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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Public backlash against division of Gyeonggi Province under 'corny' name
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Time ripe for Samsung Apple alliance
As the world’s leading tech companies, Samsung and Apple are labeled the largest technology enterprise and the most valued company, respectively. Naturally, the pair has had a heated rivalry, including an ongoing patent dispute. However, the time may have come for the two to set aside their differences and forge an alliance. Samsung Electronics president Shin Jong-kyun and Apple CEO Tim Cook are likely to have a face-to-face meeting over their ongoing patent disputes, news reports said on Wednes
Nov. 13, 2013
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U.S. biotech firm eyes Korea as growing market
Life Technologies, a leading U.S. biotech firm, said that it sees Korea as an important growing market.It opened its new office on Tuesday in Gangnam, southern Seoul, by merging its distributors LSK and KDR Biotech in one central location. “We see the Asia-Pacific region and specifically Korea as a very important growing market. Korea has a stable government which is very much focused on developing biotechnology and biology,” said Joydeep Goswami, Life Technologies president for the Asia-Pacific
Nov. 13, 2013
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Samsung, LG win CES best innovation awards
Korean tech behemoths Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics grabbed innovation awards at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014, the world’s biggest electronics trade show.In respective press releases, Samsung Electronics said it won 24 awards while its local rival LG claimed 15. Both companies won the Best of Innovations Award, which is given to those who have achieved the most breakthrough technological development and innovative design, for their TV products. Samsung won the accolade with its sm
Nov. 13, 2013
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LG G Pad gets glowing review in U.S.
A U.S online reviewer suggested that LG’s G Pad would be well received in the U.S. market.ZDnet reviewer Matthew Miller gave a 9.5 score out of 10 for the device, higher than the rating Samsung Galaxy Note received. Among other praise, Miller noted LG’s new gadget has a big screen yet can be held in one hand. According to the review, G Pad performs well for its price, and its features stand out from its competitors. G Pad comes with 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, which is more powerf
Nov. 13, 2013
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N. Korea cites 'remarkable success' in trade zone with China
Destitute North Korea's move to jointly build a free trade zone with China has made a "remarkable success," a Pyongyang official said Wednesday, indicating that the North's nuclear standoff has not soured economic ties with Beijing. China has built "several industrial zones, modern-farming facilities and plants" at the free trade zone in North Korea's northeastern cities of Rajin and Sonbong, known as Rason, said Hwang Ik-hwan, a senior researcher at the North's foreign ministry-affiliated Insti
Nov. 13, 2013
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iWatch to come in men’s, women’s sizes: DisplaySearch
Apple’s wearable iWatch is expected to come with a 1.7-inch OLED display for men’s watches and a 1.3-inch OLED screen for women, David Hsieh, DisplaySearch’s Vice President of the Greater China Market, said at a conference today in Taiwan, citing Apple sources. Apple has not officially announced the launch, but the iWatch ― Apple’s first wearable device ― is expected to be rolled out as early as the end of this year, given CEO Tim Cook’s latest remarks confirming new product categories. It is y
Nov. 13, 2013
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Apple's new iPad mini goes on sale
Apple announced Tuesday it has begun selling its newly revamped iPad mini tablet with an enhanced "retina" display, for which it had not previously announced a firm launch date.Apple unveiled the new gadget on October 22 at the same time as its larger sibling, the iPad Air, but said the mini would be sold at an unspecified date in November.Apple is the largest single vendor of tablets although its market share has now slipped amid competition from rivals.Analysts say the lower-priced iPad mini a
Nov. 13, 2013
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2nd Apple-Samsung trial in U.S. gets underway
A federal judge and lawyers for the world's two biggest smartphone makers began picking a jury Tuesday to determine how much Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying vital iPhone and iPad features.The retrial to determine damages is underway in San Jose, California.A previous jury had awarded Apple $1.05 billion after determining 26 Samsung products had infringed six Apple patents. But a judge found the jury miscalculated $400 million in damages for 13 products and ordered a new trial to deter
Nov. 13, 2013
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Sony Korea unveils new hybrid laptop
Sony unveiled on Tuesday a laptop-tablet hybrid computer in the hopes of becoming a trend setter in the Korean market. “The VAIO Fit multi-flip PC will become the new standard for premium laptop manufacturers, and we will allow customers to experience a whole new computing environment,” Sony Korea CEO Kenji Sakai said at an unveiling event in Seoul. Featuring a hinge in the middle of the back cover, which enables the screen to flip over, the latest product switches between laptop, tablet and vie
Nov. 12, 2013
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Prosecution to decide fate of Samsung Display execs
The police forwarded a case involving seven executives from Samsung Display to the prosecution to be further questioned on whether they stole essential technology for manufacturing organic light-emitting diode TV panels from LG Display, sources said on Tuesday.The move comes after the police raided Samsung Display’s OLED and LCD plants in South Chungcheong Province, along with its headquarters in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province. Samsung Display called the latest police action “customary,” saying that
