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Dec 12, 2023 | 
english.chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
Bibimbap, the Korean rice bowl with sautéed vegetables, chili paste and beef or other meat, was the most searched recipe on Google worldwide this year. Next came Spain's espeto or fish skewers and the Indonesian porridge called papeda. Bibimbap searches were particularly high in India, followed by Singapore, Sweden, the Philippines and Malaysia. The surge is probably due to the popularity of Korean TV dramas, which tend to feature a lot of eating.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
english.chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
Samsung is determined to steal a march on rivals by releasing the new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphone on Jan. 17 in San Jose, California, industry sources said Wednesday. No premium phone has ever been launched so shortly after Christmas. Samsung used to release its new top-range gadgets in spring, but release dates are increasingly being pulled up as competition in a saturated market intensifies. It unveiled the S8 on March 29, the S9 on Feb. 25, the S10 on Feb. 20 and S20 on Feb. 11.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
english.chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
Samsung's next flagship Galaxy phone will feature an AI-assisted live translation function so users can chat to foreigners in real time. Samsung on Thursday said the Galaxy S24 will the Live Translate Call feature that allows users to "talk" in a foreigner's own language, regardless what kind of smartphone the other person carries. Audio and text translations will both appear in almost real time.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
english.chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
Samsung will release a new mid-range smartphone here next month. The Galaxy S23 FE, which was released overseas earlier this month, will be made available in Korea as well in an apparent bid to take on Apple, which released its latest iPhone 15 series last week. The phone retains most of the key features of the Galaxy S23, including a 50-megapixel high-resolution camera, but comes with relatively affordable prices.
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chosun.com | Kim A-sa |Lee Hae-in
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chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
english.chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
China's AliExpress was the shopping app with the biggest increase in user numbers in Korea last month, according to app tracker Wiseapp. The estimated number of Koreans who ordered cheap goods from the global site stood at 4.76 million, almost doubling from a year ago to rank fourth in Korea's e-commerce market, overtaking even more established players like Tmon and Wemakeprice. Koreans are clearly undaunted by China's deteriorating political image in the world as long as the goods are cheap.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
newsdirectory3.com | Lee Hae-in
Restaurants in China Boycott Japanese Seafood Amid Anti-Japanese SentimentIn the wake of concerns over contaminated water being released from Japan’s nuclear power plants, a surge in anti-Japanese sentiment in China has led to a growing number of Japanese restaurants publicly distancing themselves from Japanese seafood. The noticeable shift has left some establishments empty, which is a stark departure from their usual bustling crowds.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
english.chosun.com | Lee Hae-in
Samsung is launching a cooking app for recipe searches, food photo sharing and more. Samsung Food will also provide integration with Samsung's kitchen appliances and help users order ingredients from sponsors. Samsung said Thursday that it will unveil the app at the IFA, Europe's largest home appliance exhibition, which opens in Berlin next month. The app will be available in 104 countries in 8 languages starting from Aug. 31, and users can download the app through the App Store and Google Play.
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Aug 20, 2023 | 
newsdirectory3.com | Lee Hae-in
China Conducts Military Drills in Response to Taiwan’s Vice President’s Visit to the United StatesChina recently held joint land, sea, and air military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, signaling a show of force against Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Chingde’s visit to the United States. These drills, which commenced immediately after the Korea-US-Japan summit, are seen as a direct response to the collective actions of the three countries, including China.
