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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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KT to develop satellite-based GPS system with KARI
KT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute will co-develop Korea’s first Satellite Based Augmentation System GPS system, which is expected to bring technological advancements in the fields of transport, defense and science, the mobile carrier announced Wednesday. The company said a consortium led by KT has been selected as the preferred bidder for the project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. A satellite to be developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. (Yonhap f
Feb. 22, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Qualcomm wages long, hard legal battle against FTC
(The Investor)Qualcomm has waged a legal war against South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission, filing a lawsuit in Seoul late Tuesday, unyielding to the antitrust agency’s order of a massive fine and corrective measure. The legal fight between the US mobile chipmaker and Korean government body is expected to be unprecedentedly fierce, as both sides have vowed to win by mobilizing all possible measures, legal sources say. “The battle could be longer than usual, considering it is a matter of pride for
Feb. 22, 2017
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Korea unveils roadmap to secure space technology
South Korea unveiled a long-term plan Wednesday to secure indigenous space technology with an aim to successfully emerge as a global power in the space sector by 2040, the science ministry said.Under the roadmap crafted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the government will first analyze the current technology level and develop 200 core space technologies that are necessary for the development of its indigenous space program. (Yonhap)"The roadmap for developing space technology
Feb. 22, 2017
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LG G6 praised by David Lewis Designers’ chief
Torsten Valeur, CEO of David Lewis Designers (LG Electronics)LG Electronics’ upcoming flagship smartphone G6 was praised by the head of Danish design studio David Lewis Designers, the Korean tech firm said Wednesday. Torsten Valeur, the CEO of David Lewis Designers, described his first impression of the G6 as a smartphone with an expansive screen and small, beautiful rounded corners, LG said citing its interview with the top designer.Valeur said, “(The G6 is) the ideal fusion of the beautiful sh
Feb. 22, 2017
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Google to host second indie games festival in Korea
Google on Wednesday announced plans to host the second Google Play Indie Games Festival in South Korea, pledging efforts to support the growth of small-sized local game developers.Google Play, the official app store for Android-based smartphones, has opened up registration for Korea-based game developers looking to partake in its second indie games festival here. Registrations will end on April 2.Chang Hyun-se, head of Google Play’s business development at Google Korea (Googe Korea)The Google Pl
Feb. 22, 2017
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Qualcomm files suit against FTC citing unfairness
Qualcomm on Tuesday filed an injunction against South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission, which imposed over 1 trillion won ($873 million) in fines and a corrective measure on the company, a court official confirmed. (The Investor) The US mobile chipmaker filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court late Tuesday, reportedly requesting the court put a halt on implementation of the corrective measure imposed by the antitrust agency last year, sources told The Korea Herald.The company applied
Feb. 21, 2017
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Korean firms to reveal new solutions, tech at MWC
Korean tech firms are set to unveil new solutions at the upcoming Mobile World Congress that opens on Feb. 27 in Barcelona, Spain.The nation’s largest tech firm Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it will showcase some Creative Lab projects related to virtual-reality technologies during the event. Creative Lab is a project Samsung created to foster startups within the company, with the aim of spreading a creative organizational culture and exploring new ideas. The project deals with areas ranging f
Feb. 21, 2017
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LG starts trial service of intelligent robots at Incheon airport
LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has launched a trial service of its two intelligent robots at the Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea. LG unveiled the new line-up of robots featuring artificial intelligence technologies and voice recognition technology from Amazon's Alexa at the annual Consumer Electronics Show last month. LG Electronics Inc.'s cleaning robot. (LG Electronics)One of the two robots serves as a notification center that displays information on its sc
Feb. 21, 2017
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Govt. launches panel on financial support for new growth engine
South Korea launched a government-civilian panel on Tuesday to serve as a "control tower" for finance-related support for efforts to promote new growth engines.The New Growth Committee is meant to effectively allocate policy funds in the field, as Asia's fourth-biggest economy prepares for the fourth industrial revolution era. Yim Jong-yong, chairman of the Financial Services Commission, in an undated file photo. (Yonhap)"Especially in the financial sector, the government will actively expand su
Feb. 21, 2017
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Korea’s Kakao Pay secures $200m from Ant Financial
South Korean mobile messenger giant Kakao said Tuesday its simplified mobile payment service unit Kakao Pay has secured $200 million in investment from the financial arm of China’s Alibaba Group, a move that broadens the scope of the two firms’ services.Kakao said it has struck a partnership with the Hangzhou-based Ant Financial Services Group, under which Kakao Pay will be synchronized with China’s widely used Alipay to allow subscribers of both services to use both systems.As part of the partn
