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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Nexon to release ‘Dark Avenger 3’ mobile action RPG in July
Nexon on Thursday announced that it would begin offering its mobile action role-playing game “Dark Avenger 3” next month. The game is slated for official release on July 27. “Dark Avenger 3” is an action RPG developed by Nexon-owned game development studio Boolean Games, the original creator of the globally popular “Dark Avenger” mobile game series which has racked up more than 35 million downloads worldwide.Nexon Vice President Lee Jung-hun introduces the company’s upcoming mobile action role-p
June 8, 2017
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LG Chem lands $12.6m from Gates foundation for polio vaccine
South Korea‘s leading chemical firm LG Chem was offered financial support worth $12.6 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop its inactivated polio vaccine used to prevent infantile paralysis, the company said Wednesday. With the funds provided by the foundation, LG Chem will boost its clinical research overseas and expand its vaccine producing facility in Osong, North Chungcheong Province, the company said. LG Chem’s vaccine facility in Osong, North Chungcheong Province (L
June 7, 2017
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Competition heats up in AI-powered smart speaker market
Competition is heating up in the global market for AI-powered smart speakers, as more global tech companies introduce new devices to rival forerunning voice-activated home speakers -- Amazon’s Echo and the Google Home. This week, US tech giant Apple unveiled HomePod, the firm’s first voice-activated standalone speaker running on Apple’s artificial intelligence software Siri. It is equipped with Apple-engineered audio technology and advanced search algorithms.The $349 Apple HomePod, available in
June 7, 2017
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[Photo News] ETRI develops smart wear for golfing
IN MOTION -- A researcher at the Korea Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute corrects his golf swing posture using “Smart Wear” developed by the institute, which analyzes motions captured by 17 sensors attached to joints in the human body. (ETRI)
June 7, 2017
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[Photo News] LG supplies premium TV set to luxury resort hotels
LG AT RESORTS -- A family looks at the industry’s first wallpaper type LG Signature OLED TV W installed at the 6th-floor lobby of Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul in the central part of the city. LG said Wednesday it supplied the premium TV set to luxury resort hotels like Banyan Tree and South Cape Spa and Suite. (LG Electronics)
June 7, 2017
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Bezel-less, dual-camera phones due in H2
Heated competition is expected in the premium smartphone market in the second half of the year, as three new handsets are set for release starting from August. They are Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 8, Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone 8 and LG Electronics’ V30. (Yonhap)The upcoming smartphones are predicted to have significant reductions in the bezels and adopt dual cameras following the latest consumer trend of preferring larger displays and wide-angle photos. According to a recent video lea
June 7, 2017
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Smartphone giants brace for competition in H2
Global tech giants are set to engage in another round of competition in the second half of 2017 as major smartphone brands will release high-end models armed with top-notch technologies, industry watchers said Wednesday.Samsung Electronics Co., Apple Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. are expected to release the tentatively named Galaxy Note 8, iPhone 8 and V30, respectively, in the second half of this year, which are expected to come with smaller bezels and dual cameras. (Yonhap)Tech giants have been
June 7, 2017
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Samsung, SK beef up foundry biz to meet growing demand
South Korea's chipmakers are expanding their foundry businesses in line with rising global demand amid the fourth industrial revolution that centers on the information and communication technologies, industry watchers said Wednesday.The foundry business refers to making chip designs for other companies that do not have a semiconductor fabrication plant. (Yonhap)Last month, Samsung opened a new department under its chip division focusing on the foundry business, as part of its efforts to expand i
June 7, 2017
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[News Focus] Facebook in dispute over Messenger app, network maintenance costs in Korea
Social networking giant Facebook continues to be mired in controversy in South Korea after clashes with local users, telecom companies as well as the government over the nature of some of its business activities in the country.The US-based social networking company is set to face an investigation by the state-run Korea Communications Commission after a local consumer rights group claimed that Facebook violated the law by sending out fake notifications designed to lure users into downloading its
June 6, 2017
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Talks about phone price cuts begin as LG suggests disclosure
Initial talks about cutting the retail prices of smartphones and mobile bills are underway under the administration of Moon Jae-in, who pledged to make mobile costs more affordable, industry sources said Tuesday. LG Electronics said it had submitted its opinion to the Korea Communications Commission in late May on regulations for device makers and mobile carriers to help uncover illicit retail practices. (Yonhap)“The company gave the opinion at the request of the KCC that is currently collectin
June 6, 2017
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Samsung, Kepco to launch pilot energy project in July
