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HD Hyundai Heavy partners with defense company Babcock for submarine technology cooperation
SEOUL -- South Korea's shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will work with the Canadian branch of Babcock, a defense company based in Britain, to combine key technologies for submarines. Using the combined technologies, Babcock would export submarines to foreign nations. The agreement was made at MADEX 2023, an international maritime defense industry exhibition held in South Korea's southern port city of Busan, HD Hyundai Heavy said on June 7. "We should be able to
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S. Korean game publisher NCSoft to introduce hyper-scale AI language model in 2023
SEOUL -- South Korea's major game publisher NCSoft will introduce a large language model, a type of deep learning-based artificial intelligence algorithm that can understand, summarize, generate, and predict new content, later this year. The so-called hyper-scale AI language model would help NCSoft create new content platforms including a digital human platform that incorporates an artificially-created interactive human model. Large language models (LLMs) are widely being devel
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Research institute KAIST's four-legged robot wins international quadruped robot walking contest
SEOUL -- A South Korean technology institute has won an international quadruped robot walking competition in London with its four-legged robot that can autonomously walk on roads and even sandy grounds like beaches and sand dunes. The dog-like robot that won the event over its competitors from the United States and France would be used to carry out missions in disaster situations such as fires. The robot called "DreamWalker" features reinforced learning, which is a typ
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2 mln S. Koreans 'silently exit' from country's favorite messenger group chat rooms in 3 weeks
SEOUL -- Two million people have "silently exited" from group chat rooms created on Kakao Talk, South Korea's favorite smartphone messenger app with more than 47 million monthly active users, during the first three weeks since its operator added a feature that allowed people to leave chat rooms without notifying other users. It is common to see companies of various sizes operate group chat rooms with up to dozens of workers because company operators can easily send
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Indonesia partners with Pusan National University to develop hydrogen-based waste management vessel
SEOUL -- Indonesia's maritime ministry will work with the Pusan National University to develop and utilize a hydrogen ship capable of cleaning up ocean waste. A joint research institute will be also established at the university located in South Korea's southern port city of Busan. Pusan National University (PNU) said in a statement that the institute signed an agreement on June 2 to cooperate in the shipbuilding and maritime affairs. The two organizations will carry out va
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E-commerce platform Lotte On to adopt Upstage's AI-based recommendation solution
SEOUL -- Lotte On, an e-commerce platform operated by South Korea's retail giant Lotte Group, will adopt an artificial intelligence-based solution capable of suggesting products based on users' consumption patterns. Lotte ON will also work with Upstage, an AI startup that developed the solution, to increase the purchase conversion rate. Upstage has showcased various types of AI solutions. Earlier this year, the company released "AskUp Lemon Sparkling Highball," a
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POSCO releases carbon offset steel products for first time
SEOUL -- For the first time as a South Korean steelmaker, POSCO has released carbon offset steel products targeting vehicle and electrical device manufacturers that seek to reduce their carbon output and create a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by funding atmospheric carbon reduction actions of another company or organization. Carbon offset products, or carbon offsets, are products that are created using methods that release less carbon in the atmosphere by using renewabl
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Cosmetics brand Laneige to preserve Asia's maritime environment with Swiss-based environment group
SEOUL -- Laneige, a skincare brand affiliated with South Korea's top cosmetics maker Amorepacific, will work with the World Wide Fund for Nature, a non-governmental wildlife conservation organization, to carry out marine preservation projects in South Korea, China, and Thailand. The Swiss-based group established to preserve endangered species has more than five million members in more than 100 countries. Various types of ocean waste including discarded plastic come from river
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Veteran actress Chung Ae-rie appointed as ambassador for International Day of Yoga
SEOUL -- Veteran actress Chung Ae-rie was appointed as an ambassador for the International Day of Yoga designed to highlight the importance of Yoga, a physical, mental, and spiritual practice originated from India. The 63-year-old actress said that she thinks Yoga is a mental and spiritual tool that can shape the world into a more peaceful place. International Yoga Day has been celebrated across the world since June 21, 2015, after it was incepted in the United Nations General Asse
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Action-comedy film 'The Roundup: No Way Out' garners more than 4.5 mln viewers
SEOUL -- "The Roundup: No Way Out" has swept over the South Korean box office with an accumulated 4.5 million admissions only five days after its release. In the action film, Ma Dong-seok, an action film actor also known by the English name of Don Lee, plays a tough detective who investigates a drug crime involving yakuza, a crime group that originated in Japan. Data released by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on June 5 showed that the film attracted 4,512,386 moviegoers.
June 5, 2023
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AI robot Hyodol selected for state elderly care project
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SME body promotes Korean food, beauty products at US event
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Diet sensation Queen Wasabi named face of health supplement company Foodology
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War Memorial of Korea chief reflects on sacrifice of war veterans in celebration of Armed Forces Day
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Event on Nami Island promotes UAE's vibrant heritage and culture
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PHOTOS: Exhibition marks 20th anniversary of popular anime series 'Naruto'
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Landslide kills 15 at illegal gold mine in Indonesia
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Indian steel industry calls for measures to address surge of cheap Chinese imports
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Fake hotel websites plague Vietnamese resort town
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Samsung's AI-powered mobile devices surpass 20 million units in Korea