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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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KB Kookmin Card, LG Uplus take aim at Chinese fintech market
Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus said Thursday it concluded its partnership with major Korean and Chinese credit companies to foster the financial technology sector in both nations. Top executives of the Korean mobile carrier, KB Financial Group and its credit card business unit KB Kookmin Card, China UnionPay, the only Chinese bank card organization, and its affiliate UnionPay International signed a memorandum of understanding at the LG Uplus head office Thursday to collaborate and nurture mobile
April 16, 2015
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Binge eating disorder (bulimia)
The desire to eat is not only driven by hunger, but also by the emotional state and psychological stress. Binge eating, which is different to anorexia where one does not eat enough food, is another common eating disorder. This eating disorder is becoming more prevalent with the increase of interest in weight loss, as in Western countries, and in a rise in socioeconomic status as in Korea. Eating disorders, including both bulimia and anorexia, mostly occur in young women, particularly in adolesce
April 16, 2015
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Samsung SDS targets W20tr in sales by 2020
Samsung SDS, which celebrated its 30th anniversary Wednesday, said it has set a new target of reaching 20 trillion won ($18 billion) in sales by 2020, pledging to become a global top 10 player in the IT service market. “The goal is very ambitious, but we expect to achieve it through value-added services and going global,” said the company’s chief executive Jun Dong-soo during a press conference at its headquarters in Seoul. Samsung SDS is a technology service unit of the nation’s largest conglom
April 15, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Suprema eyes fingerprint market for mobile devices
Korean biometric security system developer Suprema will make a foray into the fingerprint market for mobile devices, taking on fingerprint powerhouses such as Apple-owned AuthenTec and Synaptics. Biometric technology, particularly fingerprint sensors, has come under the spotlight since California-based Apple purchased biometric sensor maker AthenTec in 2012 to implement fingerprint scanners in its iPhones. With the door wide open for the fingerprint market for phones, Lee Jae-won, chief executiv
April 15, 2015
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Ethiopian leader visits LG Display factory
Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome paid a visit to the manufacturing facilities of South Korea’s leading display maker LG Display in Paju City, northwest of Seoul, on Wednesday.The visit to the Paju complex took place on the request of Mulatu who is in Korea to participate in the 2015 World Water Forum, the largest international event which seeks to advance the cause of water, being held in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. LG Display CEO Han Sang-bum (left) introduces its new display product
April 15, 2015
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Coupang’s operating losses increase
Coupang, a Seoul-based e-commerce firm, reported Tuesday its operating losses expanded to 121.5 billion won ($110.9 million) last year from 4.2 billion won a year ago. Despite the steep losses, the company said its sales revenue increased 138 percent to 348.5 billion won. In terms of sales, Coupang was the No. 1 player in the nation’s burgeoning e-commerce market, followed by WeMakePrice and Ticket Monster. However, the loss was brought on by a large-scale investment into logistics and delivery
April 15, 2015
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Samsung rolls out new drive for ultrabooks
Samsung Electronics, Korea’s electronics behemoth, said Wednesday it recently started supplying a new solid state drive featuring faster read and write performance to global manufacturers of ultrabooks ― ultra-thin and ultra-light laptops.The new SSD, named SM951-NVMe, with its thickness and weight measuring at 3.73 millimeters and 7 grams, allows laptop manufacturers to adopt a slimmer design in their products, according to Samsung.The storage product also boasts read and write speeds of 2,260
April 15, 2015
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IoT is about services, not devices: LG CNS
LG CNS chief executive Kim Dae-hoon emphasized Tuesday that services, not devices, will lead the progress of the Internet of Things technology across industries. “The IoT industry will be reshaped soon based on services, rather than devices. We should create a new business model for this change,” Kim told employees. The message comes before the company’s annual Entrue World 2015, the nation’s largest technology conference, to be held on April 21. Connectivity is the key to the IoT, under which a
April 14, 2015
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Asian carriers, IT firms partner for 5G networks
Chief technology officers from leading Northeast Asian mobile carriers and network equipment manufacturers met at a KT R&D center in Seoul to discuss the standardization of next-generation networks and the development of the Internet of Things on Tuesday.Lee Jae-sub, director of ITU-T, a U.N. agency which is in charge of coordinating standardization works in the global telecom sector; Lee Dong-myeon, CTO and head of the Institute of Convergence Technology at KT; and CTOs from other wireless carr
April 14, 2015
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LG’s leather-clad G4 draws mixed reactions
Specifications for LG Electronics’ new flagship smartphone G4 were leaked “by accident” on Sunday via the phone’s staging site that was still under construction. The page did not look to be fully updated yet, with details listed for some key features such as camera technology and operating system being clearly incorrect. But reactions are already overflowing about its new leather-backed styling.According to the leaked images, the G series’ signature rear home buttons make a reappearance, while t
April 13, 2015
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LG Uplus launches world’s first VoLTE roaming services
Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus said Sunday that it had successfully launched roaming services running on the voice-over-Long Term Evolution, or VoLTE, networks. The VoLTE roaming services will be first available for subscribers of LG Uplus and Japan’s mobile carrier KDDI, who use LG Electronics’ G Flex 2 smartphone in South Korea and Japan.“LG Uplus has once again boasted its advanced LTE technology with the VoLTE roaming services,” said an official from the mobile carrier, adding, “the firm wi
April 12, 2015
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LG G4 smartphone spec leaked ahead of launch
Details of LG Electronics Inc.'s soon-to-be released flagship smartphone were leaked through its official website Sunday apparently due to a mistake by its staff, industry sources said. The specifications of the G4, including its design, display and battery, were posted for about six hours early Sunday on its microsite before being removed, the sources said, adding an LG employee must have leaked the data inadvertently. According to the leaked data, the LG G4 smartphone will come with a 5.5-i
April 12, 2015
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LG's next flagship G4 to hold detachable battery
LG Electronics Co.'s next flagship smartphone is expected to keep detachable batteries like its predecessors, industry sources said Sunday, a move that may allow the company to lure users unfamiliar with Samsung's new built-in batteries. The G4 will come with 3,000 mAh batteries that can be separated from the smartphone, and also have a port which allows users to insert secure-digital memory cards to expand data capacity, the sources said. Such features contrast with Samsung Electronics Co.'
