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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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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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‘Pokemon Go’ to partner with 7-Eleven in Korea
Niantic, co-developer of hit augmented reality mobile game “Pokemon Go,” has reportedly partnered with convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South Korea to designate select 7-Eleven outlets here as either “Pokegyms” or “Pokestops.” It marks the first-ever corporate partnership between “Pokemon Go” and a major retailer in Korea, fueling expectations the game — which involves people visiting real-life locations to catch “Pokemon” on their smartphones — can help boost local businesses. (Niantic)News
Feb. 20, 2017
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Scientists discover retina cell related to light sensitivity
A group of South Korean medical scientists has discovered a retina cell that responds to light, the science ministry said Monday, a finding that could potentially help the sight of people suffering from severe sensitivity to light.The team led by Kim Jin-woo from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology discovered that visual responses are sensitive to the overall composition of retinal interneurons called amacrine cells, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said. (Mini
Feb. 20, 2017
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Samsung ranked 4th in global semiconductor R&D spending in 2016
Samsung Electronics Co. was ranked fourth in research and development spending by chipmakers last year, according to market data on Monday. Samsung spent $2.88 billion in R&D activities in 2016, up 11 percent from 2015, the data by market researcher IC Insights showed. (Yonhap)Intel Corp. came first with R&D expenditures of $12.7 billion, followed by Qualcomm Inc. with $5.1 billion and Broadcom Ltd. with $3.1 billion. Intel's R&D spending accounted for 22.4 percent of its total sales last year,
Feb. 20, 2017
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Less than 1 in 5 medical device companies to increase R&D
Less than one in five South Korean manufacturers of medical supplies and equipment said they plan to increase new research and development (R&D) jobs, a survey showed Monday, despite the government's push to become a global biotech and medical industry hub.According to the survey by the Korea Medical Devices Industrial Coop. Association of 267 medical device manufacturers, only 17 percent said they have decided to add R&D positions over the next two years. The survey showed that 52 percent of th
Feb. 20, 2017
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[Health-tech Korea] What it takes to boost Korea’s digital health care
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles highlighting South Korea’s promising start-ups in the emerging sectors of digital healthcare and next-generation medical devices. This is the first installment. –Ed.Digital technologies continually transform every industry, but one area that technological advances are forecast to impact the most in the years ahead is the global health care sector. Eyeing new opportunities, global tech companies, medical device firms as well as startups have beg
Feb. 19, 2017
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History of probes involving Samsung chiefs
The arrest of Samsung Group’ de facto leader Lee Jae-yong on Friday over his ties to the presidential scandal involving Choi Soon-sil, was a shock to many, as it marked the first-ever detainment of the chief of South Korea’s biggest conglomerate in its 79-year history.Over the past decades, prosecutors have regularly targeted the head of Korea’s biggest and most powerful family-controlled conglomerate for corporate misbehavior. However, neither Lee Kun-hee, the bedridden chairman of Samsung Elec
Feb. 17, 2017
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Imports of FMD vaccine not on the cards
South Korea's plan to import a vaccine against food-and-mouth disease from a British company may end up in smoke as it has yet to respond to a Seoul request for an emergency import, sources said Friday.South Korea remains gripped by a serious undersupply of FMD vaccines following the simultaneous outbreak of type A and type O viruses. Since the first outbreak on Feb. 5, nearly 800 cows have been culled so far. This undated file photo shows an FMD vaccine (Yonhap)After a type A case was reported
Feb. 17, 2017
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Kakao Taxi to feature auto payment system within H1
Kakao Taxi, a taxi hailing app operated by South Korea’s mobile giant Kakao, will feature a new automated payment function within the first half of this year, the company said Tuesday. Kakao has entered a new partnership with Korea Smart Card Co. to jointly introduce an auto pay option on the KakaoTaxi app that is widely used by those in Korea. Once the new feature is added, KakaoTaxi app users will be presented with an “auto payment” option which would automatically pay for the taxi fare when t
Feb. 17, 2017
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Ericsson-LG to join hands with Korean mobile stars: chief
Ericsson-LG CEO Patrick Johansson (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)Ericsson-LG, a network equipment and solution provider, will expand its business in South Korea to mobile and media services, taking advantage of the country’s fast internet speed, said the company’s CEO Patrick Johansson. The company, established between Sweden’s largest network business and LG Electronics in 2010, is now in talks with leading mobile businesses such as Naver and Kakao in order to help improve the efficiency of mo
Feb. 16, 2017
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Dual camera, boon for Samsung Electro-mechanics, LG Innotek
Korean parts firms Samsung Electro-mechanics and LG Innotek’s profits have been buoyed by growing demand for dual camera phones in the global market, industry watchers said on Thursday. A dual-camera smartphone is a handset sporting two rear camera lens that typically work together to provide unique photography with different view angles and focuses. LG Innotek, which produced the world’s first dual cameras in 2011, went ahead of its rivals after becoming a sole supplier to Apple’s iPhone series
