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S. Korea, Singapore seal supply chain agreement
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North Korean troops killed, wounded in Ukraine war: Seoul defense minister
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Korean language teaching expert says demand has outstripped supply
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[KH Explains] Samsung chief says he is still ‘hungry’ for foundry growth
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Conscripting women to lead to 'more babies,' claims military think tank
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Who is pollster roiling politics with claims of government string-pulling?
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Kim Jong-un vows to thwart S. Korea-US 'nuclear alliance'
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Taking away phones during school hours not a human rights violation: watchdog
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Korea launches antidumping probe into Chinese steel
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[Grace Kao] Why K-pop lip-syncing doesn’t bother me
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Samsung developing iris recognition devices
Samsung Electronics has been working to develop iris recognition technologies with Yonsei University’s Biometrics Engineering Research Center, according to industry sources. The nation’s leading mobile device maker was confirmed to have applied for a patent under the title of “device and methods enabling iris recognition and proximity sensing” last May. The patent application states, “iris recognition identifies a person’s unique iris characteristics and applies these to verification technology
Nov. 25, 2013
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[Photo News] Treats in the tropics
Nov. 25, 2013
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Fates split for employees of Samsung’s Corning, SNS units
Starting next year, Samsung Corning Precision Materials will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning following a recent decision by Samsung Display to sell back its entire 42.6 percent stake to the U.S. firm.With the move, not only will Samsung Corning become a part of Corning, but the employees will no longer belong to the Samsung brand.Meanwhile, Samsung SNS ― formerly Seoul Technology and Communication ― is cementing its position as a firm part of the Samsung empire, mainly thanks to supp
Nov. 25, 2013
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KT provides faster LTE service in Seoul areas
KT Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 mobile operator, said Monday that it has started providing faster LTE services with wider bandwidth and LTE-Advanced services with increased coverage.The Light Term Evolution service with wider bandwidth was launched in the Seoul metropolitan area in September. KT said the service will be expanded nationwide by January. In August, KT won the rights to use the 1.8 GHz spectrum through rounds of auctions, which helped the telecom operator catch up with its local rival
Nov. 25, 2013
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LINE messenger breaks 300m user milestone
South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. said Monday that its free messenger application LINE broke the 300-million download mark as worldwide smartphone users rushed to connect with one another through the mobile messenger service.The milestone came four months after the service drew 200 million users in July and seven months after attracting 150 million in April this year. The free messenger service was launched in June 2011.Analysts said the free messenger service is expected to reach an
Nov. 25, 2013
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Korean Air breaks ground on flight training center
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s top air carrier, said Monday it has broken ground with Boeing Co. on their 150 billion won ($141 million) joint project to build Asia’s largest flight training center in South Korea.Korean Air said the 32,000 square meter flight simulator training center will be built by 2015 in Incheon, a port city home to Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway.The carrier said that each year about 3,500 pilots can receive training at the center that will b
Nov. 25, 2013
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Volkswagen to put top priority on customer service: Korea chief
Germany’s Volkswagen, which has lately enjoyed a sales boom in Korea, pledged Monday to further expand its after-sales service network to boost customer satisfaction, saying the carmaker was still bullish on growth here. Volkswagen became the nation’s second-best-selling import car brand in October, outpacing the former No. 2 Mercedes-Benz and fast catching up with the No. 1 BMW. This year alone, the carmaker sold 21,401 vehicles as of October, up 46.7 percent from 14,591 unit sales a year ago,
Nov. 25, 2013
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POSCO's rating downgraded by Moody's
Moody's Investors Service said Monday that it has downgraded POSCO's foreign currency bond rating by one notch to "Baa2," citing the leading South Korean steelmaker's high level of debt and industry uncertainties.In a statement, Moody's said it has cut POSCO's foreign currency bond rating to "Baa2" from "Baa1." Moody's has also downgraded the steelmaker's senior unsecured shelf rating to "Baa2" from "Baa1." The rating outlook is stable, the rating agency said."POSCO's high level of debt, the cha
