Samsung Electronics is considering the release of new Galaxy smartphones in China to restore its market share there, according to the tech titan on Sunday. Samsung recently won certification from Chinese authority TENNA for the new SM-8750 model, which has raised speculations globally about what will be the name of the new model. According to a Samsung official, the new model will be released as a variant of the Galaxy S series. However, the name has not been confirmed yet.  Chinese consumers lo

Bongmilga’s owner Kwon Hee-seung is one of a new breed of young chefs serving up Pyongyang-style naengmyeon, opening his small restaurant five years ago. Kwon’s personal love for Pyeongyang naengmyeon by Woo Lae Oak -- the oldest naengmyeon restaurant in Seoul, established in 1946 – inspired him with a mission to serve the best naengmyeon in the country. He turned his diner that specialized in makguksu -- a dish using noodles with more buckwheat content than those in traditional naengmyeong -- i

The Korea Herald is running a series of articles titled “What‘s Happening” to look into the culture and trends of companies operating in South Korea. -- Ed.Seeking to be a “new ICT company,” South Korea’s leading mobile carrier SK Telecom is increasingly hunting for younger talents in the engineering field around the world in a bid to enhance its software capabilities. Those now at key technology posts at SKT leading information and communication technology initiatives were all born in 1970. The

South Korea’s semiconductor businesses on Wednesday welcomed deferred disclosure of Samsung Electronics’ assessment reports on workplace environments, although a legal battle between Samsung and the government will continue as scheduled. Samsung has won support from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy in its claim that workplace reports should not be made public as they contain key technologies and trade secrets, Tuesday. The tech titan’s claim to nullify the Ministry of Employment and La

Samsung Electronics Service, a warranty service affiliate of Samsung Electronics, will hire 8,000 workers from its subcontractors as regular employees, it said Tuesday. The affiliated entity of South Korea’s largest tech company announced it had agreed with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union to directly employ the workers from about 90 subcontractors.The 8,000 workers are members of the trade union. It marks an unprecedented case at Samsung of turning workers into regular employees while keeping th

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Monday its committee on the protection of industrial technologies failed to reach an agreement on whether to give Samsung Electronics’ chipmaking technologies protection as national core assets amid an ongoing dispute over the firm’s workplace safety. The 13-member committee of experts on semiconductors and security discussed whether or not reports on the working conditions of Samsung’s chip plants in Gyeonggi Province contained information deemed

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Monday will have a deliberation committee to decide on whether to give Samsung Electronics’ chipmaking technologies protection as national core technologies amid a dispute over workplace safety.Earlier this month, the Ministry of Employment and Labor moved for the disclosure of reports on working conditions of the company’s semiconductor plants, which Samsung said could lead to the loss of industrial secrets. Ahead of the scheduled committee, Industr

LG Electronics said Friday it will exhibit a smart home filled with the company’s Signature premium appliances harmonizing with Italy’s luxury furniture by Natuzzi during Milano Design Week on Tuesday.At Natuzzi’s exhibition booth, LG will decorate a living room with its Signature organic light-emitting diode TV, air purifier, ThinQ speaker and smart lights surrounding the brand’s famous Colosseo sofa, and showcase how visitors can operate the appliances by issuing verbal commands while they sit

South Korean tech titan Samsung Electronics is increasing its patent holdings outside Korea, in the United States particularly, in a bid to prepare for intensifying intellectual property rights disputes, according to the industry on Friday. Samsung held a total of 119,337 patents across the globe as of the end of 2017, according to industry data. The number of Samsung’s patents with the US stood at 46,150, while the Korean company had 24,860 patents in its home country and 10,509 in Europe. The

South Korean smartphone giant Samsung Electronics has been sued by US-based data security company PACid Technologies for infringing the American firm’s patents on biometric solutions, according to a US legal resources website and news reports on Thursday. On Justia, a US legal resources website, brief information of the case filed on Friday by PACid Technologies with the Texas Eastern District Court was posted, revealing that the Korean tech titan is involved in another major patent infringement

