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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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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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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Korean, Chinese VR firms, venture capital firms to gather in Busan
An investment forum bringing together virtual reality companies from South Korea and China, as well as top global venture capital firms will be held at an ongoing VR event in the southern port city of Busan, the government said Thursday.The forum will take place on Friday on the sidelines of the Busan VR Festival 2017 at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said. The event, the first of its kind, kicked off on Thursday for a three day-run. (
June 1, 2017
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LG affiliate spends 130 bln won to raise MMA output
LG MMA Co., an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate LG Group, said Wednesday it will spend some 130 billion won ($116 million) to expand its facility in the country to meet growing demand for methylmethacrylate, used for various industrial materials.LG MMA, a joint venture with Japan‘s Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Japan Catalyst Inc. that was set up to produce industrial products, said its output will rise to 260,000 tons of MMA from the current 180,000 tons when the expansion work is compl
May 31, 2017
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Scientists develop 3D brain neural structure
GWANGJU -- A group of South Korean scientists successfully created an artificial brain-like three-dimensional neural structure, a local university said Wednesday, a finding that may contribute to studies in various brain diseases including Alzheimer's.The team led by Yoon Myung-han at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in collaboration with a research team from Seoul National University said they used graphene oxide nanoflakes to create bacterial cellulose. (Photo courtesy of the Gw
May 31, 2017
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Moon’s recruitment of IT figures welcomed with caution
After naming Naver’s former Executive Yoon Young-chan as chief presidential press secretary, the Moon Jae-in administration is expected to appoint another major IT industry executive to a key presidential post.Cheong Wa Dae is slated to appoint Jung Hye-seung, vice president of communications at the country’s mobile messaging giant Kakao, to lead the government’s social media and communication campaigns as the presidential secretary for new media, according to local reports Wednesday.Jung, 46, w
May 31, 2017
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Blockchain to be used for logistics in Korea
Blockchain technology will be used in shipping logistics for the first time in Korea. Samsung SDS said Wednesday it had launched a blockchain consortium for shipping logistics in partnership with local logistics companies, the government and state-run research centers. The consortium’s members include the Korea Customs Service, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Hyundai Merchant Marine, IBM Korea and Ktnet. Participants of a blockchain consortium for shipping logistics pose for photographs at th
May 31, 2017
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Google’s new ad solution fuels worries over privacy
Google is introducing a new advertising solution that can track how well online ads translate to offline purchases, a move that helps advertisers gauge the effectiveness of their digital campaigns while leaving users concerned about their privacy on the web. The US internet giant unveiled a new ad management system called Google Attribution and a store sales measuring tool that links online ads to offline store sales based on user email accounts and credit card transaction records, at the Googl
May 31, 2017
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SKT plans world's first underwater IoT network
INCHEON – A text message is sent from a boat floating about 800 meters off from another one carrying a group of journalists in the waters about 10 kilometers west of the Port of Incheon on Tuesday. “I am hungry!” The message was successfully received by a hydrophone installed 25 meters underwater by a research team led by Ko Hak-lim, professor of oceanic marine IT convergence technology at Hoseo University. It took about 20 seconds to transfer the message through the long term evolution network
May 31, 2017
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Paycock to supply Seoul City with optical character recognition-based mobile payment service
Fintech startup Paycock announced Monday that it would begin supplying Seoul City with a mobile payment service based on optical character recognition technology starting in June. The service allows stores to accept credit card payments through the company’s mobile application, Paygood, making it possible for payments to be made and accepted no matter the time or location of the payment participants. Seoul City will be providing the mobile application to merchants in the Namdaemun and Dongdaemun
May 31, 2017
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VR event in Busan to showcase latest technologies
South Korea's largest virtual reality event will kick off in the southern port city of Busan later this week to showcase the latest technologies and content as the country aims to become a global powerhouse in the sector, the government said Wednesday.Busan VR Festival 2017, the first of its kind, will take place at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center from Thursday to Saturday, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said. (BEXCO)"This event is aimed at creating various VR content
May 31, 2017
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5.5-inch smartphones rise as mainstream: IDC
Smartphones with wider displays including 5.5-inch models have emerged as the new mainstream in the global market, an industry tracker said Wednesday, amid rising demand for gaming and video streaming content via mobile devices. The trend is significant as late Apple CEO Steve Jobs preferred to have smaller handsets for single-hand use, which caused earlier iPhones to maintain a screen size of 3.5 inches. (Yonhap)According to industry tracker IDC, the global shipment of smartphones with 4-inch d
