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SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Fire Agency has announced the official launch of the “Smart CCTV Integration Platform” in three areas— the cities of Busan and Daejeon as well as Gangwon Province—starting this month. The platform integrates CCTV footage from local governments and related organizations with the 119 emergency control center’s system, allowing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Healthcare unveiled its new mobile service PASTA on February 1, a revolutionary tool powered by artificial intelligence aimed at managing blood sugar levels. The announcement came during a press briefing held at the Kakao Pangyo Agit in the Seoul suburb of Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province. During the event, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A local consortium was selected as the new operator of the 28 gigahertz (GHz) band of the fifth-generation network (5G) in South Korea on Wednesday, the science ministry said, becoming the country’s fourth mobile carrier. Stage X, a consortium of Stage Five, a communications affiliate of tech giant Kakao [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An American industry group has called on the U.S. government to craft new multilateral chip equipment export controls, claiming the current strict unilateral ones put U.S. firms at a disadvantage over their rivals from South Korea and other countries. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) made the call in their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) –Online shopping portal 11st has announced the launch of its new paid service, “AI Selling Coach,” set to debut on February 1. This service aims to provide sellers with optimal information using artificial intelligence. Building upon the existing “Seller Analytics” that offered insights into pricing, reviews, referral pages, and incoming [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter operating profit sank 34.4 percent from a year earlier due largely to sluggish semiconductor business but its memory chip segment turned to the black on recovering demand. The world’s largest mobile phone and memory chip maker’s operating profit amounted to 2.82 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, a significant talent drought in cutting-edge industries has been exacerbated by an increasing number of students flocking to medical schools. Semiconductor industry analysts, in particular, have voiced concern that the shortage of skilled workers is reaching a critical level, endangering the very existence of some companies. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – KT has announced a significant 26% increase in monthly active users (MAU) of its membership program, attributed to the in-app services launched last year. Membership now encompasses a variety of services within the KT app, including ‘Genie Music’ for music streaming, ‘Blice’ for webtoons and web novels, and ‘Giftishow’ for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea aims to develop an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft deployable from warships by 2028, the state arms procurement agency said Monday, amid efforts to boost surveillance against North Korean threats. Last month, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a contract worth 143.3 billion won (US$107.1 million) with defense [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest memory chip maker, has created a new research lab in the United States to focus on developing next-generation three-dimensional (3D) DRAM, industry sources said Sunday. The new lab is operating under Device Solutions America (DSA) headquartered in Silicon Valley, which oversees Samsung’s semiconductor [...]