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Samsung Ready to Launch English Service of Virtual Assistant ‘Bixby’

Bixby Voice, which is the smart voice assistant program available on Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus models, is now ready for English-speaking...

Prototype Helper Robots Debut at Incheon

  Greeters may soon be a thing of the past at Incheon International Airport. Today, LG debuted two new robots at Incheon, the Cleaning Robot...

Tesla is Getting a Boost in Korea

  Tesla cars are called many things: visionary, beautiful, dependable, and incredibly expensive. But soon, Koreans will find Teslas will be a bit more affordable. Although...

SK Telecom Gets Approval to Test Driverless Cars

  SK Telecom will be the nation’s first mobile carrier to test a driverless car on public roads. According to the company on Wednesday, it obtained...

South Korea Ready to Confront Hidden Camera Crimes Strongly

  While the sexual crime using hidden cameras is increasingly becoming a serious social problem in Korea, the government passed an amendment to the legislation...

North Korean Refugee Found in N. Korean Propaganda Media

A North Korean refugee woman, who has made TV appearances in South Korea after crossing the border, was found in North Korea’s propaganda media,...

Over 10,000 Expected to Take Paternity Leave

The number of men who have taken paternity leave this year is expected to soon pass 10,000 for the first time, though this number...

U.S. Formally Asks for Changes to FTA

The Office of the United States Trade Representative sent a letter to the Korean government on Wednesday local time calling for a Joint Committee...

Kolon to Start Sales of Gene Therapy for Knees

The world’s first gene therapy for osteoarthritis from a Korean drug developer was cleared by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for local...

Moon Embarks on First Trip With Tricky Agenda

  President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday embarked on his first overseas trip since taking office for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington,...