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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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All generations of Koreans calcium deficient: report
All generations of Koreans, excluding infants, are lacking in their calcium intake, a report showed Thursday.Calcium deficiency is especially serious among teenagers and the elderly and the gaps are relatively wide between the sexes and income groups, according to a 2011 survey by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The average amount of dietary calcium was only 72 percent of the recommended level, the agency said. The daily recommended intake of calcium for adults is 700 millig
Nov. 14, 2013
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User experience key to wearable devices
The head of a promising U.S. wearable device start-up said the most important factor in the era of wearable smart gadgets is user experience, not the integration of all the functions available on a smartphone. “It has to not only do what it’s designed to do really well, but it can’t make your life harder in any other way,” Aaron Grant, cofounder of Waterloo, Canada-based Thalmic Labs, a developer of motion control armband Myo, told The Korea Herald. “With some home automation smartphone apps, fo
Nov. 14, 2013
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Samsung denies reports on 3-D printer business
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest electronics firm, denied news reports Thursday that it was poised to enter the 3-D printer market. “It is false information that Samsung has received any sample 3-D printer from a partner, and we have absolutely no plans to enter the 3-D printer business,” a Samsung official said. Some Korean news outlets reported that the Korean tech firm was planning to bring out a 3-D printer made by another manufacturer but with the Samsung name attached.Money Today s
Nov. 14, 2013
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Photo shows mammal unseen for 15 years
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ― A camera trap in a forest in central Vietnam has managed to snap a photo of one of Earth’s rarest mammals, the saola, which hadn’t been seen in 15 years.The antelope-like, long-horned ox appears to walk through dense foliage at the edge of the camera’s range in the image taken in September. Conservation group WWF released the image along with a statement.“This is a breathtaking discovery and renews hope for the recovery of the species,” Van Ngoc Thinh, WWF’s Vietnam directo
Nov. 14, 2013
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Scientists warn of hot, sour, breathless oceans
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Greenhouse gases are making the world’s oceans hot, sour and breathless, and the way those changes work together is creating a grimmer outlook for global waters, according to a new report Wednesday from 540 international scientists.The world’s oceans are getting more acidic at an unprecedented rate, faster than at any time in the past 300 million years, the report said. But it’s how this interacts with other global warming impacts to waters that scientists say is getting them e
Nov. 14, 2013
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Bird flu strain infects human
LONDON (AP) ― A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more to spot worrisome flu strains before they ignite a global outbreak, doctors say.On a more hopeful front, a company on Wednesday reported encouraging results from its first human tests of a possible vaccine against a different type of bird flu that has been spreading through Asia since first appearing in China last spring that is
Nov. 14, 2013
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S Korea, U.S. deepen ties on ICT sector
South Korea and the United States held an inaugural round of high-profile talks Wednesday aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation in the information and communication technology (ICT) field.The ICT Policy Forum is a fruit of summit talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington in May.The Park administration has concentrated efforts on boosting a creative economy."ROK (South Korea) and U.S. government and industry representatives held extensive
Nov. 14, 2013
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Korea set to launch space observation satellite
South Korea is set to launch its first space observation satellite equipped with infrared light captors on Nov. 21, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Wednesday. The Science and Technology Satellite-3, or STSAT-3, which has been in development since 2006, has completed final tests and is now ready for launch from the Yasny base in Russia.It will share a Dnepr-1 rocket vehicle with about 20 other satellites, including Korean import DubaiSat-2 satellite. The final countdown is s
Nov. 13, 2013
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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