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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Coupang's Kim Bom escapes chaebol chief designation again
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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8 out of 10 want online ads clearly identified: survey
More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent survey said online platforms needed to change their practices for search ads to protect consumers from misleading marketing. The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday announced the results of a consumer awareness survey regarding attitudes toward search ads on online platforms. The respondents were 1,152 ordinary users. Online search ads are displayed together with search results when users type a keyword in the search bar of a website. The survey
Jan. 20, 2021
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Turning off camera during video meetings could cut carbon emissions by 96%: study
Remote work and more home entertainment could present a grave danger to the environment, according to a recent study. Published in the Resources, Conservation and Recycling journal earlier this month, the study points to how internet data is stored and transferred across the globe and how it impacts the environment. The study says just one hour of videoconferencing or streaming emits 150-1,000 grams of carbon dioxide. In comparison, a car burning a gallon (3.8 liters) of gasoline emits less t
Jan. 20, 2021
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LG mulls exit from smartphone market
LG Electronics may exit the smartphone business after losing about 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) over the past five years. Its CEO Kwon Bong-seok on Wednesday sent out a message to staff that hinted there would be a major change in the operation of the smartphone segment. “Regardless of any change in the direction of the smartphone business operation, the employment will be maintained, so there is no need to worry,” he said. “Since the competition in the global market for
Jan. 20, 2021
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Samsung introduces thinner, more advanced capacitors for 5G phones
Samsung Electro-Mechanics has begun supplying slimmer three-socket multilayer ceramic capacitors, or MLCCs, to global smartphone makers, the electronic components maker said Wednesday. The company’s latest MCCC model, 0.65 millimeter thin, is 18 percent smaller than existing products, allowing phone designers to spare internal space in mobile devices. It has also one additional earth socket than existing products and reduces high-frequency power noise, the company said. A MLCC is a k
Jan. 20, 2021
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Samsung announces global launch of new SSD series
Samsung Electronics Wednesday announced the global launch of its new consumer solid state drive series. The 870 EVO SSD series will be available in around 40 countries, starting with South Korea and the US, according to the company. Samsung Electronics’ new SATA solution, which features the company’s latest V-NAND and controller, allows maximum sequential read and write speeds of 560 and 530 megabytes per second, respectively. It also boasts 38 percent faster read and write spee
Jan. 20, 2021
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Hyperconnect launches global project SLIDE in North America
Hyperconnect has officially launched SLIDE, a video-first dating and social discovery app with plans to roll out in select markets. The launch comes as online social discovery channels continue to grow rapidly in the era of COVID-19. After a year of development, SLIDE is now available in North America, enabling users to express themselves three-dimensionally and vividly through a video-based dating experience. Slide is the product of a multinational development effort, involving resources acros
Jan. 20, 2021
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PoongLim Pharmatech to begin mass production of COVID-19 vaccine syringes
PoongLim Pharmatech, a local medical device manufacturer, will produce 10 million syringes a month for COVID-19 vaccines, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Tuesday. The Gunsan, North Jeolla Province-based firm recently finished repurposing its factory as a smart manufacturing facility to produce a more efficient type of syringe, known as a low-dead-space syringe. It is designed to minimize the amount of fluid left between the plunger and needle after a shot. PoongLim’s syringe rec
Jan. 19, 2021
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S. Koreans' spending on Netflix doubles in 2020: data
South Koreans are estimated to have spent over 500 billion won ($454 million) on global video streaming service Netflix last year, doubling the amount tallied the previous year, data showed Tuesday. Local credit card payments on the video streaming service are estimated to have reached 517.3 billion won last year, compared to 248.3 billion won in 2019 and just 65.7 billion won in 2018, according to data tracker WiseApp. Based on the data, WiseApp said paid subscribers to Netflix stood at 4.1 m
Jan. 19, 2021
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Samsung Electronics launches smart tracking tag
Samsung Electronics will introduce a smart tracking tag this week to help users find lost items, the company announced Monday. Dubbed the Galaxy SmartTag, the product will go on sale here Tuesday for a retail price of 29,700 won, the company said. The brand-new Bluetooth tracker is designed to help users locate lost items such as their keys, phones, pets and anything that they could misplace. By attaching the dongle to your personal belongings, SmartTag will emit an alarm sound when you
Jan. 18, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Hard lessons from COVID-19 will equip Korea better for next pandemic
This interview is the second installment in a three-part series in conversations with the former directors of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- now the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency -- as the country looks back on a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Ed. A former head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea weathered the novel coronavirus relatively unscathed in the initial stages, but that the winter serves as a reminder of
Jan. 18, 2021
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SK hynix to launch consumer SSDs
SK hynix will launch consumer solid state drives here for the first time, the company said Monday, as the remote working trend boosted demand for personal storage devices. The chipmaker will introduce two models -- Gold P31 and Gold S31 – which were launched in the US market in 2020 and 2019, respectively, and received positive reviews. Gold P31 is an PCI Express SSD model, the world‘s first consumer SSD with 128-layer NAND, that can be used for any motherboard that has an availab
Jan. 18, 2021
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Korea's ICT exports grow 3.8% in 2020
South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology products in 2020 increased 3.8 percent on-year, data showed. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT on Monday, exports of ICT products reached $183.6 billion for the whole of 2020, the third-highest amount ever. Shipments had declined in the first half of the year due to a sharp contraction in global demand during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but bounced back in the following half, largely driven by semicon
Jan. 18, 2021
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[Gadget Review] This time, Galaxy S21 over Galaxy S21 Ultra?
