SEOUL MAYOR DEAD

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• Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is dead.
• Police believes that he committed suicide.
• All meetings of Mayor Park.
• Mayor Park did not go to work on the day of death due to health reasons.

According to the time...

JAPAN DOES NOT WANT SOUTH KOREA IN G7

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• US President Donald Trump wants many countries including South Korea to join G7 and expand the group.
• Japan has objected to South Korea joining the group.
• This move from Japan can enhance tension between Japan and South Korea.

VUNO SIGNS LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH M3

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• VUNO has signed a license agreement with M3 to distribute its AI solutions in the Japanese market.
• Sony is the part-owner of M3.
• VUNO is planning to launch many AI-powered medical devices in Japan.

South Korea-b...

SOUTH KOREA'S JEJU AIR MAY SCRAP PLAN TO TAKE OVER EASTER JET

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• Jeju Air Co Ltd is having second thoughts about take over Eastar Jet.
• Jeju is reconsidering its decision due to air travel reducing all over the world due to coronavirus.
• The diplomatic feud between South Korea and Japan is also ...

SOUTH KOREANS ANGRY AT NORTH KOREAN ‘YOUTUBERS’

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• North Korea is using YouTube in its propaganda against South Korea.
• North Korean government is allegedly using YouTube to create an impression that life in North Korea is normal despite coronavirus.

As the propaganda battl...

NEW WIRELESS CHARGER SAMSUNG CAN STERELISE PHONE WITH UV LIGHT

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• The new charger from Samsung can sterilize phone while charging the battery.
• The wireless charging pad uses UV light, eradicating up to 99% of bacteria.
• The name of new charger is ITFIT UV Sterilizer.

Samsung is...

SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTS BLOCKCHAIN FOR MORE SECURE DATA STORAGE

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• To analyze, anonymize and store clinical data for diabetes, the South Korean government is planning to develop a registry using blockchain.
• Blockchain startup Sendsquare has received contract from the government to work on this project.

SOUTH KOREA TO HAVE 7 MILLION 5G SUBSCRIBERS SOON

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• In APR 2019, 5G internet technology started in South Korea.
• One year later, there were 6.9 Million 5G subscribers in South Korea.

In APR 2019, South Korea witnessed the launch of 5G internet technology. In MAY 2020, South ...

JAPANESE ANTI-DUMPING PROBE INTO CHEMICALS BEGINS FROM SOUTH KOREA

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• The Japanese government has launched a probe into potassium carbonate imports from South Korea.
• The investigation is likely to conclude in one year.
• Low priced potassium carbonate from South Korea hurt the economic interests of J...

EU RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ON TRAVEL FROM JAPAN

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• In MAR 2020, EU had imposed travel-based restrictions on many countries to contain the spread of the COVID-19.
• Now the restrictions have been lifted on some countries including Japan and South Korea.
• European economy earns lots o...

GUAM POSTPONES TO REOPEN TRAVEL FOR JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA & TAIWAN

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• GVB has postponed the reopening of travel for the countries of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
• Earlier, the island was supposed to open on 1 JUL 2020.

Prioritizing the health and safety of island residents as well as trave...

US ENVOY INTENDS TO DISUCUSS STALLED NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TALKS IN SOUTH KOREA

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• South Korea is insisting that USA and North Korea should once again engage in nuclear talks before elections happen in USA.
• US envoy is set to visit South Korea soon in this regard.
• North Korea is demanding USA to drop what the f...

NORTH KOREA PLANNING TO UP PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AGAINST SOUTH KOREA

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• North Korea is preparing 3,000 balloons to drop more than 12 million propaganda leaflets, cigarette butts and trash, into South Korea.
• North Korea wants retaliate against South Korea for the latter failing to stop defectors from dropping an...

MICROSOFT RUNNING VOICE AI-BASED MENTAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM IN SOUTH KOREA

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• Using AI, Microsoft is running an advanced mental healthcare service program.
• This program also uses voice assistants and wearable tech.
• Azure Health of Microsoft is based on Azure Kinect.

In South Korea, Micros...

SAMSUNG TO LAUNCH 2 FOLDABLE SMARTPHONES LATER THIS YEAR

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• Sometime before December, Samsung might launch two new foldable smartphones.
• Samsung is also planning to launch a phablet.
• An affordable foldable smartphone is also likely to launch next year.

In the second half...

BLOCKCHAIN EXPANDS IN ADEVERTISING INDUSTRY WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY BAN

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• Blockchain is growing in advertising industry.
• In South Korea, China, and Russia, many companies are fighting against the restrictions on cryptocurrency.

Despite substantial growth in popularity, top ranks in Google search...

NEW OWC OFFICE IN SOUTH KOREA

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• OWC has opened a new office in South Korea.
• South Korea wants to commence many offshore wind plans into execution.

Formerly known as Offshore Wind Consultants, now OWC has set up an office in South Korea. This is a shot in...

UAE AMBASSADOR ATTENDS 7TH GREEN ROUND TABLE IN SOUTH KOREA

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• South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a meeting about post-COVID-19 recovery.
• UAE Ambassador to South Korea was present in the meeting.
• 120 people from various sectors attended the meeting to share insights.

IN SOUTH KOREA STORING DRIVER'S LICENSE ON SMARTPHONE IS POSSIBLE

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• In South Korea, now it can be possible to store driver license in the smartphone.
• Big telecom companies of South Korea have teamed up with KoRoad to offer the service of digitized driver‘s license.
• Efforts have been made to...

SOUTH KOREA UNVEILS NEW DIGITAL NEW DEAL

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• South Korea wants to establish a foundation for competitiveness.
• The foundation will cover 5G, AI, and big data.

South Korea wants to establish a foundation for competitiveness in three most promising fields of the future ...