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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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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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LG Display CEO says focus on large, UHD, curved TVs
LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom said Monday that the company will focus on extra-large, ultra-high-definition and curved displays next year.“This year can be summed up in one word: struggle. All our employees have wisely overcome challenges by easing concerns raised by markets,” Han said during a ceremony with around 1,000 employees to present this year’s innovation performance and to prepare for next year at its Paju plant in Gyeonggi Province.As a driving force of LG Display, the ceremony has bee
Dec. 23, 2013
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Vast water reservoir beneath Greenland ice
PARIS (AFP) ― A vast store of water equivalent in area to Ireland lies beneath Greenland’s icesheet, and it may provide answers to one of the big riddles of climate change, scientists reported on Sunday.In 2011, U.S. scientists crossed the southern Greenland icesheet on an expedition to drill ice cores, a benchmark of annual snowfall.They were stunned when they drilled into a layer of compressed snow called firn ― for instead of piercing an icy sponge at a depth of 10 meters as expected, they en
Dec. 23, 2013
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Space suit issue prompts delay of 2nd spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― Astronauts removed an old space station pump Saturday, sailing through the first of a series of urgent repair spacewalks to revive a crippled cooling line.The two Americans on the crew, Rick Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins, successfully pulled out the ammonia pump with a bad valve ― well ahead of schedule. That task had been planned for the next spacewalk, originally scheduled for Monday but now delayed until Tuesday, Christmas Eve, because of the need for a suit s
Dec. 23, 2013
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Galaxy S5 will not be curved: sources
Samsung is highly unlikely to adopt Youm, a curved display panel, for the Galaxy S5 smartphone due to its insufficient capacity, industry sources said.“The current capacity for flexible panels is not high enough for the Galaxy S5, which will be rolled out early next year. Curved ones will be unveiled late next year as a Galaxy variant rather than as a flagship model,” said Kim Jong-hyun, an analyst at Seoul-based Eugene Investment & Securities.In line with this, the Suwon-based tech giant earlie
Dec. 22, 2013
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‘LG Display cuts jobs amid bleak market conditions’
LG Display, the world’s largest LCD maker, is carrying out massive layoffs as part of a restructuring scheme for coping with a bleak business outlook for next year amid a steadily declining LCD market, sources said on Thursday.About 10 to 20 percent of office and assembly line employees will be subject to the cuts and will receive termination payments for up to 18 months, the sources told The Korea Herald, wishing to remain anonymous.“It is projected that the company will record a deficit starti
Dec. 22, 2013
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S. Korea to closely monitor patent right abuse in software sector
South Korea will intensify its monitoring of patent right abuse in the software sector in order to prevent reckless lawsuits from hampering technology development in one of the fast-growing markets, the head of the country's antitrust watchdog said. "We will closely monitor unfair business activities, including patent right abuse, which is regarded as a stumbling block to developing technologies in the software sector. We will consider related measures," Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman N
Dec. 22, 2013
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LG to debut new sets of smart audio-visual gadgets
LG Electronics will debut three new smart audio-video gadgets at next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the company said Sunday. The new products include a wireless multi-room home audio system that can link all speakers for hi-fi dual-band sound streaming and a 4.1 channel 320-watt sound bar that includes subwoofers. The company will also debut a 320-watt TV-top sound plate that features a wireless subwoofer and 4.1 channels. The product measures 39.5 millimeters in thic
Dec. 22, 2013
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Samsung, Apple, Coca-Cola, Boundless: Intellectual Property
Samsung Electronics Co., Apple Inc.’s rival in the smartphone market, is seeking U.S. patent protection for a mobile device with dual screens. Application 20130314338, published in the database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Nov. 18, covers a dual display apparatus and the method of its operation. According to the application, the technology would make it possible for a user to see a second display, either through the first, or on a surface opposite to the first. This would enable a
Dec. 19, 2013
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GE Healthcare to launch mammography center in Korea
GE Healthcare, the world’s largest medical equipment developer, will invest 200 billion won ($189 million) to build an R&D center for mammography in Korea by 2022.GE’s new Mammography Global Center of Excellence will serve as an R&D and supply hub to meet the growing global demand, with technology to be developed and manufactured in Korea. The demand for mammography in the global market is estimated at about $1 billion. Mammography is a technique for making X-ray images of the breast. GE Healthc
Dec. 19, 2013
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Doctors protest telemedicine, for-profit operations
The government’s plans to allow telemedicine and for-profit hospital subsidiaries have riled the medical sector as doctors are concerned that the moves would pave the way for the privatization of medical services and hurt their business. Thousands of medical doctors took to the streets last weekend in protest of the government’s latest medical service development plans.In October, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released a final plan to start telemedicine in 2015. Last week, the government an
