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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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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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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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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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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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[Graphic News] Korea has priciest phones
According to Strategy Analytics, South Korea’s average sale price for mobile phones was $415 per handset last year, becoming the most expensive in the world. It attributed the high price to the high proportion of sales taken up by premium-level smartphones.
July 29, 2013
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Samsung topples Apple as most profitable phone maker
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, dethroned Apple Inc. as the most profitable phone maker by posting the biggest operating income during the second quarter, also becoming the sector’s most profitable vendor, industry data showed on Monday.According to the latest data by Strategy Analytics, Samsung became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in the second quarter of the year with $5.2 billion in operating profit for its handset division.Apple, on the other hand,
July 29, 2013
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Mobile phone prices in S. Korea most expensive
Mobile handsets sold in South Korea were more expensive than anywhere else last year as high-priced smartphones accounted for a larger portion of mobile devices sold in the country, data showed on Monday.The average selling price of a mobile phone stood at US$415 in the country last year, compared with the world average of $166, and marked the highest among countries surveyed, according to the data compiled by research firm Strategy Analytics.The average selling price of a mobile phone in Japan
July 29, 2013
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Samsung topples Apple as world's most profitable phone maker
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, dethroned Apple Inc. as the most profitable phone maker by posting the biggest operating income during the second quarter, also becoming the sector's most profitable vendor, industry data showed on Monday.According to the latest data by Strategy Analytics, Samsung became the world's most profitable handset vendor in the second quarter of the year with US$5.2 billion in operating profit for its handset division.Apple, on the other han
July 29, 2013
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[Photo News] Phone DIY
July 28, 2013
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Samsung clinches one-third of all smartphone volumes worldwide in Q2
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, posted a record shipments in the second quarter of the year, data showed on Friday.According to the data compiled by research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung Electronics shipped a record 76 million smartphones in the second quarter, compared with 69.4 million in the previous quarter.The South Korean smartphone maker also continued to dominate the global smartphone market in terms of market share, with its stake in the April-June per
July 26, 2013
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SK Innovation swings to black in Q2
SK Innovation Co., the holding company of South Korea's top refiner SK Energy Co., said Friday that it has returned to profit in the second quarter from a year earlier thanks to good performance by its refinery unit.Net income came to 271 billion won (US$243.6 million) in the April-June period, compared with a net loss of 238.4 billion won a year ago, SK Innovation said in a regulatory filing.Sales, however, fell 10.7 percent to 16.85 trillion won in the period, while the company posted an opera
July 26, 2013
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T&I develops pillow for treatment
For those having trouble sleeping at night, a local pillow manufacturer has applied acupressure methods to its new product. T&I said it combined the therapeutic effects of the memory foam pillow and a still point inducer to support one’s cervical spine and improve circulation of cerebrospinal fluid at the same time. While the head is resting on the pillow, raised bumps apply gentle pressure to the atlanto-occipital joint to enhance the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. A substance in cerebrospinal fl
July 25, 2013
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Ewha Medical Center appoints new director
Ewha Womans University Medical Center, one of the major general hospitals in Seoul, appointed renowned hemato-oncologist Lee Soon-nam as its new director on Wednesday, officials said. Lee replaces Suh Hyun-suk, who served as the center’s director for the last six years. Lee, a medical expert on lung cancer, melanoma and hospice care, has served as chairwoman of the Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care and the Korean Association of Clinical Oncology, and served as the executive board di
July 25, 2013
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Diabetic kidney disease
With an aging society and increase in obesity, the number of diabetes patients is increasing each year. This is associated with an increase in chronic complications of diabetes. Diabetic kidney disease is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease, and is the most serious complication of diabetic patients. Therefore, the presence of diabetic kidney disease is an important prognostic factor for diabetic patients. Here, I will discuss the risks, prevention and management of diabetic kidney d
July 25, 2013
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LG to launch G2 in NYC