Feb. 16, 2017
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Korea to deregulate AI, VR, fintech sectors
South Korea announced plans Thursday to ease regulations on three industries -- artificial intelligence, virtual reality and financial technology, or fintech -- as part of the government's aggressive deregulation drive to find a new growth engine.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning reported a set of deregulation measures to Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn to deregulate the three sectors amid the fast-paced industrial transformation, dubbed the "fourth industrial re
Feb. 16, 2017
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Over half of portal users unhappy with ads
More than half of Internet users in South Korea said they were unhappy with advertisement banners and links on screen when they use search engines, a report said Thursday. According to a report by the Korea Information Society Development Institute, 55.9 percent of Naver users that browse mostly on PCs said they are unhappy with the ads, with 54.6 percent of those who use Daum on desktops answering the same. (Yonhap)The survey was carried out in November last year, based on 1,525 Internet porta
Feb. 16, 2017
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Startup eyes supply of homegrown FMD vaccine next year
South Korean startup Pharos Vaccine Inc. said Thursday it may supply a homegrown vaccine against food and mouth disease next year as the country is grappling with the worst outbreak of the animal disease in seven years.South Korea is suffering from a serious undersupply of FMD vaccines as the country is hit by the simultaneous outbreak of type A and type O viruses. Since the first outbreak on Feb. 5, nearly 800 cows have been culled so far, raising concerns that the animal disease is spreading n
Feb. 16, 2017
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Naver, Kakao aim to transform e-commerce with ‘chatbots’
South Korean internet technology giants Naver and Kakao have begun to incorporate artificial intelligence “chatbots” into their platforms, seeking to become key stakeholders in the fast-growing online commerce sector. Chatbots are AI-powered computer programs that can mimic human conversations and react to spoken or written prompts to deliver services. Global IT firms like Facebook and Google have already introduced chatbots for businesses on its mobile messengers which can handle tasks such as
Feb. 15, 2017
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Apple seen gauging Apple Pay service in Korea
Apple’s executives recently held a meeting with South Korean financial authorities, a move that can be viewed as the company testing the waters before fully reviewing a potential launch here, sources said Wednesday. “Apple’s legal director and senior counselor came to Korea in November to have a meeting with financial authorities. They explained Apple Pay’s technical operation and security method -- tokenization,” a source familiar with the matter told The Korea Herald. Tokenization, which Samsu
Feb. 15, 2017
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VR cafe opens in Seoul under hardware-content partnership
A virtual reality cafe opened Wednesday in western Seoul in partnership between a PC manufacturer and VR content provider who are collaborating on a joint project for business expansion.The cafe, named VRIZ, opened near Hongik University campus that has one of the highest foot traffic in the capital. It will be operated by PC maker Jooyon Tech Co. with YJM Games supplying VR games and other related contents. (Yonhap)While there are other VR-focused businesses in major cities that set up shop fro
Feb. 15, 2017
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Institute develops anti-counterfeit technology using laser-induced patterns
A state-funded research institute said Wednesday that it has developed new anti-counterfeit technology to create unforgeable laser-induced patterns that can be applied to various products such as watches and checks.The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials said it has successfully engraved the micro-sized patterns with a hole that is smaller than 10 micrometers by using two laser beams. (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)So far, it was virtually impossible to create such micro-si
Feb. 15, 2017
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Acting president cautions against negligence in investing for the future
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday cautioned against any negligence in investing for the future, underscoring the need for South Korea to capitalize on its technological edge to nurture new growth engines.During a joint session held by the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology, and the state science and technology strategy panel, Hwang also reiterated that the government has to further strengthen support for startups through a policy initiative that
Feb. 15, 2017
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Korea to utilize ICT to revitalize economy
South Korea announced a package of measures Wednesday to utilize information and communications technology and science technology to revitalize the country's economy suffering from weak exports and flagging manufacturing sector.Under the measures discussed in a meeting presided over by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, and announced by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the government will make use of the latest ICT to secure new growth engines. Acting President
Feb. 15, 2017
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Streaming content on rise due to LTE service
South Korean Internet users have increasingly streamed content instead of downloading them though wireless services, government data showed Wednesday, mainly on the back of the introduction of a long-term evolution service based on fourth-generation wireless technology.Internet traffic from video streaming services and video-on-demand, such as Youtube and Netflix, accounted for 56.1 percent of the total wireless data traffic in December 2016, compared with 45.1 percent tallied in December 2013,
Feb. 15, 2017