International vbloggers highlight Kazakhstan’s stunning features, historical sights
Nur-Sultan: Scorers of highly influential bloggers and information technology (IT) users from 18 countries are gathered in Kazakhstan to discuss tourism, branding and blogging development issues, opportunities for new media and the development of high-quality web content. The International Forum of Bloggers Discovering Kazakhstan is organized under the Year of Youth by A Kind Heart, […]
Joseon Dynasty era gate virtually restored with digital technology
Seoul: Donuimun, one of the four main old gates that were part of the wall that surrounded the Joseon-era capital, was virtually restored Tuesday with the latest digital technology around a century after it was demolished during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. Donuimun, also called Seodaemun, which literally means “Great West Gate,” was established in […]
Soyuz-2.1a rocket blasts from Kazakhstan to deliver Fedor, Russian’s first robot to space
Baikonur Space Center: Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot. Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket took off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 6:38 Moscow time to deliver to the International Space Station (ISS) the Soyuz MS-14 manned spacecraft with the first-ever robot sent by Russia on board. Approximately […]
Indonesia: We do not want to be just consumers of technology
Jakarta: The power of improved quality of human resources would enable Indonesia to actualize its vision to be a developed country, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. “Through such determination, the 2020 fiscal policy is drawn up with the theme ‘A State Budget to Accelerate Competitiveness through Innovation and Improved Quality of Human Resources’,” the […]
In South Korea, Artificial Intelligence speakers fill in welfare blind spots of lonely seniors
Seoul: Kim In-hwan spends most of her time by herself in a small apartment in Seoul, but the 83-year-old with no family says she’s not lonely thanks to a new talking buddy named Aria, the virtual assistant of SK Telecom Co.’s artificial intelligence (AI) speaker, NUGU. Waking up to the alarm of the AI […]
Apps are not all fun and games, can expose users to risk of cybercrimes
Kuala Lumpur: Our social media feeds were recently awash with photos of users looking like senior citizens, courtesy of a filter in a popular app called FaceApp. The age filter produced almost uncanny results, encouraging millions to download the app and submitting their photos in order to see this realistic rendering of their future […]
Trump: N.K. leader called within 10 minutes after DMZ tweet
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called him “within 10 minutes” after he tweeted an invitation to meet at the inter-Korean border in June. Trump was talking about his use of Twitter as a messaging platform when he cited the tweet he sent to Kim on June 29 […]
Hyundai launches hybrid version of latest Sonata model
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday launched the gasoline hybrid version of its all-new Sonata sedan in the domestic market for customers wanting fuel-efficient cars. The Sonata 2.0-liter gasoline hybrid model comes with a six-speed automatic transmission and a solar roof, and it boasts a fuel economy of over 20 kilometers per liter, the company said […]
Peaceful, vibrant South Korea marches to its own beat
Seoul: The eerie silence spoke louder than the years of the ominous standoff across the borders of the world’s last divided country, Korea. We were a small group of journalists walking in the barbed wire corridor in the Civilian Control Line alongside the Han River, escorted by army staff who were pleasantly friendly and surprisingly […]
Z-Works Health-Monitoring Platform: Keeping Loved Ones Close
By Eui-mi Seo The “Baby-boomers” have become older, leaving younger generations with an ever-growing aging population. But with a full-time job and children to rear, it’s easy to forget our parents who are also in need of care. It would be great if we had multiple bodies to take care of loved ones, but who […]
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