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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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[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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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Foods that may help prevent Alzheimer’s
While there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease -- a chronic neurodegenerative disease considered to be one of the biggest threats to South Korea’s future economy -- researchers have found that certain foods may reduce one’s risk of developing the condition if consumed regularly. According to Dr. Moon Yeon-sil from Konkuk University Medical Center, those who follow a Mediterranean diet have a significantly lower chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who don’t. The Mediterranea
Nov. 12, 2015
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G-Star offers glimpse of future of game industry
BUSAN -- Elves, monsters and supercars from popular online games became much more real at the annual G-Star game trade show, luring gaming aficionados to the event that opened Thursday in Busan. From car exhibits to stage shows, companies took their characters out of their game worlds to reach out to players. Models pose at game developer Nexon`s exhibition booth during the G-Star game trade show on Thursday in Busan. (Kim Young-won/Korea Herald) The four-day trade show is a venue for game devel
Nov. 12, 2015
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Samsung to take on Qualcomm with new premium chip
Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its latest Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset that will be installed in its next Galaxy smartphone lineup, tentatively called the Galaxy S7, next year. The new chip is the company’s first premium one-chip solution that integrates modem and radio frequency technology into a single chip. Qualcomm is the market leader in such chips. The one-chip solution boasts better performance at lower energy consumption than the alternatives. But few companies make chips of thi
Nov. 12, 2015
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Entrepreneur seeks government transparency with technology
Entrepreneur Rebekah Kang has a dream that one day, technology will make politicians obsolete.“It’s really hard to communicate and hard to raise your voice. That’s why you don’t trust (politicians) and … a lot of people are not voting anymore,” she said. “If we’re not happy about what they’re doing, why do we need them?”Just as Google Nest manages a smart home, citizens will use a service to scroll through the legislation that is important to their lifestyle, such as whether they have a kid, a c
Nov. 11, 2015
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Google seeks leadership in machine learning
TOKYO ― Google is rethinking everything with machine learning, an artificial intelligence technology that trains computers to think and learn from data. The U.S. Internet giant held an Asia-Pacific press conference, titled “The Magic in the Machine,” in Tokyo Tuesday to introduce its renewed commitment to the futuristic computing technology.“Machine learning has actually been around for a long time. But it has made huge achievements over the past three years,” Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of
Nov. 11, 2015
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[Photo News] LG unveils G4 white gold edition
LG UNVEILS G4 WHITE GOLD EDITION -- LG Electronics released a new variant of its high-end G4 smartphone, dubbed the G4 White Gold, Wednesday. The new G4 in white with a gold-colored frame rolled out through Korean mobile carriers starting with LG Uplus. (LGE)
Nov. 11, 2015
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Ex-CEO, cofounder Lee to leave Kakao
Mobile messenger operator Kakao said Wednesday that former co-chief executive Lee Sir-goo would leave the company.His departure came after the former Kakao co-CEO was indicted without detention last week by the prosecution for neglecting the circulation of pornography on KakaoGroup, a group chatting application. Kakao’s co-CEO Lee Sir-goo (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)“Lee said he would like to take on new challenges,” said a Kakao spokesperson, adding the former co-CEO is scheduled to leave
Nov. 11, 2015
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Samsung, LG receive CES innovation awards
Showing off their advanced technologies, Korean electronics giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have bagged a clutch of awards at the CES Innovation Awards, an annual competition program honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. Samsung and LG won 38 and 21 innovation awards for their products, respectively, at the CES Innovation Awards, according to the companies on Wednesday. Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. (Samsung)The award-winning produ
Nov. 11, 2015
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LG Electronics rolls out white color edition of G4
South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has added a white color edition to its flagship G4 smartphones series in the latest effort to bolster sales amid the ailing handset business.The South Korean smartphone manufacturer said the new version of the G4 comes with a white cover with gold edges, adding it will appeal to female and younger consumers.The slightly curved G4 has a 5.5-inch in-plane switching (IPS) QHD display. It has a 16-megapixel camera whose performance is
Nov. 11, 2015
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Samsung, LG win int'l awards for key products
