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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Korea has 2.2 doctors per 1,000 people: data
South Korea had 2.2 doctors per every 1,000 people in 2014, the lowest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Friday.According to the OECD data submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the National Assembly, South Korea scored the lowest in physician density, along with Mexico, among 28 member states in 2014, far below the OECD average of 3.3. The data included licensed physicians practicing oriental medicine.Austria ranked top with 5.1
Oct. 14, 2016
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Samsung estimates loss of mid-3 tln won from Galaxy Note 7's exit
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is expected to dent the company's operating profit by additional $3.1 billion over the next two quarters. Samsung already slashed its estimate for third-quarter operating profit by 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion), saying the revision in third-quarter earnings guidance reflected "the direct cost from the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 sales."The latest projection for another mid-3 trillion-won (abou
Oct. 14, 2016
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Some consumers remain loyal to Note 7 despite explosions
Lee Joo-hyun, 33, does not want to replace her Galaxy Note 7 with another smartphone although she is afraid of possible explosions. She said she does not want to give up the functions she has been enjoying with her Note 7.“I am satisfied with the upgraded S Pen stylus. I cannot find the same function even from other smartphones made by Samsung,” Lee said, who has only used smartphones under the Galaxy series for several years.The Galaxy fan said she wished she could continue using the smartphone
Oct. 13, 2016
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[Newsmaker] How to refund or exchange your Galaxy Note 7
The owners of explosion-prone large smartphone Galaxy Note 7 are able to refund or exchange their device from Thursday until the end of this year, according to Samsung Electronics. The short-lived Galaxy Note 7, which first rolled out on Aug. 19 in the US and Korea, sold around 1.8 million units globally. Around 500,000 units were sold in Korea alongside 1 million units in the US, where refunds and exchanges began Tuesday. Samsung said Thursday owners of the Galaxy Note 7 would receive benefits
Oct. 13, 2016
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SKT aims to expand IoT innovation via LoRaWAN
South Korean network carrier SK Telecom on Thursday shared its long-term plan and ongoing efforts to push forward the development of Internet of Things technologies that make use of its newly deployed LoRaWAN network. The LoRAWAN network, which stands for “long-range wide-area network,” is designed to transmit small amounts of data at very low speeds of below 5 kilobits per second from battery-equipped objects to base stations across long distances.Participants attend a press conference for this
Oct. 13, 2016
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Galaxy Note 7 won't affect Samsung's ratings: Standard & Poor's
International ratings agency Standard and Poor's said Thursday the global recall and discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone will not affect its ratings on Samsung Electronics Co. "We believe the impact on the ratings will be limited at this stage" mainly due to Samsung's significant net cash holdings of about 65 trillion won ($57.3 billion) as of June 30, the ratings agency said in a statement. Standard and Poor's said the financial impact of the Note 7 recall will be "limited," because
Oct. 13, 2016
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ASD Korea provides cloud service to leading Indonesian telecom firm
The K-ICT Born2Global Center, a startup incubator affiliated with the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, announced on Monday that one of its member companies, ASD Korea, will supply Cloudike, its cloud service, to Indosat, a leading telecommunications company in Indonesia. With 70 million mobile phone subscribers, Indosat is the second largest telecommunications service and network provider in Indonesia. An official of ASD Korea explains Cloudike, an enterprise cloud service, to pros
Oct. 13, 2016
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Samsung begins exchange, refund of Galaxy Note 7 in Korea
Owners of the Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea on Thursday started getting a refund or swapping their phones for another smartphone, two days after Samsung Electronics Co. decided to discontinue the device over safety concerns. Consumers who have a Note 7 in their possession must visit stores where they bought the devices to get a refund or exchange. The refunds and exchanges in South Korea will be completed by the end of this year, according to local mobile carriers. Buyers of the Note 7 had receiv
Oct. 13, 2016
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[Photo News] IoT Korea
Vice minister Choi Jae-yu of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning attends the IoT Korea Exhibition 2016 being held at COEX, southern Seoul, Wednesday. (Yonhap)
Oct. 12, 2016
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[News Focus] Rivals eye gap left by outgoing Samsung Galaxy Note 7
In the aftermath of Samsung Electronics’ decision to discontinue sales and production of the problem-ridden Galaxy Note 7 globally, attention is now shifting to which alternative smartphones consumers around the world will turn to instead. Samsung on Tuesday announced that it is “officially ending the sales as well as production of the smartphone to ensure consumer safety,” following multiple incidents in which the exchanged Note 7 devices fitted with new batteries caught fire due to overheating
Oct. 12, 2016
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Samsung may ditch Note brand entirely
