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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
DETROIT (AP) ― As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what’s to stop a hacker from taking over yours?In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car’s brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the steering wheel and even shut down the engine ― all from their laptop computers.The hackers are publicizing their work to reveal vulnerabilities present in a growing number of car computers. All cars and trucks contain anywhere from 20 to 70 computers. They control everything from the brakes to a
Sept. 5, 2013
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Hundreds of thousands of fish killed by China pollution
BEIJING (AFP) ― Hundreds of thousands of dead fish were left floating in a Chinese river after a chemical discharge, officials said, the latest industrial accident to pollute the country’s battered environment.About 100,000 kilograms of fish were cleared from 40 kilometers of the Fu River in Wuhan, the capital of the central province of Hubei, the official Xinhua news agency said. Xinhua said the probe found ammonia levels “far in excess of the national standard” at a drain outlet from Hubei Shu
Sept. 5, 2013
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Tsunami could hit California economy
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― If a monster earthquake struck off Alaska’s coast, tsunami waves would rush toward California, crippling the nation’s busiest port complex and flooding coastal communities, a report released Wednesday suggests.The potential impacts, based on a hypothetical magnitude-9.1 jolt off the Alaskan peninsula, were detailed by a team led by the U.S. Geological Survey to help emergency responders prepare.Tsunamis are a rare but real threat in California. After the 2011 Japan disaster, t
Sept. 5, 2013
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Samsung’s ‘smart watch’ gets mixed response
After months of anticipation, snowballing speculation and countless leaked photos online, Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday introduced the Galaxy Gear, a wrist-worn device that allows users to check messages and make phone calls without whipping out their smartphones.The new “smart watch,” in spite its futuristic appeal, brought mixed responses, with many not wholeheartedly impressed with the latest device from the South Korean tech giant.Among the biggest issue was that it had no phone funct
Sept. 5, 2013
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Samsung Electronics unpacks smart watch, new Galaxy Note
BERLIN ― Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest Galaxy lineup at the “Samsung Unpacked 2013 Episode 2” event two days before the official start of 2013 IFA Berlin. Introducing the Galaxy Note 3, smart watch Galaxy Gear, and new Galaxy Note 10.1, Shin Jong-kyun, president of the IT and mobile division at the Seoul-based electronics firm, said, “Samsung will keep trying to achieve innovation and provide new values for consumers with smart devices that make their lives easier and more enjoyable.”
Sept. 5, 2013
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Samsung unveils new smartwatch that makes calls
Nearly 70 years after Dick Tracy began wearing a two-way wrist radio in the funny pages, the technology that once seemed impossibly futuristic will be widely available by Christmas.Samsung on Wednesday introduced a digital watch for the holiday season that will let users check messages with a glance at their wrists and have conversations secret agent-style. So-called smartwatches have been around for several years. But so far, they have failed to attract much consumer interest. That may change w
Sept. 5, 2013
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Samsung seeks evolution with new Silicon Valley base
The grandiose plans for constructing Samsung’s new headquarters in Silicon Valley’s heart of San Jose are underway, and designer Jonathan Ward spoke to The Korea Herald about the $300 million project and his client, Samsung. “The CEO (Samsung’s Lee Jay-yong) and all of San Jose’s Samsung executives have been very excited and supportive and are looking forward to seeing how this new building can evolve and transform their culture in the hotbed of Silicon Valley,” said Ward, who is a partner at gl
Sept. 4, 2013
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Korean newspapers move to introduce paid digital subscription model
A change in distributing online news might be afoot in South Korea where most of the news is currently available free of charge through dominant portals. Major newspapers are moving to charge for their premium content in the face of an industry-wide decline in newsprint advertising. The Maeil Business Newspaper, the biggest business newspaper in the country, became the first major news outlet to launch a paid online news service on Tuesday. Other dailies are also set to introduce similar paid su
Sept. 4, 2013
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ICT firms to get government help
Science, ICT and Future Planning Minister Choi Mun-kee on Wednesday said the government would do its best to defend and bolster local information communications and technology firms in the competition against foreign rivals. He also hinted that the administration may act to counter the practice of other countries, namely the U.S., that offer subtle support to their ICT firms, such as Cisco Systems.“This is done by offering financial support, such as through international aid, to countries where
Sept. 4, 2013
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Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths
Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths, scientists said.Gardiner’s frogs live in the rainforests of the Seychelles, a series of 115 small islands in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar. Most frogs have eardrums on the outsides of their heads. The eardrums vibrate when incoming sound waves hit, sending the vibrations to the inner ear, then the brain.But not the wee Gardiner’s frogs, which measure about a centimeter long or the size
