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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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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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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Higgs boson evidence mounts 1 year after particle’s discovery
PARIS (AFP) ― A year since the discovery of a subatomic particle set the science world aflutter, evidence is mounting it may be the elusive Higgs boson even as researchers warn the suspense is far from over.“We have established without a doubt that we have a new particle, and that it is a boson. What remains to be done is confirm that it is a Higgs,” said physicist Pauline Gagnon, a member of the team that made the discovery at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.The elusive boson dub
July 4, 2013
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Fried fish dish crowned most unhealthy meal in America
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A batter-laden fried fish dish packs two weeks worth of harmful trans fat in a single serving and was named worst restaurant meal in America Tuesday by a U.S. consumer advocacy group.The Big Catch meal, sold at the fast food chain Long John Silver’s, contains 33 grams of trans fat and 3,700 milligrams of sodium, said the Center for Science in the Public Interest.People should limit themselves to 2 grams of trans fat daily, according to the American Heart Association, and most
July 4, 2013
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Hearing impairment
People working in a noisy environment can develop hearing impairment as a work-related problem. The noise level from woodturning can easily exceed 90 decibels, which is the level that can cause hearing impairment. Therefore, if you work in such environments it is important that you wear earplugs. An increasing number of young people are developing hearing impairment with the use of MP3 players and other devices. The volume on many sets of headphones can exceed 90 decibels, so it is important not
July 4, 2013
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Japanese scientists create ‘human liver’ from stem cells
Scientists in Japan said Wednesday they had grown human liver tissue from stem cells in a first that holds promise for alleviating the critical shortage of donor organs.Creating lab-grown tissue to replenish organs damaged by accident or disease is a Holy Grail for the pioneering field of research into the premature cells known as stem cells.Now Takanori Takebe of the Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine and a team report in the journal Nature that they grew tissue “resembling th
July 4, 2013
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Cyber attacks hit 67 targets: ministry
A total of 67 targets including public offices and companies came under cyber attacks on June 25 and the following days, the Korean government said Thursday. The types of attacks include distributed denial of service (DDoS) and malicious codes to destruct hard disk drives. Among them, 14 organizations lost some of their data stored on hard disks due to the malicious code. At the press briefing on Thursday, the government disclosed the extent of damage by the latest series of cyber attacks. “A t
July 4, 2013
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Naver’s Newsstand service suffers setback
NHN, which runs South Korea’s biggest portal Naver.com, kicked off its news aggregation service called “Newsstand” in April, only to see plunging traffic and complaints from local news media, according to a recent forum. At a forum of online journalism experts who reviewed the portal’s news service, Sangji University professor Kim Kyung-hwan criticized the usability of the system. “The news service is very inconvenient for those who do not have a specific preference of the press.” He said it is
July 4, 2013
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Faster network draws ‘phablet war’
As the world’s top two smartphone makers, Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc., continue to vie for a larger share of the global mobile device market, the next battle is expected to focus on “phablets,” according to industry officials.With the commercialization of the LTE-Advanced network ― which can provide up to double the connection speed of the existing Long Term Evolution technology ― the two electronics giants are expected to release their latest handheld devices built for the faster network
July 3, 2013
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Is TSMC’s tech good enough for Apple?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has now been on the block long enough for Apple Inc. to turn to the world’s largest chip foundry firm to diversify its supply lines for its most critical device component, the AP processor chip. But the real question now is whether TSMC ― which is still struggling to improve its yield and offer satisfactory chip characteristics ― will be able to deliver what Apple wants, industry watchers said.Yield, which measures the percentage of chips in a finished wafe
July 3, 2013
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Samsung, SK Hynix signs cross-licensing deal
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the world’s top two memory chip makers, on Wednesday said they have signed a cross-licensing deal, significantly reducing the possibility of intellectual property feuds between the two.The contract, which reportedly had been in progress for a couple of years, will allow them to share technology on semiconductors for an unspecified amount of time so they can spend more time and effort on technological advancement. The pair also will be able to form a united front
July 3, 2013
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‘Anonymous’ cyber attacks resume
Hackers claiming to be from hacktivist group “Anonymous” once again wracked the nation by launching fresh cyber attacks against 10 government agencies, local dailies and private firms on Monday, less than a week after similar attacks on the websites of Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential residence, government offices and political parties.The websites of local newspapers Yeongnam Ilbo and Gyeongnam Ilbo; Cyber Dokdo, a government-run promotion website for the easternmost islets of Dokdo; and the con
July 1, 2013
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Korean TV makers green-certified in Europe
South Korea’s electronics giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics both announced on Monday that their TV products sold in Europe have recently received green technology certifications. Samsung’s Smart TV F8000 series was certified by Nemko, a Norwegian safety standard and regulation authority, while LG’s 55-inch curved OLED TV received certification from the U.K.-based Intertek for its eco-friendly technology and use of materials, the company officials said. Samsung and LG are now able to
July 1, 2013
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Korea, China to cooperate on 5G
The Science Ministry said Friday that IT sector policymakers from South Korea and China have signed a pact to foster closer cooperation on high-end mobile technologies. In China on Thursday, Vice Science Minister Yoon Jong-rok and a group of industry leaders from SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asian superpower’s 5G promotion group to better coordinate in developing 5G network technologies.The Chinese representatives included membe
June 28, 2013
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NASA launches sun-watching satellite from U.S.
