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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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A romp for the Heat, who top Bulls 115-78
The Miami Heat recorded its most lopsided playoff win in franchise history and inflicted the heaviest such defeat on Chicago by beating the Bulls 115-78 on Wednesday, squaring their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series 1-1.Nine technical fouls, two ejections and a lot of pushing and shoving also injected some venom into the series, as the Heat turned what was a close game in the first half into a blowout.In Wednesday's other game, the Golden State Warriors withstood a big comeback from San An
May 9, 2013
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Number of mobile subscribers switching carriers nears record
Mobile Number Portability in South Korea still ran high over the past weekend as local mobile carriers lured subscribers with new pay plans and lower prices, industry sources said Tuesday.According to the sources, the country’s three mobile carriers ― SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. ― received a total of 105,035 MNP applications during the May 4-6 period, nearing an all-time high of 116,055 MNP applications seen late last month.The figure translates into around 35,000 mobile telephon
May 8, 2013
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LS Group inks e-car MOU with China’s Dongfeng Motor
LS Group, a South Korean conglomerate specializing mostly in electricity materials, said Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Dongfeng Motor Group to cooperate in developing parts for electric cars and hybrid automotives.Under the deal, the South Korean business group will work with the Chinese automaker for the development of power trains, energy storage components and other parts used for automotives, according to the group.Also, the two groups will cooperate
May 8, 2013
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Would you subscribe to YouTube’s paid channels?
The word is out again. Google-owned online video giant YouTube is reportedly close to launching its paid channels as early as this week.YouTube said it is “looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content to YouTube.”Foreign press reported that if the new subscription system goes into effect, there will be as many as 50 paid channels offering different topics such as films, TV shows or music for a subscription fee as little as $1.99 a month.Since 2008, YouT
May 7, 2013
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Nearsightedness hereditary: study
Many problems with eyesight can be traced to genetic conditions, South Korean researchers said in a new study on Tuesday. Professor Chung Eui-sang and his colleagues from Samsung Medical Center conducted the study on 240 identical twins and 45 fraternal twins and 469 pairs of siblings who had visited the hospital from 2007 to 2011.They found that identical twins who share many of their genes showed a high level of consistency in their eyesight. When one monozygotic twin is nearsighted, the other
May 7, 2013
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Facebook to add video ad to newsfeed
Social network Facebook is set to present a new video ad solution in its newsfeed starting from July to increase revenue. The move, which came after its shares lost ground last year, is aimed at carving out a share of the video ad budget of major advertisers. Spending on digital video ads is expected to grow by 41.4 percent from 2012 to hit $4.1 billion in 2013. The new type of ads will start automatically on the user’s newsfeed without any sound at first. The user will have to press the play bu
May 7, 2013
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Children having ‘adult’s diet’ healthiest: study
Children who tend to eat the same food as their parents are found to have a healthier diet than other children, a study found. The University of Edinburgh conducted a study on about 2,200 5-year-olds to look at their eating habits, and discovered that when children were allowed to eat what they want, the majority of them asked for high-calorie, low-nutrition foods such as pizza and chips.“Offering separate children’s food for a main meal may result in children missing out nutritionally, for exam
May 7, 2013
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SK Telecom’s daily data traffic tops 1 petabyte
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, said Monday that its daily data transfer topped 1 petabyte in line with the growing use of smartphones and tablet computers in the country. According to SK Telecom, data transfer on its mobile network topped the milestone on April 26, becoming the country’s first mobile operator to set such a record. A petabyte is a measure of data, and one petabyte is a million gigabytes. The figure includes data traffic on the third-generation network, WiFi
May 6, 2013
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College students face risk of heart diseases due to binge drinking
Students on college campuses do not fear pulling all-nighters at parties and drinking a large amount of alcohol, assuming that their youth may protect them from the destructive effects of their lifestyle. However, according to a study by researchers from the University of Illinois, people in their 20s are not immune to heart disease caused by binge drinking.“Binge drinking is neurotoxic and our data supports that there may be serious cardiovascular consequences in young adults,” said professor S
May 6, 2013
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Apple slammed for child, environmental exploitation
The rivalry between Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. was brought to the fore again after an international organization slammed both tech giants for using suppliers that employ child labor and may harm the environment. According to Friends of the Earth, an international environmental group, Apple has remained silent on the issue of using tin mined from Indonesia, whereas Samsung has responded by saying it will address the issue as soon as it can.“Apple has refused to answer its own customers’ q
May 5, 2013
