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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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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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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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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids go gold in US with ‘Maniac’
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Naver Q1 net income soars 1,171.9% on growth of major businesses
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Vietnam at the center of Samsung’s renewed R&D push
HANOI, Vietnam – Gone are the days when Vietnam served as a cheap manufacturing base for global companies. Samsung Electronics, among others, have more recently been investing heavily to nurture a new research hub there. Ahead of the opening of its new research and development center later this month, the South Korean tech giant held its recruitment test, called Global Samsung Aptitude Test, three times this year alone -- a massive hiring drive that is rare both at home and abroad. “
Dec. 11, 2022
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SK hynix develops world’s fastest server DRAM
South Korean chipmaker SK hynix said Thursday it has developed the world's fastest server memory module that has greatly improved the operation speed of existing module chips in the market. The new product, DDR5 Multiplexer Combined Ranks Dual In-line Memory Module, boasts a data transfer rate of a minimum 8 gigabits per second, almost 80 percent faster than the 4.8 gigabits of the current DDR5 chips. Developed in collaboration with global chip giants Intel and Renesas, SK hynix said their
Dec. 8, 2022
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LG debuts air-purifying face mask
LG Electronics debuted its new air-purifying electronic mask in Korea on Thursday, becoming the first company to get approval for the sale of the mask in the country. Approved by the Korea Conformity Laboratories for its filtration capabilities, the company said the LG PuriCare mask had removed 99.9 percent of the 0.01 micrometer-sized impurities within the mask, allowing a clean supply of air for its wearer. Ergonomically designed to be tailored to the human's face structure, the mask mini
Dec. 8, 2022
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S. Korea rolls out biotech plan
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Wednesday announced its midterm plan to nurture the local biotechnology industry, aiming to pour about 400 billion won ($303 million) annually from next year into securing key technologies in the field. South Korea will “implement the country’s cutting-edge digital technologies into the bio industry to increase the overall efficiency within the industry and related research,” said Lee Jong-ho, minister of science and ICT. The minister added th
Dec. 7, 2022
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After server shutdown, Kakao pledges to triple investment over next 5 years
South Korean IT giant Kakao vowed Wednesday to triple its investment in efforts to set up more stable service operations after the company faced heat when its major services, such as KakaoTalk, were shut down due to a data center fire. “Kakao will invest more than three times the amount it invested in the past five years to secure human resources and develop technologies for service stabilization while implementing disaster recovery with a triple structure or higher over the next five year
Dec. 7, 2022
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SK chief stresses ties with Japan to tackle geopolitical challenges
South Korea, the United States and Japan should work closely together to address geopolitical challenges pressing Northeast Asia and beyond, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said at a forum. Chey made the remarks at the 2022 Trans-Pacific Dialogue in the US, an annual gathering hosted by the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies, an SK-affiliated think tank named after the chairman's father, SK Group founder Chey Jong-hyun. The three-day forum, which kicked off Monday, was attended by former an
Dec. 7, 2022
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LG Innotek becomes first to adopt plastic to ADAS lenses
LG Innotek said Wednesday it has successfully developed new types of high-performance hybrid lenses for autonomous driving that have reduced size and thickness while increasing price competitiveness compared to existing products in the market. Camera lenses are a key component of autonomous driving solutions as they help detect the driver’s movements, according to the company. LG Innotek has showcased two new hybrid lenses — one to be used in the Driver Monitoring System (DMS), and a
Dec. 7, 2022
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Smilegate supports literacy education in Bhutan
Smilegate Foundation, the charity arm of South Korean gaming giant Smilegate, said Wednesday it has opened two new community learning centers on Nov. 28, to support literacy education for women and children in Bhutan. According to the foundation, the centers, which were built together with UNESCO and Bhutan’s Education Ministry, seek to provide women and children in remote areas with access to education, with the hopes of increasing their overall quality of life. The charity foundation ran
Dec. 7, 2022
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Samsung, Naver team up to develop AI chips
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that the company will collaborate with local internet giant Naver to develop next-generation semiconductor solutions for advanced artificial intelligence systems. The two companies will develop chip solutions that have greater capacity to process large-sized data, which existing computing systems have difficulties in dealing with, the firm said. The duo seeks to find new solutions that better address the bottlenecks in advancing AI systems and maximize efficiency
Dec. 6, 2022
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All stakeholders blamed for Kakao server shutdown
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Tuesday released the results of its investigation into the nation's worst-ever server shutdown in October, calling for all stakeholders -- SK C&C, Kakao and Naver -- to come up with emergency response system. On Oct. 15, a fire broke out in the battery room on the third basement floor of the SK C&C Pangyo Data Center at Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province. The fire at the data center -- which hosts South Korean online platform giants' data servers -- ca