Feb. 21, 2017
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Google Campus Seoul pledges tailored support for startups
Google Campus Seoul, a co-working space for startups operated by the US internet technology giant, on Tuesday pledged to offer more tailored support to South Korean startups to help their growth and global expansion in 2017. “This year, we want to offer more tailored programs to encourage new growth, global expansion and diversity among Korean startups,” said Jeffrey Lim, head of Google Campus Seoul. Google Campus Seoul head Jeffrey Lim (second from right) poses with local startup CEOs at the C
Feb. 21, 2017
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Runners’ high in metropolis
Walking up the steep Gyeongnidan-gil, Itaewon-dong on an evening, you may come across people jogging toward Namsan. The base camp for the group -- sitting across the street from Philippines Embassy -- is Runbase Seoul, Adidas’ recent attempt to make it easier for people to exercise.For 3,000 won ($2.60), you can rent out Adidas running gear and use the shower when you go for a run. That 3,000 admission fee also allows you to try out circuit training, beginner and expert training program for mara
Feb. 21, 2017
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Microsoft to strengthen cloud computing service in Korea
US software giant Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it will strengthen cloud computing services in South Korea by capitalizing on its "data center regions" in the country.Earlier, Microsoft opened two data center regions in Seoul and the southern port city of Busan for its open cloud computing platform called Azure. The term, data center region, refers to a large complex of facilities that serve as a given geographic location, considered a core technology of Microsoft's cloud computing service A
Feb. 21, 2017
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Personal computer penetration in Korea hits 15-year low
The penetration rate of personal computers in South Korea fell to its lowest level in 15 years as more people use smartphones and tablet computers, data showed Tuesday. The nation's penetration rate of personal computers was 75.3 percent last year, marking the lowest rate since 2001, according to the data by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and the Korea Internet & Security Agency. (Yonhap)Personal computer penetration had been on a steady rise until 2012, when the rate stood a
Feb. 21, 2017
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Digital information level low among underprivileged
The level of digital information among underprivileged people in South Korea improved in 2016 from the previous year, but it remained far lower than the national average, a poll showed Tuesday.According to the survey of 15,000 people nationwide, the digital information level among the so-called information have-nots stood at 58.6 percent of the average for all South Koreans, up 6.2 percentage points from a year earlier. This undated file photo shows a handicapped child participating in an inform
Feb. 21, 2017
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LG Display to start LCD supply to Samsung from July: CEO
(Yonhap)LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom on Feb. 20 hinted that the firm could start supplying liquid crystal displays to its cross town rival Samsung Electronics from as early as July this year. The two firms have been in talks on LCD supplies since Sharp, owned by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Group, notified its supply cuts to Samsung in November last year. Sources say the panel shipments are being delayed as they adjust different manufacturing technologies. “Nothing has been set in stone, regarding the suppl
Feb. 20, 2017
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LG’s webOS 3.5 Smart TV wins global security certification
Hwang Jeong-hwan, head of R&D Laboratory of Home Entertainment at LG Electronics, (left), shakes hands with Sajeev Jesudas, CEO of consumer business at Underwriters Laboratories, Friday. (LG Electronics)LG Electronics’ webOS 3.5-powered Smart TV has been certified as a Cybersecurity Assurance Program by the Underwriters Laboratories, it said Monday.LG is the world’s first smart TV manufacturer to win the international certification, according to the company. UL is an American safety certificatio
Feb. 20, 2017
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SKT introduces new CCTV, AI speaker for smart home
SK Telecom is ramping up efforts to take the lead in the fledgling smart home market by developing the country’s first sensor-connected closed-circuit television system and applying its artificial intelligence-based speakers to apartments. According to the largest South Korean mobile carrier Monday, it has developed a new CCTV system equipped with a moving sensor that is capable of not only detecting intrusions by strangers but can also examine changes in temperature, humidity and the concentrat
Feb. 20, 2017
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Human vs. AI translation battle to take place Tuesday
Recent advances in artificial intelligence have brought significant improvements in automated translations, which was accompanied by a sense of uneasiness that it would eventually spell an end to human translators.In a pre-emptive attempt to explore this question, a battle between a professional human translator and AI-powered translation software will take place in South Korea on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The event will be broadcast live via the Sejong Cyber University website.Organized by Sejong Cyber
Feb. 20, 2017
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[Photo News] Naver’s autonomous vehicle wins government license
NAVER’S AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LICENSED -- Naver Labs, the research and development unit of South Korean portal website Naver, won a government license that allows the company to test-drive its autonomous vehicle on the road. Naver’s vehicle was the 13th self-driving car to be approved by the Transportation Ministry since its introduction of a temporary license system for autonomous vehicles in development in February 2016. Naver is the first local information technology company to have obtained a l
Feb. 20, 2017