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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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[Exclusive] Harman to hold board meeting with Samsung in Seoul in October
Harman International, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, will hold its board meeting in Seoul next month as part of its efforts to accelerate cooperation with Samsung on the car infotainment business, according to the company’s chief executive officer. Harman CEO Dinesh Paliwal told The Korea Herald, “I will visit Seoul next month to attend a boardroom meeting,” at IFA 2017 in Berlin last Saturday. The directors of the Harman board include Paliwal himself, Young Sohn, chief strategy officer of
Sept. 7, 2017
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Samsung kicks off preorders for Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday kicked off preorders for its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8, ahead of the official release slated for later this month.The South Korean giant plans to ship the new phablets to early adopters starting Sept. 15, ahead of the official released slated for Sept. 21.Samsung Electronics finalized the price tag of 64 gigabyte Galaxy Note 8 at 1.09 million won ($962), which is slightly higher than its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 7, which was priced at 989,
Sept. 7, 2017
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SK holdings C&C launches Korean version of IBM’s AI platform Watson
SK holdings C&C, the internet technology solutions unit of South Korea’s SK Group, on Wednesday officially launched Aibril, the Korean language version of IBM’s artificially intelligent cognitive data computing platform Watson.Aibril, developed jointly by SK holdings C&C and IBM under an exclusive partnership, offers Watson’s AI computing capabilities in Korean. Models introduce a smart chatbot developed based on SK holdings C&C’s AI-based cognitive computing platform Aibril during a launch even
Sept. 6, 2017
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Samsung sees share of China's cellphone market slip in Q2
Samsung Electronics Co. saw its share of China's cellphone market drop in the second quarter as more Chinese customers preferred cheaper local brands over its high-end devices, a report said Wednesday.According to the report by the Korea International Trade Association, Chinese customers owned 48 million Samsung cellphones as of end-June, making the company the sixth-largest player in the world's No. 2 economy. It was down two notches from its standing in the first quarter of last year.US rival
Sept. 6, 2017
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Doosan Group taps collaborative robot market
Heavy machinery and power equipment conglomerate Doosan Group said Wednesday that it is planning to enter the so-called collaborative robot market soon with a plan to start selling such robots next year.Doosan set up a robot-developing unit in 2015, which recently showcased four collaborative robot models. (Yonhap)Rather than replacing human laborers, collaborative robots are commonly used to help people with their work.The company said it plans to produce such collaborative robots this year and
Sept. 6, 2017
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LG opens pop-up shops to promote V30
LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday said it kicked off full-fledged marketing in South Korea for its new flagship, the LG V30, ahead of its release slated for later this month.The South Korean tech giant said it displayed the LG V30 at 3,000 retail shops throughout the country, along with 13 exclusive pop-up shops at five major cities, including Seoul, Busan and Daegu.Showcased last month, the LG V30 features the V series' first organic light-emitting diode display and top-notch camera. (Yonhap)The
Sept. 6, 2017
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Galaxy Note 8 to be equipped with Korean document app
Hancom Inc., a South Korean software developer, said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 8 smartphones to be sold in the United States will adopt its document-editing program.The company said the app, named Hancom Office S, will be installed on Samsung's latest phablet. The program allows users to edit not only PDF files but also those made in MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint. (Yonhap)The company also provided the Hancom Office S application for the Galaxy S8 smartphones rel
Sept. 6, 2017
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[Photo News] Bayer kicks off health care startup acceleration program
BAYER KICKS OFF STARTUP PROGRAM -- German pharmaceutical giant Bayer kicked off Tuesday its Grants4Apps Accelerator program, which aims to support innovative digital health care startups worldwide. This year, the company selected four startups to receive 50,000 euros ($59,400) in funding and mentorship from the Bayer headquarters on business development and strategizing. This included South Korea’s Sky Labs, which developed a heart rhythm detection wearable device to monitor signs of atrial fibr
Sept. 5, 2017
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Samsung SDI technician to join international off-road motor race
A technician at South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI will join an international motorcycle race slated for early summer next year. Kim Sun-ho, assistant manager at a battery production line, is one of the three players in Team South Korea and one of 60 competitors from 20 countries who will take part in the International GS Trophy 2018 in Mongolia sponsored by BMW Motorrad. The nine-day challenge involves a 2,000-kilometer off-road motorcycle race for seven days, Samsung SDI battery technicia
Sept. 5, 2017
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Samsung SDS launches conversational AI platform for businesses
Samsung SDS, the internet technology solutions arm of South Korea’s Samsung Group, on Tuesday launched its new artificial intelligence platform for enterprises Brity, joining the global race to develop AI-powered solutions to enhance workflow efficiency.Brity is a conversational AI assistant, or a chatbot solution, which understands and processes natural language. It can converse with users in both written and spoken form to respond to different requests as needed. Powered by deep learning algo