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FTC in final stage of probe into Google
SEJONG (Yonhap News) ― South Korea’s corporate watchdog is expected to soon announce the results of its deliberation into an antitrust case against Google Inc. for its alleged involvement in activities that hurt fair market competition, industry sources said Friday.Some sources also speculate that the Fair Trade Commission might be considering dropping the charges against the U.S. Internet search engine giant as it is in the final stage of its deliberation into the case.In 2011, NHN Corp. and Da
May 3, 2013
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Companies slow to tackle U.S. mobile phone thefts
U.S. authorities said mobile carriers and phone manufacturers should do more to resolve the rapidly growing smartphone thefts. In 2012, Washington D.C. alone witnessed a record 1,829 smartphone robberies and nearly half of all thefts in San Francisco involved mobile devices, according to the U.S. police. The underlying issue is that wireless carriers and smartphone producers are slow to tackle the problem.A national database tracking stolen devices and iPhone’s location-tracking function for mis
May 3, 2013
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[Photo News] Jessica Alba talks at Seoul Digital Forum
Jessica Alba, a Hollywood actress and CEO of an eco-friendly product label Honest Company, is having a talk with the topic “Widening Access to Healthy Living with ‘Honest’ Products and a Dream” at the Seoul Digital Forum.A mother of two girls, Alba created the company to distribute ethical, clean baby products. She was listed as one of Fortune’s 10 Most Powerful Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneur of the Year at the U.K. Glamour Women of the Year 2012 Awards.The Seoul Digital Forum is held from May
May 3, 2013
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Intel names Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO
Intel's chief operating officer, Brian Krzanich, will become its next CEO in two weeks, tasked with steering the world's largest chipmaker through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers.Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, announced Thursday that Krzanich, who is 52, will replace Paul Otellini on May 16. Otellini, 62, announced his decision to resign six months ago and will end a nearly 40-year career with Intel, includin
May 3, 2013
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Korea eyes expansion of commercial space industry
The government will soon set up measures to help commercialize its space technology while also working to further develop its commercial space sector that will include the early development of a shuttle to the moon, the science ministry said Thursday.The move comes as there are only 61 private companies or research institutes developing space technologies in the country while 44.2 percent of them have annual sales of less than 1 billion won ($909,000), according to the Ministry of Science, ICT a
May 2, 2013
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Houses of former NIS agents, informant raided over scandal
Prosecutors on Thursday raided the houses of two former agents of the nation’s main intelligence agency and one informant as part of a widening investigation into allegations that the organization attempted to influence public opinion ahead of last year’s presidential election. The scandal centers around allegations that the National Intelligence Service extensively and systemically meddled in the presidential election by using its agents to post a slew of politically sensitive comments against
May 2, 2013
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U.S. appeals emergency contraception ruling
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The U.S. Department of Justice appealed Wednesday a federal judge’s ruling ordering regulators to provide emergency contraception to women and girls of all ages.The appeal came just one day after the Food and Drug Administration allowed a manufacturer to make the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill available to those aged 15 and older without a prescription.The FDA says that decision is not related to the pending court case over emergency contraception.Until now, emergency cont
May 2, 2013
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Endoscopy under conscious sedation
Upper endoscopy is the most fundamental test to diagnose diseases of the esophagus, stomach and the duodenum (for example, gastric cancer, gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers and esophagitis). Unlike radiological tests using contrast imaging of the upper gastrointestinal tract, endoscopy allows a direct biopsy of any abnormal tissues, producing a more accurate diagnosis as well as helping the treatment planning. Gastric cancer is very common in Korea and upper endoscopy is very important for early d
May 2, 2013
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Acupuncture more effective for pain than drugs: study
New research by Korean doctors of Oriental medicine suggested that a homegrown acupunctural method could reduce acute lower back pain faster and more effectively than conventional drug injections.In a joint study conducted by doctors of Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine and researchers of the Korea Institute for Oriental Medicine, pain was reduced significantly more among patients who received a nontraditional acupuncture treatment called motion style acupuncture (MSAT) compared with another gr
May 2, 2013
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Videogames slow, reverse ‘mental decay’: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Playing videogames can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions such as memory, reasoning and visual processing, according to a study released Wednesday.The University of Iowa study of hundreds of people age 50 and older found that those who played a videogame were able to improve a range of cognitive skills, and reverse up to seven years of age-related declines.“We know that we can stop this decline and actually restore cognitive processing speed to people,” sai
May 2, 2013