Day: January 7, 2024

LAS VEGAS, Samsung Display Co., a screen-making affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co., on Saturday unveiled a lineup of various foldable displays tailored for mobile and other applications ahead of the opening of CES 2024.

The company said it will hold an exhibition under the theme “All-in Innovative Tech: Paving the new journey” during the annual U.S. tech show that will kick off Tuesday for a four-day run in Las Vegas.

One of the spotlighted innovations is the InandOut Flip, a foldable smartphone display that boasts a 360-degree folding capability.

This dual-folding technology reduces the reliance on a secondary external display commonly used when the device is folded, resulting in a slimmer device, according to the company.

This photo provided by Samsung Display Co. shows its InandOut Flip, a foldable smartphone display with 360-degree rotating capability, which will be unveiled at CES 2024 in Las Vegas on Feb. 9-12, 2024.

Samsung Display’s exhibition will also offer a unique chance for visitors to wi
tness a smartphone durability test. In extreme conditions, the foldable smartphone will be subjected to 60 C heat and minus-20 C cold, undergo sand abrasion, and be submerged in water to showcase its resilience.

Among other up-to-date foldable products featured at the showroom are the Rollable Flex, with panels that can be rolled and unrolled like a roll of toilet paper, expanding up to five times, and the Flex Hybrid, integrating both foldable and slidable technologies.

At the same time, Samsung Display will introduce new automotive display panels, including the Flex Note Extendable.

This 11-inch foldable panel unfolds into a 13-inch monitor and further extends to a 17-inch screen, helping people work or enjoy multimedia content in confined spaces without the luxury of a large monitor.

This photo provided by Samsung Display Co. shows its Flex Note Extendable, a two-way foldable panel, which will be unveiled at CES 2024 in Las Vegas on Feb. 9-12, 2024.

Samsung Display is a producer of flexible panels for
Samsung Electronics, which has put its business priority on its foldable smartphone models of the Galaxy Fold 5 and Flip 5, released last summer.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Boy group Seventeen and girl group NewJeans have secured top honors in the album and digital song categories at this year’s Golden Disc Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the K-pop industry.

Seventeen claimed the Album of the Year award for its 11th EP “FML” at the 38th Golden Disc Awards ceremony in Jakarta on Saturday (local time).

The group took home four trophies, including two main prizes (Bonsang) in the album and digital song divisions, as well as another main prize awarded to its unit BSS in the digital song section.

K-pop boy group Seventeen poses for photographers at the 38th Golden Disc Awards ceremony in Jakarta on Jan. 6, 2024, in this photo provided by the event’s organizer.

“We have always told ourselves that we should run toward the peak. We’re honored and feel great as receiving this feels like reaching the ultimate peak,” member Mingyu said after his group received the grand prize.

“We’ll do our best so we can be a hope to many people,” Seungkwan said. “We’ll work har
der to the point where we ask ourselves if we should work this hard and will continue to do music stupidly, honestly and passionately.”

NewJeans won Best Digital Song for its megahit song “Ditto.”

“We’re grateful every time we perform on stage for many people who like and listen to our music and are with us,” member Haerin said in the group’s acceptance speech. “We’ll continue to keep delivering more songs like these, so please enjoy them with the same passion.”

The Rookie Artist Award went to boy group Zerobaseone and Fifty Fifty, the girl group that gained global attention with its hit single “Cupid.”

Source: Yonhap News Agency

WASHINGTON, South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and pointed out China’s “unlawful” claims in the South China Sea during the inaugural meeting of their trilateral Indo-Pacific dialogue this week, a joint statement showed Saturday.

The three countries released the statement after the meeting took place in Washington on Friday, in line with an agreement on its launch that President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached during their landmark Camp David summit in August last year.

The meeting was led by South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won and his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Daniel Kritenbrink and Yasuhiro Kobe, respectively.

“They condemned the DPRK’s continued development of its unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs, growing military cooperation with Russia, and grave human rights violations and abuses,” the statement read, referring to the North by its official name, th
e Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The three also recalled their positions regarding the “recent dangerous and escalatory behavior supporting unlawful maritime claims” by China in the South China Sea, it said.

“They strongly reiterated their firm commitment to international law, including the freedom of navigation and overflight, as reflected in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, and they opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion anywhere in the waters of the Indo-Pacific,” the statement said.

In addition, the representatives underscored their countries’ alignment on the Taiwan issue

“They reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait as indispensable to security and prosperity in the international community,” it said.

Recognizing the increased threat posed by foreign information manipulation, the three sides discussed ways to effectively counter these threats while respecting freedom of expression.

The meeting focused on each
country’s Indo-Pacific approach and opportunities for cooperation, with an emphasis on partnership with Southeast Asian and Pacific Island countries, according to the statement.

“The trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue is a new chapter in our countries’ partnership and an important step forward to strengthen and more closely align our policies globally,” it said.

The representatives reaffirmed their intent to continue to convene the trilateral dialogue body annually.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Morning temperatures were expected to fall as low as minus 15 C in parts of the country Monday, with daytime highs remaining between minus 1 C and 6 C above zero, forecasts showed Sunday.

Temperatures were forecast to fall as much as minus 15 C in parts of Gangwon Province and 10 C or below in the country’s central region, and parts of North Jeolla and Gyeongsang Provinces.

Daytime temperatures were also expected to dip below zero in major cities, with the temperature in Seoul forecast between minus 9 C and 0 C, minus 9 C and minus 1 C in Incheon, and minus 5 C and 6 C above zero in Busan.

But temperatures were expected to recover to annual average levels Tuesday, with morning temperatures forecast at minus 8 C and 0 C.

Daytime highs were also expected to rise over zero across the country Tuesday, staying between 1 and 9 C above zero.

Source: Yonhap News Agency