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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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NK troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report
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[Herald Interview] Candy Crush game creator eyes Korea for growth
King Digital Entertainment, the British creator of the massively-popular Candy Crush franchise, is betting big on the Korean market to repeat its success story in Asia. The company recently launched Candy Crush Soda, the sequel to Candy Crush Saga, one of the most successful digital games in the world, to lure Korean gamers. Its star-studded TV commercials in particular are garnering attention as they feature a slew of Korean celebrities, including ballerina Kang Soo-jin and baduk master Cho Hun
May 6, 2015
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SKT aims to lead next-generation Internet standard
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday that it has introduced its technological expertise for the next-generation Internet standard ― Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6 ― in Hanoi, Vietnam.Participating in the Vietnam IPv6 Day 2015 held in the Vietnamese city on Wednesday (local time), officials from the Korean mobile network operator gave presentations on the first commercialization of IPv6 services in Korea.The SKT officials also talked about technologies and technical kn
May 6, 2015
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Samsung execs excited about tech in ‘Avengers’
Top executives of tech giant Samsung Electronics gathered in a movie theater to watch the Hollywood blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” in Gangnam, Seoul on Monday.The Samsung executives showed a great deal of excitement after watching the film, due largely to Samsung’s collaboration with the film’s producer Marvel to show off futuristic devices, including see-through smartphones, smart watches, and Bluetooth earpieces, used by the Avengers team.Some of those devices are said to be in the work
May 4, 2015
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[Photo News] LG Whisen dehumidifier
A model poses with LG Electronics’ new Whisen dehumidifiers that boast a 17-liter inverter ― the largest capacity within the industry ― at a launch event in Seoul on Monday. (LG Electronics)
May 4, 2015
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Local team develops ‘emotion reading’ sensor
A sensor that can detect and differentiate muscle movements caused by changes in emotion has been developed by a local research team.The team led by professor Lee Nae-eung of Sungkyunkwan University developed the flexible sensor, which can be attached to the skin and can detect minute movements that occur when the facial expression changes. The team’s study, which was published in the journal ACS Nano, used sensors made of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) sandwiched between elastomeric comp
May 4, 2015
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LG Chem seeks to penetrate U.S. energy storage market
LG Chem is spurring its energy storage system business in North America having recently inked several battery deals with U.S. companies, including the latest with Gexpro, to expand its presence in the region. The Seoul-based battery maker said Sunday it has signed a deal with Gexpro, a leading distributor of electrical supplies, to develop energy storage systems. The system with 45 kilowatt of storage capacity will use LG Chem’s lithium-ion batteries to be installed at schools, hospitals, gas st
May 3, 2015
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Global LCD panel shipments hit record high in March
Global shipments of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels reached an all-time high in March, data showed Friday, apparently led by South Korean tech players' efforts to expand sales of high-end Ultra HD (UHD) displays.The combined shipments of LCD panels by global tech firms reached 23.9 million units in March, up 11 percent from a year earlier and a record monthly high, according to the data compiled by industry tracker IHS Inc. It also marked a 20 percent increase from February.By size, sales of
May 1, 2015
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Suprema launches new fingerprint reader
South Korean biometric security system developer Suprema unveiled a next-generation fingerprint reader for access control uses, such as entry to buildings, and a new open security platform Thursday. The biometric scanner, named BioStation 2, equipped with a 32-bit Coretex-A9 1.0 GHz CPU, boasts improved fingerprint recognition and data analysis capabilities ― the new fingerprint reader is three times faster in identification and four times more accurate than its predecessor.Around 1 million fing
April 30, 2015
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[Photo News] White UHD TV
Samsung Electronics released white-bezel ultrahigh-definition TVs in Seoul Thursday. The company said the TVs with the white frame were the first in nine years to come out in the Korean market. (Samsung Electronics)
April 30, 2015
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Smilegate supports game start-ups
Leading South Korean game developer Smilegate commemorated the first anniversary of the firm’s start-up incubation initiative, called Orange Farm, in Seoul on Thursday.Smilegame runs three centers to nurture start-ups ― two in Seoul and one in Busan ― that house 23 ventures in total. The business incubators are the largest among those run by private firms in Korea.Smilegate CEO Kwon Hyuk-bin“Smilegate will spare no efforts to help fledgling ventures at the incubation centers to write success sto
April 30, 2015
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Samsung predicts recovery in Q2
