Articles by Jie Ye-eun
Jie Ye-eun
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[Hello Hangeul] Race heats up for Hangeul AI
The following series is part of The Korea Herald’s “Hello Hangeul” project which consists of interviews, in-depth analyses, videos and various other forms of content that shed light on the stories of people who are learning the Korean language and the correlation between Korea’s soft power and the rise of its language within the league of world languages. – Ed. Amid the immense popularity of Korean-made content from music to TV shows, an increasing number of peopl
Technology June 18, 2023
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[Photo News] LG promoting Busan's Expo bid in Paris
An LG banner promoting Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo is hung on the digital billboard near Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris on Thursday ahead of next week’s general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions, the intergovernmental body that oversees the World Expo. LG Corp. said it will support the port city’s Expo bid by installing a total of 110 banners near the BIE gathering venue for two weeks. (LG Corp.)
Industry June 16, 2023
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SK chief calls on CEOs to strengthen action plans amid uncertainty
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won called on chiefs of the group’s affiliates to set up organic responses, based on case-by-case scenarios, to various management uncertainties and opportunities, South Korea's second-largest business conglomerate said Friday. "We are now living in a global transition period where it is difficult to survive with the management approaches that we took in the past,” Chey said in a keynote speech at the 2023 Extended Management Meeting in Seoul on T
Industry June 16, 2023
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Samsung Electronics students' most favored employer for 1st time in decade
Samsung Electronics has been picked as the most desirable company to work for among college students here this year, occupying the top spot for the first time in a decade, a tally from a job portal showed Wednesday. Incruit surveyed 872 job-seeking university students nationwide and the results showed 8.1 percent of them chose the tech giant out of 130 listed companies by market capitalization on South Korea’s benchmark Kospi and secondary Kosdaq. Those who picked Samsung cited the company
Industry June 14, 2023
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Samsung, SolarEdge team up for net-zero homes
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it was teaming up with Israeli firm SolarEdge Technologies, the world's leading solar smart inverter company, to promote carbon-neutral homes. Under the new partnership, Samsung has established a foothold for expanding its SmartThings Energy business in Europe. Samsung has previously cooperated with global solar firms including Hanwha Q Cells, SMA Solar Technology and Maxeon Solar Technologies, the company said. “We will continue to cooperate with vari
Technology June 13, 2023
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Samsung's chip division to introduce custom AI Services for employees
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to launch an in-house artificial intelligence-based service for internal use this year amid security concerns raised over OpenAI’s highly-advanced chatbot ChatGPT, according to industry sources on Sunday. Sources on condition of anonymity said the company’s co-CEO Kyung Kye-hyun, who oversees the tech giant’s chip business, recently unveiled the plan during a recent lecture attended by Samsung executives and employees. During the lecture, Ky
Technology June 11, 2023
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Samsung, Naver Cloud team up to provide private 5G network at construction site
Samsung Electronics said Friday it is joining hands with Naver Cloud to launch a private 5G network for Hoban Construction, bringing the private 5G network in the construction sector for the first time. Samsung said it will be developing the 5G network for Hoban Construction, a mid-tier local builder to enhance worksite safety and efficiency. The 5G network will support new construction industry-specific 5G applications to help reduce on-site hazards and errors, including drone-based high-resolu
Technology June 2, 2023
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Samsung signals unveiling new foldable phones in Seoul for 1st time
Samsung Electronics’ marketing chief on Thursday hinted that the tech giant’s Galaxy Unpacked event could be held in South Korea for the first time this summer. “South Korea is an important market and Seoul is a meaningful place,” Lee Young-hee, president of global marketing at Samsung’s mobile business division, told reporters last week at the Samsung Ho-Am Prize award ceremony when she was asked about the possibility of Samsung unveiling its new foldable phones in
Technology June 2, 2023
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[KH Explains] Last chance saloon for Kakao’s portal biz
South Korean internet giant Kakao recently separated Daum, the operator of the nation’s No. 2 portal site, into an independent in-house company, fueling speculation that Kakao may be losing appetite for the search engine business a decade after their highly publicized merger back in 2014. Under the new decision announced on May 4, Daum began operating as a “company-in-company” on May 15, a more independent subsidiary with its CEO being appointed by the parent company to maintai
Technology June 1, 2023
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Samsung employees donate W230m via May campaign
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it has donated over 230 million won ($174,000) by launching a socially responsible campaign in May, driven by employee participation, to support 20 children from low-income households. Samsung’s chairman Lee Jae-yong, who has reportedly made numerous anonymous donations, is trying to spread a culture of donation throughout affiliates of Samsung Group. The Month of Sharing campaign was designed to encourage Samsung employees’ donations through the Na
Industry May 31, 2023
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SK hynix’s Gen5 DDR5 DRAM enters validation process
SK hynix said Tuesday that it has completed the development of the industry’s most advanced 10-nanometer technology-based DDR5 DRAM for servers and has entered a validation process together with US chip giant Intel. The latest fifth-generation DDR5 DRAM is the first of its generation being tested at the Intel Data Center Certified memory program for DDR5 products to run on Intel Xeon Scalable platforms. The chips boast an operating speed of 6.4 gigabits per second, the fastest speed amon
Technology May 30, 2023
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Hyundai Mobis develops ‘communicative’ headlamp
Hyundai Mobis, a car parts maker affiliated with Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday it has developed a new headlamp that displays road signs on the road to prevent nighttime accidents. The high-definition lighting system visualizes road signs in texts or images and projects them on the road surface in real time. If there is a construction site ahead, the lamp shows a relevant symbol to alarm the driver. The lamp also projects a crosswalk sign at night to help secure pedestrians’ safety. Th
Mobility May 25, 2023
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Naver suffers service malfunctions in China
South Korean internet giant Naver was reportedly suffering service malfunctions in major regions in China on Wednesday, fueling speculation that the Chinese authorities might be limiting people's access to the neighboring country’s dominant search engine. “We have confirmed that connection to our services, including using email and the search function, is not properly working there. But it is hard to tell for now whether China is intentionally blocking access or if it is just a
Technology May 24, 2023
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Samsung Health bets big on sleep-tracking
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it is working on advanced sleep-tracking technology as it seeks to boost its burgeoning health solutions business on its smartwatches. “Launched in 2012, Samsung Health has become a global health solution used by 64 million users around the world every month,” said Samsung Electronics Vice President Hon Pak, who oversees the digital health team at the mobile business division, to reporters in Seoul. “Our goal is to help people manage their overa
Technology May 23, 2023
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Samsung mulls moving launch date forward for upcoming foldable phones
Samsung Electronics is considering holding the upcoming unpacking event for its new foldable phones at home in Korea while advancing its launch schedule to earlier than usual, industry sources said Monday. Samsung usually holds two highly publicized launch events for its Galaxy smartphones in US cities every year: an event for its flagship Galaxy S phones in February and another for its Z foldable phones in August. But this year, Korean cities like Seoul and Busan are being discussed as potentia
Technology May 22, 2023
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