NASA launched a satellite late Thursday on a mission to explore a little-studied region of the sun and to better forecast space weather that can disrupt communications systems on Earth.Unlike a traditional liftoff, the Iris satellite rode into Earth orbit on a Pegasus rocket dropped from an airplane that took off around sunset from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on California's central coast. About 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast and at an altitude of 39,000 feet, the airplane released t
June 28, 2013
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[Graphic News] 1 in 4 Seoul citizens obese
Nearly 25 percent of adult citizens in Seoul were found to be obese in 2012, with the proportion on the rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey of 23,165 citizens aged 19 or older. Korea considers people obese when their body mass index measurement exceeds 25 and with extreme obese when their BMI exceeds 30.
June 27, 2013
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Rising Sun flag in game angers Koreans
A Belarusian online game company has stirred up a heated controversy in South Korea due to its upcoming title incorporating the Rising Sun flag of Imperial Japan.Enraged by the game’s adoption of the flag, a group of Korean gamers plan to launch a campaign to collect signatures from some 40,000 users to protest against the game developer.Belarus-based Wargaming.net is developing the game titled “World of Warships,” one of the massively multiplayer online game series including “World of Tanks” an
June 27, 2013
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Brucellosis
Brucellosis is a highly infectious bacterial disease that can transfer from species to species and occurs across the world. It is most common along the Mediterranean Coast, Middle East, India and in central South America, but since the first reported cases of brucellosis in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, in July 2002, the incidence has increased. The Infectious Diseases Prevention Act has named brucellosis a class 3 reportable disease, and bovine (cow) brucellosis is controlled as a class 2 infectious
June 27, 2013
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Sunlight leads to better sleep
Sleep disorders have become a major health concern, as stress, irregular lifestyles and electronic gadgets hamper more Koreans from getting enough shut-eye. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients with sleep disorders surged 60 percent from 384,910 in 2008 to 616,619 last year.The number of insomniacs increased across all age groups, except for those aged 19 and under, it added. Sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation and e
June 27, 2013
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SK C&C eyes global smart card market
As the number of businesses around the world taking advantage of various mobile devices and applications increases, Korea’s leading IT service provider SK C&C announced that it planned to expand its business using smart card technology.SK C&C is expected to target the high demand for innovative mobile solutions especially within the financial industry ― envisioning a unified platform through which different mobile payment methods can be issued, securely authenticated and used by customers, all w
June 27, 2013
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Kakao denies MAC address collection
Kakao, which runs mobile messenger “Kakao Talk,” said on Wednesday that its PC version does not gather MAC addresses, a type of hardware identification for computers. Rumors had spread among users that the company’s forthcoming PC version of Kakao Talk will collect sensitive information from users without prior consent. “Kakao does not collect MAC addresses,” a Kakao official told The Korea Herald. “We allow users to authenticate as many as five different PCs and the method is based on LAN cards
June 27, 2013
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Samsung widens lead in Western Europe smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, increased its dominance of the Western Europe smartphone market in the first quarter of the year, data showed Thursday.Samsung sold 14.3 million units in the region during the January-March period, taking up 45 percent of the market, according to the data compiled by market researcher IDC.The first-quarter figure compares with the 39 percent market share a year earlier, it showed.On the other hand, Apple Inc. saw its sales fall to 6.
June 27, 2013