Sept. 5, 2017
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Kakao to launch smart speaker this month
South Korea's top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp. on Tuesday showcased its smart speaker, Kakao Mini, which will officially hit shelves later this month.Kakao, which also holds the country's No. 2 portal Daum under its wing, said the Kakao Mini will come with its artificial intelligence platform, Kakao I, along with voice recognition and software that can understand natural languages.The Kakao Mini is equipped with four high-end microphones to accurately capture users' speech. As the devic
Sept. 5, 2017
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Koreans' awareness of mobile payment high: poll
South Koreans' awareness of mobile payment services ranks high among major advanced and emerging countries, a poll showed Tuesday, as many tech-savvy consumers turn to their smartphones for settlements.According to the survey of 18,180 consumers in 23 countries by global opinion research firm Ipsos, 64 percent of South Korean respondents said they are aware of a mobile payment service that they can use immediately.It is the fourth-highest figure among the surveyed countries. China tops the list
Sept. 5, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Naver regretful of FTC’s designation of founder Lee Hae-jin as ‘owner’
Naver expressed regrets Monday over the South Korean antitrust watchdog’s decision to add the company as well as its founder Lee Hae-jin to a new corporate watch list, citing plans to review legal actions to challenge the FTC’s interpretation. South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission on Sunday designated Korea’s biggest portal website operator Naver as a “large corporation” with founder Lee as its effective owner, a move which requires the Korean internet giant and Lee to follow new antitrust regula
Sept. 4, 2017
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Galaxy Note 8 may fetch over W1m in Korea
Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 8 is expected to come with a price tag of 1.09 million won ($962) here, industry sources said Monday, hovering above that of the device's predecessor.According to the sources, the 64 GB Galaxy Note 8 is expected to come with a factory price of 1.09 million won here, while that of the 256-GB edition is expected to be priced at 1.25 million won. The ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 with a 64GB capacity came with a tag of 989,800 won.Samsung Electronics said it has not
Sept. 4, 2017
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Flagship smartphones to compete over high-end cameras
Global tech giants are set to release flagship smartphones equipped with high-end cameras in the second half, industry watchers said Monday, with the technological focus switching to dual lenses instead of megapixels.Industry watchers said key giants are set to release smartphones with dual-lens cameras, helping users take quality photos.Samsung Electronics Co. showcased the Galaxy Note 8 last month, which marked its first flagship to introduce a dual-lens camera on the back. The Galaxy Note 8 h
Sept. 4, 2017
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[IFA 2017] IFA paints picture of new lifestyle with IoT, AI tech
BERLIN -- Appliances that improve convenience and save time using the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence seemed no longer to be the stuff of vague imagination at the IFA 2017 tech show in the German capital.As the biggest tech show in Europe nears the end of its six-day run, one of the main trends that emerged is that IoT has become a basic component of both large and small home appliances, while AI is being added as an extra feature to those connected products.Another noticeable cha
Sept. 3, 2017
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[Exclusive] Harman CEO: Samsung will outdo Google, Amazon with AI speaker
BERLIN -- Closer cooperation with Harman International, a new Samsung Electronics affiliate, looks to be crucial for the tech giant to launch an “unbeatable” artificial intelligence device next year, with the chiefs of the two firms holding a closed-door meeting at the IFA 2017 in Berlin.On Friday, Yoon Boo-keun, president and CEO of the consumer electronics business at Samsung Electronics, held a confidential meeting with Harman CEO Paliwal at a private venue set up by Harman exclusively for di
Sept. 3, 2017
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[IFA 2017] LG moving to acquire AI business
BERLIN -- As part of efforts to expand its smart home business, LG Electronics will double its investment by 2020 including mergers and acquisitions of promising artificial intelligence tech firms, said Song Dae-hyun, head of the company’s home appliance and air solutions division Saturday. At a press conference held at a hotel in Berlin, Song said LG would spare no efforts to boost its smart home business and continue investing to acquire AI and Internet of Things technologies. Song Dae-hyun,
Sept. 3, 2017
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[IFA 2017] 'Leadership vacuum deals serious blow to Samsung'
BERLIN -- Amid mounting uncertainty over the future of Samsung, with its de facto leader Lee Jae-yong in jail, the world’s largest chip and handset maker has recently lost a business opportunity to acquire an artificial intelligence technology company, said one of the top brass of the company late Thursday. In a rare speech, Yoon Boo-keun, president and CEO of the consumer electronics division of Samsung Electronics, expressed concerns about the unprecedented leadership vacuum within the tech gi
Sept. 1, 2017
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[Weekender] Plugging in
Beats, melodies, or words flow into your ears uninterrupted, and no one can touch what you picture with the sounds. Earphones and headphones divide a solitude space among multitudes on a busy street, mass transit or in a room full of people. With the ability to escape unwanted noise, earphones have long become a natural necessity in modern everyday life.(123rf)Portable devices like the Walkman began to nurture the culture of earphones in South Korea in the 1980s. For decades, the compact devices
Sept. 1, 2017