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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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S. Korean radio agency approves Google speaker
South Korea's state radio agency has approved Google's artificial-intelligence (AI) speakers, paving the way for the speakers to be released as early as the first half of this year, industry sources said Sunday.The National Radio Research Agency approved the Google Home and the Google Home Mini AI speakers earlier this month, according to the sources. The Google Home accounted for 31 percent of the US market for AI speakers last year, trailing Amazon.com's Echo, which holds 69 percent, according
April 15, 2018
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[Weekender] ‘Gramming’ your way to fitness
In the age of social media, workout routines and diet plans are easily coupled with the desire to share these efforts with friends and followers online.At the last count, more than 1 million posts each under hashtags “dietgram” and “dietmeal” in Korean have been shared on Instagram, a social platform that is quickly expanding its user base here. The word “diet” in Korean implies a wide range of activities that one does to lose weight or remain fit, from eating less to exercising regularly at the
April 13, 2018
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LG Electronics to exhibit smart home with Natuzzi in Italy
LG Electronics said Friday it will exhibit a smart home filled with the company’s Signature premium appliances harmonizing with Italy’s luxury furniture by Natuzzi during Milano Design Week on Tuesday.At Natuzzi’s exhibition booth, LG will decorate a living room with its Signature organic light-emitting diode TV, air purifier, ThinQ speaker and smart lights surrounding the brand’s famous Colosseo sofa, and showcase how visitors can operate the appliances by issuing verbal commands while they sit
April 13, 2018
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Samsung focuses on expanding patent holdings in US
South Korean tech titan Samsung Electronics is increasing its patent holdings outside Korea, in the United States particularly, in a bid to prepare for intensifying intellectual property rights disputes, according to the industry on Friday. Samsung held a total of 119,337 patents across the globe as of the end of 2017, according to industry data. The number of Samsung’s patents with the US stood at 46,150, while the Korean company had 24,860 patents in its home country and 10,509 in Europe. The
April 13, 2018
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Uber to up its background checks for drivers
DETROIT, US (AP) -- Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe. Uber (AP-Yonhap)The move announced Thursday is one of several actions taken by the ride-hailing company under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who said that the changes aren't just being done to polish the company's image, which has been tarnished by driver misbehavior and a long string of other e
April 12, 2018
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Samsung sued by US-based PACid for patent infringement on smartphone biometrics
South Korean smartphone giant Samsung Electronics has been sued by US-based data security company PACid Technologies for infringing the American firm’s patents on biometric solutions, according to a US legal resources website and news reports on Thursday. On Justia, a US legal resources website, brief information of the case filed on Friday by PACid Technologies with the Texas Eastern District Court was posted, revealing that the Korean tech titan is involved in another major patent infringement
April 12, 2018
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Much of future AI tech usage to come from Asia-Pacific: Google
Google has made it clear through its “AI first” initiative that technological progress will not stop in the mobile age but take a new leap forward with artificial intelligence, as AI engines will allow people to do much more with their smartphones or electronic devices than is possible now. Though the common perception is that AI will mostly impact developed countries in the West where its roots lie, Google’s Asia-Pacific President Karim Temsamani said that on the contrary, much of the growth fr
April 12, 2018
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Samsung expands into built-in kitchen appliances market with Sempio
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday opened a cooking studio filled with its built-in appliances in partnership with local food company Sempio, announcing its expansion strategy for the 1 trillion won ($937 million) built-in market. A range of Samsung’s premium kitchen appliances from its Internet of Things-based Family Hub refrigerator, bottom-mounted freezer-type fridge, induction cooktop and WaterWall dishwasher to its built-in oven are set up in the cooking studio, dubbed “Sempio Korean Taste Sp
April 11, 2018
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Seoul City turns to IoT in solving urban problems
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is seeking to solve urban problems by turning to new and existing Internet of Things technologies, a Seoul city official said Wednesday. In efforts to improve the safety and quality-of-life of Seoulites, the city government has made an aggressive investment of 2.7 billion won ($2.54 million) into 12 sites across the city from its yearly budget. A carbon monoxide sensor will be attached inside all tents at the city-owned camping grounds in order to prevent fire s
April 11, 2018
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LG Chem sets up joint ventures with China’s Huayou Cobalt
South Korea’s leading lithium-ion battery maker LG Chem said Wednesday it would invest a total of 239.4 billion won ($224 million) to set up joint ventures with China’s Huayou Cobalt by 2020 in order to secure a stable supply of core materials for batteries. Zhejiang province-based Huayou Cobalt is the world’s biggest cobalt producer. It produced 20,000 tons of cobalt in 2017 alone.The two will establish two joint ventures -- one for precursors and the other for cathodes. Precursors made of coba
April 11, 2018
