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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Physicists unveil results that may explain universe
GENEVA (AP) ― After a quarter-century of searching, scientists have nailed down how one particularly rare subatomic particle decays into something else ― a discovery that adds certainty to our thinking about how the universe began and keeps running.The world’s top particle physics lab said it had measured the decay time of a particle known as a Bs meson into two other fundamental particles called muons, which are much heavier than but similar to electrons. It was observed as part of the reams of
July 21, 2013
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South Korea confronts uphill battle against hackers
How long does it take for hackers to break into the secure network of a commercial bank in South Korea? A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, under an agreement with the bank, managed to unlock its security protection in just a couple of weeks. The simulated cyber attack, led by Lim Chae-ho, professor of information security at KAIST, worked as follows: When an official of the bank opened an email sent by the hackers, malware hidden in the email quickly infiltrated
July 19, 2013
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Korea sets out to train more cyber experts, hackers
South Korea is taking belated-yet-necessary-steps to train more cyber security experts following a series of disruptive hacking attacks that paralyzed broadcasters, banks and government agencies. Ominously, many of the attacks reportedly originate in North Korea, which is technically still at war with the South. “Generally, the defense military force needs to be about three or four times bigger than the attacking army. North Korea produces about 300 cyber attackers annually, but we are only at t
July 19, 2013
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Korea grapples with massive personal data theft, regulatory mess
A string of cyber attacks have bombarded South Korea in recent years, leading to massive leaks of personal information stored in banks, government agencies and corporations. In January 2008, hackers stole the personal data of some 18.6 million users of online shopping mall Auction. Three years later, SK Communications, which runs the online search engine Nate.com and social network service Cyworld, fell victim to data theft of its combined 35 million users ― roughly 70 percent of South Korea’s t
July 19, 2013
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KT to help develop smart district in Lyon
KT Corp., struggling to regain momentum amid a rapidly saturating mobile market, on Friday signed up with Lyon to export its smart technology to the French city."It is a great opportunity for us to reinforce our European presence by starting collaboration with metropolises. The deal with Lyon is a starting point for our smart city strategy," said Bahk Jun-sick who leads KT Global Business Unit.Earlier, KT held a meeting with the Lyon mayor Gerard Collomb at its Gwanghwamun headquarters to sign a
July 19, 2013
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Shingles
An elderly lady in her early 60s came into the hospital. She had experienced sharp pain in her left breast for two to three days, together with cold symptoms. Previously, she had taken cold medicine and used heat patches from the local pharmacy to ease the pain. However, the pain gradually worsened and became so severe that she had difficulty breathing. After removing the heat patches the next day, she noticed small blisters on the skin which she thought were an allergic reaction to the patches
July 18, 2013
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First aid kit a must for vacation
To have the best summer vacation, travelers should put together personalized first aid kits and learn how to properly use medications as well as deal with emergencies, health authorities and doctors said Thursday. Also, vacationers should take necessary steps to keep food safe and remove contact lenses and hearing aids when swimming, they added.According to a list of health recommendations released by the Ministry of Food and Drugs, travelers should prepare personalized first aid kits in accorda
July 18, 2013
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LG rebrands smartphone lineup
LG Electronics has officially ditched the Optimus brand, announcing on Thursday its decision to name its latest flagship smartphone “LG G2.”The name change was perceived mostly as an attempt to revamp brand image, and even LG conceded that it was time for a change as LG smartphones have been associated with mainly mid-end devices. “Without the Optimus brand, we believe that the G series will be more competitive in the global premium handheld market,” an LG official said. Built with Qualcomm’s 2.
