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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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LG Chem opens Korea’s biggest petrochemical tech center in Osan
LG Chem announced Thursday it has opened a technical service and development center in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, marking the country’s largest petrochemical technology center. The chemical affiliate of LG Group invested 110 billion won ($94.8 million) in establishing the center, it said. The center will be used for developing technical solutions and offering other forms of support for the company’s contractors and clients. The Pilot building of the center is equipped with produc
Nov. 7, 2019
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Samsung, LG reach out to society by donating electronics
A trend in corporate social responsibility among South Korea’s leading businesses is to provide their signature electronics devices to improve people’s daily lives or work environments, according to the industry on Wednesday. Samsung Electronics, the nation’s top conglomerate with a range of tech affiliates, said it plans to donate a total of 1,000 sets of thermal imaging cameras and other communications equipment for emergency situations to every fire station across the countr
Nov. 6, 2019
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LG Electronics sues Chinese TV maker Hisense over patent violation
LG Electronics said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Hisense with a US court, accusing the Chinese TV maker of infringing four of its patents.The South Korean tech giant claims that most of the Hisense TV models being sold in the US use as many as four of its patented technologies. They include those that improve user interface and speed up data transmission based on Wi-Fi.In the suit filed with the District Court of California, LG demanded Hisense stop using its patented technologies and
Nov. 5, 2019
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Samsung focusing on artificial general intelligence to innovate UX
Samsung Electronics is particularly focusing on development of artificial general intelligence technologies as part of efforts to innovate user experiences for digital customers, said the company’s mobile unit chief at a forum on Tuesday. Koh Dong-jin, CEO of Samsung’s smartphone business, opened the second day of the Samsung AI Forum with opening remarks that highlighted the importance of user experiences at the company research and development campus in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul
Nov. 5, 2019
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Samsung calls for more powerful AI at forum
Samsung Electronics on Monday hosted the third annual forum on artificial intelligence by inviting the world’s top-notch experts, calling for “more powerful and comprehensive” AI models in the future. Scholars on deep learning, the core of AI, attended the two-day forum on the first day and introduced new achievements that prove the level of deep learning is evolving. “AI technologies are already exerting a significant influence across society, as we rely pretty much on t
Nov. 4, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Government mulls banning photos of celebrities on alcohol bottles
Korean liquor manufacturers may no longer be allowed to use photos of celebrities on their beverage packaging.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it would come up with measures banning the images of celebrities on alcohol bottles to discourage the drinking culture.The move follows Rep. Nam In-soon’s exhortation during a parliamentary audit of the ministry last month that featuring celebrities on alcohol beverages may induce more consumption, especially among teenagers, and shoul
Nov. 4, 2019
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[Graphic News] Third of S. Koreans prescribed narcotics in past year: data
A third of South Koreans were given prescription narcotics in the past year, as more people received comprehensive medical checkups, government data showed. More than 17.8 million people received drugs like propofol and zolpidem, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, citing some 107 million pieces of data collected from July 2018 through June this year. The drug safety agency said pain killers, sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs were the most common types prescribed by doctors, with women ma
Nov. 3, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Kotra aims to give Korean AI players more Silicon Valley exposure
SAN JOSE, California -- Many South Korean entrepreneurs with top-notch capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence should prepare themselves for Silicon Valley, California, home to many disruptive unicorn startups and global technology firms, said an official of state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) last week.It is not enough for startups with outstanding technologies to only have exceptional talent, they also need networking skills to attract investments from ventur
Nov. 3, 2019
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[From the Scene] Foreign startups, investors in Silicon Valley fear tightened US rules amid trade dispute
SUNNYVALE, California -- Sunnyvale, the once sleepy orchard turned suburb city in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a relatively new home to major US tech giants, as they gobbled up vast expanses of office space here in recent years. Bordered by San Jose to the north, Mountain View to the northwest and Cupertino to the south, Sunnyvale is also becoming a home to Korean startups and venture capital firms in search of local partners, customers and promising technologies. Unlike the bright prospects
Nov. 3, 2019
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KT to build high-tech rescue center in Himalayas
South Korean mobile carrier KT is planning to establish a high-tech rescue center on a popular trekking course in the Himalayas to ensure the safety of those trekking the mountainous region in Nepal. According to the Nepal government and KT last week, the telecom firm’s information and communications technology rescue center will be built at Machhapuchhre Base Camp. The mountain campsite is located at the midpoint of 8,091-meter Annapurna mountain.Mountain climbers and rescue workers have