Nov. 25, 2013
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[Photo News] Let them share cake
Nov. 24, 2013
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Samsung struggles in Japan’s phone market
Samsung Electronics saw its fourth straight quarterly decline in the Japanese smartphone market in the third quarter, according to industrial data. The nation’s leading handset maker sold 1 million units of its overall smartphone lineup in the July-September period, posting a 9.9 percent market share, independent research firm Strategy Analytics said Sunday. The sales figure continued Samsung’s slide from 1.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, 1.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 a
Nov. 24, 2013
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Samsung to narrow Intel’s lead in semiconductors
Samsung Electronics is expected to retain its No. 2 position in the global semiconductor market for two straight years, narrowing the gap in market share with Intel to 4.3 percent from last year’s 5.4 percent, according to market data.A report on Sunday by market research firm IHS iSuppli said that Samsung’s market share in the semiconductor sector is expected to reach 10.5 percent from last year’s 10.3 percent as its sales are estimated to rise 7 percent to $33 billion. The world’s top semicond
Nov. 24, 2013
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[Photo News] Social education
Nov. 24, 2013
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[Photo News] Korea-Laos friendship
Nov. 24, 2013
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Steelmakers urge key ASEAN members to ease import regulations
South Korean steelmakers' lobby group said Sunday that it has called on a body representing steelmakers of six Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, to relax their import regulations against steel products manufactured by its members. As of November, there have been 15 cases in which South Korean steel products were regulated and inspected by six members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Singapore. In th
Nov. 24, 2013
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Samsung faces sales drop in Japanese smartphone market
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, has suffered a drop in its smartphone sales in the Japanese market due to aggressive marketing activities by Apple Inc. and smaller Japanese rivals, data showed Sunday. According to the data by technology research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung sold 1 million smartphones in the market in the July-September period of the year, down 300,000 units from the second quarter. Samsung's sales in the market have been on the decline for thre
Nov. 24, 2013
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Samsung likely to retain No. 2 spot in chip market this year
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading chipmaker, is likely to retain its No. 2 ranking in the global semiconductor market this year, holding the double-digit market share for the second year in a row, a report showed Sunday. According to the latest report by industry research firm IHS iSuppli, Samsung is expected to post $33.45 billion in chip sales in 2013, up 7 percent from a year ago. The South Korean company's market share in the chip market is predicted to increase to 10.5 percent th
Nov. 24, 2013
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Rise in singletons boosts demand for share houses
Kim Mi-hyun, 37, a senior marketing manager at a retail chain, is thinking about moving into a house with two single women with a similar lifestyle.“I read a magazine ad placed by a cohousing chain looking for a female single tenant. I am highly interested in cohousing for female singles in their 30s, because I would like to live in a family-like atmosphere while keeping my privacy,” she said. Kim has lived alone since her elder sister got married in 2001. Park Jin-oh, 28, is an IT technician wh
Nov. 22, 2013
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Downsized electronics cater to single households
Kwon Min-jeong recently moved out of her parents’ house in Incheon to live closer to the marketing firm in Gangnam where she works as a manager. When she went shopping to buy furniture and home appliances for her new home, she chose to go small. “Conventional home appliances for family use are expensive and do not even fit in my small apartment. I needed appliances that take up less space and consume less energy,” Kwon said. She bought a mini rice-cooker and microwave for her kitchen. Doing la
Nov. 22, 2013
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[Photo News] Hyundai Motor music video
Nov. 22, 2013
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Caffbene’s success recognized in journal
Caffbene, a local coffee chain operating more than 1,000 outlets both at home and abroad, has been recognized for its success in a thesis in a leading academic journal, the Korean company said last week. Titled “Caffbene: master brewer of growth and global ambition,” the thesis ran in Case Research Journal published by the North America Case Research Association. Authored jointly by professors David Choi and Kang Byung-oh of Loyola Marymount University and ChungAng University, respectively, the
Nov. 22, 2013