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's top two tech firms, said Wednesday that they have garnered international awards for some of their latest home appliances, mobile devices and memory chips.Samsung won the Best of Innovation award for a total of 38 products, including the most recently released Galaxy S6 Edge Plus smartphone and the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch. The titles were awarded by the U.S. Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The winner of the innovation awards
Nov. 11, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Tech gives consumers control in branding’
With the change of time and technology come new challenges for companies in running their businesses. Design gurus said companies should adapt to fast-changing business environments by building their own identity through design.“We have now arrived in the digital age, which poses a challenge against building a brand,” said Bob van der Lee, president of Amsterdam-headquartered branding agency Total Identity, in a speech at the fifth Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Bob van der Lee (Park H
Nov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Design inspires people to dream bigger’
Design should be “meaningful, impactful and inspiring,” since it is at the center of every business decision and decides the fate of a company.That is the belief of Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and social media pioneer.Participating in the 5th Herald Design Forum held at Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday, the Zuckerberg Media CEO shed light on the importance of design in running businesses. Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and social media pioneer, delive
Nov. 10, 2015
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LG Chem inks German battery deal
South Korea’s leading battery-maker LG Chem said Monday that it has secured a deal worth millions of dollars to supply its batteries for a project to build the world’s largest energy storage system for frequency regulation in Germany.The company’s lithium-ion batteries will be utilized in a project led by German power generator Steag to build the ESSs for frequency regulation in six regions in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Saaerland, Germany, in 2016.The ESS for frequency regulation is used to maintai
Nov. 9, 2015
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[Photo News] Samsung smartwatch lures Middle East
SAMSUNG SMARTWATCH LURES MIDDLE EAST -- Samsung Electronics said Sunday that it would run the Galaxy Studio in Dubai until Oct. 21 to showcase its Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch featuring a round face for the first time in the Middle East. (Samsung)
Nov. 8, 2015
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[Photo News] LG OLED eyes European market
LG OLED EYES EUROPEAN MARKET -- LG Electronics said Sunday it will run the OLED TV Roadshow until Nov. 16 at Beaugrenelle, a shopping mall in Paris, where the firm will promote its organic light-emitting diode TVs. (LGE)
Nov. 8, 2015
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Wireless carriers seek to gain upper hand in pay TV market
Given the saturated wireless network market, Korean mobile carriers have been shifting their focus to pay TV in an effort to secure new revenue sources. Pay TV services including Internet Protocol TV or cable TV are among those areas where the network providers have been competitively trying to increase their presence in recent years. The latest move was made earlier this week by SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea in terms of subscribers, when it announced that it would take over c
Nov. 8, 2015
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Samsung tops smartphone sales in 5 major global markets
Samsung Electronics topped smartphone sales charts in five global markets in the July-September period, according to an industry report Sunday.The tech giant took the top spot in five regions -- Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, Central and South America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa.Samsung shipped a total of 83.8 million smartphone units during the three-month period -- 15.3 million in Western Europe, 23.2 million in Asia-Pacific, 11.8 million in Central and South America, 69 mill
Nov. 8, 2015
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Samsung faces probe over merger deal
Authorities are poised to slap sanctions on Samsung Group for violating equity investment regulations when it merged Samsung C&T with Cheil Industries in September. The Fair Trade Commission said Friday it was investigating whether the merger deal has created any new cross-shareholdings among Samsung affiliates or strengthened their existing cross-shareholding structure. (Yonhap)The current antitrust rules prohibit conglomerates from creating a new circular ownership among affiliates through eq
Nov. 6, 2015
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Korea to ease tech, medical regulations
The South Korean government Friday unveiled plans to ease regulations on drones and self-driving cars, paving the way for the futuristic technologies to spur related industries. The plans were given in a brief when President Park Geun-hye presided over the fourth regulatory reform ministerial meeting at Cheong Wa Dae. “Deregulation is crucial to secure our future growth engines and to revitalize the economy,” said the president, calling for parliamentary support for the passage of related bills
Nov. 6, 2015
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Instagram appeals to marketers in Korea
Instagram, the photo-sharing mobile application owned by Facebook, is aiming high with its advertising business in Korea, one of its fastest-growing markets. “Korea is one of the fastest-growing markets for Instagram, with the number of users soaring 100 percent over the past year,” said Benjamin Jo, head of Facebook Korea, at a media event in Seoul on Thursday, declining to give detailed numbers. “The service’s flexibility allows us to expand ties with diverse Korean companies, both big and sm
Nov. 6, 2015