Entry models are often a compromise for consumers, second-best to the fancy and expensive premium models. When it comes to Samsung Electronics’ latest smartphone lineup, however, that may not be the case. With its sleeker design and slashed price tag, the Galaxy S21, the entry model in the latest series, immediately caught my attention. Then after getting my hands on it and the premium Ultra model over the weekend, I came to favor the cheaper phone over the extra-premium one. The two
Jan. 18, 2021
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S. Korea requires Google, Facebook and 4 others to provide stable online services
South Korea's ICT ministry said Monday it has required global tech giants Google, Facebook and Netflix as well as local rivals Naver, Kakao and Wavve, to comply with the country's new law under which large data-hungry online companies must provide stable services. Last year, South Korea passed a law revision holding online content service providers accountable if they fail to maintain stable services amid growing complaints against streaming giants Netflix and Google, which operates YouTube, af
Jan. 18, 2021
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S. Korea to end 2G network services by June
LG U+ said Sunday that the company would terminate its 2G network services by the end of June this year, which would mark the end of the aging network in the country. LG U+, currently the only company that operates 2G services, has reported its plan to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the company said, adding that a detailed schedule is yet to be finalized. LG U+ is the last mobile carrier here to terminate the aging network. SK Telecom ended its 2G services last July, and KT shut down 2G se
Jan. 17, 2021
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Samsung offers free 3-day trial of Galaxy S21
Samsung Electronics announced Sunday that the company would allow customers to rent its new flagship smartphone Galaxy S21 models for up to three days. The promotional event for the company’s new smartphone models will run through March 14, the company added. Those who want to test out the smartphones can make a reservation on the company’s official website or visit Samsung Digital Plaza branches across the country. Those who purchase after renting will be provided with Samsung E
Jan. 17, 2021
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Kakao Map faces user data leak dispute
South Korea’s popular GPS location service Kakao Map is dealing with controversy surrounding allegations of leaking user data, amid heightened concerns about private information following a string of recent incidents. Users of Kakao Map, which has some 5 million users, raised the issue earlier this week through a media outlet, claiming their personal information seems to have leaked from the location service. It turned out to be partially true, but it was also pointed out that the users
Jan. 15, 2021
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AI chatbot creator to discard data, algorithms used in controversial persona
The South Korean developer of a controversial female chatbot said Friday it will discard all data and learning algorithms used in training the artificial intelligence (AI) platform amid mounting criticism over its data collection process and hate speech. Scatter Lab, a Seoul-based startup, said it has decided to pull the plug on its 20-year-old female chatbot persona called Lee Luda and dispose of its database and deep learning algorithms to address concerns among its users. The company on Mon
Jan. 15, 2021
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LG Uplus to terminate 2G services by June
LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Friday it will phase out its 2G services by the end of June, a move that would mark the complete termination of the country's aging network. The carrier said it has applied to end its 2G operations with the government and will decide on a specific time frame for the service's termination. The move comes after SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest wireless provider, ended its 2G services in July last year, while rival KT Corp. shut dow
Jan. 15, 2021
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Galaxy S21 draws 57m viewers during Unpacked event
The debut of the Galaxy S21 series, the first smartphones to be released globally in 2021, drew the largest number of viewers to its hourlong virtual Unpacked show in the wee hours of Friday morning here. According to Samsung Electronics, as many as 57 million viewers around the world tuned in to the show streamed via YouTube and the company’s homepage to check out the newest mobile devices to become available this year. The number of viewers marked the largest for an online unveiling
Jan. 15, 2021