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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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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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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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[Herald Interview] ‘Philips has same DNA as Korea in innovation’
LAS VEGAS -- Roy Jakobs, head of the personal health business of Royal Philips, believes today’s innovation is not just about individual products. Innovation involves building a new ecosystem and gaining the trust of consumers, and he believes South Korea is on the same page as the Amsterdam-based electronics maker. “In terms of high standards required for innovation, Philips has the same DNA as Korea,” Jakobs said in an interview with The Korea Herald during the Consumer
Jan. 12, 2020
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Pharma firms flock to JP Morgan Healthcare Conference 2020
SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung BioLogics CEO Kim Tae-han and Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin are among the South Korean C-level officials making presentations at the 38th JP Morgan Healthcare Conference being held from Monday through Thursday. Both the executives have been invited to speak on Wednesday at the Grand Ballroom at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, that can accommodate some 800 people.Kim and Seo are joining the likes of global big pharma firms such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Merck, Ro
Jan. 12, 2020
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[CES 2020] SKT plans major transformation, including name change: CEO
SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said the company will face major changes down the road including a name change, during a press conference on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday. According to Park, the company is targeting initial public offerings for some of its affiliates in the near future. If possible, a name change could also be considered. The mobile carrier aims to expand its cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence with local and global businesses
Jan. 9, 2020
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[CES 2020] Korean electronics giants pack technology into cars
LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics boasted their technological prowess with up-to-date developments of connected car platforms exhibited at the world’s biggest technology show that kicked off Tuesday.LG Electronics showcased a connected car model for the first time this year at the Consumer Electronics Show 2020 in Las Vegas. The company exhibited the connected car model, co-designed with automotive seating supplier Adient, next to the AI ThinQ zone at its booth, offering
Jan. 8, 2020
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LG sees record high revenue but earnings dip 10%
LG Electronics said Wednesday its fourth-quarter operating profit is expected to have increased by more than 30 percent from a year earlier, but the performance was below analyst expectations. The annual sales, however, are expected to reach an annual record high of 62.31 trillion won ($53.22 billion), up 1.6 percent from a year earlier. The operating profit will be around 2.4 trillion won for the whole of last year, a year-over-year decline of 10 percent, in the firm’s regulatory fil
Jan. 8, 2020
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[CES 2020] SK Telecom partners with HK-based EV brand Byton
South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of agreement with Hong Kong-based all-electric vehicle brand Byton to cooperate on next-generation mobility. The two companies signed an MOU at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world’s largest annual tech show that is currently underway.Last year, Byton’s parent company, Future Mobility, signed a deal with Korea’s Myongshin to build electric sport utility vehicles in Korea -- with
Jan. 8, 2020
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[CES 2020] Samsung to roll out robots around June: CEO
Samsung Electronics is planning on commercializing a new robot in June or July this year, said Kim Hyun-suk, chief executive officer of Samsung’s consumer electronics division. During a press conference held Tuesday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Kim said the new robot would be the third or fourth Project Prism product. Project Prism is the company’s personalized electronics platform. For wider access, the price of the robot will be similar to that of a large washing machine f
Jan. 8, 2020
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[Exclusive] Neon, Bixby to complement each other: Samsung exec
LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics’ humanoid artificial intelligence chatbot Neon and its current platform Bixby will complement each other, said Chung Eui-suk, head of the mobile division’s software R&D on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Chung told The Korea Herald that unlike Bixby which is embedded as a software in devices, Neon makes virtual humans that act like real people.“The Neon platform will be complementary with Bixby, but goes beyond what Bixby does,” said the ex
Jan. 8, 2020
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[Exclusive] Samsung vice chairman says memory market is recovering
LAS VEGAS -- The memory chip market is starting to show signs of improving, leaving Samsung Electronics to deliberate carefully on the timing of the launch of its second memory chip plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, according to Kim Ki-nam, vice chairman of the tech giant’s semiconductor business on Tuesday. “There are signs that make us believe the market is recovering,” the vice chairman told The Korea Herald in Las Vegas at Consumer Electronics Show 2020. “Howeve
Jan. 8, 2020
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[CES 2020] SK hynix boasts advanced memory solutions
