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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Toshiba informs SK hynix of new plan to sell stake in memory chip business
Japan's Toshiba Corp. has informed SK hynix Inc. of its new plan to sell stakes in its memory chip business, the South Korean company said Monday.SK hynix submitted a non-binding bid last month to acquire a stake in Toshiba's chip business. The logo of SK hynix (Yonhap)In a regulatory filing, SK hynix said it will make an announcement when it decides to make a final bid. In January, Toshiba said it would sell a roughly 20 percent stake in its memory operations as it struggles with multibillion d
March 6, 2017
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Samsung Galaxy S8 revealed to partners at MWC
Samsung Electronics’ upcoming smartphone Galaxy S8 received a favorable response from its global partners after the company unveiled it to them during the Mobile World Congress last week, according to local news reports. During the four days from Feb. 27, the Korean tech giant reportedly disclosed its prototype Galaxy S8 to its partners including telecom operators around the world at Hotel Porta Fira, which is located near the Fira Gran Via where the Mobile World Congress took place. (Samsung El
March 6, 2017
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SK Innovation set to expand EV battery capacity
SK Innovation Co., the country's top oil refiner, said Monday that its board of directors has approved a proposal to double the company's electric vehicle battery production capacity, in order to meet growing demand.The proposal calls for the construction of two EV battery production lines, which will churn out EV cells with a combined 2 GWh, larger than its current 1.9 GWh capacity. SK Innovation's electric vehicle battery plant in Seosan, South Korea (Yonhap file photo)The construction of the
March 6, 2017
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LG to upgrade G4, V10 with latest OS
Korean smartphone maker LG Electronics said Saturday it will update its two smartphones G4 and V10 with the latest operating system.“We plan to offer the upgrade of the operating system with Android 7.0 for the V10 in the second half of this year and for the G4 in the third quarter,” the company said in its statement. V10 smartphones in a photo provided by LG Electronics Co. (Yonhap)The schedule applies to phones sold in South Korea. Consumers in the global market will be informed later.The G4,
March 5, 2017
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[Health-tech Korea] Tomocube’s light microscope enables realtime, 3-D observation of live cells
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles highlighting South Korea’s promising start-ups in the emerging sectors of digital health care and next-generation medical devices. This is the third installment. – Ed.DAEJEON — A medical device startup born from an applied physics lab at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is out to introduce a next-generation 3-D microscope that uses light to observe living cells in real time.Founded in 2015, Tomocube has developed a new hol
March 5, 2017
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LG to update G4, V10 with new operating system
LG Electronics Co. of South Korea said Saturday it will update two of its smartphone models -- the G4 and V10 -- with the latest operating system (OS), reversing its earlier decision. It cited the “respect for consumers‘ rights to choose.” LG plans to offer the upgrade of the OS with Android 7.0 for the V10 in the second half of this year and for the G4 in the third quarter. The schedule applies to phones sold in South Korea, with consumers abroad to be notified of a separate schedule later. The
March 4, 2017
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LG Electronics unveils new VR headset prototype at US conference
LG Electronics has unveiled a prototype of a new virtual reality headset, developed in partnership with US-based PC gaming giant Valve, at the ongoing Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Valve announced earlier this week that LG Electronics will be showcasing a new head-mounted VR display device designed to deliver a “high fidelity, next generation VR experience” at Valve’s booth at the GDC 2017 which ends Friday.Though details remain limited, LG’s new VR headset is presumably a PC-base
March 3, 2017
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Consortium on autonomous driving to be launched soon
More than 12 South Korean businesses across industries will gather to launch a consortium on autonomous driving later this month in order to expand collaboration for the fledgling industry. According to Hong Yun-seog, head of the Autonomous Vehicle Center under the Korea Transportation Safety Authority on Friday, 12 or so local companies have agreed to join the consortium that will offer each participant opportunities to exchange information on autonomous driving and cooperate on actual projects
March 3, 2017
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Reservations pile up for LG G6
LG Electronics’ latest flagship G6 smartphone seems headed for success, with many consumers queuing up to test the new Android phone. According to local mobile carriers Friday, a rising number of consumers are applying to test the newest LG smartphone at experimental zones set up by telecom shops since Thursday, when they began to accept reservations for the smartphone. Consumers try the G6 smartphone by LG Electronics at an experimental zone in an LG Uplus shop in Seoul. (LG Uplus)Among the th
March 3, 2017
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Nexon invests in connected play company PlayFusion
South Korean online game giant Nexon said Thursday that it has forged a strategic partnership with connected play company PlayFusion, which specializes in bringing games to life by merging them with toys.The partnership came in the form of Nexon investing in PlayFusion. Details of the investment deal were undisclosed.Together with PlayFusion, the Tokyo-based company plans to introduce a wider variety of character merchandise and accessories based on the virtual characters and worlds of its flags
March 2, 2017