July 18, 2013
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Big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur unearthed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― Researchers in Utah said Wednesday they discovered a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur that lived about 76 million years ago in the area of what is now the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.The discovery of the creature, named “Nasutoceratops titusi,” was described in the British scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and by officials at the National History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City.The dinosaur was a wide-bodied plant-eater, said
July 18, 2013
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Chinese maker emerges as No.1 in smaller LCDs
Chinese panel maker BOE Technology Group Co. emerged as the world’s No. 1 player in the smaller LCD market in the first quarter on the back of strong demand for cheaper panels, data showed Wednesday.China’s biggest panel maker shipped 56.35 million liquid crystal display panels that are 9.1 inches or smaller in the January-March period, according to the data compiled by research firm DisplaySearch.The first-quarter figure is up 98 percent from a year earlier, the data showed.It marks the first t
July 17, 2013
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More venture firms record sales of over W100b
The number of South Korean venture firms with annual sales exceeding 100 billion won ($89 million) jumped 9.2 percent in 2012 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday.The data compiled by the Small and Medium Business Administration and the Korea Venture Business Association showed that 416 out of 63,314 venture firms saw their annual sales surpass 100 billion won in 2012, compared with 381 companies in 2011.The figure represents a 433 percent increase from 2005 when sales of only 78 venture fir
July 17, 2013
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Dell Korea aims high in IT solutions
Dell used to be known as a PC-and-laptop company. But in Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, the company has successfully completed a transformation into a computing solution firm.“We are now a stable and valuable member in the infrastructure and solution industry, and we have a significant stake in cloud computing, big data, data centers, and so on. Dell is now a part of all of this,” said Kim Kyeong-deog, president of Dell Korea. Enterprise solutions and services are the top a
July 17, 2013
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Bluetooth SIG names LGE engineer to board of directors
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a nonprofit private association responsible for overseeing and licensing Bluetooth technologies, announced Wednesday that it has appointed LG Electronics’ chief research engineer Lee Min-soo to the group’s board.The Bluetooth SIG board of directors is comprised of 11 members from a diverse group of industry-leading companies such as Apple, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba and Nokia.According to the organization, the appointment of Lee is expected to bolster the exp
July 17, 2013
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Bitten by hungry T. rex, this dinosaur got away
NEW YORK (AP) ― The fearsome bite of a hungry Tyrannosaurus rex left behind new evidence that the famous beast hunted for food and wasn’t just a scavenger.Researchers found a part of a T. rex tooth wedged between two tailbones of a duckbill dinosaur unearthed in northwestern South Dakota. The tooth was partially enclosed by regrown bone, indicating the smaller duckbill had escaped from the T. rex and lived for months or years afterward.Since the duckbill was alive and not just a carcass when it
July 17, 2013
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Spacesuit water leak ends spacewalk; astronaut OK
In one of the most harrowing spacewalks in decades, an astronaut had to rush back into the International Space Station on Tuesday after a mysterious water leak inside his helmet robbed him of the ability to speak or hear and could have caused him to choke or even drown.Italian Luca Parmitano was reported to be fine after the dangerous episode, which might have been caused by an unprecedented leak in the cooling system of his suit. His spacewalking partner, American Christopher Cassidy, had to he
July 17, 2013
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LG’s top selling smartphone to hit shelves in 40 countries
LG Electronics is expected to begin selling its flagship long-term evolution smartphone Optimus G Pro in some 40 countries, the company announced Tuesday. The Optimus G Pro has sold more than 1 million units since the world’s third-largest smartphone maker released it in Korea in February, making it the fastest-selling model LG has put out so far.Within the third quarter of 2013, LG will start marketing the model in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent State
July 16, 2013
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Seagate eyes new opportunities in post-PC era
Responding to market researches indicating the desktop PC market is slowing down, Seagate Technology, a global leader in hard disk drives and other storage solutions, said it was no problem for the company.“In fact, it’s poses new opportunities because devices are becoming more diverse. That means the demand for storage capacity will rise, and that means more business for us,” said Banseng Teh, Seagate’s senior vice president and managing director of Asia-Pacific sales and marketing, in an inter
July 16, 2013
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New Samsung chips to give Apple boost
Samsung Electronics’ newly upgraded application processor chips for the upcoming iPhone 7 are expected to boost the phone’s efficiency by at least 30 percent, sources said Monday.“The iPhone 7 will become much, much faster, by up to 30 percent,” said one source, declining to be identified.The new chips, to be supplied starting 2015, are equipped with 14-nanometer process technology, which in theory has double the efficiency of the current 28nm chips that Samsung supplies to Apple.In December las
July 15, 2013
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LG eyes larger smartphone market share with G2
As the competition in the global smartphone market continues to heat up, LG Electronics expects that it will continue the momentum shown earlier this year with the release of its latest model G2. This year, the world’s third-largest smartphone maker sold more than 10 million smartphones worldwide for the second consecutive quarter for the first time. And the G2 is expected to give the company an extra sales boost for the second half of the year, according to company officials on Friday.“We’ve re
July 12, 2013
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Korea set to launch first radar observation satellite
South Korea is set to launch its first radar-equipped Earth observation satellite as planned on Aug. 22, the government announced on Thursday.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said that the satellite KOMPSAT-5 was moved Thursday to the Yasny launch base in Russia.The KOMPSAT-5 is the country’s first SAR, or synthetic aperture radar, satellite that is capable of providing images in all weather conditions.The ministry said the SAR satellite would eliminate the limitations of traditi
July 11, 2013