Dec. 6, 2022
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Samsung promotes execs in 30s, 40s in push for change
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday promoted a total of 187 executives in a year-end reshuffle, including young leaders in their 30s and 40s, in an apparent attempt to push for change amid business uncertainties next year. The total number slightly decreased from last year’s 198, but more research and development specialists were promoted. “We carried out an executive reshuffle based on their performance and growth potential with an aim to strengthen the company’s readiness for the
Dec. 6, 2022
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[Newsmaker] Marketing specialist named Samsung’s first female president outside founding family
Samsung Electronics on Monday appointed a female president, its first who is not a member of the founding family, in a year-end reshuffle that put emphasis on elevating young leaders based on their performances. Lee Young-hee, now president and head of global marketing, is a veteran marketer who joined Samsung in 2007 after serving in various roles at global companies, including Unilever and L’Oreal. The 58-year-old is known for playing a leading role in elevating the awareness of Samsung&
Dec. 5, 2022
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Intel CEO likely to meet Lee Jae-yong in Seoul
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger’s planned visit to South Korea later in the week has raised expectations he will meet with the heads of major conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, to discuss cooperation and further partnerships. According to industry sources Monday, Gelsinger is expected to begin his Korea trip on Friday. The Intel CEO’s detailed schedule regarding the length of his stay and the list of people he will meet has not been confirmed. In May, Lee and
Dec. 5, 2022
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[Herald Interview] Korea needs to secure ‘irreplaceable technology’
South Korea must work toward securing irreplaceable technologies in critical industries as the country looks to become a tech powerhouse, a top government official at the Ministry of Science and ICT says. “Our country wants to become a strong country, but we are not a big country in terms of the (physical) size. So it’s impossible to have all technologies inside the house,” said Joo Young-chang, vice minister and the ministry's top innovation strategist, in an interview wi
Dec. 4, 2022
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Hanwha Aerospace to lead homegrown space rocket project
Hanwha Aerospace, the space business arm of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha, has been tapped as the company to lead the project of upgrading the homegrown Nuri rocket and launching it four more times through 2027, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said Friday. According to Hanwha Aerospace’s regulatory filing, the company on Thursday signed a contract worth approximately 286 billion won ($220 million) with the state-run institute. The official selection came about two months after th
Dec. 2, 2022
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Samsung foldable phone sales for corporate use double
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday sales of its foldable phones for corporate use more than doubled on-year, partly because more companies have adopted remote working policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. From January to October, sales of Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip phones jumped by 105 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, the world's largest smartphone maker said. The Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 -- the latest versions rolled out this year -- led to t
Nov. 30, 2022
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Samsung to expand 5G network solution supply to Japan's NTT Docomo
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it will boost the supply of 5G network solutions to Japan’s No. 1 mobile operator NTT Docomo. After being chosen as a 5G network solution provider for Docomo in March, Samsung will provide additional 5G network radio units, which can send out major frequency bands operated by the Japanese mobile operator. Docomo has nearly 84 million users across the neighboring country as of March. The Japanese telecom company launched 5G services in March 2020. With str
Nov. 30, 2022
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SK Telecom, Singapore's Singtel join hands for metaverse push
South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom said Tuesday it forged a partnership with Singapore’s largest mobile carrier Singtel to expand its metaverse service into the Asia-Pacific region. Singtel operates in 21 countries to provide mobile communication and high-speed internet services to about 770 million users around the world. Under their partnership, the two sides agreed to work together on initiating a metaverse project in Singapore and extend the project in the Asia-Pacific region overal
Nov. 29, 2022
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[Photo News] In support of Busan's Expo bid
A Samsung Electronics banner promotes Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo as well as its latest foldable smartphones, on the wall of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris on Monday. The banner is being displayed this week at the general gathering of the Bureau International des Expositions, the intergovernmental body that oversees the World Expo.
Nov. 28, 2022
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Korean users spend less time on Twitter taken over by Musk
South Korean users spent less time on Twitter compared to the month before billionaire Elon Musk took over the social media platform in a drama-plagued $44 billion deal, industry data showed Monday. According to local data tracker Mobile Index, the average time a local user spent on Twitter was 43.94 minutes for the four weeks of Oct. 28 to Nov. 24, down from 45.9 minutes marked a month prior to the highly publicized purchase. The number of daily active users on the platform in that period, howe
Nov. 28, 2022