LG Electronics will be holding a global launching ceremony for its G2 smartphones in New York City.LG’s latest brainchild will be on display on Aug. 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City near Central Park, the company said, with invites sent out to more than 500 media outlets. “We decided the importance of the North American market and the strength of the American carriers were good enough reasons for us to decide on New York,” said Ken Hong, a spokesperson for LG Electronics.LG reportedl
July 24, 2013
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LGE registers stellar performance in Q2
LG Electronics seemed to be headed toward a solid recovery, with second quarter sales brightening significantly on the back of strong performances in air conditioners and mobile handsets.Sales for the company based on consolidated statements rose 10 percent from last year and 8 percent from the previous quarter, while operating profit surged 37 percent compared to the first quarter, the electronics heavyweight said in a regulatory filing. “It was a difficult year, with the business environment f
July 24, 2013
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Adopting a smarter commerce strategy
Smarter commerce recognizes that the sale is just one aspect of the experience. As with traditional commerce, the customer is at the center of all operations. The term “chief executive customer” comes to mind. More and more customers are using social networks, mobile devices, websites and influencers to make their buying decisions. There’s a digital explosion out there, and there’s no turning back. This is a $130 billion-plus market opportunity.Marketers today continue to be confronted by a dail
July 24, 2013
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Huge dinosaur tail discovered
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) ― A team of archaeologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country’s National Institute for Anthropology and History said.Apart from being unusually well preserved, the 5-meter tail was the first ever found in Mexico, said Francisco Aguilar, INAH’s director in the border state of Coahuila.The team, made up of archaeologists and students from INAH and the National Autonomous University of Mexic
July 24, 2013
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Scientists make microchips that can mimic the brain
Researchers in Switzerland say they have made microchips that imitate the way our brains process information, unlocking some of the mystery around how the world’s most efficient computer functions.Scientists at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, together with colleagues in Germany and the United States, created electronic systems comparable to a human brain both in size, speed and energy consumption, the university said in a statement.Just like the brain, their so-called neuromorphic chips
July 24, 2013
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Gold rush-era discards could fuel phones, TVs
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) ― Across the West, early miners digging for gold, silver and copper had no idea that one day something else very valuable would be buried in the piles of dirt and rocks they tossed aside.There’s a rush in the U.S. to find key components of cellphones, televisions, weapons systems, wind turbines, MRI machines and the regenerative brakes in hybrid cars, and old mine tailings piles just might be the answer. They may contain a group of versatile minerals the periodic tabl
July 24, 2013
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LG pledges to bolster OLED business
LG Display, the world’s top liquid crystal display maker, said that it would invest more in installing production lines for organic light-emitting diode panels. At a meeting with reporters on Monday at the firm’s industrial complex in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom said the firm would reinforce its OLED business by completing OLED production lines in the complex by late next year. “In the long run, LG Display will put more priority on the OLED business than the LCD busines
July 23, 2013
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Samsung to host developer event to showcase apps for phones, TVs
Samsung Electronics Co. will host its first global developers’ conference later this year, showcasing its hardware and software in products including mobile phones and Web-connected televisions.The three-day event will take place in San Francisco starting Oct. 27, according to a teaser posted on a Samsung Web page. The site invites developers to “create what’s next” by signing up.The event is intended to further distinguish Samsung from Apple Inc., its biggest competitor in the market for smartp
July 23, 2013
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Smart robot makers look overseas
Faced with a lack of demand for educational robots on the domestic front, two Korean mobile carriers and major players of the smart robot market are turning their eyes toward overseas markets. Releasing its first and second smart robots named Kibot 1 and 2 in Korea two years ago, KT, the second largest mobile service provider, tried to capitalize on the new market. The telecom firm, however, has suffered from slow sales and stock is piling up. Almost 20,000 units are in stock and not being sold,
July 22, 2013
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Climate change to wipe out rarest cat
Within 50 years, climate change will probably wipe out the world’s most endangered feline, the Iberian lynx, even if the world meets its target for curbing carbon emissions, biologists said on Sunday.The gloomy forecast, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, says that without a dramatic shift in conservative strategy, the charismatic little wildcat seems doomed.The lynx ― Latin name “Lynx pardinus” ― grows to about a meter in length, weighs up to 15 kilos, and is characterized by its s
July 22, 2013