South Korean mobile carriers on Thursday expressed concerns about the country’s top court’s ruling to reveal the breakdown of their operating costs to the general public. The Supreme Court of Korea earlier Thursday upheld the ruling made by a local high court, which claimed consumers’ access to information regarding operating costs of the telecom companies is a right granted by the Constitution for a clearer understanding of fees being charged. In other words, the court’s judgment could be inter

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday opened a cooking studio filled with its built-in appliances in partnership with local food company Sempio, announcing its expansion strategy for the 1 trillion won ($937 million) built-in market. A range of Samsung’s premium kitchen appliances from its Internet of Things-based Family Hub refrigerator, bottom-mounted freezer-type fridge, induction cooktop and WaterWall dishwasher to its built-in oven are set up in the cooking studio, dubbed “Sempio Korean Taste Sp

South Korea’s leading lithium-ion battery maker LG Chem said Wednesday it would invest a total of 239.4 billion won ($224 million) to set up joint ventures with China’s Huayou Cobalt by 2020 in order to secure a stable supply of core materials for batteries. Zhejiang province-based Huayou Cobalt is the world’s biggest cobalt producer. It produced 20,000 tons of cobalt in 2017 alone.The two will establish two joint ventures -- one for precursors and the other for cathodes. Precursors made of coba

LG Electronics said Tuesday it will unveil the seventh edition of its flagship G series smartphone in New York on May 2. “G7 ThinQ,” the upcoming LG phone will feature enhanced artificial intelligence functions and improved connectivity with other internet of things devices, according to the company. The newest phone will be showcased at Metropolitan West in Manhattan on May 2. It will then be unveiled in Yongsan IPark Mall in Seoul the following day. ThinQ is LG’s artificial intelligence platfo

SK Telecom has begun dispersing information on refunds for subscribers who experienced network outage problems Friday, but some have demanded higher compensation, according to industry sources Monday.The telecom operator announced Sunday it would provide refunds ranging from 600 won to 7,300 won (60 cents to $6.90), depending on individual subscribers’ mobile plans, for the network problems that occurred roughly between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday.According to SKT, the operator planned to send text

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is expected to return to the management of the world’s top provider of chips, smartphones and electronics this week, after coming back from a 16-day overseas business trip and after being released from jail in February. According to the industry on Sunday, the Samsung heir seems to be making a comeback for putting Samsung back on track for new growth after about a year0long absence due to his involvement in the former president’s bribery scandal. Le

SK Telecom on Saturday announced a plan to compensate subscribers who experienced problems in sending messages and making voice calls Friday. About 7.3 million SKT subscribers are estimated to have experienced some amount of inconvenience for about three hours Friday afternoon due to erroneous operations of Long Term Evolution systems for voice calls and text messages. The problems first occurred at 3:17 p.m. and were solved by 5:48 p.m. According to the terms of agreement, compensation is to be

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to Seoul from a 16-day business trip to Europe and North America early Saturday morning, as the industry remained abuzz over when the recently-released heir would officially return to work.At around 6 a.m. Lee was spotted arriving through Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 2, after the trip known to have been aimed at restoring relations with business partners and catching up on latest tech trends.Lee didn't make any answers to questi

Samsung Electronics has filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Employment and Labor to stop it from disclosing reports of working conditions at Samsung’s major semiconductor fabrication complexes in Giheung, Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province, according to the company on Thursday. The world’s largest memory chip provider said it filed the suit with Suwon District Court on Monday and claimed an administrative appeal with the Central Administrative Appeals Commission to

Kim Yoon, head of the newly created AI Research Center at SK Telecom, vowed to develop human-centered artificial intelligence technologies and create new insights and knowledge that cannot be produced by humans at a press conference Wednesday. “A key approach to develop such human-centered AI will be creating a human-focused user interface so that people can use the AI platform intuitively with no need for additional explanations,” Kim said. Kim was a former developer of Apple’s voice assistant