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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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LG cements alliance with Google for smart TV
LG Electronics said Wednesday that it had rolled out Google Play Movie & TV, an application for videos on demand, on its smart TVs.The combination between smart TVs and Google’s online video-on-demand app, which allows users to purchase or rent movies and TV shows, is the first of its kind in the domestic market. An LG official said that “the collaboration is aimed at offering utmost value for consumers to enjoy various content and services.” A model poses with LG’s smart TV, running the Google
Nov. 18, 2015
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Samsung to release budget handsets with premium features
Samsung Electronics plans to churn out mid- and low-end handsets with higher-end features including its mobile payment system Samsung Pay and fingerprint scanners, according to sources Wednesday.“Samsung is planning to deploy fingerprint sensors in budget smartphone models,” an industry source said.The official, however, did not specify the timeframe of the release or further details. Samsung Electronics‘ Z1 smartphone running on the Tizen operating system. (Yonhap)Only a handful of high-end mod
Nov. 18, 2015
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Merck renews brand for growth
The Korean branch of the world’s leading chemical firm Merck has renewed its brand in a bid to shift its focus toward future-oriented businesses.Introducing its redesigned logo, which comes in a series of different colors, Michael Grund, the managing director of Merck’s Korean office, said the rebranding was not just about the change of the corporate logo, but is about changing directions for the company. Merck Korea managing director Michael Grund delivers a speech at a press meeting in Seoul o
Nov. 17, 2015
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[Photo News] LG LED projector in spotlight
LG LED PROJECTOR IN SPOTLIGHT -- LG Electronics said Tuesday its portable projector lineup Mini Beam has crossed the 500,000 sales mark worldwide, maintaining the No.1 position in the global light-emitting diode projector market for five years in a row. (LGE)
Nov. 17, 2015
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Reebok CrossFit Sentinel’s Euljiro branch to relocate to Gwanghwamun
The Euljiro branch of CrossFit gym Reebok CrossFit Sentinel will be relocating to Gwanghwamun, it said in a statement Tuesday. Established in 2012 as the second “box” of the CrossFit franchise, the Euljiro branch will close its facilities from Nov. 30 for six months, during which existing members will be able to use other branches located in Hannam-dong, Pangyo, Yeouido and Samseong-dong. The new Gwanghwamun quarters will open next year.The gym will make up for the inconvenience by offering vari
Nov. 17, 2015
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POSCO's IT outsourcer seeks to export airport baggage system
POSCO ICT Co., a unit of South Korea's leading steelmaker POSCO, said Tuesday it will make efforts to sell its airport baggage system overseas amid the launch of new airports in China and the Middle East.The company, which has operated the system in South Korea's main gateway, Incheon International Airport, since 2001, said it has completed the development of the solution to fit mid-sized airports as well, targeting emerging countries around the globe.The Baggage Handling System helps distribute
Nov. 17, 2015
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LG Display retains top spot in large-panel sector for 6th year
South Korea's LG Display Co. maintained its top position in the large-sized panel market for the sixth consecutive year, data showed Tuesday, coming in far above other South Korean and Taiwanese rivals.LG shipped 39.4 million units of display panels 9 inches or higher in the July-September period with a share of 22.5 percent, the data compiled by industry tracker IHS showed. It marked the 24th consecutive quarter for LG to sit on the throne in the segment.Its local rival, Samsung Display Co., fo
Nov. 17, 2015
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Samsung's CEO salaries drop on reduced incentives
Samsung Electronics’ three co-CEOs were found Monday to have seen a drastic drop in their compensations this year. According to the company’s regulatory filing, vice chairman Kwon Oh-hyun, the highest-paid CEO, received a total salary of 3.82 billion won ($3.25 million), including 2.23 billion won in bonus, over the nine months that ended in September. The figure compared with 6.25 billion won he received during the same period last year. CEO Yoon Boo-keun, head of the consumer electronics busin
Nov. 16, 2015
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[Photo News] Book a table with app
BOOK A TABLE WITH APP -- Mobile platform developer SK Planet said Monday its restaurant recommendation application Syrup Table, which has surpassed 12.5 million downloads so far, now offers a restaurant booking service for subscribers. (SK Planet)
Nov. 16, 2015
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[Photo News] Mid-range two-tub washer
MID-RANGE TWO-TUB WASHER — LG Electronics releases a mid-end variant of the Tromm Twin Wash, a front-load washer that features a top-load machine on the bottom. The new Twin Wash, priced at 2.3 million won ($1,960) -- 500,000 won less than the high-end version -- comes in white with a 16-kilogram front-loader and a 3.5 kg top-loader, which can run simultaneously or separately. (LGE)
