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KT commercializes AI-based control tower platform for IPTV media center
SEOUL -- South Korea's largest telecom service operator KT has commercialized an artificial intelligence-based control tower platform for internet protocol television, or internet TV, service operators. The platform will autonomously manage an internet TV media center in charge of broadcasting some 370 real-time channels and about 30 audio-only channels. In South Korea with a population of about 52 million, paid TV services have gained usage because of cheap entry service f
November 17, 2022 -
Baby Shark song becomes Britain's eighth most-streamed track
SEOUL -- "Baby Shark," a catchy cartoon song created by South Korea's educational entertainment company Pinkfong, became the eighth most-streamed song in Britain, beating Despacito, a popular song released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring rapper Daddy Yankee in 2017. Britain's "Official Chart" is known as one of the world's top song charts along with the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Pinkfong Company said in a statement on November 17 that Baby
November 17, 2022 -
LG Chem to build pilot facility for dry reforming of methane
SEOUL -- LG Chem, a chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, will build a pilot facility for the dry reforming of methane that makes plastic using carbon dioxide and a by-product gas collected in factories. The method is a groundbreaking carbon reduction facility, but commercialization has been limited due to the problem of rapidly lowering catalyst performances. The dry reforming of methane (DRM) method produces synthetic gas (syngas), a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxid
November 17, 2022 -
LIG Nex1 selected to develop protoype of interceptor missile for dome-shaped air defense shield
SEOUL -- LIG Nex1, a defense contractor in South Korea, was selected for a deal to deliver the prototype of an interceptor missile, marking the official beginning of a much-heralded military program to develop a dome-shaped air defense shield that intercepts North Korea's long-range artillery shells. The contract worth about 11.3 billion won ($8.5 million) is part of a research and development project that "integrates the prototype of a long-range artillery interception sy
November 16, 2022 -
Almost half of S. Koreans are okay with remaining unmarried : survey
SEOUL -- A survey showed about half of South Koreans are not serious about marriage. Many young people are less interested in tying the knot with their beloved due to costly expenses and unstable employment. In a 2022 survey of some 36,000 people aged more than 12, conducted by the national statistics office, 50 percent said that marriage is necessary, down 1.2 percent from two years ago. 43.2 percent said being married or not married does not really matter, and 3.6 percent said th
November 16, 2022 -
Private high school with unique educational model to be opened in S. Korea in 2023
SEOUL -- When Minerva University headquartered in San Francisco opened in 2012 the school's unique educational model captured the eyes of parents and educational specialists around the world. Some watched with curiosity while some had doubts about the school's teaching model in which all seminars are conducted as online seminars capped at 19 students to maximize the students' memory skills through
November 16, 2022 -
State institute develops highly stable synapse transistor for high-capacity data processing
SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a synapse transistor for a neuromorphic computing system that is highly stable and has low power consumption compared to non-volatile NAND flash memory chips that consume a lot of electricity and have a shorter lifespan. A neuromorphic computing system is modeled after the thinking process of the human brain. A synapse transistor mimics the synapse of the human nervous system which allows a neuron to deliver electrical or chemical signals to ot
November 16, 2022 -
SK signet to produce ultra-fast EV chargers in Texas in response to U.S. EV infrastructure project
SEOUL -- SK signet, an electric vehicle charger manufacturer affiliated with South Korea's conglomerate SK Group, will produce ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers with a capacity of more than 350 kilowatts (kW) in Texas. The production will help the EV charger maker to receive subsidies from the United States government pushing for the national electric vehicle infrastructure (NEVI) project. The U.S. government has set a subsidy budget of about $5 billion by 2030 for the N
November 16, 2022 -
LG Chem to build aerogel plant at plastic waste recycling base for operation in 2024
SEOUL -- LG Chem, the chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, will build an aerogel plant at its plastic waste recycling base for commercial operation in 2024, along with a "supercritical" pyrolysis plant, as part of efforts to expand its environment-related business. About 310 billion won ($234 million) will be spent on building the two plants in Dangjin some 80 kilometers (49.7 miles) southwest of Seoul. Aerogels are a class of synthetic porous ultralight mate
November 16, 2022 -
Hyundai Glovis establishes strategic partnership with Malaysia's Lion Group for logistics upgrading
SEOUL -- Hyundai Glovis, the logistics wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, established a strategic partnership with Lion Group and agreed to realize logistics upgrading for the Malaysian steel group by implementing a new computer operating system for integrated transportation management. Under a memorandum of understanding, Hyundai Glovis said it would start providing logistics consulting in early 2023 to diagnose the status of Lion Group's steel logistics and find i
November 16, 2022
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PHOTOS: Exhibition brings Disney's 'Mickey & Friends' to Deoksugung Palace
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Samsung envisions AI integration across product lines
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North Korean Leader threatens to use nuclear weapons, denounces Yoon in verbal tirade
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Yoon to hold talks with Japan's new prime minister in Laos next week
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India, U.S. join hands for battery mineral supply chain cooperation
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Peruvian singer lights up autumnal night with fusion concert in Seoul
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Korea Zinc begins share buyback amid control battle
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Former Singapore minister jailed for corruption
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Avian influenza outbreak kills 48 big cats in Vietnamese zoos
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Junior doctors go on strike in India following rape, murder case