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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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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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Over 90% of Koreans to have 5G access by 2019: ICT Ministry
The South Korean government said Wednesday it will expand coverage of the fifth-generation wireless network, with a goal of providing the service to more than 90 percent of the population by the end of this year. A day after the meeting with mobile carriers Tuesday, the Ministry of Science and ICT said the carriers had pledged to build a total of 230,000 5G base stations in 85 cities, covering 93 percent of Korea’s total population of around 51 million. According to the ministry, 50,512 5G s
April 24, 2019
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Samsung aims to become No. 1 IDM by 2030 with W133tr investment
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it would invest a total of 133 trillion won ($115.7 billion) by 2030 to become the world’s No. 1 integrated device manufacturer by strengthening its competitiveness in the foundry and system-on-chip segments. The investment plan was announced a month after President Moon Jae-in ordered the government to take steps to boost the country’s competitiveness in the global non-memory market, amid growing worries about falling exports of memory semiconductors as t
April 24, 2019
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Naver’s Papago more popular than Google Translate among Koreans
South Korean tech giant Naver said Tuesday its translation service has become more popular than that of Google among South Korean users, with the number of people using Naver’s Papago app surpassing the Google Translate app by up to a million. According to data from local market research firm App Annie, the number of monthly active users for Papago reached about 5.65 million in March, while 4.73 million people used Google Translate in Korea. According to Naver’s statistics, also released by the
April 23, 2019
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KT revamps pay TV services to compete with Netflix
With the global streaming service Netflix gaining popularity among South Koreans by offering original content, the country’s major telecom firm KT has revamped its pay TV services to prevent subscribers from cutting the cord. During a press conference Tuesday, KT said its Internet Protocol TV service, Olleh TV, had updated its list of films not released in Korean theaters. The premium content is available for 10,000 won ($8.77) per movie through a service called Olleh TV Choice. (Yonhap)While d
April 23, 2019
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Chip industry closely watching SK hynix’s decision on MagnaChip bid
South Korea’s chipmaking industry is watching closely an ongoing bid for the foundry business and fabrication line of MagnaChip, which was formerly owned by SK hynix, according to the industry on Tuesday. Officials in the semiconductor industry have named SK hynix as one of the most likely candidates for the acquisition of the foundry business and factory of MagnaChip, based in Cheongju, North Chuncheong Province, in the vicinity of SK hynix’s M15 memory chip plant. MagnaChip, which saw $751 mil
April 23, 2019
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[Non-memory Korea: 4] FPGA inventor Xilinx offers lesson to Korea in non-memory chip challenge
Xilinx, a San Jose-based system-on-chip business established 35 years ago, refuses to be known merely as an SoC company.Senior officials of the $2.7 billion US firm proudly introduce Xilinx as the “inventor of the FPGA,” the highly flexible silicon integrated circuits that can be programmed after the manufacturing stage. “The reason why we call Xilinx the inventor is that the company makes what hasn’t existed before,” said David Ahn, head of Xilinx Korea. “Xilinx is a relatively small company wi
April 22, 2019
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Huawei says Trump is being ‘narrow-minded’ in global 5G race
Huawei has criticized US President Donald Trump for being “narrow-minded” toward China’s growth in fifth-generation network technology, dismissing US security concerns over Chinese company’s equipment as “ungrounded.” In an interview with Korean reporters last week, Huawei’s rotating Chairman Guo Ping said given the company’s global presence in the world telecommunications market, it would be “suicidal” for the company to implement backdoors in its equipment for espionage purposes. Referrin
April 22, 2019
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Samsung postpones Galaxy Fold events in China to review screen problem
Samsung Electronics said Monday it would postpone media events scheduled for China this week in order to review the screen problem raised by US-based journalists. Samsung was going to hold media briefings in Hong Kong on Tuesday and Shanghai on Wednesday. The events were put off, according to a report by China’s National Daily Business as the media company was notified by Samsung’s Chinese branch. (Samsung Electronics)“The media events for China will be rescheduled after reviewing the screen pr
April 22, 2019
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South Korean mobile carriers admit 5G teething problems
With complaints increasing among local users as to the quality of the fifth-generation cellular network, the country’s mobile carriers have admitted their services failed to meet consumer expectations, pledging improved operations. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have each publicly acknowledged their 5G networks had issues in delivery as some subscribers have been complaining their services are not as speedy and secure as advertised. Faced with criticism ranging from low speeds to poor connectivit
April 21, 2019
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Naver disapproves of Korean firms' dependence on foreign cloud-service platforms
CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province -- South Korean internet giant Naver on Thursday criticized local conglomerates for relying too much on foreign cloud-computing services, urging the government to help preserve “data sovereignty” in the finance and public sectors. During a meeting with reporters at its data center in Chuncheon, Gwangwon Province, Naver Business Platform CEO Park Won-ki said Samsung Electronics and other big companies have become overly dependent on global cloud-computing providers l
