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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Samsung's iris-reading Note 7 draws attention worldwide
The new Galaxy Note phablet by Samsung Electronics Co. is drawing attention worldwide with its iris-scanning feature that allows a user to unlock the smartphone in the blink of an eye. Samsung unveiled the phablet, the successor to the Note 5, in New York earlier this week in a bid to keep up the momentum of its smartphone sales after widening its lead over Apple Inc. in the global smartphone market this year. The launch of the Galaxy Note 7 came ahead of the latest iPhone launch, expected in th
Aug. 8, 2016
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Netmarble seeks W2tr stock debut on KOSPI
South Korea’s No. 1 mobile game developer Netmarble Games is seeking to go public on the nation’s benchmark stock exchange KOSPI in the coming months. The company has long gauged its initial public offering in Korea or the U.S. as part of its push for global expansion. A NASDAQ debut could help it elevate its presence in overseas markets but there was risk of being undervalued as compared to KOSPI. Netmarble founder Bang Joon-hyuk (Netmarble)Sources say its recent failed attempt to acquire Playt
Aug. 7, 2016
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Samsung adds touch of technology to Meatpacking District in New York
NEW YORK -- Sprawling roughly between West 16 Street and Hudson Street in Manhattan, the Meatpacking District was where meat factories were up and running in the early 1900s. The blocks in the area, currently filled with upscale restaurants and bars and fashion boutiques, have since become the gem of New York City, attracting millions of tourists, partygoers and locals every year.Samsung Electronics opened its marketing center, dubbed Samsung 837, in the heart of the district at Washington Stree
Aug. 7, 2016
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Samsung hints at streamlining flagship Galaxy S lineup
NEW YORK -- When Samsung Electronics first launched the Galaxy S6 Edge featuring a curved display in 2015, it caught the eyes of many thanks to its stunning, unprecedented design.However, Samsung fell short of gaining traction in sales as it failed to catch up with the demand for the S7 Edge due to glitches in producing the display curved on both sides.Now having achieved a rather satisfactory level of production yields for the Edge display, Samsung said it would put more focus on smartphone mod
Aug. 7, 2016
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Korean mobile carriers announce subsidy plan for Galaxy Note 7
South Korea’s three mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus announced their subsidy plans for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Saturday as they began receiving preorders for Samsung Electronics’ latest smartphone on the day.Under current law, local smartphone buyers who purchase a smartphone and sign up for a payment plan here can choose from one of the following two subsidies -- an upfront, one-time subsidy that can be used in purchasing a new device, or a monthly 20 percent discount on the use
Aug. 7, 2016
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 preorders start in S. Korea
South Korea's three mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. -- said Saturday they began taking preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest Galaxy Note 7, which is expected to hit the local market later this month.South Korean customers can preorder the smartphone on the operators' web sites. Preorders for the newest Galaxy phablet can also be made at the mobile carriers' local retail stores.The Galaxy Note 7 with 64GB of capacity is priced at around 988,900 won (US$880
Aug. 6, 2016
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Will Apple Music rock Korean market?
Apple Inc. surprised the local music and mobile service industry Friday by abruptly launching its streaming music service Apple Music in South Korea. The tech giant simultaneously launched Apple Music in 110 countries in July of last year, but had left it unserviced in the South Korean market for more than a year.Its sudden decision to start up the service drew mixed reactions, raising questions on its impact on the music service industry here, which has so far been dominated by local firms.Kore
Aug. 5, 2016
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Star designers back Apple in patent dispute
Star designers sided with Apple in a longstanding court battle with Samsung Electronics, according to news reports. More than 100 design experts told the U.S. Supreme Court that Samsung should pay the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to Apple for infringing the patented designs of iPhone, in a brief filed with the court on Thursday. The big names include Calvin Klein, Paul Smith and Alexander Wang and Lord Norman Foster, who is the designer behind Apple’s Campus 2 project.The Supreme C
Aug. 5, 2016
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Powervoice in the spotlight for its speaker verification solution for e-payments
Powervoice, a voice recognition company, announced on Aug. 1 that the company and BC Card would be releasing a mobile speaker recognition service within the year.The speaker recognition service is a program that uses voice biometric software to certify e-payments through a sample of the user’s voice saved on a smartphone instead of a PIN number.Founded in 2002, Powervoice is a voice and speaker recognition solution company with annual revenues of 5.2 billion won ($4.7 million) as of 2015. Until
Aug. 5, 2016
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[Photo News] Galaxy S7 Edge Olympics edition
Brazil’s water polo national team members pose on Wednesday after receiving Galaxy S7 Olympic Edition smartphones at the Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Studio set up inside the athlete’s village in Rio. Samsung is a Worldwide Olympic Partner for wireless communication equipment at the 2016 Summer Olympics.(Samsung Electronics)
Aug. 4, 2016
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50 Naver, Daum, KakaoTalk accounts wiretapped in H1
