A group of South Korean scientists has developed a new type of biochemical material to prevent hair loss, the science ministry said Monday, opening a new gateway for treatment in the field.The team led by Choi Kang-yeol of Yonsei University discovered that a protein called CXXC5 acts as negative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway inside of a cell that is linked to follicle development and hair regeneration in adults, the Ministry of Science and ICT said.In order to prevent CXXC5 acting as a

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the fintech industry. This is the 4th installment. -- Ed. For young adults at the beginning stage of their financial achievements, finding and holding on to cash is a new challenge and a constant battle.They often face cost thresholds of private banking services by conventional banks, or find it challenging to seek alternatives, especially amid the record-low interest rate. Moreover, tech-savvy youths often find it tr

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Due to the short supply of Apple’s most expensive iPhone, the initial preorder volume allocated for the South Korean market ran out within a few minutes Friday, as soon as it was launched. According to mobile carriers here, the first preorder batch of the latest iPhone X sold out in less than five minutes, reflecting high expectations toward Apple’s first smartphone with an organic light-emitting diode screen and face ID function. Unlike the iPhone 8 series that hit shelves last month, the iPhon

Online video games have been slowly losing ground in the increasingly mobile-driven gaming sector, but they made a colorful return to the spotlight at South Korea’s biggest game convention G-Star this week.　At the G-Star 2017 that kicked off in Busan on Thursday, hundreds of visitors have been lining up to check out newly showcased PC online games such as Nexon’s “FIFA Online 4,” while cheering on professional gamers at live esports tournaments.Unlike last year, when virtual reality and mobile g

South Korea's mobile carriers said Friday their first preorder batch of U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone X smartphones were sold out in a few minutes after being launched here, apparently due to supply shortages.No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said it sold the first batch of iPhone X phones in three minutes after starting preorders. The figure compares to the iPhone 7 released last year, which took 20 minutes to sell all of the initial volume.The second batch of the iPhone X was al

Capital spending among chipmakers is expected reach $90.8 billion this year, an industry tracker said Friday, with South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. leading the pact.According to the data compiled by IC Insights, Samsung Electronics' annual facility investment for this year is estimated at $26 billion, accounting for more than 20 percent of the total investments planned by these companies.The semiconductor market researcher said Samsung is presumed to have allocated $14 billion for the 3D NA

G-STAR 2017 BEGINS -- Visitors test out online games on PCs on the first day of the G-star global gaming convention, Thursday. The four-day event at Bexco in Busan will feature presentations of new products from top game companies as well as live competitions between professional gamers. (Yonhap)

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South Korea will expand support for research and development efforts by local venture firms and institutes to fully embrace the fourth industrial technology revolution, the commerce ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy launched an industrial technology R&D exhibition at the Convention and Exhibition Center in southern Seoul, with 122 companies and 560 research institutes and labs from home and abroad. The three-day exhibition presents the latest emerging technologie

Global gaming convention G-Star kicks off in Busan on Thursday, showcasing new releases by mobile and PC game makers and hosting a number of esports competitions for popular games.　G-Star 2017 is featuring more than 2,700 booths and bringing together some 650 game companies from 30 countries. Nexon is the event’s main sponsor this year, hosting 300 booths at the venue.　Unlike last year’s edition, where virtual reality and mobile games took center stage, this year’s G-Star is hosting many live ga

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will release its so-called mixed reality headset in South Korea next week, tapping deeper into the virtual reality gaming industry.The South Korean tech giant said that sales will start on Tuesday of the Samsung Head Mounted Display Odyssey developed with US Microsoft Corp., which can be used to play VR gaming content.First showcased in the US last month, the Samsung HMD Odyssey comes with dual-AMOLED displays, providing users with a view angle of 110 de

The financial technology industry is opening the door to better and cheaper financial services, but regulators need to address concerns about the privacy of customer information, South Korea's financial regulator said Wednesday. Choe Heung-sik, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, made the remarks during a forum on the fintech industry in Seoul. "Today, fintech innovations are disrupting and unbundling services that have long been the domain of traditional financial service providers,"

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. posted record revenues in the global market for dynamic random-access memory chips in the third quarter of the year, data showed Wednesday.According to the data compiled by industry tracker DRAMeXchange, Samsung's combined sales of DRAM chips came to $8.7 billion in the July-September period, up 15.2 percent from a quarter earlier. That of SK hynix also shot up 22.5 percent to $5.5 billion.Samsung Electronics garnered a whopping 45.8 percen

South Korea’s LG Electronics said Tuesday it has unveiled a full lineup of premium medical visual equipment at the Medica 2017 event being held from Monday through Thursday in Germany, with an aim to expand the company’s leadership in premium electronics to the medical market. At the exhibition, LG introduced a diagnosis monitor with an internal calibrator that enhances color representation to help patients see their results of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography tests in an easie