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Korea's export boom meets a leaner Chuseok table
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - Chuseok, South Korea’s Thanksgiving holiday and one of the country’s biggest occasions for family gatherings, is around the corner, but the mood is hardly celebratory.
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Algorithms reshape how tourists discover Korea
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) — Not long ago, a Lonely Planet guidebook was a staple for travelers venturing abroad. Today, a guide is at their fingertips — sometimes recommending places before they even think to look.
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DMZ blast hits troops ahead of UNC inspection
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - South Korean troops hit by a suspected land mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone were clearing a route ahead of a planned United Nations Command inspection of terrain changes detected near the inter-Korean military demarcation line.
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Korea to launch smaller prosecution service
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) -South Korea will launch a new prosecution service next month with around 80 to 85 percent of the country’s statutory prosecutor quota, in line with its diminished role.
When AI becomes a confidant, how much should we tell it?
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - Plug in your personal details, desires, weaknesses and troubles. Artificial intelligence suddenly becomes a confession box, healer, consultant, judge, friend and even accomplice. For Jang, an office worker in his 30s from Bundang, south of Seoul, the familiarity is unsettling. "When I talk to AI about my problems, sometimes it scares me to think that it will eventually know me better than I know myself," he said. The sense of privacy and closeness can be
by Ryu Yuna
Esports has the money. Can it run a tournament?
SEOUL, September 21 (AJP) - Krafton launched PUBG Asia Stars on Sept. 17 ambitiously dubbed as a new pan-Asian showcase with 48 participants from six regions, a $70,000 purse and a format inspired by the Asian Games. Within two days, it had lost control of the competition. All eight Korean participants boycotted the second day over the handling of suspected cheating. Krafton removed two Vietnamese participants, revoked their PUBG Partner status and, on Sunday, canceled the final day. It said
Korea looks beyond HBM. Can HBF prove as big?
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - South Korean memory makers racing to sustain a comfortable lead on the next-generation chip front have their eyes on the next big thing; high-bandwidth flash, or HBF. Six months ago, one prominent chip researcher predicted it would define the AI path. "HBM defined the last decade, but HBF will likely determine the next," Joung-ho Kim, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), told AJP in March. The proposition is now a
Care leavers remain on South Korea's social periphery
SEOUL, September 21 (AJP) - Home is easily taken for granted. Some people grow up never quite knowing what it means to have one. A Korean activist in her 20s, who asked not to be named because she does not want her childhood history to follow her into adulthood, is one of them. When she was six or seven, she and her younger sibling were placed in a residential child care facility after their father found himself unable to raise them alone. She remained in institutional care into her early 20s
Uber's Baemin bid goes under Korean antitrust review
Humanoids show their moves — and limits — at first Seoul summit