South Korean Internet giants Naver and Kakao together provided the government access to a total of 50 user accounts upon the state's request to wiretap them for investigative purposes during the first half of this year, records revealed by the two companies showed Wednesday.All Korean companies are currently mandated by law to hand over personal user data, such as chat records and emails, to the government, which can request such information for serious criminal investigations, Kakao said.Naver
Aug. 4, 2016
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LG unveils September launch date for V20
LG Electronics on Thursday announced plans for the worldwide launch of its premium large-size smartphone LG V20 early next month. Its first launch event is set for San Francisco on Sept. 6, with another in Seoul on Sept. 7.The South Korean electronics-maker sent out a poster invitation to local and global media titled “Play More,” featuring the image of a pop-up book and text reading “The second story begins, LG V20.”The LG V20 -- categorized as a “phablet,” a combination of a phone and tablet -
Aug. 4, 2016
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Preorders for Galaxy Note 7 to begin this week
South Korea’s three network operators on Thursday said they will begin receiving preorders for the newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from this weekend at the local price of 988,900 won ($890) per device. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus announced they will open up preorders for the Galaxy Note 7 at online and offline retailers from 9 a.m. on Saturday. The device is available locally only in the 64GB version and in three colors -- blue coral, gold platinum and silver titanium.The Samsung Galaxy Not
Aug. 4, 2016
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Kakao to launch selfie app this month
Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messaging app KakaoTalk, on Thursday said it will launch a new mobile selfie application called KakaoTalk Cheez this month. The app will allow users to take photos and videos, and decorate them with various moving stickers, filters as well as Kakao’s flagship Kakao Friends characters. (Kakao)Some standout features will include a function which digitally decorates a user’s face to resemble a Kakao Friends character and an option through which a use
Aug. 4, 2016
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Park visits nursing home to promote telemedicine
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday visited a provincial nursing home to promote a pilot telemedicine program designed to offer the elderly and others in hard-to-reach areas easier access to quality medical services, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.Her visit to the nursing home in Seosan, a city 151 kilometers south of Seoul, was the latest in the recent series of on-site tours to promote various government policies and evaluate whether they have been properly implemented.Park met with those who r
Aug. 4, 2016
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K-ITC Born2Global Center and its Members ⑦ KukuDocs
On July 28, the cloud office company KukuDocs (CEO: Lee YuHo) announced that, with the recent elimination of ActiveX programs, demand for a cloud-based HTML5 viewer is increasing rapidly. “Until now, ActiveX had served as an impediment to the introduction of a cloud environment. But now that the government, financial institutions, and corporations are all removing ActiveX, the demand for a cloud-based office system, of which an HTML5 viewer is a major part, has increased significantly,” KukuDocs
Aug. 4, 2016
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New Galaxy Note to excel its predecessor in sales: top official
The Galaxy Note 7, Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest high-end smartphone, is likely to sell better than its predecessors, which may help the world's largest maker of smartphones log decent earnings in the current quarter, industry sources said Thursday.Samsung unveiled the phablet, the successor to the Note 5, in New York on Tuesday in a bid to keep up the momentum of its smartphone sales. The launch of the Galaxy Note 7 came ahead of the latest iPhone launch, expected in the autumn, and days aft
Aug. 4, 2016
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Science festival kicks off for 4-day run
A science festival showcasing the latest technology and the leading edge in science kicked off in Seoul on Thursday.Hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the annual Korea Science Festival 2016, the 20th of its kind, commenced its four-day run in southern Seoul.Visitors will be able to experience the development of science technology over the past 50 years, the organizer said.State-of-the-art technology will also allow visitors to see what it could be like in next 100 years,
Aug. 4, 2016
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Samsung said in talks to buy assets of Fiat auto parts unit
Samsung Electronics Co. is in advanced talks to buy some or all of the operations of auto-parts maker Magneti Marelli from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, according to people familiar with the matter.Samsung is particularly interested in Magneti Marelli’s lighting, in-car entertainment and telematics business and could consider an acquisition of the whole company, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The deal could be worth more than $3 billion with a goal o
Aug. 3, 2016
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Galaxy Note 7 shows off bolstered security, stunning design
[THE INVESTOR] NEW YORK -- Since its 2011 launch, not many expected that Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note smartphone would survive the tough competition with smaller-size peers including Apple’s iPhone, the most popular option at the time.The Note lineup, which had its latest and sixth model Note 7 unveiled Tuesday in New York, has evolved and gained a great deal of popularity for itself along the way, so much so that almost all global smartphone makers that used to look down on the Note phablet
Aug. 3, 2016