Articles by Shin Ji-hye
Shin Ji-hye
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[Newsmaker] KCC nominee to fight illegal subsidies
Korea Communications Commission’s chair-nominee Choi Sung-joon vowed to eliminate excessive, illegal smartphone subsidies in the nation’s telecom market on Saturday. “The vicious cycle causing users to run out and buy cheaper smartphones at dawn should end. I will put the utmost effort into eradicating excessive smartphone subsidies with several policies,” Choi, a former judge, told reporters on his way to work in Gwacheon city. His remark came one day after his nomination by President Park Geun
March 16, 2014
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US retail sales rebounded 0.3 percent in February
U.S. retail sales bounced back in February after suffering a steep decline during a bitterly cold January. Shoppers spent more on autos, clothing and furniture.The Commerce Department says seasonally-adjusted retail sales rose 0.3 percent in February. Spending had fallen 0.6 percent in January and 0.3 percent in December.The increase suggests that consumer spending has started to recover after being tempered by snowstorms and freezing temperatures that blanketed much of the country.Auto sales ro
World News March 13, 2014
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Rsupport to set up joint venture with NTT Docomo
Local software provider Rsupport signed a deal with Japan’s leading mobile phone operator NTT Docomo to launch a joint entity named “Mobidoors” on March 25, Rsupport said Wednesday. “Rsupport’s specialized services and NTT Docomo’s global business experiences are expected to create synergy in technology, sales and brand power,” said Seo Hyeong-soo, CEO of Rsupport. Through Mobidoors, Rsupport aims to sell its remote operation and support systems for smartphone users to global mobile carriers in
Industry March 13, 2014
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Greek unemployment rises to 27.5 percent
Official figures show the unemployment rate in Greece increased to 27.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 as the economy struggled to emerge from a protracted recession.Thursday's figures from the statistics agency showed the jobless rate increasing from 27 percent in the third quarter of 2013 and from 26 percent in the same three months of 2012.Greece, a country of about 10 million people, has 1.36 million people out of work, the figures showed. Young people are the most severely affected,
World News March 13, 2014
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Koreas discuss arbitration procedures for Kaesong
An inter-Korean panel on the arbitration of legal disputes discussed details of arbitration procedures and rules at its meeting held on Thursday, the unification ministry said.The meeting at the jointly run factory park in the North's western border city of Kaesong is the first of its kind since 2000 when the rival Koreas adopted a deal on solving legal disputes through arbitration.The two sides had substantial discussions on the arbitration rules to be applied once the panel starts its business
North Korea March 13, 2014
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Japan engineer arrested over corporate espionage: reports
Japanese police have arrested an engineer who allegedly leaked Toshiba trade secrets to South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, reports said Thursday.Yoshitaka Sugita, 52, was taken into custody over allegations that he copied sensitive research data for Toshiba's NAND-type flash memory and handed it to the rival firm, major Japanese media including public broadcaster NHK reported.In 2008, Sugita was working for Toshiba partner SanDisk where he copied the sensitive data about Toshiba's key technology -
Technology March 13, 2014
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Porsche revs up Volkswagen earnings
German automaker Volkswagen is raising its dividend after turbocharged earnings from its Porsche luxury line offset a slip in revenues from mass-market cars.The automaker said Thursday that 2013 operating earnings, which don't count tax and one-time charges, rose slightly to 11.7 billion euros ($16.3 billion) from 11.5 billion euros last year. That was enough for it to raise the dividend to 4 euros per ordinary share, from 3.50 euros.Porsche, maker of the 911 sports car and Cayenne sport-utility
Mobility March 13, 2014
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Japan, N. Korea to resume talks next week in China: officials