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[Newsmaker] WHO delays controversial decision on recognizing game addiction as mental disorder
The World Health Organization has delayed by one year its 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, which had included controversial plans to list video game addiction as a mental health condition, according to industry sources Wednesday. The WHO stipulated in its “ICD-11 Joint Linearization for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics: Project Plan 2015-2018” report, dated January this year, that it will not endorse the revised mental health disorder guidebook until May 2019.“The
April 11, 2018
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Raonsecure to showcase biometric authentication solutions at RSA
Raonsecure, a South Korean mobile security solutions provider, will showcase its biometric authentication solutions and USB security dongles at the RSA Conference 2018 that kicks off Monday in San Francisco, the company said Wednesday. The company will operate a booth inside the Korea Pavilion organized by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. It plans to hold a product briefing session twice every day during the exhibition period. (Raonsecure)At this year’s conference, Raonsecure will be
April 11, 2018
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LG's AI-powered G7 ThinQ smartphone to debut in NY next month
LG Electronics said Tuesday it will unveil the seventh edition of its flagship G series smartphone in New York on May 2. “G7 ThinQ,” the upcoming LG phone will feature enhanced artificial intelligence functions and improved connectivity with other internet of things devices, according to the company. The newest phone will be showcased at Metropolitan West in Manhattan on May 2. It will then be unveiled in Yongsan IPark Mall in Seoul the following day. ThinQ is LG’s artificial intelligence platfo
April 10, 2018
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Kakao Taxi introduces paid option for faster pickup at 1,000 won
Kakao Taxi, South Korea’s most widely-used taxi hailing app, on Tuesday added a “paid option” that offers users faster pickup services. The option will cost an extra 1,000 won on top of the taxi fare, according to the company. The paid option, dubbed “smart call,” leverages Kakao’s artificial intelligence and big data analysis engines to direct a particular ride request to taxi drivers who are most likely to accept the call based on previous pickup history and driving patterns. The 1,000 won “s
April 10, 2018
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AI experts call off boycott of KAIST over alleged development of ‘killer robots’
Artificial intelligence experts from around the world have called off their plans to boycott South Korea’s top science and technology research university KAIST over concerns that it was collaborating with a local arms maker over the development of autonomous “killer robots.” KAIST said Monday that the group of AI researchers who had signed on to the boycott had withdrawn its plans to sever ties with the Korean university, after the institute gave clear, public assurance that AI-based weapons wou
April 9, 2018
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[Health-tech Korea] Diagnosing cancer with a drop of blood
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles highlighting South Korea’s promising startups in the emerging sectors of digital health care and next-generation medical devices. This is the 17th installment. - Ed.Checking for signs of cancer has long been confined to the domain of hospitals, where complex examinations are conducted. It could be an MRI, a CT scan, a lengthy blood test or a biopsy that requires harvesting a sample of tissue from the body for further examination at a lab.But wh
April 9, 2018
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SK Telecom to compensate 7.3m subscribers for network problem
SK Telecom on Saturday announced a plan to compensate subscribers who experienced problems in sending messages and making voice calls Friday. About 7.3 million SKT subscribers are estimated to have experienced some amount of inconvenience for about three hours Friday afternoon due to erroneous operations of Long Term Evolution systems for voice calls and text messages. The problems first occurred at 3:17 p.m. and were solved by 5:48 p.m. According to the terms of agreement, compensation is to be
April 8, 2018
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Nearly 86,000 S. Koreans affected by Facebook data leak: company
A large number of South Koreans may have been affected by the latest personal information leak affecting U.S. social media operator Facebook Inc., the company said Friday. Facebook said 85,893 South Korean users may have been inadvertently impacted by the leak scandal. The figure is based on the “friends” of 184 users who installed the “thisisyourdigitallife” app. Facebook logo (AFP-Yonhap) The social media operator said earlier that the personal information of a whopping 87 million users may ha
April 6, 2018
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Korea's Transport Ministry takes issue with Kakao Taxi’s proposed pricing scheme
South Korea’s Transport Ministry said Friday that Kakao Taxi, the country’s most-used taxi-hailing app, must follow local regulations in introducing a new option to its service that allows customers who pay an extra fee via the app to catch taxis faster. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement that after a review of Kakao Taxi’s proposal to add a paid option to its service, the new function is deemed the same as existing “call taxi” services where customers pay a c
April 6, 2018
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Samsung Electronics operating profit jumps 57.6%, topping market expectations
Samsung Electronics on Friday reported higher-than-projected earnings during the first quarter, with operating profit topping market expectations by around 1 trillion won on successful memory chip sales. Operating profit in the January-March period likely jumped 57.58 percent on-year to 15.6 trillion won ($14.6 billion), while revenue was estimated to have increased by 18.69 percent on-year to 60 trillion won, the South Korean tech giant said in an earnings guidance report. (Yonhap)Samsung did
April 6, 2018