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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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With Indonesia unable to pay full share, what’s next for KF-21 fighter project?
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Samsung’s global share in mobile memory nears 50%
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. saw its market share in the global mobile memory industry reach 50 percent in the second quarter thanks to growing demand for mobile devices, a market researcher said Wednesday.Samsung Electronics sold about 1.41 billion units of mobile dynamic random access memories in the second quarter of this year, according to a report by market researcher IHS iSuppli.Its global market share stood at 49.4 percent at the end of June.The numbers are calculated b
Dec. 4, 2013
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Korea develops new shark-repelling device
South Korea has developed a new shark-repelling device that provides safety to both humans and sharks, the government said Wednesday.The device uses solar panels set on top of floating buoys to create a curtain of magnetic fields that is only irritating to sharks, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.Each solar panel creates a magnetic current of less than 5 volts, which is virtually undetectable to humans or other fish, a ministry official said.“The country sees a considerable numb
Dec. 4, 2013
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Federal study warns of sudden climate change problems
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Hard-to-predict sudden changes to Earth’s environment are more worrisome than climate change’s bigger but more gradual impacts, a panel of scientists advising the federal government concluded Tuesday.The 200-page report by the National Academy of Sciences looked at warming problems that can occur in years instead of centuries. The report repeatedly warns of potential “tipping points” where the climate passes thresholds, beyond which “major and rapid changes occur.” And some of
Dec. 4, 2013
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ISON confirmed dead after brush with sun
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A comet that grabbed attention worldwide for being likened to a massive snowball in space did not survive its brush with the sun last week, NASA confirmed on Tuesday.“Though the exact time of ISON’s death is uncertain it does appear to be no more. All that is left is a cloud of debris without a nucleus,” C. Alex Young of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center told AFP in an email.Dubbed the “Christmas Comet,” the icy giant described as a massive and dirty snowball skimmed past t
Dec. 4, 2013
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Gift guide: Plenty of laptops, even on budget
NEW YORK (AP) ― There’s no shortage of laptop computers to pick from this holiday season, even for shoppers on tight budgets. A Chromebook optimized to run Google’s Internet services can be bought for as little as $200, while a few hundred dollars more gets you a laptop that’s not so dependent on having a continuous online connection.Although smartphones and tablet computers get much of the attention these days, laptops are still more desirable for people who do a lot of typing or other heavy-du
Dec. 4, 2013
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LTE subscribers near 27m in S. Korea
The number of subscribers to the so-called long-term evolution (LTE) mobile network in the country reached 27 million last month, with over 50 percent of mobile phone users using the faster wireless coverage, industry data showed on Wednesday.According to the data compiled by the country's three mobile carriers, some 27.35 million people subscribed to the LTE service as of end-November, accounting for slightly more than half of the country's 54.4 million mobile phone users.The end-November figur
Dec. 4, 2013
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Samsung heir apparent’s power grows
The key points in Samsung Group’s latest personnel reshuffling are the concentration of power to heir apparent Lee Jay-yong and the desire to maintain the status quo. The so-called “Lee Jay-yong’s people” who received promotions included memory business chief Jun Dong-soo, who was named chief executive of Samsung SDS, an unlisted affiliate that may now receive a boost with the move. Samsung SDS is a leading IT service provider in which Lee Jay-yong holds an 11.3 percent stake. With the stake, th
Dec. 2, 2013
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Techies vs. NSA: Encryption arms race escalates
SAN JOSE, California (AP) ― Encrypted email, secure instant messaging and other privacy services are booming in the wake of the National Security Agency’s recently revealed surveillance programs. But the flood of new computer security services is of variable quality, and much of it, experts say, can bog down computers and isn’t likely to keep out spies.In the end, the new geek wars ― between tech industry programmers on the one side and government spooks, fraudsters and hacktivists on the other
Dec. 2, 2013
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Mice can ‘warn’ sons, grandsons of dangers via sperm
PARIS (AFP) ― Lab mice trained to fear a particular smell can transfer the impulse to their unborn sons and grandsons through a mechanism in their sperm, a study said Sunday.The research claims to provide evidence for the concept of animals “inheriting” a memory of their ancestors’ traumas, and responding as if they had lived the events themselves.It is the latest find in the study of epigenetics, in which environmental factors are said to cause genes to start behaving differently without any ch
Dec. 2, 2013
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China set for moon rover launch
BEIJING (AFP) ― China will launch its first ever moon rover mission on Monday, state media said, as Beijing embarks on the latest stage in its ambitious space program.“The Chang’e 3 is set to be launched for its moon mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Dec. 2,” state broadcaster CCTV said on its verified Twitter account on Saturday.Official news agency Xinhua also confirmed the launch date, citing officials at the satellite launch centre in Sichuan province.If successful, the lau