May 31, 2017
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ZTE seeks to expand presence in Korean market
China-based tech manufacturer ZTE Corp. is gradually expanding its presence in the South Korean market by joining forces with local companies, industry watchers said Wednesday. There are currently three ZTE-manufactured devices being sold in South Korea, including the LINE Friends smartphone released through KT Corp., the country's No. 2 mobile carrier. Inspired by characters made by LINE Corp., a Japan-based arm of South Korea's Naver Corp., the handset that targets children marks a rare tie-up
May 31, 2017
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Sony to launch smart devices from its Xperia series
Sony Korea is to release its flagship smartphone Xperia XZ Premium and interactive projector Xperia Touch in the Korean market, said the company Tuesday.The Xperia XZ Premium has improved its processor, display and camera to differentiate the model from other premium smartphones, said Sony Korea mobile marketing chief Cho Seong-taek. Sony’s flagship smartphone Xperia XZ Premium (Sony)Not only is it the first time in Korea that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor has been adopted, but the Xperia
May 30, 2017
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[Herald Interview] English, Chinese-speaking GiGA Genie under development: KT AI chief
Joining the global rise of artificial intelligence, South Korean mobile carrier KT is currently working on the development of English and Chinese versions of a voice-activated AI device, the company’s AI chief said Tuesday. In an email interview with The Korea Herald, Lee Phill-jai, executive vice president of the GiGA Genie business division of KT, confirmed the mobile carrier had completed and held unofficial demonstrations of the English and Chinese versions of GiGA Genie, with an aim to comm
May 30, 2017
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Samsung showcases high-end refrigerator
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday showcased the high-end refrigerator made with porcelain materials, which comes with a price tag of 14.9 million won ($13,270).The South Korean tech giant said the latest refrigerator of its premium kitchen appliances lineup, the Chef Collection, comes with a unique interior design by utilizing porcelain. The Chef Collection Porcelain (Yonhap)Samsung said its development and design team visited seven countries and conducted numerous tests to find optimistic mat
May 30, 2017
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Brokerage houses cast bright outlook for LG's Q2 performance
South Korean brokerage houses are raising their forecast for LG Electronics Inc.'s second-quarter performance, citing the company's improved profitability of major business divisions, including the home appliance sector, industry sources said Tuesday.The South Korean tech giant's first-quarter net profit jumped more than fourfold from a year earlier on the back of the home appliance division's stellar performance. Net profit came to 835.6 billion won ($744 million) in the first quarter, compared
May 30, 2017
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[Photo News] Samsung opens its brand shop in Cuba
SAMSUNG IN CUBA -- Cuban consumers look at Samsung products ranging from washers, TVs to refrigerators at a 219-square meter brand shop opened in Havana on Monday. (Samsung Electronics)
May 29, 2017
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After Go victory, Google’s AI to tackle humanity’s bigger challenges
AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program developed by Google-owned DeepMind, has led sweeping victories against the world’s top-ranked human Go players over the past two years, but it is retiring from competitive Go. Having beaten Ke Jie, the world champion in the traditional board game of Go, last week, Google’s AI will now set out to help solve some of humanity’s most difficult and complex challenges in fields such as health care and science, Google-owned DeepMind said in a blog post Saturd
May 29, 2017
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GSIL to supply safety management system to railway construction sites
GSIL announced on May 22 that it will be supplying an Internet of Things-based “smart construction safety management system” to construction sites under the jurisdiction of the Korea Rail Network Authority’s Gangwon local headquarters. This safety management solution inspects and monitors all safety-related aspects of construction sites on a 24-hour basis via web and mobile applications. GSIL and the KRNA Gangwon local headquarters held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 22 for the smart construc
May 29, 2017
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Opus One’s eco-friendly home security solution attracts European telecoms
Startup Opus One announced on May 24 that its independently developed, eco-friendly home security solution made it to the semi-finals of Boost at TNW Europe 2017, which was recently held in Amsterdam. This year’s TNW -- The Next Web -- event, the largest tech conference in Europe and an event that attracts startup companies, investors, and accelerators from all around the world, featured the products and services of 31 Korean startups, thanks to the support of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Fu
May 29, 2017
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SKT to bring smart features to Korea University Medical Center
South Korea’s SK Telecom said Monday that it will work with Korea University Medical Center to transform the hospital into a smart facility equipped with the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things and augmented reality. The move comes as SK Group has been actively moving into the field of AI-driven health care. Last week, its internet technology solutions unit SK holding C&C said it would start developing a new AI program based on IBM’s Watson that
May 29, 2017