Samsung Electronics and Korea Electric Power Corp. will launch a pilot project for a joint business on the Internet of Things, the companies announced Monday. From next month, Kepco will apply an automatic energy management system to Samsung’s wind-free air conditioner and T9000 refrigerator, which will help cut energy use during peak periods. A model stands next to the Samsung T9000 refrigerator and wind-free air conditioner at a Samsung store in Seoul. (Samsung Electronics)The Samsung air con
June 5, 2017
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ICT Ministry gains control over tech innovation, R&D investment
South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning not only heaved a sigh of relief but was in a celebratory mood Monday as it was granted a new arm for innovation as part of the administration’s reorganization plan.The ICT Ministry, which was rumored to face a disbandment upon the new administration for having been the brainchild of jailed former President Park Geun-hye in her “creative economy” drive, welcomed the reorganization agreement between the government and the ruling party, th
June 5, 2017
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IBM develops manufacturing process for 5 nm chip
US technology giant IBM said Monday that it has developed a groundbreaking transistor manufacturing process for 5 nanometer (nm) semiconductor chips.In partnership with Samsung Electronics Co. and GlobalFoundries, IBM said it has created the breakthrough process to build the world's first chip that will pack 30 billion 5 nm switches. (Photo courtesy of IBM Corp.)The new chip, a follow-up to IBM's 7 nm chip developed in July 2015, will carry 30 billion transistors on a chip the size of a fingerna
June 5, 2017
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Scientists develop new method to produce TPA
A group of South Korean scientists have developed a new eco-friendly method to chemically produce terephthalic acid, which is largely used for polyethylene terephthalate, the science ministry said Sunday, a development that could be a boon in the mass production of next-generation industrial plastic.TPA is a large-volume commodity chemical used principally as a monomer precursor in the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate, which finds a broad range of applications in making beverage contain
June 4, 2017
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LG releases LG X500 with longer-running battery
LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it will release a new smartphone with a 4,500 mAh battery this week, which would top all mobile phones in South Korea in terms of power capacity. The South Korean tech giant said the budget LG X500 will be available to users through the country's three mobile carriers starting Friday. A model poses with the LG X500 smartphone in this photo released by LG Electronics Inc. on June 4, 2017. (Yonhap)The company said the battery would allow users to play videos for 20
June 4, 2017
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Samsung takes 13% of global smartphone operating profit
Samsung Electronics Co. accounted for 13 percent of the world's smartphone industry in terms of operating profit over the first quarter of 2017, data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by Strategy Analytics, Samsung Electronics took up 12.9 percent of the combined operating profit posted by global players by posting US$1.57 billion in earnings over the January-March period, down 21.9 percent from a year earlier. (Yonhap)Samsung's archrival Apple Inc., on the other hand, posted an ope
June 4, 2017
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Eyedea to release automatic-tracking drone in second half of 2017
Startup Eyedea announced Tuesday that it will be releasing Pitta, a video recognition-based, automatic-tracking selfie drone, in the second half of 2017. The company’s CEO Jung Jong-chuck said, “Following the completion of the test product in June, we will conduct real-world tests and release the commercial version in the third or fourth quarter of this year.”Independently developed by Eyedea, Pitta is a drone that can automatically track a user or any other specified target while filming and/or
June 2, 2017
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Lockin Company to release upgraded version of security solution app
Mobile application security firm Lockin Company announced Tuesday that it will release an upgraded version of LIAPP, a mobile application security solution, in June. Designated this year as a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Lockin Company is a startup that has been recognized for its excellent technology and high marketability. LIAPP is the company’s signature security solution brand. A screenshot
June 2, 2017
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InfiniFlux to release multi-server-based Time Series DBMS in June
Startup InfiniFlux announced Wednesday that it would release a multi-server-based Time Series DBMS in June. In 2015, InfiniFlux commercialized a single server-based Time Series DBMS, which it is currently supplying to security companies and state-owned railroad companies. A Time Series DBMS is a database that is capable of storing and analyzing machine log data in real time. The Time Series has been designed so that entered data cannot be updated, thereby preventing data manipulation, falsificat
June 2, 2017
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[Eye Interview] ‘Korea will still be first in 5G’
Believe it or not, South Korea’s mobile network industry, for the last three years, has been in limbo, with no additional money generated.Andrew Cope, chief executive officer of Nokia Korea and a seasoned expert on the telecommunications industry with 16 years of experience, describes the Korean mobile market as “not easy.” When he first came to Korea in late 2014, people didn’t recognize how fast their mobile services were. Korea had 200-megabit per second mobile packages that year, just a year
June 2, 2017