April 18, 2019
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LG, CJ Foodville to co-develop robots for restaurants
LG Electronics and CJ Foodville will develop various types of robots to serve customers and reduce inefficiency at restaurants, the companies announced Thursday. The two signed a memorandum of understanding at CJ Foodville’s headquarters in central Seoul.LG and CJ will introduce parts of the robots within the year at flagship food chains run by CJ. Officials at LG Electronics and CJ Foodville hold a MOU agreement at CJ's head office in central Seoul on Thursday. (LG Electronics)“Robots will hel
April 18, 2019
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SK hynix completes fab expansion in Wuxi
SK hynix announced Thursday it had completed the expansion of a current DRAM production line in Wuxi, China, for technological migration. The South Korean memory chip provider held a ceremony to mark the completion of the C2F line, attended by around 500 government and industry officials. The new C2F is a single floor fab with an area of 58,000 square meters. The company has begun production of DRAMs in a part of a sector of the new cleanroom. Full operations of the entire fab will be decided la
April 18, 2019
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Galaxy Fold display certified as less harmful to eyes
Samsung Display said Wednesday the company’s foldable organic light-emitting diode display going into Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold smartphone won an international certification for causing less harm to users’ eyes. The 7.3-inch foldable OLED display was certified by Germany’s TUV Rheinland for an “Eye Comfort” display that has reduced harmful 415- to 455-naometer blue light from normal OLED displays by 42 percent. The Galaxy S10 series phones were also approved by the German institution for
April 17, 2019
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[Non-memory Korea: 3] Samsung, govt expected to announce plans for non-memory next week
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles analyzing the drives and challenges in the non-memory chip market. -- Ed.A month after President Moon Jae-in ordered measures to raise the competitiveness of the country’s chipmaking industry in the global non-memory market, Samsung Electronics and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy are expected to announce a series of plans next week to nurture engineering talent and a favorable ecosystem, according to the industry on Wednesday. A new
April 17, 2019
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AWS aims to expand cloud business into financial sector in Korea
Amazon Web Services on Wednesday pledged to enhance cooperation with its South Korean partners with a focus on the finance industry. With the South Korean government easing regulations on cloud computing businesses in the financial sector this year, AWS said at its annual meeting in Seoul that it is seeking to lead the charge by expanding into the new market. Financial institutions here had been banned from storing clients’ personal data on cloud service platforms. The restriction was lifted
April 17, 2019
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Samsung reveals specs of Galaxy Fold ahead of US launch
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday revealed the specifications of the world’s first commercial foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, including its weight and thickness, 10 days ahead of its launch in the United States. According to an infographic uploaded on Samsung’s online newsroom homepage, the Galaxy Fold has a 4.6-inch cover display and, when unfolded, the device turns into a 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display-based tablet PC. (Samsung Newsroom)The Samsung device weighs 263 grams, and it is 7.5 mi
April 16, 2019
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Samsung gears up for foundry with 5-nanometer EUV-based tech
Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday it has completed its 5-nanometer FinFET process based on the extreme ultraviolet technology as a result of the spurred efforts to strengthen its foundry business with an aim to become the market leader by 2030. Along with the completion of the 5nm EUV-based process, Samsung also said it will start shipping chips manufactured on the company’s 7nm process this month as the first in the foundry industry, and is aiming to start mass production of 6nm products wi
April 16, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Boosted by BTS and K-pop, Naver’s V Live challenges YouTube
As global K-pop fans flocked to YouTube last week to watch the new BTS video “Boy With Luv,” the band celebrated the release of its new album with a special event for loyal fans around the world. It was a live broadcast from New York City, where BTS discussed the new album, “Map of the Soul: Persona,” with global BTS Army fans. The event preceded the band’s much-anticipated performance on “Saturday Night Live” alongside guest host and “Spider-Man” actress Emma Stone. Broadcast on Naver’s V Liv
April 15, 2019
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[Graphic News] Global life expectancy up 5.5 years since 2000: WHO
Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization said, warning though that unequal income and access to health care translates into far shorter lives for many. The UN health agency also stressed significant gender differences in life expectancy worldwide. On average, a child born in 2016 can expect to live 72 years, up from 66.5 in 2000, according to the annual World Health Statistics report.
April 15, 2019
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‘Ready Player One’ to be brought to life in military academy: SK Telecom
South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom said Monday it is working to establish a 5G-powered infrastructure in the country’s Army academy to deliver futuristic technologies to the military. The telecom firm and the military school signed a memorandum of understanding at the Korea Military Academy in Seoul to build a “smart military campus” within the first half of this year. The two sides said the agreement will pave the way for incorporating 5G-based technology in combat training for
April 15, 2019