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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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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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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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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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[Photo News] Samsung 88-inch SUHD TV
Samsung Electronics on Sunday unveiled the 88-inch, 78-inch and 65-inch screen models of its latest SUHD TV that is based on the company’s quantum-dot liquid crystal display technology. (Samsung Electronics)
May 29, 2016
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Global chipmakers seek future growth through collaboration
Global semiconductor players on Thursday released a joint statement in Seoul agreeing to work together to advance semiconductor technology over the next decades. SK hynix CEO Park Sung-wook (third from right) and other members of the World Semiconductor Council pose after signing the Seoul Declaration to promote the global chip industry`s growth. (KSIA)The representatives from China, Taiwan, the European Union, Japan, the U.S. and Korea gathered on Tuesday at the general meeting of the World Sem
May 27, 2016
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Samsung introduces Batman-themed Galaxy smartphone
Tech giant Samsung Electronics rolled out another film-inspired mobile phone on Friday, continuing its years-long marketing efforts to boost sales of its flagship smartphones through collaboration with filmmakers.This time, the Korean smartphone maker released a Batman-themed smartphone, the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition, in partnership with movie production company Warner Bros. and entertainment firm DC Entertainment, aiming to lure fans of the superhero movie.The release is also aimed at co
May 27, 2016
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[Weekender] How chicken may or may not be ruining your health
Although “chi-maek” -- a word play referring to fried chicken and beer -- continues to be one of the most popular snacks among Koreans, some health experts have been warning on its harmful health effects.It is not the ingredient but the way it is cooked that can damage one’s body in different ways. (123RF)According to a long-term study by the Harvard School of Public Health, which examined more than 100,000 men and women over 25 years, people who ate fried food at least once per week had a great
May 27, 2016
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Approval of new homegrown drugs increased to five in 2015
Five homegrown drugs obtained the green light from local drug authorities for sale last year, health authorities said Friday, as major South Korean pharmaceutical companies expanded their spending on research and development.Health authorities approved the local release of Crystal Genomics' anti-inflammatory drug Acelex, Dong Wha Pharmaceuticals' Zabolante, and Dong-A ST's diabetes drug Suganon, superbacteria target antibiotics Sivextro (TAB) and Sivextro (INJ), the quasi-governmental Korea Heal
May 27, 2016
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[Photo News] Global chipmakers meet in Seoul
SK hynix CEO Park Sung-wook gives a welcome speech at a reception for the annual meeting of the World Semiconductor Council, a global institute for the world’s semiconductor industry, at the Shraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday. Around 100 CEOs and top executives of chip companies, including Samsung Electronics, Intersil and GlobalFoundries, took part in the meeting held at the hotel on Thursday. (SK hynix)
May 26, 2016
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CJ Hellovision taps into Vietnamese market
Cable TV operator CJ HelloVision said Thursday that it has signed a partnership deal with Vietnamese cable TV firm Saigontourist Cable Television, or SCTV, to export its broadcasting technology to Vietnam. Through the partnership, the Korean cable TV company will introduce its cloud-based broadcasting solutions, gigabit Internet services, UHD TV broadcasting technology and N-Screen -- a service which makes media content available on any digital device -- in Vietnam’s pay TV segment for the next
May 26, 2016
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Samsung braces for patent war
The total number of patents that tech giant Samsung Electronics holds in the U.S. increased by more than fifteen times over the past nine years, according to the company on Thursday.Samsung’s patents registered at the U.S. patent office stood at 38,809 last year, up from 2,457 in 2007. An individual uses Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S7. (Yonhap)In 2015 alone, Samsung obtained 5,072 patents in the nation, the second highest after tech firm IBM. Since 2006, Samsung has been the second most prolific
May 26, 2016
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OLED panels to replace LCDs in smartphones: reports
Organic light-emitting diode display panels are forecast to replace liquid crystal display panels for smartphones, as Apple Inc. and other smartphone makers are moving to equip their smartphones with OLED display panels, reports showed Thursday.The global shipments of OLED display panels are expected to soar to 630 million units in 2019 from 250 million in 2015, according to a report by industry tracker IHS. The shipments of LCDs, in the meantime, are forecast to inch up from 1.29 billion to 1.3
May 26, 2016
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More seniors accessing Internet through digital gadgets
More people in the older generations are connecting to the Internet through their smartphones and other digital gadgets, although their use of applications was fewer in number and diversity than younger age groups, a survey said Thursday.Nielsen KoreanClick, basing its findings on mobile behavioral data from October 2014 to April 2016, said 77 percent of South Koreans in their 50s-60s use the Internet through personal computers and mobile phones. This is an increase from 53 percent in 2013. The
