Articles by Shin Ji-hye
Shin Ji-hye
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China's Xi commemorates start of war with Japan
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the official start of war with Japan, condemning those who "ignore the iron facts of history" in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Xi and a cast of hundreds of soldiers and schoolchildren gathered for a ceremony on the edge of the capital to mark the Marco Polo Bridge incident, a skirmish between Chinese and Japanese troops on July 7, 1937 that served as a pretext for Tokyo's forces to seize Beijing and trigger
World News July 7, 2014
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Military launches probe into manhunt for killer soldier
The military began an extensive investigation Monday into last month's problem-ridden search for a fugitive Army sergeant who went on a deadly shooting spree, military sources here said.Criticism has mounted over the military's massive manhunt to capture the sergeant, surnamed Lim, who fled on June 21 after killing five of his comrades and wounding seven others at his eastern border post in Goseong, some 250 kilometers east of Seoul.Two days later, Lim, 22, was captured some 9 kilometers away fr
Defense July 7, 2014
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Google, Apple to revise unfair App store terms
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog said Sunday that it had ordered Google and Apple to revise unfair provisions, including the no-refund policy, in operating their mobile application stores. It is the first time that international app store operators have removed specific clauses pertaining to refunds in the terms and services.‘‘We expect the measure, aimed at protecting consumers, will have a ripple effect on similar cases throughout the world,” the Korea Fair Trade Commission said in a press rel
Industry July 6, 2014
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Dyson unveils filter-free vacuum to local market
British electronics manufacturer Dyson’s senior design engineer Matt Steel poses with the company’s new vacuum cleaner, the DC52, in Seoul on Thursday. (Dyson)British electronics manufacturer Dyson unveiled a filter-free vacuum cleaner at a press event in Seoul on Thursday. The company said its new machine, the DC52, has adopted a unique technology that does not require filter maintenance. “There is no filter maintenance throughout the machine’s lifetime and no loss of suction even after 10 year
Industry July 3, 2014
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K-Glass to be unveiled in 2015
K-Glass, an electronic eyewear device developed by a team of South Korean researchers, is expected to be launched early next year, according to industry experts familiar with the matter. “We plan to commercialize K-Glass in a small quantity late this year or early next year,” said Yoo Hoi-jun, a professor at South Korea’s Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology University, in an interview with The Korea Herald. KAIST introduces the K-Glass, embedded with augmented reality technology.
Industry July 2, 2014
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Samsung develops new SSD
Samsung Electronics’ 850 PRO solid state drive for personal computers. (Samsung Electronics)Samsung Electronics launched its consumer solid state drive powered by 3-D V-NAND 850 PROat the Samsung SSD Global Summit in Seoul on Tuesday. The company said it planned to launch the new SSD early this month in 53 countries including South Korea, the United States, China and Germany. This marks the first time Samsung has unveiled a consumer SSD powered by 3-D V-NAND following the launch of its enterpris
Industry July 1, 2014
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Analysts optimistic on LG auto business
LG Group’s auto business is expected to reach 3 trillion won ($2.9 billion) in sales this year and will continue to be on the upturn on the back of close partnerships being forged with global carmakers, industry watchers said. “LG Electronics’ vehicle components unit may see 30 percent growth in sales in 2017 on the grounds that the company’s talks with global carmakers appears positive this year,” said Kim Ji-san, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities. The business achieved 1 trillion won in sales in
Industry June 30, 2014
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Samsung eyes corporate security solution clients
Samsung Electronics and Google announced that Samsung’s KNOX technology, a set of mobile enterprise security solutions, will be integrated into the next version of the Android at Google’s developer conference, held in San Francisco on Friday. ‘‘With the move, KNOX, which has been used only with the Samsung Galaxy series, will be applied to other Android-based smartphones developed by LG Electronics, HTC and Lenovo down the road,’’ a company official said. Industry watchers said the tech giant wa
Industry June 27, 2014
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LG Display looks to Chinese OLED market
The chief executive of LG Display has said the company would focus on panels for OLED TVs in the second half of this year, and it is expecting to expand its presence in the Chinese TV market. “OLED can be the next generation panel for TVs due to its high definition, curvedness and light weight,” LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom told reporters at the company’s plant in Paju on Wednesday. LG Display plans to produce 34,000 sheets per month for ultrahigh-definition OLED TVs in the second half of this y
Industry June 26, 2014
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LG G3 off to a good start
LG Electronics’ new marquee smartphone, the G3, is expected to be well received in the global market as it got off to a solid start on its home turf, according to industry watchers. The phone sold over 250,000 units in 25 days since it launched in May in the domestic market ― the pace is two times faster than its predecessor the G2, mobile carriers said. The LG G3 also topped the list in an online survey of 3,000 consumers done by local phone review website Cetizen last week. The G3 took the fir
Industry June 23, 2014
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Samsung’s heir Lee to meet Chinese leader
Samsung Electronics’ vice chairman Lee Jay-yong will reportedly meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to South Korea from July 3-5, according to industry sources. On his developing itinerary, Xi plans to visit Samsung Electronics’ headquarters, located in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, accompanied by Lee, sources said. Samsung heir-apparent, Lee will take China’s State President on a tour of the Samsung Innovation Museum, which opened at the Suwon site last April. Regarding Xi’s vis
Industry June 22, 2014
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KT eyes ‘GiGAtopia’ as it marks 20 years of Internet service
KT Corp., the nation’s largest telecom firm, is readying to usher in “GiGAtopia,” a mobile environment connected through superfast gigabit technology, as it marks the 20th anniversary of providing the first Internet service in South Korea. Since KT provided KORNET for the first time in the nation in June 1994, South Korea has grown into a country with the highest percentage of Internet users. The Internet speed has also increased 10,000-fold to 100Mbps from 9.6Kbps in 1999. KT was also the natio
Industry June 19, 2014
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Korea supports Mongolian forest-planting projects
The Korea-Mongolia Greenbelt Forestation Project aims to plant some 3,000 hectares of trees to combat drought and desertification in Mongolia.The state-run Korea Forest Service signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Environment and Green Development of Mongolia in July 2006 as part of efforts to support the Mongolian government’s 30-year Greenbelt program, which aims to make the landlocked country greener. The move followed former President Roh Moo-hyun’s visit to Mongolia to
Industry June 18, 2014
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G Watch may come with HomeChat
LG Electronics’ first smartwatch, the LG G Watch, is expected to feature its mobile messenger service to help manage LG home appliances and electronics, according to industry sources on Tuesday. “We plan on using the HomeChat service for the LG G Watch to control smart home appliances from LG Electronics,” said a source from LG Electronics, who declined to be identified. The HomeChat service was first unveiled in April, allowing users to communicate with home appliances and electronics. When use
Industry June 17, 2014
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SK hynix, Micron vie for second place in mobile DRAM
SK hynix and Micron Technology are expected to vie for second place in the Samsung-dominated global mobile DRAM market this year. However, regardless of market shares, both will still make decent profits as they have no incentive to trigger a price war, industry watchers said. Micron Technology reclaimed the second spot from SK hynix in the first quarter of this year, according to market research firm IHS Technology. Samsung Electronics retained the top spot with a 44 percent market share, follo
Industry June 16, 2014
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