Japan and North Korean government and Red Cross officials will resume talks next week in China, after holding their first meeting since 2012 earlier this month, officials said Thursday.The upcoming talks, scheduled for March 19 and 20 in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang, will draw foreign ministry officials from the two countries as well as senior members of their Red Cross societies.They will discuss on-and-off visits by Japanese nationals to the graves of family members who died in North
North Korea March 13, 2014
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China belatedly reports 31 dead in tunnel blast
The death toll from a little-reported road explosion was disclosed Thursday to be a much higher 31, nearly two weeks after the blast shook a highway tunnel in northwestern China.The city government of Jincheng in Shaanxi province said a team assembled by the State Council to investigate the blast met Thursday in the city to brief on the latest developments. It said another nine people were missing.The city statement came minutes after China concluded its annual meeting of its ceremonial congress
World News March 13, 2014
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MDS to expand car tech business
The nation’s largest embedded software provider, MDS Technology, is shifting its focus toward smart car technology. Embedded software is built into vehicles, digital devices or aircrafts to control them, offering high levels of efficiency and safety. “The transition to the automotive business was not an option but a necessity,” said Chang Myung-sub, managing director of MDS Technology, in an interview with The Korea Herald. For the last three years, the demand for its software from the smartphon
Technology March 12, 2014
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Man arrested for trading 12 million people’s data
The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency arrested a suspect involved in the trade of personal information of more than 12 million people, according to a police statement on Tuesday. The police arrested one suspect who sold personal information, and booked 17 buyers without detention.The suspect allegedly bought personal information from illegal distribution dealers in China and used it for marketing credit brokerage and mobile telecom services, the police said. Among the leaked personal information,
Industry March 11, 2014
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NCsoft plans May launch of ‘Blade & Soul’ in Japan
Local game company NCsoft will launch its flagship game “Blade & Soul” in the Japanese market in May, according to a company statement on Monday. “Blade & Soul” is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on fantasy martial arts. Following its limited trial service, to run for three days starting May 13, the MMORPG game will officially roll out on May 20. The company said it would charge a monthly fee and players can purchase additional items. The price will be announced at a later
Industry March 10, 2014
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‘Internet of Things’ eyed as new key industry
Korea, anxious to hold onto its reputation as an IT powerhouse, is looking to the “Internet of Things” as a new high-tech industry. “The government will map out its plans to foster the IoT industry early next month,” said Kim Jung-sam, head of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning’s new Internet industry division. IoT refers to the communication and exchange of information among devices via the Internet with little human intervention. “As IoT is no longer limited to information commun
Technology March 9, 2014
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오로라월드 글로벌 캐릭터 회사로 거듭나
한국의 완구 전문기업 오로라월드가 글로벌 캐릭터 회사로 거듭나는 날까지 쉬지 않겠다는 것이 최영일 대표의 다짐이다. 월트 디즈니 코리아와 워너 브라더스 코리아의 대표직을 거친 최대표는 2012년 오로라월드에 합류했다. 그는 4억 원 정도의 작은 규모였던 월트 디즈니 한국지사를 4년 만에 250억 규모로 성장시키고, 디즈니 아이스 쇼를 한국에 처음 선보인 장본인이다. 피겨 스케이터 김연아 선수도 디즈니의 아이스 쇼를 보면서 꿈을 키웠다고 한다. 이후 워너브라더스 한국지사로 옮겨 6년 간 근무하면서 ‘루니툰’ 등 히트 캐릭터를 국내에 소개하고, 순수 한국 캐릭터 ‘뿌까’를 워너 브라더스에 연결시켜주면서 글로벌 시장에 한국을 알리는데 앞장섰다. 그런 최대표는 2년 전, 오로라월드 창업주인 노희열 회장으로부터 “글로벌 캐릭터 회사로 바꿔달라”는 요청을 받고 오로라월드 대표로 취임했다. 그는 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 “외국계 기업은 주주들을 중심으로 전문
한국어판 March 9, 2014
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Telecom ministry to curb carriers’ illegal subsidies
The country’s telecom minister vowed to take all-out measures against the deep-rooted business malpractice in the telecom sector to eradicate excessive and illegal smartphone subsidies by the nation’s telecom operators. “Telecommunication is one of the basic rights of the people. Accordingly, it is inevitable for the government to punish (the mobile carriers) if they do not stop paying out subsidies,” said Science, ICT and Future Planning Minister Choi Mun-kee after a meeting with the CEOs of th
Industry March 6, 2014
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