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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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LG’s mobile division plans personnel reshuffle
LG Electronics’ mobile communications division has decided to carry out a sizeable personnel reshuffle after months of operating losses. “We need to change the way we work to move faster and lighter,” the company’s CEO and mobile chief Cho Juno said in an email message to employees Monday. LG Electronics CEO Cho Juno“Other business divisions also need people from MC (mobile communications). We will continue to reshuffle personnel.”The reshuffle plan comes af
May 10, 2016
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SK C&C, IBM eye 'Korean Watson'
SK Holdings C&C, the information technology services unit of SK Group, said Monday it has teamed up with IBM to launch the Korean version of the U.S. tech giant’s artificial intelligence system Watson early next year. The two companies plan to develop a set of new application programming interfaces within the year that will allow Watson to understand Korean and communicate in Korean. Even after the service launch planned next year, the system will continue to learn Korean upon almost five years
May 9, 2016
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LG Styler sales doubled in China
LG Electronics said Monday its clothing care system LG Styler saw monthly sales double in China in the first five months of this year compared to the previous year. The company did not provide specific sales figures. The Styler is a steam closet designed to refresh clothes without washing or ironing them. It doesn’t use chemical detergents, but instead uses steam to deodorize fabrics. The moving hangers shake the wrinkles from the steamed garments. Customers check out an LG Styler at a shop in
May 9, 2016
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Samsung chairman stable after 2 years in hospital
After nearly two years since he was first hospitalized, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee’s health is said to be stable currently. Even though the company does not reply to media inquiries about the chairman’s health, industry watchers assume that he is in stable condition but shows no sign of improving. Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee (Yonhap)“The chairman’s health is his private issue. We do not comment on it,” said a Samsung spokesperson, declining to be named. The Samsung pa
May 8, 2016
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[Photo News] LG Signature at Prague Spring Festival
May 8, 2016
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Samsung creates task force to develop chips for self-driving cars: report
Samsung Electronics has recently set up a new task force to develop chips for self-driving cars, a local news daily reported Sunday. The decision came almost six months after the Korean tech giant launched a new separate team for automotive parts late last year under its chip business division. Citing unnamed sources, the daily said the task force consists of researchers from the chip division’s system LSI unit that produces non-memory chips for mobile application processors and image sensors fo
May 8, 2016
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LG outguns Chinese rivals in U.S. smartphone market
LG Electronics seems to be on course to solidify its presence in the U.S. market, outrunning its Chinese rivals Huawei and Lenovo. The Korean smartphone-maker has reclaimed the third spot in the U.S. in March, taking up 17.1 percent of market share, according to a report released by Counterpoint Research, a market researcher, on Thursday.The market share is the third highest after Samsung Electronics and Apple, which held 28.8 percent and 23 percent in the same month, respectively.Chinese smartp
May 5, 2016
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[Photo News] LG celebrates month of family
Tech firm LG Electronics rolled out a massage chair featuring 10 different massage settings and a sleek design to commemorate the month of family in May on Thursday. (LGE)
May 5, 2016
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Samsung reaffirms no plan for OLED TV
Samsung Electronics president and TV chief Kim Hyun-seok on Tuesday reaffirmed that the company has no immediate plan to produce organic light-emitting diode TVs. But the tone and manner was stronger than ever. “I have always said it would take two to three years to consider OLED TV. But now when little progress has been made on its tricky production and high costs since our suspension back in 2013, I wouldn’t say OLED is our future direction,” he told reporters at the company’s headquarters in
May 4, 2016
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[Photo News] Sony at Photo and Imagining 2016
Sony Korea will showcase its latest cameras and lenses at the Photo and Imaging 2016, the largest photography and imaging trade show in Asia, which kicked off Wednesday through Sunday at Coex in southern Seoul. (Sony Korea)
May 4, 2016
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LINE expands mobile presence in Thailand
BANGKOK -- For the past year, Pattayawat Tuppiree and Chairode Srisermsin, a Thai couple who are emoji developers, have been creating animated stickers that can be used while chatting on mobile messenger LINE.Their mobile stickers including TuaGom, depicting an unruly, but lovely, girl, have been highly popular among young Thai LINE subscribers, allowing the couple to amass enough money to buy a house in Bangkok. Ariya Banomyong (left), the head of LINE Corp.’s Thai branch, introduces a delivery