May 26, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Samsung to counter-sue Huawei
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday hinted that it might file a counter-suit against Huawei, which has sued the Korean company in the U.S. and China for infringing its technology patents. “We will take countermeasures, including a lawsuit (against Huawei),” Ahn Seong-ho, head of Samsung’s intellectual property division, told reporters after a weekly meeting of Samsung CEOs in Seoul. Samsung Group headquarters (Yonhap)His comment came after the Chinese equipment giant filed patent suits in Californi
May 25, 2016
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LG Chem named top eco-friendly energy company
LG Chem, the chemicals and battery unit of LG Group, said Wednesday that it has been named a top environment-friendly energy company by a consultative body of energy ministers from 23 countries. The Clean Energy Ministerial, which discusses the development of clean energy sources and their wider adoption, will hold the awarding ceremony of its first Energy Management Leadership Award in San Francisco next month on the sideline of their seventh meeting. The award aims to honor companies for their
May 25, 2016
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LG’s water purifier sales surge 50% in India
LG Electronics said Wednesday its water purifier sales in India soared 50 percent in the first quarter compared to a year ago, but did not reveal specific sales figures. LG entered India’s water purifier market in July 2014 -- the first time for a Korean company to do so -- tapping the nation’s burgeoning middle class who had complained about the poor condition of drinking water. A customer talks with a sales person about LG Electronics’ water purifier at a store in India. (LG Electronics)With i
May 25, 2016
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CrucialTec, Kona-I introduce biometric credit card
Fingerprint module maker CrucialTec and smart card firm Kona-I said Wednesday that they have developed a plastic card fitted with a fingerprint module, which the partners said would help beef up the security of financial transactions.The credit card will allow users to directly identify themselves by scanning their fingerprints on the biometric module installed in the 0.84-millimeter plastic card.Fingerprint module maker CrucialTec and smart card firm Kona-I roll out a credit card installed with
May 25, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung VR at Humanitarian Summit
Korean Ambassador to Turkey Cho Yoon-su wears Samsung Electronics’ Gear VR headset at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on Tuesday. The Korean tech giant also signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.N. Population Fund during the two-day summit to offer supersonic medical equipment, worth $150,000, to support Syrian refugees in the country. (Samsung Electronics)
May 25, 2016
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KT teams up with local firms to develop IoT bicycle
Network operator KT has joined forces with four local companies to grow the sector for connected bicycles, the company said Wednesday.The network firm and its four partners -- bike-maker Alton Sports, credit card firm BC Card, security firm KT Telecop, and insurance firm Dongbu Insurance -- signed a memorandum of understanding for the initiative in Seoul on the day.They will develop a solution that tracks down the locations of the so-called Internet-of-Things bicycles equipped with alarm sensors
May 25, 2016
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Kona I releases biometric fingerprint smart card
Korean FinTech firm Kona I Co. Ltd. said Wednesday that it has rolled out a biometric smart card that features an embedded fingerprint sensor.The new model can identify the user's fingerprint and can be used to allow access to buildings or for other ID card uses in the security sector, the company said. A new biometric smart card by Kona I (Kona I)For instance, a biometric credit card can become active for only 15 to 20 seconds when a card holder taps a finger on a sensor, company officials said
May 25, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Former Samsung engineer develops translation solution to break down language barrier
Living in a world without language barriers is not a far-fetched idea at all thanks to technological advancement, according to a big data expert in linguistic analysis. “It would be fair to say that translation technology for written language is now fully mature, and translation solutions for written language -- not for spoken language though -- are widely deployed in both the public and private sectors,” said Lea Jong-ho, chief technology officer of Seoul-headquartered translation and interpret
May 25, 2016
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Battle for TV tech leadership heats up
Competition to take the lead in standardizing imaging technology in the TV sector intensifies as two groups for different tech standards make all-out marketing efforts to win the race.The HDR technology improves contrast ratio and color accuracy. In layman’s term, it helps TVs generate brightness and darkness better and display more real-life colors.Leading the HDR war are the two tech standards -- HDR10, an open-platform standard adopted by a number of firms including Samsung and Dolby Vision,
May 24, 2016
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Samsung, LG to boast display leadership at U.S. trade show
Korean display-makers Samsung Display and LG Display will flex their technological muscles at SID’s Display Week 2016, an annual trade show to be held from Tuesday to Thursday, in San Francisco.The display business unit of Samsung Group will showcase a host of futuristic products including organic light-emitting diode displays that can be rolled or folded, OLED displays for virtual reality gadgets and vehicles, and hologram technology. Samsung Display will showcase a rollable display at the SID
May 23, 2016