, South Korean memory chipmakers reached new highs in their stock value Wednesday on expectations of the companies’ largest profits due to the continuing memory chip boom. Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest memory chip provider, surpassed 2.7 million won ($2,377.6) per share around noon, due to a strong buying spree by foreign investors, two days before the company was set to release preliminary earnings. It was the first time f
Oct. 11, 2017
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Korea moves to ease bioethics law to boost gene therapy R&D
South Korea is pushing to ease its bioethics law to allow local scientists and academics to research and develop a wider variety of gene therapies as the country seeks to boost the fast-growing biotechnology sector. Local lawmakers led by Rep. Shin Yong-hyun of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Tuesday submitted a motion to amend Korea’s Bioethics and Safety Act to expand the permitted scope of gene therapy research to include all diseases. Right now, the act restricts gene therapy resear
Oct. 11, 2017
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Solid offloads Pantech's IoT biz
Pantech Co., formally South Korea's No. 3 smartphone maker until suspending its handset business last year, said Wednesday it decided to sell its Internet-of-Things division.The company was on the verge of facing bankruptcy before being acquired by local telecom device firm Solid Inc. Through a regulatory filing, Solid said it will sell Pantech's IoT business to Woori-Net, another South Korean telecom firm. (Yonhap)Pantech struggled to normalize its operations by releasing the IM-100 smartphone
Oct. 11, 2017
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OECD advises Korea to use more advanced digital tools
South Korea needs to increase its use of more advanced digital tools to fully harness business opportunities going forward, according to a report released Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development."Korea is above the OECD average for some types of usage, such as news reading and content creation, but could improve regarding more sophisticated online activities by individuals, such as cloud computing and job searches," the OECD said in the Digital Economy Outlook 2017
Oct. 11, 2017
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Kyobo hires robot to recommend books
Kyobo Book Centre will hire a humanoid robot to improve on its services for readers.The Hapjeong branch of Kyobo Book Centre will introduce the android named Pepper starting Wednesday, for users’ guide on how to navigate the bookstore and for customized book recommendations. Pepper (SoftBank Robotics Corp.)Pepper, developed by SoftBank Robotics Corp. of Japan, is able to detect emotions and give different book recommendations according to readers.After introducing Pepper at its Hapjeong branch,
Oct. 11, 2017
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Samsung showcases 2 new image sensors
Samsung Electronics Co. showcased two new image sensors with reduced sizes and improved performance Wednesday to meet rising demand for bezel-less smarpthones.The South Korean tech giant said the 12-megapixel ISOCELL Fast 2L9 and the 24-megapixel ISCOCELL Slim 2X7 will provide solutions to the dilemma in which the size of image sensors must increase to apply higher resolution, while demand for simpler smartphone design restricts space. This image of Samsung Electronics Co.`s ISOCELL Fast 2L9 ima
Oct. 11, 2017
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LG's OLED TV sales exceed 10,000 units in Sept. at home
LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday its monthly sales of high-end organic light-emitting diode TVs surpassed the 10,000-unit mark on its home turf for the first time in September on the back of reasonable prices and good consumer responses.The South Korean tech giant said the figure indicates the company sold one LG OLED TV every four minutes last month.LG Electronics has been promoting OLED TVs, which boast improved resolution by having each pixel on the screen emit light. Such products are capa
Oct. 11, 2017
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Chinese online games gaining success in Korea
Chinese online games are quickly infiltrating the South Korean market while South Korean games are virtually shut out of China due to diplomatic fallout, industry officials said Wednesday.The top 20 rankings in online games sales on Google Play Korea as of Tuesday showed five from China, with "Girls' Frontline" reaching No. 4. The game previously beat locally produced MMORPG games, which is a strong market for South Korea, to reach as high as No. 2. Officials said South Korean game companies, o
Oct. 11, 2017