Google is introducing a new advertising solution that can track how well online ads translate to offline purchases, a move that helps advertisers gauge the effectiveness of their digital campaigns while leaving users concerned about their privacy on the web. 　The US internet giant unveiled a new ad management system called Google Attribution and a store sales measuring tool that links online ads to offline store sales based on user email accounts and credit card transaction records, at the Googl

Celltrion Healthcare is expected to complete its initial public offering before mid-August, as regulators are set to wrap up their special audit of the company with a mere “warning” and make way for the continuation of the IPO.According to local reports Tuesday, the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants has concluded its in-depth audit of Celltrion Healthcare’s accounting practices and will present the results to the Financial Services Commission’s Audit and Inspection Office for a fi

AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program developed by Google-owned DeepMind, has led sweeping victories against the world’s top-ranked human Go players over the past two years, but it is retiring from competitive Go.　Having beaten Ke Jie, the world champion in the traditional board game of Go, last week, Google’s AI will now set out to help solve some of humanity’s most difficult and complex challenges in fields such as health care and science, Google-owned DeepMind said in a blog post Saturd

South Korea’s SK Telecom said Monday that it will work with Korea University Medical Center to transform the hospital into a smart facility equipped with the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things and augmented reality.　The move comes as SK Group has been actively moving into the field of AI-driven health care. Last week, its internet technology solutions unit SK holding C&C said it would start developing a new AI program based on IBM’s Watson that

Sometimes, a different route will get you faster and closer to your destination. That is what Hyosung pulled off when it decided to focus on a new market that it believed offered wider potential — Vietnam.　Founded in 2007, Hyosung’s Vietnam subsidiary stands at the heart of the company’s overseas operations and successful growth, focusing on the production of Hyosung’s core products including spandex, tire cords, steel cords and electric machinery.　Hyosung’s foray into Vietnam was spearheaded by

Pets have become an important part of our lives, welcoming us when we return home and showering us with affection at all times, happy or sad. 　To return the unfaltering love, many people turn to lavish things, buying high-end pet food, cool toys and equipment for their pets. But pets do not want material things. They need your time.A new campaign where owners can spend quality time with their pets is gaining traction in South Korea -- the D.Pet Party organized by D.Media & Company and sponsored

Macrogen, South Korea’s biggest genome sequencing company, has set out to build a genomic and medical big data system designed to predict the risks of diseases for the Korean population and guide new drug development and treatment planning. The Korean biotechnology firm said Friday that it had entered a partnership with the Korea Association of Health Promotion to amass genetic and medical information for joint research.Macrogen and KAHP will set up a joint task force and each contribute their g

SK holdings C&C, the internet technology solutions unit of South Korea’s SK Group, has set out to develop a new artificial intelligence software based on IBM’s Watson that will be able to prevent doctors from overprescribing antibiotics.SK holdings C&C said Thursday that it has signed a partnership with the Korea University Medical Center to co-develop the Aibril Antibiotics Advisor and commercialize the system by the end of 2018.Aibril is a Korean-language version of IBM’s AI-powered cognitive

Facebook Korea said Thursday that it would comply with South Korea’s regulations over local network usage costs if new rules take effect, following clashes with a local telecom provider over sharing the costs of maintaining the quality and speed of its data traffic-heavy services.“Facebook’s fundamental policy and philosophy is to sincerely comply with the local regulations of all of the countries that we operate in,” a Facebook Korea official told The Korea Herald. “Should the Korean government

President Moon Jae-in’s pick for foreign minister is a female diplomat with a career in the United Nations and who started off as a language expert. Kang Kyung-wha, who was nominated Sunday to lead the Foreign Ministry, has been serving as a special policy adviser to the UN secretary-general since December. The position was newly created by UN chief Antonio Guterres for Kang, who headed his transition team. “She is a diplomatic expert holding titles of the first and the best,” Moon told reporter

　President Moon Jae-in’s chief security aide said Sunday that South Korea should “take the lead” in restoring frosty inter-Korea relations, pledging to ease mounting tensions on the peninsula amid North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. 　Chung Eui-yong, a former ambassador to Geneva who was named chief of the National Security Office, also said the deployment of the US advanced missile system lacks “procedural legitimacy” and that as far as he understands neighboring countries also respect Se

The press screening of South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" at the Cannes Film Festival was temporarily stopped on Friday (local time) due to a technical problem, the event's organizer said.   Boos, claps, and whistles erupted from the audience when the Netflix logo rolled onto the screen minutes after the film's press screening began at Lumiere Theater in Cannes, France, at 8:30 a.m.   The noise continued to interrupt the screening as the lights were turned on and the screening was stopp

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday promised to work with the United Nations to completely denuclearize communist North Korea, the presidential office said.   Moon's remarks came in a telephone conversation with U.N.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called the new South Korean leader to congratulate him on his recent election.   "President Moon thanked U.N. Secretary-Genera Guterres for denouncing North Korea's May 14 missile launch and urging the North to fulfill its internationa

Seoul is a pulsating city with lots to see and experience. And it has added yet another reason for people to explore the city, especially at night.   The K Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened last December, has became the first museum in Korea that runs as late as 11 p.m.    "I thought enjoying art should feel as easy as going to the cinema," said Kim Yeon-jin, director of K Museum, during an interview with Yonhap News Agency Friday.   She opened the museum in Sinsa-dong, an area mostly kno

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in has named Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon as his special envoy to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.   Park will head to the Philippines, the current rotating chair of the ASEAN, as soon as arrangements for his trip are made, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Park Soo-hyun told a press briefing.   His trip will also include visits to Indonesia and Vietnam, also members of the 10-nation ASEAN. Seoul Mayor Par

South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical on Friday said that no fake copies of its botulinum toxin Nabota were circulated in South Korea, addressing public fears that the inauthentic drugs may have been sold and administered to local patients.The company’s investigation came after the local police caught two groups of vendors developing and selling fake copies of Nabota in China. The news prompted Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to issue a warning last week to local hospitals to beware of

South Korean internet giant Naver released a new mobile app running on its artificial intelligence voice assistant platform Clova on Friday, officially joining the global race to develop new AI-powered services for the public.　The new app, called “Naver Clova” and currently offered in a beta version, is available for download on the Google Play app store. It is unavailable on the Apple App Store currently.(Naver)Naver Clova runs on the AI-powered voice assistant platform Clova, short for “cloud

South Korea’s Netmarble Games officially went public on Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Friday, marking the country’s biggest initial public offering in seven years. 　Shares of the Korean mobile game giant opened for trading at 165,000 won ($146.70), above its IPO price of 157,000 won, and rose as high as 171,500 won, up 9.2 percent, in early morning trading before falling to hover slightly below the day’s opening price.The stocks closed at 162,000 won, down 1.82 percent from the opening price. The

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles delving into the economic policies and tasks expected of the new Moon Jae-in administration. This is the second installment -- Ed.South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in faces the challenging task of bolstering the information and communication technology sector as the country struggles to retain its footing in the fast-advancing field of ICT amid growing competition from foreign rivals.During his campaign trail, Moon pledged to spur growth thr

South Korea’s Celltrion said Thursday that its first-quarter operating profit jumped 231.3 percent on-year to 89.39 billion won ($79 million), led by successful global sales of Remsima, its biosimilar copy of Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster drug Remicade.Celltrion’s revenue during the January-March period reached 196.6 billion won, up 81.2 percent on-year, while net profit soared 468.5 percent on-year to 67.09 billion won, the company said in its earnings report. (Celltrion)The Korean drugmaker