Nov. 12, 2013
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Apple, Samsung to face off in court again on patents
Apple and Samsung return to a California court this week for another round in the blockbuster patent trial between the two biggest smartphone makers.A jury trial opens Tuesday to reconsider damages awarded last year in the case stemming from Apple's allegation that its South Korean rival illegally copied technology from the iPhone and iPad.The new trial became necessary after a judge cut some $450 million from a damage award of more than $1 billion to be paid by Samsung.Judge Lucy Koh, in her ru
Nov. 12, 2013
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Tizen smartphone may be available in February
Tizen, the open-source operating system Samsung hopes will trump Apple’s iOS or at least help it reduce its reliance on Google’s Android, may hit the markets as early as the first quarter of next year, sources said on Monday.“NTT Docomo has asked for a January release, but this is probably not going to happen so we expect the phones to come within the first quarter of next year,” one source told the local media on the sidelines of the first Tizen Developer Summit Korea.NTT Docomo, a leading Japa
Nov. 11, 2013
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Samsung ready to market ‘one-chips’
Samsung Electronics is ready to soon market its “one-chip” solution in a bid to snatch the lead in the next generation of wearable and flexible devices. “In September, we started to mass produce the one-chip, which is a combination of the AP and modem chips. We believe the chips will be fitted into actual devices in the near future,” said Woo Nam-sung, head of Samsung Electronics System LSI unit at Samsung’s investor relations session last week. The name of the one-chip will be “ModAP,” a term c
Nov. 10, 2013
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Earnings gap widens among major Web-portal operators
The revenue gap between the leaders and followers of the nation’s top three Web-portal operators appeared to have widened, mainly on account of mobile service performances, according to the latest regulatory filings.Naver, as the leader, continued its reign, while Daum fell further behind with SK Communications trailing in the red. Naver raked in 585.3 billion won ($550.3 million) in revenue in the third quarter, up 31.9 percent on-year and 2.6 percent on-quarter. Operating profit stood at 104.5
Nov. 8, 2013
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S. Korea set to join EU's joint R&D program
South Korea is expected to soon become a member of the Europe's research and development (R&D) program Eurostars, the Seoul government said Friday.Eurostars is a joint R&D programme run by EUREKA, a network of 41 European states, including all 28 member states of the European Union, according to the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.A memorandum of understanding centered on South Korea becoming a member of the programme was by South Korean Minister Yoon Sang-jick, who is currently ac
Nov. 8, 2013
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LG G2 chicken video goes viral
LG Electronics is well known for its eye-catching ads, mostly targeted at overseas consumers, and it has scored another hit with a viral ad spoof that ran on YouTube.The video, created by a local ad agency named Krema, has recorded almost 4 million hits since its release in September, all thanks to an imaginative scenario coupled with some unusual actors. The titular character is a chicken by the name of “Lizzy,” who is out to show just how the optical image stabilization works on the LG G2 sma
Nov. 7, 2013
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Korea on alert over Chinese dust
Health authorities are on alert over recently heightened levels of fine particles in the air, which can cause respiratory problems and other irritations in the eye, nose and throat. About 30 times smaller than a human hair, ultrafine particles measure less than 2.5 micrometers across and are carried by the wind, much of them coming from cities in northern China, including Harbin and Beijing. Recent studies showed they can directly enter the bronchial tubes and interfere with the gas exchange in
Nov. 7, 2013
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Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that can last for 10-20 years. The affected patient will have a high chance of recurrence over their lifetime, even after initial improvement. Approximately 1-2 percent of the world’s population has this skin condition, and 60 people are newly diagnosed with psoriasis in every 100,000 people. Therefore, it is expected that a significant number of people will suffer from psoriasis in Korea. Psoriasis is characterized by scaly, dry skin with redness, together
Nov. 7, 2013
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No Tizen TV before phone: Samsung
Is the smart TV market on the decline? If the current TV market is anything to go by, the answer may be yes. Then, will Tizen, Samsung and Intel’s open source mobile operating system, be able to turn the tide? Kim Hyun-seok, head of Samsung Electronics’ visual display unit, appeared to be stumped for an answer. The executive looked visibly rattled and was silent for several seconds before he said he was unable to comment. Kim was among the high-profit TV and related industry figures and represen
Nov. 7, 2013
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Samsung vows to widen gap with chipmaking rivals
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker, vowed to take a solid lead in the global memory market with its advanced vertical NAND flash memory technology, based on plans to unveil 36-layer V-NAND flash memory chips next year. “Samsung will definitely, if we can, enjoy an 80 percent market share,” said Robert Myung Yi, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics’ investor relations team, on Wednesday at Samsung Analyst Day 2013, where the company laid out its mid- and long-term s
Nov. 7, 2013