May 4, 2016
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Foreign shares in Samsung Electronics rebound to over 50%
The combined foreign stake in Korea's top tech giant Samsung Electronics exceeded 50 percent this week, the bourse operator said Wednesday, apparently as the firm posted better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter.According to the data compiled by Korea Exchange (KRX), overseas investors accounted for 50.41 percent of the combined shares in Samsung Electronics as of Monday, marking the first time since December that the number moved above 50 percent. It increased to 50.44 percent on Tues
May 4, 2016
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LG Chem CEO renews commitment to FarmHannong
LG Chem CEO and vice chairman Park Jin-soo on Tuesday renewed his commitment to FarmHannong, an agrochemical firm recently acquired by the nation’s top chemicals company. “We will not just remain as the No. 1 in Korea. We will enter overseas markets and pour resources into research and development. If necessary, we will consider mergers and acquisitions for growth,” he said during his visit to the company’s offices in Gyeonggi Province. LG Chem CEO and vice chairman Park Jin-soo (right) visits
May 3, 2016
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SK Telecom to export IoT solutions to Iran
Korea’s largest telecom carrier SK Telecom said Tuesday it has agreed with the Iranian government and energy companies to export its infrastructure management solutions based on the Internet of Things technology. The agreement came as the largest-ever economic delegation from Korea visited Iran to celebrate the landmark summit talks between President Park Geun-hye and her Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. SK Telecom CEO Jang Dong-hyun (left) and Iran’s Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatia
May 3, 2016
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Heinosky Korea to supply EPS insulation to France and other advanced countries
On April 28, Heinosky Korea (CEO Lee Seung-hee) announced that it will begin supplying EPS (expanded polystyrene) insulation boards to several advanced countries, including France, from the second half of this year. Better known as “Styrofoam,” EPS is widely used as an insulation material. Heinosky has taken this material and added fire-retardant and thermosetting properties to create a product that does not catch fire easily or become deformed when exposed to high temperatures. However, what ha
May 2, 2016
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Korea, Iran to bolster ties in science and ICT
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Monday that it would strengthen its ties with the Iranian counterparts in science and information and communications technology. Science Minister Choi Yang-hee and Mohammad Farhadi, the Iranian minister of Science Research and Technology met in Tehran on the day to sign a partnership deal to run joint research and development projects in science and technology.Choi Yang-hee, minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning. (Yonhap)The latest par
May 2, 2016
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[Photo News] Samsung Galaxy gallery
Samsung Electronics on Monday opened a pop-up gallery at Seoul Art Center in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul. The gallery features photos taken by the Galaxy S7 smartphone and other cultural content that can be enjoyed on its devices such as virtual reality headsets. (Samsung Electronics)
May 2, 2016
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Second-hand smoking increases suicidal thoughts: research
Second-hand smoking increases the risk of extreme thoughts in people such as wanting to take their own lives, according to a new report published Monday.The joint study by Yoo Jun-hyun, professor of Department of Family Medicine at Sungkyunkwan University, and Kim Wook of Gangneung Dong-in Medical Center, showed a correlation between people’s exposure to indirect smoking and its impact on their psychological health. (123RF)Based on the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve
May 2, 2016
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Tech giants lock horns over Korean cloud market
Tech giants from home and abroad are battling to garner a larger slice of the Korean market for cloud computing solutions, industry watchers said Monday, as local demand for the services is expected to grow sharply down the road.The Korean market for cloud computing solutions is expected to reach $1.2 billion in 2019, up from the $540 million posted in 2014, according to the data compiled by industry tracker Gartner.Cloud computing solutions allow users to access their photos, documents and othe
May 2, 2016
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SK Telecom wins bid for 2.6 GHz band
South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom has won its bid for two new bandwidths intended for faster and broader data services, the government said Monday.The company secured a pair of bandwidth blocs in the 2.6 GHz band for 950 billion won ($832 million) and 327 billion won, respectively, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.Its main rival KT has won a bid for the 1.8 GHz band for 451 billion won and the country’s smallest mobile carrier LG Uplus took the 2.1 GHz
May 2, 2016