Speculations are high that Samsung Electronics may discard the Note brand, as the company’s brand reputation has suffered serious damage from the Galaxy Note 7 explosions and the consequent pullout.“Samsung is recommended to drop the Note brand as consumers may still find it dangerous even when the new Note 8 comes out,” Kim Duk-jin, the vice chief of private-run Korea-Insight Institute, told The Korea Herald. The tech giant Tuesday decided to discontinue the phablets upon repeated incidents of
Oct. 12, 2016
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SKT releases Luna S with aims to overtake mid-tier smartphone segment
SK Telecom officially released TG&Co.’s mid-tier Luna S smartphone in South Korea on Wednesday, seeking to win over customers looking for a premium smartphone at a lower cost. Priced at 568,700 won ($506), the Luna S is available in four colors — classic gold, natural silver, rose pink and frozen blue — and sold exclusively through SKT retailers and the telecom firm’s online shopping mall T World Direct.Those who select the most-popular Band Data Perfect payment plan (65,890 won per month) — wh
Oct. 12, 2016
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Samsung's senior executives silent on Galaxy Note 7 debacle
CEO-level executives of Samsung Group companies, including Samsung Electronics Co., held their weekly meeting in Seoul on Wednesday, but they refused to comment on the permanent halt of production of the Galaxy Note 7. The meeting came a day after Samsung announced that it scrapped the flagship Note 7 smartphone after some of the devices caught fire. Top Samsung executives who are responsible for the Note 7, including Shin Jong-kyun and Koh Dong-jin, appeared to be absent from the meeting.Chang
Oct. 12, 2016
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Samsung calls for fair reading of design patent law in Supreme Court battle with Apple
The US Supreme Court heard a rare design patent case Tuesday in one of the last-remaining legal battles between Samsung and Apple that could reimburse the South Korean smartphone giant up to nearly $400 million in damages it already paid Apple.Samsung paid Apple $548 million in damages awarded by a lower court for copying designs of the iPhone. In December, Samsung took the case to the highest court, asking it to reconsider the scope of design patents and how damages are calculated, in an effort
Oct. 12, 2016
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What is behind explosions of Galaxy Note 7?
Speculation persists over what caused the explosions of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that led the tech giant to halt all production and sales of the device on Tuesday night. A number of reported explosions of replacement Note 7 devices suggests the batteries may not have been the main cause, despite the tech giant’s initial claim the incidents were the fault of its supplier, Samsung SDI. When the explosion issue first began in September, Samsung Electronics said faulty batteries were the
Oct. 11, 2016
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[News Focus] Korean telecom industry braces for impact of Galaxy Note 7 sales suspension
South Korea’s telecom industry is geared to sustain sizeable losses from the official sales suspension of Samsung Electronics’ problem-ridden Galaxy Note 7 smartphone just two months after its launch. Earlier Tuesday, Samsung Electronics said it will ask “all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 while the investigation is taking place” to prioritize consumer safety. The suspension announcement came one day after Samsung halted the production of t
Oct. 11, 2016
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Samsung abandons Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said it would officially discontinue the sale and the production of Galaxy Note 7, hours after it halted all sales and replacements of the smartphones amid successive reports of overheating. In a regulatory filing posted on 6 p.m., the tech giant said it has made a final decision to put the sales as well as the production of the smartphone to an end to ensure consumer safety. From Friday until the end of the year, owners of Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea can exchang
Oct. 11, 2016
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Samsung begins mass production of new mobile processor for wearable devices
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has started mass production of a new mobile processor for wearable gadgets, based on its latest 14-nanometer process technology. The new mobile processor, or application processor, features higher performance and lower electricity consumption, Samsung said in a statement. Mobile processors power entry-level smartphones, smartwatches and other smart devices. With the new processor, named the Exynos 7270, Samsung "introduces the benefits of this cutting-edge
Oct. 11, 2016
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Korea to invest 500 bln won to foster robot industry in coming 5 yrs
South Korea will spend a total of 500 billion won ($450 million) in the coming five years to foster the robot industry as a new growth engine for Asia's fourth-largest economy, the trade ministry here said Tuesday."The robot industry has emerged as a new technology frontier that will give a fresh boost to the manufacturing sector," Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan said in a meeting with businessmen in Daejeon. "The government will fully support the businesses' investment into research and developme
Oct. 11, 2016
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Scientists develop fast-charging battery
A group of South Korean scientists has developed new battery material, the science ministry said Monday, in what could bring significant changes to mobile devices and electronic cars.The team led by Kang Jeong-ku of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology discovered a hybrid type of battery that can charge up to 100 times faster than lithium-ion batteries, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said. Lithium-ion batteries have so far governed the global rechargeable batt
Oct. 10, 2016