April 12, 2015
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Samsung, Apple clash with rollout of new products
Apple gave consumers their first hands-on look at its smartwatch Friday pushing into wearable tech just as rival Samsung rolled out its new flagship smartphones. With the world's two biggest gadget makers vying for consumer attention, Apple scored points by apparently selling out of the Apple Watch as quickly as it opened pre-orders.Customers ordering the watch, due to go on sale April 24, saw messages saying deliveries now were being pushed back into June or later."I really debated if I should
April 11, 2015
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New Galaxy smartphones set sail to take on iPhone, shore up profit
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's tech powerhouse, on Friday started shipment of its much-awaited high-end smartphones -- Galaxy S6 and its offbeat sister Galaxy S6 Edge -- in 20 countries, on the hope that brisk sales will help revitalize its ailing mobile business and take on Apple Inc.'s iPhone lineup.Sales started in South Korea, the United States, Britain and Germany, and will expand gradually to other regions, Samsung said.Samsung's Galaxy S6, first showcased last month, is equipped w
April 10, 2015
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Samsung hopes to break sales record with new Galaxy duo
An event hall for the launching event of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge at an adjacent building of the firm’s headquarters in Gangnam was filled with excitement even an hour before its start, reflecting the high market expectations on the latest flagship handsets. When Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung’s mobile business chief, took the stage to deliver a keynote speech at the Galaxy S6 World Tour, he was bombarded with a flurry of camera flashes.“Samsung has developed the new Galaxy S6 and S6
April 9, 2015
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‘Mr. Galaxy’ gets back to basics
When Samsung’s mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun took to the stage to promote the company’s new flagship smartphone Galaxy S6 on Thursday, the keyword in his speech was “a return to fundamentals.” “We tried to understand what customers really wanted from the beginning,” he said. “Heading forward alone cannot be innovation. Real innovation is making a project that can make customers’ daily life more convenient and enjoyable.”Samsung Galaxy sales have been sluggish in recent years, as it has felt the sq
April 9, 2015
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Anonymous SNS Blind seeks success in Silicon Valley
South Korean start-up Team Blind has recently launched its anonymous mobile community service Blind in the U.S. market, with hopes of luring young tech-savvy office workers, especially those in Silicon Valley. “We launched the U.S. service two weeks ago,” said Jung Young-joon, the company’s cofounder and CEO via email. “Starting with LinkedIn, we plan to expand our presence among tech firms.”The CEO is visiting California to meet local partners and promote the service. According to him, the firs
April 9, 2015
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Samsung hopes for record sales of new Galaxy phones
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's tech powerhouse, expects record-breaking sales of its new flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones, its mobile chief said Thursday, as the company strives for a rebound after posting its weakest earnings in three years last year. Samsung said it anticipates shipments of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge to surpass the sales of the Galaxy S4, Samsung's biggest hit in its smartphone history. "We expect (the figure) will be a lot higher, compared with the Galaxy S5 la
April 9, 2015
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Samsung debuts new Galaxy phones in Seoul
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's tech powerhouse, unveiled its latest flagship Galaxy smartphones on its home turf on Thursday, seeking to regain its status as the world's No. 1 smartphone maker amid growing challenges from its archrival, Apple Inc., and its Chinese counterparts. The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will hit shelves in 20 countries Friday, starting in South Korea, the United States, Britain and Germany, and expand gradually to other regions, the company said in a statement re
April 9, 2015
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