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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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Korea may cut tax benefits for high income earners, big firms
SEJONG (Yonhap News) ― South Korea might consider scaling down tax benefits available to high income earners and large businesses as part of its efforts to raise more tax revenue to meet growing fiscal demand from expanded welfare programs. The expectation is growing as the state-run Korea Institute of Public Finance earlier made such recommendations to the government for its policy related to temporary tax cut and exemption programs. The tax benefit programs have been provided temporarily for s
June 26, 2013
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Virtual goods new opportunity for telecoms: KT chief
KT chairman Lee Suk-chae urged global telecommunications firms to swiftly jockey for the position in the virtual goods marketplace. Delivering a keynote speech at the Mobile Asia Expo 2013 in Shanghai on Wednesday, the head of the nation’s leading mobile carrier said there is no future if they only cling to services they are providing now.Telecoms should jump into the global market for distribution of virtual goods as early as possible to keep up with the fast-changing market trends, he added. A
June 26, 2013
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Hydis gathers ammunition with e-paper displays
Hydis Technologies is not what one would call a big company, but for Korea, it has a symbolic meaning. It was one of the firms that foreign capital gobbled up, only to spit out after stripping it of vital assets and technology.Now, Hydis, owned by Taiwan-based E Ink Holdings, is out to get back on the map with the production of e-paper displays, the main element for e-books. Starting in July, Hydis expects to start rolling out electronic paper displays, an area that E Ink is a global leader in.H
June 26, 2013
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SKT launches world’s fastest mobile network
Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom announced on Wednesday that it had launched the first LTE-Advanced network in the world, with speeds twice as fast as the existing long-term evolution network.SKT has begun providing LTE-A service, becoming the first to commercialize among some 175 mobile carriers offering LTE networks in about 70 countries around the world, the company said. Twice as fast as the current LTE and 10 times faster than the 3G network, LTE-A makes it possible to download an
June 26, 2013
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SK Telecom launches world's fastest mobile network service
SK Telecom Co., the country's leading mobile carrier, introduced the next-generation mobile network on Wednesday, offering speeds twice as fast as the existing long-term evolution (LTE) network. SK Telecom is the first mobile operator in the world to launch the so-called LTE-Advanced network service, which is 10 times faster than the old 3G network service, it said. With the use of the LTE-Advanced network, an 800 megabyte file takes some 40 seconds to download, compared with 80 seconds with
June 26, 2013
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[Graphic News] Smartphone penetration rate
According to data compiled by Strategy Analytics, Korea had the highest level of smartphone ownership in the world last year backed by rising demand for the device and faster Internet networks.
June 25, 2013
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Ministries to cooperate on satellite project
The ministries of science, environment and oceans and the weather agency signed an agreement to jointly develop two geostationary satellites and utilize information and related space technologies.Through the 669.7 billion won ($578.4 million) project, the government plans to launch a satellite in 2017 to monitor weather conditions and natural disasters and another to observe oceanic pollution and resources and climate change the following year. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Science
June 25, 2013
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Intel envisions ‘re-creation of laptops’
As the concept between a laptop and a tablet PC is becoming increasingly blurred by the constant innovation in technology, Intel Korea on Tuesday revealed its renewed strategy, which it said would best correspond with its vision of the “re-creation of laptops.”By teaming up with the renowned Korean illusionist and magician Lee Eun-gyeol this year, the world’s No. 1 semiconductor chipmaker expects to fundamentally change the concept of future computing, the company said. “Just as magic evolves ov
June 25, 2013
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Samsung trumps Apple in Japan patent fight
TOKYO (Yonhap News) ― A Japanese court said Tuesday that Apple Inc.’s patent infringement claim against Samsung Electronics Co. is invalid, giving the upper hand to the South Korean tech giant in a series of legal battles over patents, a Japanese news agency reported.Upholding a lower court’s verdict, the Intellectual Property High Court ruled that Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, did not infringe upon Apple’s technology on transferring media content from computers to smartphones a
June 25, 2013
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Galaxy S4 twice as fast as iPhone 5: report
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S4 is the fastest smartphone among the best-selling brands in the market, according to a test by U.K.’s watchdog released on Tuesday.The organization named ”Which?“ used a speed-testing system called Geekbench to evaluate the processing and memory speed of seven representative cell phone brands.Galaxy S4, ranked at the top, scored 3,188 points while Apple’s iPhone5 scored 1,664, ranking at the bottom with its score barely reaching half that of Samsung.“If a phone has
June 25, 2013