By Lee Ji-yoonSamsung Electronics on Wednesday predicted earnings will recover in the second quarter as its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, lures back customers and its chip division wins orders from rival vendors.In a regulatory filing, the Korean tech giant said its net profit plunged 39 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier due to sluggish device sales.Net income reached 4.63 trillion won ($4.32 billion) in the same period, compared with 7.6 trillion won a year earlier. Ope
April 29, 2015
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LG claims G4 phone a masterpiece
Despite a series of product leaks online ahead of its official debut, LG Electronics’ new marquee handset G4 featuring advanced cameras and a classy leather back wowed the audience at its launch in Seoul on Wednesday, sending an alert to its rivals ― Samsung Electronics and California-based Apple. LG Electronics chief executive Koo Bon-joon expressed his satisfaction with the latest LG phone, saying he was “confident” that LG would do well against the competitors.As announced earlier, the G4 spo
April 29, 2015
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Olympus names new Korean chief
Olympus Korea said Wednesday it has named Naoki Okada, former senior vice president of Olympus China, as its new regional chief. The new Korean head joined Olympus in 1984 and served diverse positions in the company’s endoscope and new growth engine business divisions for 31 years. In 2004, he also led the company’s new medical business unit TmediX for three years before joining the Chinese operation. Naoki Okada“Korea is one of the fastest-growing medical markets,” he said in a statement. “Base
April 29, 2015
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LG Electronics Q1 net halves
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 tech giant, said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit fell 58.5 percent on-year as its home entertainment business offset relatively robust smartphone sales. Net profit came to 38.4 billion won ($35.9 million) in the January-March period, plunging from a profit of 92.5 billion won posted a year earlier, LG Electronics said in a regulatory filing. Operating profit came to 305.2 billion won, also down 36.2 percent from the 478.7 billion won posted a ye
April 29, 2015
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Samsung regains top spot in Q1 smartphone sales
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. regained its title as the top seller in the global smartphone market in the first quarter of this year, beating its archrival Apple Inc., data showed Wednesday. Samsung sold 83.2 million smartphones worldwide in the January-March period, accounting for 24 percent of total global shipments, according to the data by industry tracker Strategy Analytics. Apple posted 61.2 million units in global sales in the three-month period, or 18 percent of the w
April 29, 2015
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LG unveils new flagship smartphone G4
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 tech giant, on Wednesday showcased its new flagship G4 smartphone that aims to take on Samsung's Galaxy S6 series and Apple's iPhone lineup amid increased competition in the high-end smartphone segment. The slightly curved G4 comes with the same 5.5-inch in-plane switching QHD display as that of its older sister, the G3, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Processor with X10 LTE, and runs on Google Inc.'s Android 5.1 Lollipop. LG held the showcase event in s
April 29, 2015
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SK Telecom vows to offer differentiated 5G services
South Korea’s No. 1 mobile network operator SK Telecom discussed how to create an ecosystem for 5G technology with global firms and ventures at a forum in Seoul on Tuesday.“SKT is currently working on developing differentiated services with advanced technology to greatly improve user experience,” said Jang Dong-hyun, chief executive of the Korean mobile carrier, in an opening speech at the global ICT developer forum.“The company also plans to boost support for small-and medium-sized firms in res
April 28, 2015
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LG Group chairman urges executives to lead innovation
LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo on Tuesday urged executives to lead innovative experiments across business divisions as part of the strategy to strengthen competitiveness during economic uncertainties.“Global companies are competing fiercely amid slowing sales and economic uncertainties,” Koo said during a meeting with some 300 executives at the group’s Seoul headquarters. “Customer value-oriented innovation is the key to survive the competition.”He also stressed that innovation should lead to con
April 28, 2015
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Fitbit releases new fitness band in Korea
U.S. wearable activity tracker-maker Fitbit released its new fitness wristband Fitbit Charge HR in Korea on Tuesday, aiming to increase its footing in the market where the smartphone penetration rate reaches around 80 percent.“(The exponential growth of the fitness wearable market in recent years) is driven by real consumer trends ― we all live increasingly busy and hectic lifestyles, and obesity, diabetes and chronic diseases are growing across most countries in the world,” Steve Morley, head o
April 28, 2015
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Oracle faces Korean fair trade probe
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it is investigating multinational software giant Oracle Corp. about its possible unfair trading practices related to its database management system. The investigation into the local unit of California-based Oracle, which has been under way for months, is focused on two areas of business that may be market restrictive, the Fair Trade Commission said. DBMS is used in conjunction with a standard operating system and is a collection of programs that allo
April 28, 2015
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