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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
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Korea set to finalize medical school expansion plans
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Seoul City to open 'hotel' on river bridge
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Korean builders nervous about possible setbacks in Middle East
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Samsung heir meets software trainees in Gwangju
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Tuesday headed to Gwangju to check on the tech giant’s software educational program that supports youth employment. “It is essential to raise software talent in expanding the fundamental base for the IT industry,” Lee said. “Despite the current difficulties, we need to plant seeds for the future.” Last year, Samsung established four software academy centers across the country, including in Gwangju, with the
Aug. 20, 2019
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LG Electronics to set Signature booth in collaboration with Italian architect
LG Electronics will set a separate booth for its premium home appliance lineup LG Signature in collaboration with Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas during the 2019 IFA show next month, the company said Tuesday. Under the company’s slogan for the premium brand, “Art inspires technology. Technology completes art,” Fuksas will design the exhibition booth for Signature products on the theme of “Infinity” -- a nod to the “infinite possibilities of the Signature
Aug. 20, 2019
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Galaxy Note 10 preorders surpass 1.3 million units
Preorders for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 10 series have surpassed 1.3 million units in Korea, the company confirmed Tuesday. Samsung received preorders for the latest flagship models for 11 days from Aug. 9 through Monday. The total order volume is estimated to be over 1.3 million units, double that of the predecessor Note 9, according to the tech titan. The most popular model during the preorder period was the 256-gigabyte Galaxy Note 10+ model in aura glow, the company said.&
Aug. 20, 2019
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Apple makes job creation claims as ‘Google tax’ pressure mounts
For the first time, Apple Korea revealed on Monday figures for its local employment in South Korea, amid increasing calls for multinational tech giants to disclose their profits and taxes for operations here.According to the homepage of Apple Korea, the smartphone and mobile software developer claims to have directly and indirectly created over 325,000 jobs in Korea, including around 200,000 new positions in connection with the mobile-based App Store in 2008. “Apple has been operating its
Aug. 19, 2019
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Will Facebook win court battle over network usage fee?
After a yearlong legal battle over the government’s decision to impose a financial penalty on Facebook Korea for a massive network cutoff in 2017, South Korea’s court will deliver a verdict this week to determine whether the punitive measure is excessive or not. The Seoul Administrative Court is scheduled to deliver its ruling on Thursday on the lawsuit filed by Facebook Korea in March last year, after the Korea Communication Commission imposed a 396 million won ($367,000) fine on Fa
Aug. 19, 2019
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5G adds connectivity to baseball
The new 5G telecom network, which is 20 times faster than 4G, is expected to change many aspects of our lives -- how we communicate, drive, work, shop and more.Although the technology is still a long way from taking off, it is already changing how fans enjoy games at the baseball stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. The stadium is home to KT Wiz, run by KT Sports, a subsidiary of South Korean telecom firm KT. The team currently ranks sixth in the Korean Baseball Organization league.“
Aug. 19, 2019
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Celltrion Healthcare expands overseas operations to Europe, Central America
The sales unit of South Korean biopharma giant Celltrion Group is accelerating efforts to expand its overseas operations by launching 10 additional offices in Europe and Central America in the first half, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday.Celltrion Healthcare, the overseas sales and marketing unit of the biosimilar drug manufacturer, has launched offices in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Norway, France and Finland. The list also includes Canada, Chile and Peru. Celltrion has been ex
Aug. 19, 2019
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Naver’s Papago enhances image translation
Papago’s image translation function will be updated to automatically detect text and improve accuracy for three languages.South Korean tech giant Naver said Monday its service Papago will upgrade its image translation for English, Chinese and Korean. The function translates text captured in images.The improved image translation uses deep learning technology to enhance text extraction and recognition from an image.With the “Translate all” feature, users will no longer need to ma
Aug. 19, 2019
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Samsung Display CEO affirms QD-OLED efforts
While Samsung Display, an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, is moving to cut its production of liquid crystal display panels, the company is making significant efforts to produce quantum dot organic light-emitting diode panels, according to the industry on Sunday. Samsung Display CEO Lee Dong-hoon told The Korea Herald, “The company is making good efforts” to launch QD-OLED panels in the near future.There have not been any investment plans on QD-OLED production confirmed by the compa
Aug. 18, 2019
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Can LG smart fridge actually tweet?
A tweet by a teenager living in Kentucky, the US, made LG Electronics’ smart refrigerator go viral globally this week, raising the question of whether the fridge could be used to tweet. A fan of singer Ariana Grande, named Dorothy, tweeted Aug. 8 that she was posting via LG’s smart fridge as her mother had taken away her smartphone. “I do not know if this is going to tweet. I am talking to my fridge, What the (explicit) my mom confiscated all of my electronics again,” rea
Aug. 18, 2019
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[Weekender] How far off is the ‘cashless society’?