SK hynix said Tuesday it will showcase its latest memory chip solutions at the world’s largest annual tech show in Las Vegas. The memory product lineup of SK hynix at the Consumer Electronics Show this year includes its next-generation DRAM products, as well as other memory solutions related to future businesses that utilize artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, automotive, internet of things, big data and 5G.The company, whose business profile heavily relies on
Jan. 7, 2020
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[CES 2020] Samsung unveils life companion bot Ballie
LAS VEGAS -- A small spherical yellow robot, called Ballie, stole the show during a keynote speech by Samsung Electronics’ CEO in Las Vegas on Monday. The South Korean tech giant unveiled its brand new personal care robot, declaring artificial intelligence to be the future of personalized care. Kim Hyun-suk, chief executive officer of Samsung’s consumer electronics division, shared the stage with the ball-shaped bot that rolled around the stage during his keynote speech at the Consum
Jan. 7, 2020
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[CES 2020] LG Display CEO vows to expand OLED supplies beyond TVs
LAS VEGAS -- Jeong Ho-young, chief executive officer of LG Display -- the world’s largest organic light-emitting diode panel maker -- vowed Monday to put the money-losing company back on track by expanding supplies of OLED panels to growing markets such as transportation and interior. During a press conference held ahead of the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jeong revealed his target figures for improving the company’s financial status and plans to expand sale
Jan. 7, 2020
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[CES 2020] LG Electronics envisions AI that can reason
LAS VEGAS – It’s a small butler, hard as a tin but intelligent as a human.“Good morning, did you sleep well?” says a robot as it suggests breakfast menus, recommending a light green salad to help reduce stress before your big presentation at work.The AI robot knows your schedule, can even assume the state of your feeling and offer due action plan.This is what a Level 3 AI will be able to do for humans, according to the AI framework envisioned by LG Electronics and Element
Jan. 7, 2020
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[CES 2020] Samsung unveils life companion bot Ballie
LAS VEGAS -- A small yellow ball-shape robot, called Ballie, stole the show during a keynote speech by Samsung Electronics’ CEO in Las Vegas on Monday. The South Korean tech giant unwrapped its brand new personal care robot, defining that artificial intelligence is the future of personalized care. Kim Hyun-suk, chief executive officer of Samsung’s consumer electronics division, shared the stage with a yellow ball-shape robot that literally “rolled” during his keynote spee
Jan. 7, 2020
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Korean executives continue to deliver keynotes at CES
Chief executives of Korean companies continue to stand at the Customer Electronics Show’s podium for keynote speeches, offering glimpses into ongoing global trends in the electronics industry. This year, Samsung’s Consumer Electronics division CEO Kim Hyun-suk will deliver his keynote address on enhanced applications of artificial intelligence-powered customer electronics on Tuesday. In 2019, LG’s chief technology officer opened CES 2019 with a speech also centered on consumer
Jan. 6, 2020
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Lung cancer survival rates up in Seoul
Seven in 10 lung cancer patients who have undergone surgery at Asan Medical Center in Seoul have survived, the hospital said in a report. The cardiothoracic surgery department at Asan Medical Center in southern Seoul said Monday the postsurgery survival rate of patients with lung cancer, the sixth most common cancer among Koreans, has improved markedly over the past decade. In the hospital’s study of around 7,500 lung cancer patients from 2002 to 2016, the five-year survival rate in
Jan. 6, 2020
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KT plans to make AI available everywhere
Artificial intelligence-enabled products and services, including portable speakers, chatbots and robots, are already out there, serving customers in different industries and of different needs. Few of them, however, are offering truly practical benefits. AI speakers are still short of fully understanding human language while robot assistants deployed at public spaces often end up gathering dust due partly to their still clumsy speech and movement capabilities. KT, a Korean conglomerate that o
Jan. 6, 2020
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[CES 2020] Korean tech giants to showcase more AI robots
LAS VEGAS -- Living together with multiple robots that assist humans in everyday life at home is no longer a distant future. At the Consumer Electronics Show kicking off Tuesday in Las Vegas, South Korean tech leaders will demonstrate how their robots can live together with humans and what roles they will play, blending artificial intelligence into people’s everyday life at their exhibition booths in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Samsung Electronics will take the largest area of 3,368 s
Jan. 6, 2020
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LG announces cooperation with Canada’s Element AI
LG Electronics said Sunday it will cooperate with Canada-based artificial intelligence startup Element AI for software development to be used in its electronic products and services. The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding during a ceremony held in Las Vegas, US, which was attended by LG’s Chief Technology Officer Park Il-pyung and Element AI CEO Jean-Francois Gagne. Element AI was co-founded by CEO Gagne and professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal in 2016. Be
Jan. 5, 2020
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What to expect from Korean tech leaders at CES 2020
Las Vegas -- Expectations were high on Sunday about what will be unveiled by tech giants from South Korea -- one of the most advanced IT powerhouses in the world -- with one day left for the kickoff of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, US. Given that the number of Korean tech firms and research institutes attending the show this year marks the largest of around 400 amongst 4,500 global participants, Korea is anticipated to boast a greater presence in the world’s biggest IT show w
Jan. 5, 2020