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Samsung to add four languages to Galaxy AI real-time interpretation capabilities
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Samsung Electronics announced plans to add four new languages -- Swedish, Dutch, Romanian, and Turkish -- to its Galaxy AI real-time interpretation service by year-end. The on-device function currently supports 16 languages, including Korean, Chinese, English, French and Japanese. Samsung emphasizes that Galaxy AI language models undergo both quantitative evaluations of linguistic features and grammar, as well as qualitative assessments of cultural kn
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LG Uplus launches AI model ixi-GEN targeting B2B market
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Korean telecom company LG Uplus Corp. unveiled its proprietary small large language model (sLLM) ixi-GEN on Tuesday, aiming to expand its presence in the business-to-business (B2B) artificial intelligence market. The AI model, based on LG AI Research's EXAONE, has been trained on LG Uplus' telecom and platform data. The company plans to initially implement ixi-GEN in eight of its services, including chat agents and mobile store advisors, before t
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S. Korea, US agree to cooperate on diplomatic intelligence sharing
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - South Korea and the U.S. have signed a memorandum of understanding to share diplomatic intelligence and other information, Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. The ministry highlighted that Seoul and Washington agreed on the importance of strengthening exchange and cooperation for diplomatic intelligence due to rapidly-changing geopolitical situations. The two countries have been working closely on this matter since early this year. T
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Over six in 10 Koreans prefer eco-friendly vehicles for future purchases
Electric vehicles charging in a parking lot. Yonhap SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) – More than six out of 10 adults in South Korea intend to buy environmentally friendly cars, including hybrid or electric vehicles (EVs), when replacing their current car, a survey showed Tuesday. The survey, conducted by OpenSurvey with 1,500 adults, found that 39.7 percent of respondents prioritize hybrid vehicles for their next purchase, while 24.1 percent favor EVs. Traditional gasoline vehicles w
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SK C&C partners with Japan's Carbon X to boost carbon credit trading
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Korean IT services provider SK C&C has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CarbonEX, Japan's leading carbon credit trading platform, to enhance cooperation in carbon neutrality efforts and stimulate carbon credit trading, the company said on Tuesday. The partnership aims to explore ways to interconnect their respective voluntary carbon credit platforms, potentially allowing Korean and Japanese companies to freely purchase and trade ov
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Vietnamese prime minister to meet Korean business leaders during Seoul visit
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will meet with Korean business leaders next week during his visit to Seoul aimed at boosting economic cooperation between the two countries, corporate sources said. Chinh will attend the Korea-Vietnam Business Forum, organized by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul next Monday. The forum will be attended by about 300 Korean participants, including Minister of Trade, I
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PHOTOS: Korea hosts international conference on carbon reduction
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) – The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency opened the two-day Global Net Zero Connection 2024 conference in Seoul on Monday to discuss international cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. About 160 representatives from seven countries, four international organizations, and 60 domestic and foreign companies are participating in the event, which includes forums, inter-government talks and business consul
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Opinion: Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran
SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Months of relentless exchanges between Israel and Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah have seen mass civilian evacuations and widespread death, injury and destruction. The violence has worsened since early June, accompanied by increasingly heated rhetoric. Both sides have prevented the tit-for-tat attacks from escalating into a full-blown war, recognizing the likely catastrophic consequences. The question is whether this fragile containment can hold i
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PHOTOS: Seoul officials, military leaders discuss anti-drone defense system
SEOUL, June 24 (AJU PRESS) – The Seoul city government hosted a forum on the defense of the capital against drone attacks from North Korea on Monday, involving government officials, military leaders and security experts. The conference took place amid heightened tensions across the border after North Korea recently sent hundreds of balloons carrying garbage to the South, which raised alarms about the potential danger of unmanned flying vehicle attacks from Pyongyang. The forum focuse
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King Sejong Institute set to open more Korean classes overseas
SEOUL, June 24 (AJU PRESS) - Korea will open more Korean-language centers overseas to encourage more foreigners to learn Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday. Named after Sejong the Great (1387~1450) who invented Hangeul, the state-run King Sejong Institute opened its first center in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2007 to promote Korean language and culture globally. As of 2023, there were some 248 institutes in about 85 countries, with som
June 24, 2024
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Biden urges doing everything to avoid escalating Middle East tensions
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Gulf states pour billions into Silicon Valley AI startups
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Indian authorities issue final warning to Maoist rebels
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Viet Nam's VinFast reports widening losses despite revenue growth in second quarter
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India initiates major investment in nuclear power
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Japan admits destroyer entered Chinese waters, relieves captain
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China's maternal and child health indicators show continued improvement
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Heavy rain in quake-hit Japan leaves 6 dead, 10 missing
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China, Russia conduct joint naval exercises
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