For 35-year-old office worker Kim Seong-soo, carrying a wallet loaded with cash or plastic is a thing of the past. In Pangyo Techno Valley, where he works, he can easily buy a cup of coffee and get a haircut without any cash or cards -- as long as he brings his phone.The tech cluster, located south of Seoul in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, is often called the South Korean equivalent of California’s Silicon Valley. To access any service in the area, all Kim needs to do is place his pho
Aug. 16, 2019
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ICT Ministry initiates discussion on taxing YouTube
The South Korean government has started its review of measures to levy a tax on global online video platform YouTube, according to related authorities Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT recently requested Korea Legislation Research Institute to recommend the so-called “You Tube taxation” that will impose new levies on over-the-top media services. The institution will look into global trends of taxing such digital content providers, including a similar case in France. The minis
Aug. 15, 2019
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[Anniversary Special] From Sony to Samsung, how tech leadership migrated from Japan to Korea
In the 1980s and 1990s, commuters on subways or buses in South Korea proudly held a Sony Walkman, the world’s first portable cassette player, in their hands. But today, it has been replaced by large-screen smartphones -- mostly a Samsung Galaxy or iPhone model.It’s a stark change from the years between 1979 -- when the first Sony Walkman was officially launched -- and 2007 when the first iPhone was released, and 2009 when Samsung announced its first Galaxy smartphone. It is no exagge
Aug. 14, 2019
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Amid gloomy outlook, system chips a bright spot in global semiconductor market: report
While the majority of memory chip products have a negative growth outlook, a few high-end system-on chips are forecast to lead the global semiconductor market this year, according to a report Tuesday. Market researcher IC Insights released a report that offers estimated 2019 growth rates for 33 types of semiconductor chips. Among them, the 25 that are memory chips, including flagship storage chips DRAM and NAND, are predicted to post a double digit decline this year, the report said. DRAM c
Aug. 13, 2019
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AI-powered recruitment becomes popular in Korea
With artificial intelligence transforming industries and businesses, South Korean companies are embracing the technology in their recruiting processes. Ranging from tech companies to financial firms, the country’s popular employers have increased the use of AI-powered recruitment robots in determining employees’ job qualifications and personal characteristics. One of the latest companies to join the fray was major mobile carrier KT. For its recruitment slated for later this year,
Aug. 13, 2019
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Rival mobile carriers join hands, challenge KakaoTalk with upgraded messaging service
In a rare case of collaboration among rivals, South Korea’s three mobile carriers jointly introduced an advanced version of an integrated messaging service Tuesday to compete with the country’s top messenger app, KakaoTalk. According to SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, Chatting Plus is now available to mobile subscribers with all three carriers -- but only for Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Thanks to Rich Communications Services technology, users can
Aug. 13, 2019
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SK hynix develops highest bandwidth DRAM for mass production in 2020
SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip provider, said Monday it has developed DRAM with the industry’s highest bandwidth for use in machine learning, supercomputers and artificial intelligence. Unlike conventional DRAM products, high bandwidth memory chips are closely interconnected to processors like graphic processing units and logic chips, which allows faster data transfers. HBM is rising as an optimal memory solution for high-end GPUs, supercomputers, machine learning a
Aug. 12, 2019
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Samsung partners with Xiaomi on new hi-def image sensor
Samsung Electronics said Monday it has developed the highest definition image sensor for mobile devices in collaboration with Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi. The South Korean tech giant revealed it will start production of the industry’s first mobile image sensor with over 100 million pixels, dubbed as ISOCELL Bright HMX. The sensor boasts 108 megapixels, which enable mobile devices to offer a resolution equivalent to that of a high-end DSLR camera, according to the company. Samsung has
Aug. 12, 2019
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Samsung operates chip plants at full capacity despite Japan curbs
Samsung Electronics said Friday its plans to mass-produce high-end memory chips for global customers are on track so far, despite initial concerns of the possible disruption of production lines due to Japan’s trade restrictions on hi-tech materials. The company announced it has begun mass production of the world’s most capable solid-state drives for next-generation servers -- non-volatile memory express SSD PM1733 -- and DRAM modules with the largest storage capacity of up to 4 terab
Aug. 9, 2019
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Betting on 5G, preorders for Galaxy Note 10 begin
Preorders for the latest Galaxy Note 10 smartphones are now available globally, raising expectations on the new race in the global mobile device market and expansion of the 5G network, according to industry sources on Friday. Samsung started taking preorders for the newest gadgets one day after its Unpacked event for electronics retailers and mobile carriers in the United States, South Korea and other countries across the world. In the US, the Galaxy Note 10 is available both on LTE and 5G netwo
Aug. 9, 2019