Nov. 16, 2015
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Apple likely to adopt OLED for more devices
The market for organic-light emitting diodes will likely gain more steam in the next couple years as more device-makers, including Apple, are forecast to roll out their next flagship smartphones and smartwatches fitted with the flexible display, according to sources.Even though handset manufacturers will not immediately drop the traditional liquid crystal displays from their devices, they will opt for OLEDs for products such as foldable tablets in two or three years, they forecast.California-bas
Nov. 16, 2015
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LG OLED TV gets top grades in U.S. consumer review
LG Electronics Inc.'s organic light-emitting diode TV has received the best response from a U.S. consumer review magazine, industry sources said Monday. In the recent review by Consumer Reports, the 55-inch LG OLED TV, dubbed the 55EG9100, has received the top grade among other rival models surveyed in the 55-59 inch bracket.Another LG Ultra OLED TV, dubbed the 55EG9600, followed suit.The third and fourth spots were taken by Samsung Electronics Co.'s Ultra HD TV models, they said.As for the mode
Nov. 16, 2015
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Kakao vs. SK Planet: It’s no longer David and Goliath
Early this month, SK Planet, owned by the nation’s largest telecom carrier SK Telecom, filed a lawsuit against Loc & All, the operator of navigation app Kimgisa, for using its map information without permission. SK Planet, which owns Korea’s most used navigation app T-Map, had offered the map information to Loc & All under a contract since 2011. But the company claimed that Kimgisa continued using the information even after the contract expired in June. “We found hundreds of our watermarks on Ki
Nov. 15, 2015
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[Photo News] Samsung donates kimchi for the underprivileged
CARING WITH KIMCHI – Samsung Electronics employees and residents in Gyeonggi Province together make kimchi at the company’s headquarters in Suwon on Saturday. The Korean tech giant plans to donate 120 tons of kimchi to underprivileged people in the area. (Samsung Electronics)
Nov. 15, 2015
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[Photo News] LG delivers prize to women's baseball league winner
LG PRIZE FOR BASEBALL WINNER -- LG Electronics vice chairman Koo Bon-joon (left) offers prize money to Seoul CMS, the winner of the 2015 Korea Women’s Baseball League, at the closing ceremony in Icheon on Saturday. (LG Electronics)
Nov. 15, 2015
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LG Uplus to foster IoT startups
South Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Sunday it will foster local startups specialized in the Internet of Things technologies under cooperation with a local creative economy center.Under the plan, LG Uplus will receive applications from local IoT-related startups that are seven years or younger, and selected firms will be provided with education programs and opportunities for business collaborations with the mobile carrier.LG Uplus said the plan aims to find potential partners i
Nov. 15, 2015
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Facebook launches 'safety check' tool in response to Paris attack
Facebook launched a tool that checks the safety of Facebook users Friday night amid a deadly terrorist attack in Paris that have reportedly claimed lives of at least 100 people. The safety check tool allows users in the area notify their friends of their safety, and users outside of France to know if any of their friends are in the vicinity and whether they are safe. (The Korea Herald)Also, users can also notify their friends that someone in the affected area are OK by clicking “mark safe.” "Qui
Nov. 14, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Looking for silver lining in climate change
When it comes to curbing climate change, Norwegian scientist Jorgen Randers is a disbeliever. “I’m a pessimist because I do not think humanity will go the extra lengths to stop the earth from degenerating,” the coauthor of influential book “The Limits to Growth” (1972) told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “But I’m working hard and hoping that it will. Humanity is capable of preventing such scenarios. The question is whether they will decide to do so.”The 70-year-old professor at the BI Norwegian B
Nov. 13, 2015
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[Photo News] Samsung recognized for green products
SAMSUNG RECOGNIZED FOR GREEN PRODUCTS -- Samsung Electronics said Friday that its business monitor UE850 had received the TCO Display 7.0 environment certification from the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, a trade union organization. (Samsung)
Nov. 13, 2015
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Indie game firms call for healthy ecosystem
BUSAN -- Along with long-awaited blockbuster game titles, independent, or indie, games are also entertaining visitors at the annual G-Star game trade show being held in Busan.Indie games are created by individuals or a small team of developers without backing from big game publishers. The indie game segment is often said to serve as an important locomotive of the nation’s game industry as it is a hotbed of creativity born from pure passion and love for games. Aki Koseki (in yellow), president of
Nov. 13, 2015