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Wed, August 15, 2018 | 03:24

Retailers, airlines alarmed over arrival duty free

The Moon Jae-in administration's move to set up arrival duty free shops has become a cause for concern among duty free store operators and air carriers, according to industry analysts Tuesday.

Light industries | 2018-08-14 15:50

NCSOFT posts earnings surprise on 'Lineage M'

While most game firms here have underperformed in the second quarter due to delays in releasing new titles, NCSOFT has achieved surprise earnings on the continuing popularity of “Lineage M,” the mobile version of its massively popular multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), “Lineage.”

Game | 2018-08-14 17:04

Unchecked BMW cars to be banned from roads

BMW cars that are subject to a recall but haven't undergone emergency safety checks will be banned from streets and highways, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday. The unprecedented measure is to ease growing public concerns over a series of engine fires mostly involving BMW's diesel-engine vehicles. Among BMW's 106,317 cars of 42 models, which will...

Automotive | 2018-08-14 12:03

LG promotes AI-embedded home appliances

Amid the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, LG Electronics has been placing AI technology into its home appliances to become one of the leading players.

IT | 2018-08-14 16:44

Samsung, SNU sign partnership to foster semiconductor research

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has signed a partnership with Seoul National University (SNU) to foster scientific research in the semiconductor sector.

IT | 2018-08-14 16:43

Honoring late SK chairman

SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, fourth from left, and SK networks Chairman Choi Shin-won, fifth from left, hold ropes with SK executives at SK's headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday, to open a photo exhibition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of former SK Chairman Chey Jong-hyun. The late chairman is the father of the incumbent chairman and younger brother of the late SK ...

Photo News | 2018-08-14 15:51

Samsung will invest W1.5 tril. by 2022 for future tech

Samsung Electronics will invest 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) through 2022 to finance a range of studies about future technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and fifth-generation (5G) networks. The company has already invested 540 billion won since August 2013. The investment is part of the firm's decade-long project, launched in August 2...

IT | 2018-08-13 16:40

Korea South-East Power in hot seat over NK coal imports

Korea South-East Power (KOEN), one of five regional utility firms, is in the hot seat over its purchase of North Korean coal, which is banned under U.N. Security Council sanctions.

Heavy industries | 2018-08-13 16:08

'Black Desert' lifts Pearl Abyss

Pearl Abyss has been riding high on the popular mobile version of its multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), “Black Desert.”

Game | 2018-08-13 16:32

Samsung launches smarter Bixby AI assistant

NEW YORK -- As the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has increased, top IT firms worldwide have been scrambling to beef up their own AI platforms.

IT | 2018-08-13 04:10

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