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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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[Newsmaker] Will second screen help LG’s struggling smartphone biz?
With the announcement of the V50 ThinQ phone, one thing has been clear: LG Electronics is out, for now, of the unfolding competition for foldable phones. According to online communities, tech bloggers and influencers on Monday, the South Korean smartphone manufacturer’s unveiling of its latest flagship phones for 2019 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, gave an impression that LG is “kind of lost” in its attempts to keep up with fast-changing trends in the mobile world. As Samsung
Feb. 25, 2019
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Samsung mulls new naming arrangement for future flagship phones: sources
Samsung Electronics Co. is examining a new naming arrangement for its next generation flagship phones following the launch of its Galaxy S10 series devices last week, a corporate source said Sunday.Insiders on the South Korean tech giant's global brand marketing team present at the unpacking event in San Francisco for the four S10s and all-new Galaxy Fold said there are internal discussions on the current alphanumeric system. The present system has been around since the first Galaxy S in 2009. (
Feb. 24, 2019
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Samsung develops RF chipsets for 5G base stations
Samsung Electronics announced Friday that it has completed chipset development for fifth-generation network base stations. The core components of the 5G chipsets are mmWave radio frequency integrated circuits and digital/analog front-end ASICs, supporting 28-gigahertz and 39-gigahertz bands. (Samsung Electronics) (Samsung Electronics)Samsung’s new RFICs and DAFE ASICs enable a reduction in size, weight and power consumption of about 25 percent for the 5G base stations when compared with previou
Feb. 22, 2019
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SK hynix to invest W120tr in 4 chip plants in Yongin
SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip provider, announced Thursday it will invest a total of 120 trillion won ($106.65 billion) to build four fabrication lines at a new semiconductor industrial complex in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. According to the announcement, a special purpose company set up by SK Engineering & Construction and multiple financial investors has submitted a letter of intent for the investment to the city of Yongin, joining forces to help create a fresh cluster for ch
Feb. 21, 2019
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Samsung unveils first foldable gadget
Samsung Electronics has finally unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, at the Unpacked event for the 10th anniversary edition of Galaxy S phones in San Francisco on Wednesday. The highly anticipated Galaxy Fold features the world’s first 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display, which folds into a compact device with a cover display, offering a new way of multitasking, including watching videos and playing games. “Today, Samsung is writing the next chapter in mobile innovation history by
Feb. 21, 2019
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Nearly everything spills out before Galaxy S10 Unpacked event
A day before the official unveiling of the 10th-anniversary Galaxy smartphone series in San Francisco, nearly every detail about the newest Samsung products was leaked in an alleged mishap that even involved airing a TV commercial, various reports said on Wednesday. The 30-second ad for the Galaxy S10 series aired on TV2, the largest commercial broadcaster in Norway. (Samsung Electronics)Creating hype before a product launch by releasing teasers can often be part of a marketing strategy, but thi
Feb. 20, 2019
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S. Korea to begin 5G service in March: finance minister
South Korea's finance minister said Wednesday that Seoul will become the first country in the world to start commercial operations of fifth-generation mobile network services next month.Hong Nam-ki made the announcement at a meeting with senior officials on innovation-led growth in Seoul. (Yonhap)KT Corp., South Korea's leading wireless and fixed-line services provider, carried out a world first trial service of its 5G system during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics last year.5G data transmission
Feb. 20, 2019
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SK hynix makes Zero Waste to Landfill list
SK hynix has become the 14th company in the world and the first in South Korea to obtain international Zero Waste to Landfill certification, the company said Tuesday. The honor is granted to businesses that send almost no waste to landfills despite running manufacturing facilities. The semiconductor supplier has diverted 90 percent of the waste from its main corporate campus in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, away from landfills and toward alternative disposal methods such as reuse or recycling. For
Feb. 19, 2019
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LG Innotek starts mass production of 3D sensor module for G8 ThinQ
LG Innotek said Tuesday it will start mass-producing 3D sensing modules for smartphones, including LG Electronics’ upcoming G8 ThinQ phones. The electronics parts supplier of LG Group is rolling out the time-of-flight module, known as ToF. LG Electronics had previously announced that it had adopted the ToF sensor made by Germany’s Infineon Technologies for its new flagship phone G8 ThinQ. ToF module (LG Innotek)The ToF sensor supplied by the German firm and assembled into a module by LG Innotek
Feb. 19, 2019
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Imports of medical cannabis to be allowed next month
A revised narcotics bill that goes into effect March 12 will give the green light to imports of medical cannabis for self-treatment under strict conditions.Under the revised law, cannabis derivatives that have been approved abroad for self-treatment purposes can be brought into South Korea through the Korea Orphan and Essential Drug Center, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.(Yonhap)People with diseases for which there are no alternative means of treatment in Korea can import four