Dec. 19, 2013
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Seasonal affective disorder
A middle-aged housewife surnamed Kim becomes a different person during the winter. When the weather gets cold, she avoids meeting people and likes to be alone. However, when spring comes, she is lively and enthusiastic. People often feel depressed during the autumn. Many people think that they are sad and lonely due to the cold weather, and because the falling leaves make them feel emotional. Of course, such things can contribute to these emotions, but, in fact, the more direct cause is the decr
Dec. 19, 2013
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KAI signs W89.8b depot maintenance deal with DAPA
The country’s sole aircraft manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries, said Thursday it has signed an 89.8 billion won ($84.7 million) contract with the government to carry out depot maintenance on FA-50s entering service with the Air Force.The FA-50 is a fully armed, mission-capable light fighter attack aircraft that has been developed from the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainer.The contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration calls for the KAI to provide maintenance, repair and
Dec. 19, 2013
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For China, moon voyage signals something greater
BEIJING (AFP) ― In a darkened auditorium some 250 young Chinese sat spellbound in a projector’s otherworldly blue glow, listening to the father of China’s lunar program chart their country’s once and future voyages in the final frontier.While the U.S. retreats from manned space exploration China is seeking to establish itself as an ascending superpower, in the same way that the U.S. and Soviet Union did when they alone dominated global politics.Colorful maps of interplanetary flight paths and ph
Dec. 19, 2013
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Samsung eager to recruit talent, even from rivals
Samsung Electronics has recruited Tim Gudgel, who used to work for its archrival Apple Inc., as a retail store designer, as part of its strategy to hire talented personnel worldwide.Gudgel is well-known for having designed an Apple store with a curved glass roof on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He was named a vice president and general manager of retail-sales operations in the United States, according to news reports. Industry watchers said his tasks at Samsung will include managing retail stores
Dec. 19, 2013
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‘No More Woof’ claims to translate dog’s thoughts into English
A gadget purporting to translate dogs’brainwaves into a recognizable human language could hit stores in the near future, U.S. media reported Thursday.The gadget uses sensors to detect EEG brainwave patterns and translates them into English through a speaker, CNet said. A Scandinavian research lab, Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery, currently released two versions of the device, priced at $65 and $300. respectively.The $65 version comes with a function to determine two or three thought p
Dec. 19, 2013
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LG unveils world's largest 105-inch curved UHD TV
LG Electronics Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of household appliances and electronic devices, unveiled the world's largest curved 105-inch ultra high definition (UHD) TV set on Thursday.The move effectively ups the ante in the escalating race with its archrival Samsung Electronics Co. to field the largest TV set ever made.Before the latest unveiling in Seoul, the highest watermark for a curved liquid crystal (LCD) display TV was 65 inches diagonally, while organic light-emitting diode (O
Dec. 19, 2013
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Korea to build test site for electric vessels
South Korea will build its first land-based test site for electric ships, which will help accelerate its development of new and noiseless vessels including submarines, developers said Wednesday.The new facility will help improve the country’s overall shipbuilding capabilities, according to the state-run Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.“The construction of the test site is part of efforts to support the development of key technologies for electricity-powered vessels amid the growing ne
Dec. 19, 2013
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Korea to build test site for electric vessels
South Korea will build its first land-based test site for electric ships, which will help accelerate its development of new and noiseless vessels including submarines, developers said Wednesday.The new facility will help improve the country’s overall shipbuilding capabilities, according to the state-run Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.“The construction of the test site is part of efforts to support the development of key technologies for electricity-powered vessels amid the growing ne
Dec. 18, 2013
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‘Flexible OLED displays coming soon’
A leading Korean chemistry researcher has predicted that the era of truly flexible organic light-emitting diode displays will come as early as next year as major electronics firms plan to churn out a slew of smart devices that can be folded and rolled up.“Consumers will likely see various types of flexible or bendable displays applied to smartphones and wearable gadgets,” Kim Yun-hi, a chemistry professor at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, told The Korea Heral
Dec. 18, 2013
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5G to launch by 2020
The government plans to launch a 5G mobile network service, with speeds reportedly 1,000 times faster than the current Long Term Evolution service, by 2020.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Tuesday it would launch the service by 2020 following pre-technology demonstrations in 2015 and the trial service in 2018.With local companies producing 5G communications and base station equipment and providing the service, the government expected the market to generate 570 trillion won (
Dec. 18, 2013