Dec. 1, 2013
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India says its Mars spacecraft on course
NEW DELHI (AP) ― India’s Mars orbiter mission ventured out of Earth’s sphere of influence early Sunday in an attempt to reach the red planet’s orbit after a critical maneuver.The Bangalore-based Indian Space Research Organization said the spacecraft fired its main engine for more than 20 minutes, giving it the correct velocity to leave the Earth’s orbit.“The Earth orbiting phase of the spacecraft ended. The spacecraft is now on a course to encounter Mars after a journey of about 10 months around
Dec. 1, 2013
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Smartphone app to give earthquake warning
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) ― A smartphone app designed to give early warning of earthquakes could be ready as early as next year, according to scientists at the World Science Forum in Rio de Janeiro. Researchers from the University of California showed off the project this week at a conference on how to use technology to ward off natural disasters. The app is based on technology used in an early warning system prepared by a team under professor Richard Allen, director of the UC Berkeley Seismological
Dec. 1, 2013
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Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope
STOCKHOLM (AP) ― A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the sun. Now, there is a sliver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.New images being analyzed Friday showed a streak of light moving away from the sun that some said could indicate it wasn’t game over just yet.“It certainly appears as if there is an object there that is emitting material,” said Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University
Dec. 1, 2013
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S. Korea, China agree to joint research in Antarctica
South Korea and China have agreed to strengthen their maritime cooperation that will include the mutual use of their assets in the Antarctic for joint research, the South Korean government said Friday.The agreement came at the latest bilateral talks on maritime cooperation held in Beijing on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.At this week's meeting, the 12th of its kind, "the two sides agreed to pursue a joint survey of the sea in the polar region, using the two countrie
Nov. 29, 2013
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Sarcomas
Sarcoma is a type of cancer that arises from stem cells. It can develop from muscle, fat, nerve, vascular, cartilage or bone tissues. Sarcomas are broadly classified into soft-tissue sarcomas and osteosarcomas. Soft-tissue sarcomas can arise in any part of the body, but mainly the limbs and retroperitoneum, an area at the back of the abdominal cavity, while osteosarcomas are often found in the limbs. Soft-tissue sarcomas can be further divided into liposarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomas, neurofibrosarc
Nov. 28, 2013
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Feeling itchy after a hot shower? Think about hives
Kim Dong-young, a 22-year-old student, had been scratching his skin almost every day, particularly after showering. “I can’t help but scratch my skin to death because I feel itchy and stingy all over my body at the same time,” he said. “My skin then gets blood red and swollen. It looks so ugly.” Kim applied moisturizers for the last three months, thinking that the rash may have been caused by the dry weather. However, he learned from a dermatologist last week that the rash had nothing to do with
Nov. 28, 2013
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Samsung plans market launch of Galaxy S5 in February: report
Samsung Electronics will reportedly roll out two variants of the Galaxy S5 early next year, equipped with a 64-bit ARM chip.A premium Galaxy lineup will likely sport a 5-inch flexible OLED display and a metal chassis, while a stripped-down model will come in a plastic body, according to a news report.It is expected that the new models will run on the 64-bit Exynos chipset and a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The smartphones will be equipped with 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, and a 4000mAh batter
Nov. 28, 2013
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SKT to launch faster LTE mobile network next year
SK Telecom, the country’s biggest mobile carrier in Korea, plans to launch a mobile service next year that provides faster connection speeds than the existing Long Term Evolution network. Holding a press meeting at the company’s office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday, the telecommunications firm demonstrated the new network technology, which is three times faster than LTE. The mobile service, called “two-band LTE,” uses carrier aggregation technology, through which the firm aggregates
Nov. 28, 2013
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Samsung SDI to supply energy storage systems to Indian firm
Samsung SDI said Thursday it had struck an exclusive deal to supply energy storage systems and related parts to a major Indian energy management equipment manufacturer. Under the deal, the Korean energy solution firm will supply 110 MWh energy storage systems to ACME for the next two years. The Indian firm, which specializes in energy management products for photovoltaic power generators and telecommunications equipment, is one of the largest companies in the Indian market.Samsung SDI’s lithium-
Nov. 28, 2013
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Space hosts busy Thanksgiving events
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Space will serve up a banquet of activities on Thanksgiving, featuring a comet kissing the sun, a zero-gravity freeze-dried feast in orbit and a rocket launch attempt:First course Comet ISON, which was discovered a year ago, is making its first spin around the sun and will come the closest to the super-hot solar surface at 1:37 p.m. EST. It may take a few hours before astronomers know if the comet survived its brush with the sun. If it survives, and maybe even if it doesn’t, pe
Nov. 28, 2013