Nov. 3, 2019
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Samsung, IBM build safety platform based on AI, 5G
SAN JOSE, US -- South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and US-based tech giant IBM on Tuesday announced a partnership to develop a platform providing business-to-business mobile solutions based on 5G network and artificial intelligence focusing on public safety. Their collaboration which was revealed at a Samsung forum held in San Jose, California, will offer governments and businesses around the globe faster and stronger AI-powered mobile solutions for strengthening safety. They will build a n
Oct. 30, 2019
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Samsung hints at upcoming gadget that folds in half vertically
SAN JOSE, California -- Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new foldable phone design that folds vertically into a square shape, extending efforts to diversify its product lineup.At Samsung Developer Conference 2019, which kicked off its two-day run in California's San Jose on Tuesday, the South Korean tech titan highlighted the importance of the mobile user interface and unveiled the second edition of One UI, its latest UX brand, along with new software development tools as part of a new vision
Oct. 30, 2019
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Prosecutors indict ride-hailing service executives
South Korean prosecutors Monday indicted the heads of Tada, a ride-hailing service, declaring the app-based business illegal. Lee Jae-woong, chief executive of car-sharing app operator SoCar, and Park Jae-uk, chief executive of its rental car hailing service unit, Value Creators & Company, will face a trial without physical detention on charges of running a transportation business without a license, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said. VCNC operates Tada service.An associatio
Oct. 28, 2019
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SKT, Kakao seek ‘strategic partnership’ in share swap deal
South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom and the country’s largest chatting app operator Kakao said Monday they will enhance business partnership by exchanging stakes with one another. According to the two companies, SKT will sell 300 billion won ($256 million) of its shares to Kakao and the internet company will issue new shares to the telecom firm. The exchange will allow SKT to secure a 2.5 percent stake in Kakao, while Kakao will obtain a 1.6 percent stake in SKT.The share
Oct. 28, 2019
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Naver’s second headquarters to become ‘robot-friendly’
South Korean internet company Naver said Monday its advanced robot technology would be incorporated into the operation of the tech giant’s second headquarters scheduled to be built by 2021. During its developer conference Deview 2019 in Seoul, Naver’s leadership announced a specific construction plan for its new business complex. The building will be located right next to Naver’s first headquarters, Green Factory, in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.In what Naver described the world&
Oct. 28, 2019
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About 130,000 iPhone 11s sold on 1st day in S. Korea: industry
Some 130,000 units of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone models are believed to have been set up on the first day of sales in South Korea, industry insiders said Saturday.Apple released its iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max in South Korea on Friday, targeting consumers looking for premium phones available in 4G LTE models. The estimated figure is 30 percent more than the previous iPhone models -- the iPhone XS, Max and XR -- launched November 2018, according to industry sources. However,
Oct. 26, 2019
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Kakao suspends online comments for entertainment articles after Sulli’s death
South Korea’s major internet company Kakao said Friday that it would prevent users from posting malicious comments on its online entertainment news articles, pledging also to overhaul its search engine functionalities to address cyberbullying.During a press conference at its headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Kakao’s co-chiefs Yeo Min-soo and Joh Su-yong said the company would suspend its online comment service for entertainment news next month. The measure came after mo
Oct. 25, 2019
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Will iPhone 11 overcome lack of 5G?
US smartphone vendor Apple on Friday started rolling out the 11th edition iPhone that only supports the 4G Long Term Evolution network, unlike its archrival Samsung Electronics that is pushing for 5G models in its own turf. The iPhone 11 went on sale in the Korean market via the country’s three mobile carriers, which all held promotional events for those who had made preorders. Three different models of the iPhone 11 are available in Korea: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro
Oct. 25, 2019
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LG Chem obtains first quarterly surplus from battery biz this year
LG Chem, South Korea’s leading lithium-ion battery maker, obtained the first quarterly surplus from its battery unit in 2019, despite a series of fires involving the firm’s energy storage systems, according to the company on Friday. Of the total of 380.3 billion won ($323.92 million) in operating profit for the July to September period, the company’s battery unit reported a 71.2 billion won operating profit, representing a swing back into surplus territory for the first time th
Oct. 25, 2019
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[Graphic News] Health insurance costs for smoking, drinking hit W13tr
Health insurance spending to cover smoking and drinking-related treatments reached 13 trillion won ($11 billion) from 2016 through 2018, data showed. According to a report submitted to Rep. Jung Choun-sook by the National Health Insurance Service for the ongoing parliamentary audit, annual expenditures, including insurance coverage and costs paid by individuals, exceeded 4.6 trillion won last year, up 16 percent from 2016. Costs to deal with treatment for smoking and drinking made up some 8 per
Oct. 24, 2019