Sept. 4, 2013
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Crop pests moving polewards through global warming
Crop-damaging insects, bacteria, fungus and viruses are moving poleward by nearly 3 kilometers each year, helped by global warming, a study said.A team at Britain’s University of Exeter trawled through two huge databases to chart the latitude and dates for the earliest record of 612 crop pests.Since 1960, these pests have been heading either northwards or southwards at a rate of around 2.7 kilometers yearly.They move into land that opens up for habitat because of higher temperature and its impac
Sept. 4, 2013
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Hunchback King Richard III infected with worms
Researchers who dug up King Richard III's skeleton say they appear to have discovered another problem the hunchback monarch had during his brief and violent reign: parasitic worms in his guts that grew up to a foot long. In those remains, dug up last year beneath a parking lot in Leicester, the researchers say they discovered numerous roundworm eggs in the soil around his pelvis, where his intestines would have been. They compared that to soil samples taken close to Richard's skull and surroundi
Sept. 4, 2013
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TB followed humans out of Africa
One of the largest genetic investigations into the microbe which causes TB shows the germ followed early humans out of Africa at least 70,000 years ago, scientists say.In a parallel probe, investigators also said they had identified 39 new genes that drive dangerous drug resistance in this germ, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.TB is one of the deadliest diseases in the medical lexicon.Untreated, it kills roughly half the people it infects.Even today, in the era of advanced antibiotics, it causes betw
Sept. 3, 2013
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Sandy’s path may be less likely in future
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says.But don’t celebrate a rare beneficial climate change prediction just yet. The study’s authors said the once-in-700-years path was only one factor in the massive $50 billion killer storm. They said other variables such as sea level rise and stronger storms will worsen with global warming and outweig
Sept. 3, 2013
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LG to roll out G2 smartphone in U.S., Germany
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to release its latest flagship smartphone, the LG G2, in the U.S. and Germany this month, in a bid to further shore up its presence in the global high-end smartphone market.The 5.2-inch smartphone by the world's third-largest smartphone maker debuted in South Korea last month to take on rivals Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. in the domestic market. The LG G2, the first device rolled out by LG Electronics after it dropp
Sept. 3, 2013
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Ministry to test service quality of Oriental medicine hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it would recommend Oriental medicine hospitals with more than 30 beds to go through a service quality assessment, starting next year.Hospitals, if approved by inspection authorities, would be awarded service quality certification by the ministry, officials said. The quality of medical service, sanitary control and staff management will be examined by commissioners from the Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation for hospitals that apply for the
Sept. 2, 2013
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Earthlings are really Martians, says new theory
Life on Earth was kick-started thanks to a key mineral deposited by a meteorite from Mars, according to a novel theory.The vital ingredient was an oxidized mineral form of the element molybdenum, which helped prevent carbon molecules ― the building blocks of life ― from degrading into a tar-like goo.The idea comes from Steven Benner, a professor at the Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in Gainesville, Florida, who was to present it at an international conference of geochemists in F
Sept. 2, 2013
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Financial stress may hit brain and wallet
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Being short on cash may make you a bit slower in the brain, a new study suggests.People worrying about having enough money to pay their bills tend to lose temporarily the equivalent of 13 IQ points, scientists found when they gave intelligence tests to shoppers at a New Jersey mall and farmers in India.The idea is that financial stress monopolizes thinking, making other calculations slower and more difficult, sort of like the effects of going without sleep for a night.And this
Sept. 2, 2013
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KT to provide LTE-A with wider bandwidth
Telecom operator KT announced Monday the company plans to provide Long Term Evolution-Advanced services starting this month. KT said in a news conference that it was now able to offer LTE-A services, as it secured a crucial bandwidth in the 1.8 GHz range through the state-led broadband frequency auction Friday. The newly secured bandwidth will be aggregated with an adjacent KT-held bandwidth to allow LTE-Advanced services without much additional cost. The company said this was more convenient th
Sept. 2, 2013
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Busan to hold international population conference
More than 2,500 scholars and experts from around the world will gather in Busan on Aug. 26 to share ideas and visions for the changing population and its subsequent impact on societies and economies.The event hosted by the Paris-based International Union for the Scientific Study of Population will take place at BEXCO for six days, according to organizers. More than 1,000 studies and research on emerging population issues will be presented through various sessions.“This conference is expected to
Sept. 1, 2013