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U.S. and South Korea to halt military exercises in interest of diplomacy with North Korea
South Korea and the U.S. are ending their massive springtime military drills as part of efforts to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis. The Pentagon said in a release the U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs decided to conclude the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle series of exercises.
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Galaxy S10's first-day registrations fall shy of predecessors
The number of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S10s that South Korean users have signed up for at local mobile carriers came to 140,000 units on the first day of registration, industry data showed Tuesday. The number of Galaxy S10's first-day registration falls below that of the Galaxy S9's 180,000 units released in March 2018 and the Galaxy Note 9's 200,000 units launched in August, they noted.
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Korean Galaxy S10 pre-orders 20 percent higher than S9
Samsung has sold 20 percent more of the Galaxy S10 on the first day of sales compared to the S9, the company announced. It's a capital improvement project the size of the entire planet, replacing one wireless architecture created this century with another one that aims to lower energy consumption and maintenance costs.
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Galaxy S10 5G to have 2.7Gbps top speed in South Korea
Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will eventually have data transfer speeds up to 2.7Gbps in South Korea, SK Telecom says, following its completion of 5G-LTE aggregation testing. The upcoming Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will have data transfer speeds of up to 2.7Gbps in South Korea, SK Telecom said. The telco said it successfully tested the aggregation of its 5G and 4G LTE networks.
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Samsung confirms the Galaxy S10 5G release date is April 5
Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy S10 5G release date today. It was initially supposed to release the device by the end of this month. The release had to be delayed due to ongoing discussions between carrier partners and the South Korean government. The company today confirmed that it will release the first 5G-enabled device on April 5 in South Korea.
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South Korea accepts geothermal plant probably caused destructive quake
The nation’s energy ministry expressed ‘deep regret’, and said it would dismantle the experimental plant.
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South Korea once recycled 2% of its food waste. Now it recycles 95%
A compulsory recycling scheme in South Korea has dramatically cut the amount of food the country throws away. Here's how it works.
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South Korea once recycled 2% of its food waste. Now it recycles 95%
The world wastes more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year. The planet’s 1 billion hungry people could be fed on less than a quarter of the food wasted in the US and Europe. In a recent report, the World Economic Forum identified cutting food waste by up to 20 million tonnes as one of 12 measures that could help transform global food systems by 2030. Now South Korea is taking a lead, recycling 95% of its food waste.
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LG Electronics to suspend mobile phones production in South Korea...
South Korea’s LG Electronics plans to suspend manufacturing of its loss-making mobile phones in the country this year and shift the production to its existing plant in Vietnam, Yonhap News Agency said on Wednesday. Citing an unidentified source, Yonhap reported that LG decided to move its local handset production to Vietnam to help turn around the money-losing smartphones division.
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North and South Korean musicians perform together in China
A South Korean violinist and a North Korean singer on Sunday held a rare joint performance they hope would help bring the divided Koreas closer together via music — especially at a time of emerging tensions amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy. Violinist Won Hyung Joon and his North Korean soprano partner, Kim Song Mi, performed together at Shanghai Oriental Art Center with a Chinese orchestra. Their concert came three days after South Korea said North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea in the second such weapons test in five days.
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S. Korea urges restraint after North's missile test
South Korea's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Saturday fended off calls to step up pressure on North Korea after it test-fired missiles last month.
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One of South Korea's largest dog meat markets is closed down
The Gupo dog meat market in Busan, South Korea is one of the largest in the country, keeping live animals in cages available to be slaughtered on order. It will now be closed down.
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How Korea’s Demilitarized Zone Became an Accidental Wildlife Paradise
Hundreds of rare animal species take shelter in the 155-mile no man's land between North and South Korea
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How lingering wounds from WWII could impact the cost of your next smartphone
What does Japan and South Korea's tech trade dispute mean for the cost of your smartphone?
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How K-pop is luring young North Koreans to cross the line
David Bowie and the Beatles may have helped topple the Berlin Wall. Now South Korean and Western pop may be undermining the Pyongyang regime.
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North Korea's Kim sends condolences over deceased mother of South Korea's Moon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent condolences over the passing of the mot...
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Last dog meat slaughterhouse in Seoul, South Korea, dismantled
Dogs in Seoul, South Korea, will be spared the knife and cooking pot as the city is now a slaughter-free zone, Humane Society International Canada says. The HSIC has been working since 2015 to end the barbaric practice where the dogs are kept in overcrowded cages before being sent to market where they are beaten to death, hanged or electrocuted.
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If North Korean and Japan went to war, more South Koreans would back Kim Jong Un, poll shows
"Under a rather extreme hypothetical situation in which war may break out between North Korea and Japan, 45.5 percent would choose to help North Korea, and 15.1 percent Japan," a new survey shows.
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K-pop stars jailed for gang-rape in South Korea
Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young also convicted of sharing footage without consent
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Trump once suggested all of Seoul’s 10 million residents move to avoid North Korean threat
A new book details this stunning moment from early in Trump’s presidency.
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