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However, by staying out, India has blocked itself from a trade bloc that represents 30% of the global economy and world population, touching over 2.2 billion people.

UNCTAD expects goods trade to keep growing this year, but is less optimistic about services sectors such as tourism.

The ICT ministry said there have recently been increasing reports of phishing attempts via text messages that lead cryptocurrency users to enter their exchange IDs and passwords on fake websites to steal them and access their accounts.

Healthcare workers in Ireland made up 31.6 per cent of all test-confirmed infections while only representing three per cent of the population. 

The company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korea's Kia Corporation, introduced a refashioned logo and brand slogan as part of the new brand unveiling.

Yu will succeed Maya Hari, who has been promoted to a global role as Twitter's Vice President of Global Strategy and Operations (GSO).

The telecom operator said it partnered with Yongin Severance Hospital to deploy the robot, which uses a real-time location system using a 5G network to roam around the hospital

Hyundai will halt the operation of the Asan plant, 100 kms south of Seoul, which produces the Grandeur and Sonata sedans, on Monday and Tuesday, a company spokesman said over the phone.

The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards held a virtual meeting with experts from home and abroad to further foster the wireless charging technology for EVs with a capacity of 50 kilowatts.

The spike comes amid criticism of a slow vaccine rollout while people are increasingly venturing outdoors to take advantage of good weather.

LG's 65-inch rollable TV was first launched in South Korea at a price of 100 million won ($88,500) in October.

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) also said it plans to fine Apple Korea 300 million won ($265,000) for hampering the watchdog's related investigation.

Xiaomi said the Redmi Note 10 will be released in South Korea on March 30 at 218,000 won (US$190), while the Redmi Note 10 Pro will hit shelves on April 9 at 319,000 won.

After hours of discussion, the compliance committee concluded that Samsung Electronics should obey relevant laws and prevent any illicit activities when the company proceeds with Lee's case.

The EV6 is based on the group's own Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) and developed under Kia's new design philosophy "Opposites United" that embodies its shifting focus toward electrification, Kia said in a statement.

Under the partnership, the two sides will collaborate on the development and supply of Time of Flight (ToF) modules dedicated for Microsoft's cloud platform Azure.

Samsung said the Galaxy A42 5G smartphone will be launched here on Friday with a price tag of $400, the cheapest among 5G smartphone models sold in South Korea.

The economy would have been even worse if not for the country's technology exports, which saw increased demand driven by personal computers and servers.

The vaccinations began as South Korea reported another 406 new infections on Friday, bringing its total for the pandemic to 88,922, including 1,585 deaths.

Total mobile game transactions in the country were estimated at 5.3 trillion won in 2020, up 24.3 per cent from the previous year, according to data from mobile app tracker IGAWorks based on estimated sales of Google's Play store