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Samsung heralds era of super storage solutions with V-NAND chips

To address the challenges to meet the pressing requirements of next-generation data processing and storage systems, Samsung has introduced new Vertical-NAND memory solutions and technology to its glo...

Sept 24, 2017
Technology
[Behind the Wheel] Genesis G70: more than a sports sedan

It all started with one question: Is the Genesis G70 comparable to a BMW 3 series or an Audi A4? Will it break the German dominance of the compact luxury sedan segment? Undoubtedly, the Genesis G70 ...

Sept 24, 2017
Automode
Korea slaps more than W1.3tr in taxes on offshore tax evaders

South Korea's tax authorities have imposed 1.307 trillion won ($1.15 billion) in taxes on offshore tax evaders last year, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday. The National Tax Service has collected o...

Sept 24, 2017
Economy
Korea's trading companies are unprepared for 4th industrial revolution: poll

South Korea's export and import firms are woefully unprepared to cope with the fourth industrial revolution that is expected to bring about profound changes to the global economy, a poll by an intern...

Sept 24, 2017
Industry
Korea's egg consumption on the rise ahead of Chuseok holiday

South Korea's egg consumption has increased ahead of the long Chuseok holiday, retail industry data showed Sunday. Egg consumption here took a hit after some eggs were found to have been tainted wit...

Sept 24, 2017
Industry
[ITU 2017] ITU Telecom World 2017: exploring smart digital transformation

Artificial intelligence can crunch the numbers on inconceivably large volumes of data, predicting trends, mitigating problems, driving a revolution in socio-economic development. Smart machines can l...

Sept 24, 2017
Technology
[ITU 2017] Meaningful digital inclusion means more than connectivity

Smart is the adjective of our modern world, a world where applications, solutions, products and even entire industries are making innovative use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) t...

Sept 24, 2017
Technology
Hyundai Heavy shipyards ask employees to take leave to cope with drop in work

ULSAN -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Group's three shipyards have all asked their employees to take leave of absence to cope with a drop in workloads, corporate sources in Ulsan said Sunday. Management...

Sept 24, 2017
Industry
Korea's jobless rate rises steadily amid dip in OECD average

South Korea's unemployment rate has risen steadily in the past few years, while jobless numbers among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development members as a whole have fallen, official da...

Sept 24, 2017
Economy
Korea's top trade negotiator to leave for US ahead of talks

South Korea's top trade negotiator left for the United States on Sunday ahead of the second round of talks on possible amendments to their free trade pact, an official said. Trade Minister Kim Hyun-...

Sept 24, 2017
Economy
Anti-graft law deals blow to upscale restaurants, flower businesses

Sales at upscale Korean restaurants and flower businesses fell in the past year, data showed Sunday, a decline widely blamed on South Korea's anti-graft law. Credit-card spending by corporate users ...

Sept 24, 2017
Industry
Samsung Biologics to remain top drug firm by market cap

The market value of South Korean biopharmaceutical maker Samsung BioLogics Co. surged during this year's stock rally and is forecast to further rise down the road thanks to its solid biosimilar busin...

Sept 24, 2017
Finance
SK hynix to enjoy improved Q3 earnings on industry boom: analysts

SK hynix Inc. is set to enjoy sound earnings for the third quarter on an industrywide boom, analysts said Sunday, although the company's latest move to join the acquisition of Japanese Toshiba Corp.'...

Sept 24, 2017
Technology
Household's debt burden hits new high in Q1: report

South Korean households' debt service burden reached an all-time high in the first quarter of the year with the pace of its growth ranking first worldwide, an international report said Sunday. Accor...

Sept 24, 2017
Economy
Samsung Electronics operating profit forecast to hit record W15.5tr in Q4

Samsung Electronics Co.'s operating profit is forecast to reach a record 15.5 trillion won ($13.6 billion) in the fourth quarter, a local market researcher said Sunday. The report by FnGuide Inc. ba...

Sept 24, 2017
Technology

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