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[MWC] 5G will breathe new life into devices
BARCELONA -- The four day journey of this year’s biggest tech event, the World Mobile Congress, wrapped up on Thursday, attracting 110,000 visitors from around the world to see the latest technologies and solutions presented by 2,200 companies. This year’s MWC in Barcelona, Spain, showed how companies have moved forward from a year ago, and gave a clearer shape to 5G-enabled devices. While the MWC in 2016 focused on the speed of 5G, this week’s event showcased how new services can be realized ba
March 2, 2017
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NCSoft unveils first VR game at US conference
South Korean game company NCSoft on Thursday unveiled its first virtual reality game based on its hit online PC game “Blade & Soul,” at the ongoing Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. “Blade & Soul Table Arena” is a real-time strategy game featuring the characters from NCSoft’s original role-playing game “Blade & Soul.” “Blade & Soul Table Arena” (NCSoft)The Korean game maker introduced the new VR game as a partner to the US-based VR headset maker Oculus. It was included as one of 20 up
March 2, 2017
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Naver, Line unveil new AI-powered digital assistant platform
South Korean internet giant Naver and its mobile messaging subsidiary Line Corp. unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered voice assistant platform Wednesday, emerging as a new Asian rival to forerunners in the field such as Amazon, Google and Facebook.Line’s Chief Executive Takeshi Idezawa introduced a set of new AI software tools to power its AI online assistant Clova that responds to voice commands in Korean and Japanese, during a keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
March 2, 2017
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[MWC] Chinese firms raise presence at MWC
BARCELONA -- Shaking off their copycat reputation, Chinese tech firms are enjoying a growing presence at this week’s Mobile World Congress, previously dominated by Korean and Japanese companies.This year, five Chinese handset makers Huawei, Oppo, TCL, Lenovo and ZTE joined the exhibition at Hall 3, the main MWC area where Samsung, LG and Nokia are also located. The Chinese firms’ rapid advancement was prominent even before the tech congress kicked off Monday. When Huawei launched its new smartph
March 1, 2017
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[MWC] How AI can change your next phone, car
BARCELONA -- Artificial intelligence that made headlines last year with Google’s AlphaGo is again in the spotlight at Mobile World Congress by being integrated into daily routines through handsets, robots and cars. Tech firms showcased their latest gadgets at the MWC, which kicked off with the keynote speaker SoftBank Group chief executive Masayoshi Son saying, “Artificial intelligence will be smarter than the human brain within 30 years.”LG Electronics moved into the limelight at this year’s te
March 1, 2017
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LG signs on for $250m plant in Tennessee
From left: Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, LG Electronics H&A President Song Dae-hyun and LG Electronics North America President Cho Joo-wan shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a washer plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, at the state government office in Nashville on Tuesday. LG ElectronicsLG Electronics will construct a washing machine factory with an annual capacity of 1 million units in the US state Tennessee, the company said Wednesday. The announcement c
March 1, 2017
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Samsung SDI supplies largest-ever energy storage system to California
Samsung SDI’s 240 megawatt-hour Lithium-ion batteries are installed in 24 containers of an energy storage system run by AES Energy Storage, located in Escondido, California (Samsung SDI)Samsung SDI announced Wednesday it has provided the world’s largest energy storage system, known as ESS, to California, contributing to easing power shortage problems in the region. The company said it has supplied a total of 240 megawatt-hours or 400,000 units of Lithium-ion batteries and associated battery mana
March 1, 2017
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[MWC] Global telecom companies join hands for humanitarian aid
Sixteen global mobile telecom companies, including South Korea’s KT and SK Telecom, have joined hands to contribute their big data capabilities to help humanitarian crises. The GSMA, the organizer of the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, revealed Monday the “Big Data for Social Good” initiative at this year’s MWC.It will “leverage mobile operators’ big data capabilities to address humanitarian crises, including epidemics and natural disasters,” the GSMA said. A booth at the MWC exhibit
March 1, 2017
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[MWC] What type of AI-powered device will come from Line-Sony alliance?
A new alliance has formed between Japanese tech giant Sony and mobile messenger operator Line Corp., as they are considering joining hands to develop new digital devices powered by artificial intelligence. During the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday, Sony Mobile stated that the two firms are exploring collaborative opportunities on new AI assistant technologies and products. Sony is looking to merge its Sony Agent Technology adopted in its Xperia Smart Products with Line’s
March 1, 2017
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[Graphic News] Men still dominate in global IT firms
A recent survey showed that men still dominate major tech companies.Among the eight leading tech firms such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft, none of them had workforces that were more than 50 percent female, according to German-based research firm Statista. The company with the most balanced workforce was PayPal, at which 44 percent of workers were women. This was followed by eBay, Amazon.com and Twitter. Microsoft came at the bottom among the surveyed companies at 26 percent.The imbalance is
Feb. 28, 2017