Feb. 19, 2019
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S. Korea ranks 7th in OECD's science, technology capabilities scale in 2018
South Korea's science and technology capabilities ranked seventh among other major economies in 2018, a state-run think tank said Monday.The Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning said its evaluation was compared against one done on the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development last year. (KISTEP)The evaluation was based on five categories: research environment, support from both the public and private sectors, quality of work carried out by scientists
Feb. 18, 2019
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KT launches air quality monitoring app
KT is launching a mobile application that tracks fine dust levels over the Korean Peninsula, where worsening air quality in recent years has become a national emergency. The app, called Air Map Korea, allows users to access a real-time big data analysis of fine dust concentrations for a particular region, the South Korean telecom firm said Monday. (Yonhap)Other features include instant updates on dust warnings and daily activity recommendations based on dust levels -- such as whether it’s advisa
Feb. 18, 2019
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SK Telecom to introduce media upscaling solution at MWC
SK Telecom Co. said Monday it will unveil its media upscaling solution, based on its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, in Barcelona next week. South Korea's top mobile carrier said it will show off Supernova, which improves quality of image and sound source based on the AI's deep learning algorithms, at the upcoming MWC 2019. (Yonhap)The MWC is the world's largest mobile show and will run from Feb. 25-28 in the Mediterranean city.Supernova can analyze images from camera, media files and i
Feb. 18, 2019
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Korean mobile carriers to bring 5G to life at MWC 2019
In just one week, the world will witness how the fifth-generation telecommunications network will be realized across various industries and change individual users’ lives at the world’s biggest mobile industry show in Barcelona, Spain, according to industry sources Sunday. And South Korea’s three telecom giants will be taking center stage at Mobile World Congress 2019, which kicks off Feb. 25 for a four-day run, demonstrating their commercial 5G services they say will transcend time and space fo
Feb. 17, 2019
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Samsung to launch Galaxy S10 on March 8
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. will release its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, on March 8 in the United States, its website said Friday. Samsung's US website opened a preorder page for the much-hyped premium phone ahead of an Unpacked event slated for Feb. 20 in San Francisco. (Yonhap)In the US, Samsung offered buyers up to US$550 off a Galaxy S10 in a trade-in program for previously released devices.The Galaxy S10 will hit the Korean market on March 8, while those who
Feb. 15, 2019
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Samsung loses out to Chinese players in Thailand, India
After being defeated by Chinese rival Xiaomi in India, Samsung Electronics again was deprived of its No. 1 title in smartphone shipments to Thailand in the final quarter of last year, losing the top position to Chinese firm Oppo, a market researcher’s report showed Thursday. The South Korean tech giant sold over 1 million phones in the October to December period in Thailand, accounting for 21.1 percent of the second-largest market in Southeast Asia, according to Singapore-based tech industry tra
Feb. 14, 2019
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[Exclusive] Chey open to SK hynix‘ non-memory chip business
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday hinted its semiconductor business could expand into the non-memory semiconductor market in order to diversify profits and raise future competitiveness in the fourth industrial revolution era. “We don’t yet have any set plan but we will have to do something this year,” said Chey in response to The Korea Herald’s question about SK hynix’s preparations for the system-on-chip market, in a similar move by Samsung Electronics. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won
Feb. 14, 2019
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Korean chipmakers no longer ‘playing chicken’
In response to the state of the semiconductor market after the end of the super-cycle last year, South Korean chipmakers are refusing to restart the “game of chicken” of the 1990s, instead opting to prepare for another big leap, according to industry officials Wednesday. Concerns have been raised by some market watchers ahead of the completion of two NAND flash chip plants by Samsung Electronics this year that such aggressive preparation by the world’s biggest memory provider could further aggra
Feb. 13, 2019
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Samsung heir meets UAE crown prince
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate, Samsung Group, met recently in Abu Dhabi with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan to discuss cooperation between Samsung and UAE companies, according to industry sources on Tuesday. The meeting between the Samsung heir and the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was held Monday, a day after World Government Summit 2019 kicked off in Dubai. Lee did not officially participate in the su
Feb. 12, 2019
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‘Rather than fancy AI, Dyson focuses on practical problem solving’
UK-based technology company Dyson spent over two years coming up with its latest lighting product, the Dyson Lightcycle Task. And this new development started from thinking about how a light contributes to users’ wellness. In an interview with The Korea Herald held after the company’s unveiling of its first lighting product in South Korea, Simon Cross, who led the design and development of Task Light together with Jake Dyson, explained the time and effort over 90 engineers at Dyson spent on maki
Feb. 12, 2019