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Kakao Talk collecting MAC address stirs controversy
Kakao Talk, the nation’s top mobile messenger, is generating controversy over its PC version, which collects the MAC addresses of users’ devices, according to IT sources on Tuesday.The beta version of the Kakao PC platform was released on June 20 and users can download and install the program on their desktops after going through a sign-up and authentication process. MAC, or media access control, is an alpha-numeric address assigned to each PC connected to the Internet. Collecting MAC address co
June 25, 2013
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Tokyo high court upholds Samsung win against Apple
A Tokyo high court has upheld a lower court's ruling that Samsung did not infringe on Apple's patent for synchronizing music and data across devices.Apple asked for 100 million yen ($ 1 million) in damages, but the Tokyo District Court ruled in Samsung's favor last August. The Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo upheld that decision Tuesday.This appeal case is one of many legal battles between the technology giants. The court decision comes after Apple won a separate patent infringement ca
June 25, 2013
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Research center opens for space rocket
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning is opening a new research center for the development of the country’s first domestically produced space rocket this week.Located at the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon, the center will conduct cooperative research with related industries to design and develop a 75-ton thrust rocket engine. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Monday, the ministry said.Korea is pushing to develop its own three-stage space rocket, the KSLV-2
June 23, 2013
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Samsung unveils Ativ Q, Galaxy S4 Mini in London
The Galaxy S4 Mini and the Ativ Q tablet were among the smartphones and tablet PCs that Samsung Electronics unveiled in London on Thursday, the company said. The main attraction was the new 13.3-inch convertible laptop Ativ Q with dual-booting technology allowing users to operate on both Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2 operating systems. Data can be synced and shared between the two, while the flexible hinge allows users to convert the Ativ Q from tablet mode to laptop mode and position the screen a
June 21, 2013
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Tokyo court backs Apple against Samsung on patent
Apple Inc. has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. in a Japanese court, one of dozens of legal battles around the world between the technology giants.The Tokyo District Court issued a partial verdict Friday in favor of Apple. Damages were not announced. The court said in a summary that further examination is needed to determine if Samsung must pay compensation, and if so, how much. A final verdict is expected later.Apple and Samsung are embroiled in similar battles
June 21, 2013
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Beware of infections during rainy season
With the monthlong rainy season having arrived this week, pay attention to your health, as the high humidity and temperature makes dangerous viruses more active.“Atmospheric temperature and humidity provide an ideal condition for bacteria and viruses to grow in food and water,” an official at the Korea Centers for Disease Control said.“The people should pay more attention to food they eat and the water they drink. Wash your hands as frequently as possible,” he added. The most common illnesses d
June 20, 2013
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Local scientists find way to prevent alcohol damage to liver
A team of South Korean scientists has discovered a way to prevent alcohol damaging the liver, the Science Ministry said Wednesday.It has been widely documented that alcohol leads to the creation of reactive oxygen species in the body, which in turn damage the liver, causing hepatitis or even liver cirrhosis, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.However, little had been known about exactly what triggers the production of reactive oxygen.According to the ministry, the team
June 20, 2013
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New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
LONDON (AP) ― A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.More than 60 cases of what is now called MERS, including 38 deaths, have been recorded by the World Health Organization in the past year, mostly in Saudi Arabia. So far, illnesses haven’t spread as quickly as SARS did in 2003, ultimately triggering a global outbreak
June 20, 2013
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Wetting the bed
Nocturnal enuresis means bed-wetting at night. It is very common in children and is present in approximately 15 percent of children 5 and under. It generally goes away as children get older, and is only present in 1 percent of adolescents. CausesThere are three main causes. The first is an immature bladder function. These children often have problems holding urine even in the daytime, and can wet their clothes. The second reason is increased urine production during the night, compared to during
June 20, 2013
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Top smartphone makers consider water-cooled tech
Overheating of smartphones is increasingly becoming a problem as users worldwide stay connected longer and more frequently with high-speed fourth-generation Long Term Evolution services. In response, some of the top smartphone makers are expected to incorporate a high-precision water-cooled pipe technology into future devices, according to cooling module manufacturers.Samsung Electronics, Apple and HTC have recently shown interest in adopting the new cooling technology for their future models. T
June 20, 2013