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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Sales of eco-friendly cars top 100,000 in Q1 in S. Korea
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Samsung, LG roll out flagship smartphones
Samsung’s Galaxy S III to battle with upcoming Apple’s iPhone 5Samsung Electronics on Friday rolled out the new Galaxy S III in London, staging another battle with its rival Apple Inc., which is getting ready to unveil its new iPhone 5.In a “Mobile Unpack” event in London, the world’s IT behemoth introduced its 4.8-inch new flagship model which showcases innovative features like eye tracking and direct calling.“The Galaxy S III is a totally new smartphone that presents the best technology, human
May 4, 2012
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Triangular ‘UFO’s spotted in U.S., U.K., and Australia
`UFO`s sighted over Tennessee, United States (YouTube)Multiple UFO sightings have startled people around the world, according to news reports.Over a six-day period, four reports emerged: one in the United Kingdom, one in Australia and two in the United States.The first sighting took place last Thursday when a passenger on an airplane in the U.K. reportedly videotaped what looked like three UFOs fl
May 4, 2012
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Goldman Sachs lauds Samsung's new smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone will be a "worthy" successor to its flagship smartphone series due to improvements in both hardware and software, Goldman Sachs said Friday.Samsung Electronics unveiled its Galaxy S III at an event in London Thursday, launching the latest version of its Galaxy S smartphone series. The company will start selling the product in 145 countries later this mon
May 4, 2012
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Alcohol spray makes you ‘instantly drunk’
A French American scientist has developed a new alcohol spray that can intoxicate the user instantly, a U.S. news report said. According to the report, however, the spray’s effects last only moments.David Edwards created the spray called “WA|HH Quantum Sensations” and unveiled it during an exhibition in Paris, the report said.The spray is contained in a finger-long bottle, designed by French product designer Philippe Starck.It will be sold for about $26, the report said.(yoonmi@heraldm.com)<관련 한
May 4, 2012
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Pantech ready to compete with Samsung and Apple: CEO
Pantech CEO Park Byeong-yeop said Thursday the company is ready to join the intense competition with Samsung Electronics and Apple, calling its new one-chip solution smartphone Vega Racer 2 the “world’s best.”“Even though Samsung and Apple are powerful players, the product quality of the Vega Racer 2 is second-to-none,” Park told reporters after a launching event held at the company’s headquarters in northern Seoul. He was appearing in public for the first time since the nation’s third-largest h
May 3, 2012
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LG washing machine picked as top product by Consumer Reports
A fully automatic washing machine made by LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading consumer appliance maker, was named the best product by an authoritative U.S. magazine, industry sources said Thursday.Consumer Reports said the top-loading washing machine received the highest marks among 81 products tested and was the only model to receive an “excellent” rating in washing capabilities, sources said.The WT4801C model that features fully automatic temperature control, a detergent dispenser and f
May 3, 2012
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Study: Heavy teens have trouble managing diabetes
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you’ll have a very tough time keeping it under control.A major study, released Sunday, tested several ways to manage blood sugar in teens newly diagnosed with diabetes and found that nearly half of them failed within a few years and 1 in 5 suffered serious complications. The results spell trouble for a nation facing rising rates of “diabesity” - Type 2 diabetes brought on by obesity.The federally
May 3, 2012
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Garlic may help kill food poisoning bacteria
Garlic can help prevent food poisoning, new research has found. Researchers at Washington State University in the United States said Wednesday that a compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at eliminating one of the main causes of food poisoning, citing their latest laboratory test results. The finding suggests that the compound called “diallyl sulphide” easily penetrates and kills Campylobacter bacterial cells by combining with an enzyme containing sulfur and
May 3, 2012
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Dutch ban takes aim at foreigners buying pot
AMSTERDAM (AP) ― This country of canals and tulips is also famous for “coffee shops” where joints and cappuccinos share the menu. Now, the Netherlands’ famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.A judge on Friday upheld a government plan to ban foreign tourists from buying marijuana by introducing a “weed pass” available only to Dutch citizens and permanent residents.The new regulation reins in one of the country’s most cherished symbols of tolerance ― its laissez-faire attitude toward
May 3, 2012
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Bayer release Aspirin Protect Couple Pack
Bayer Healthcare on Wednesday released the Aspirin Protect Couple Pack, consisting of two packs of 98 pills with a cardiovascular guidebook and a magnetic journal to keep record of the dosage. Aspirin Protect is approved for use in preventing platelets, a type of blood cell, from forming blood clots that could cause a heart attack. The product is frequently used to prevent coronary heart disease for people who have no signs of CHD or other cardiovascular diseases but have one or more risks facto
May 3, 2012
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New laser treatment reduces stretch marks
Two Korean doctors have found a method to reduce the appearance of stretch marks on the legs and thighs using lasers, Chung-Ang University Hospitals said Wednesday. Professors Kim Beom-joon and Park Kui-young of the hospital’s dermatology department said that the combination of intradermal radiofrequency and autologous platelet-rich plasma can improve the appearance of stretch marks. The marks are caused by continuous and progressive stretching forces.A total of 19 Asian women were given three s
May 3, 2012
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Acute Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is an acute inflammation in the bronchial mucosa. It is usually caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria or by inhalation of irritants. CauseHemophilus influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most frequent bacterial causes of acute bronchitis. However, in Korea, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can also be a cause. There are also many viral strains that induce the condition, and, rarely, fungal infections can, too.Elderly people, infants and people who h
May 3, 2012
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Do you suffer from allergies?
Have you ever suffered from long-term itchiness that made you scratch all day long? Have you ever ran of breath all of a sudden and had to breathe even harder?Chances are high that you have allergic rhinitis and eczema or asthma. The American National Institute of Health depicts allergic rhinitis to be a collection of symptoms, mostly in the nose and eyes, which occur when someone breathes in something they are allergic to. Those with allergic rhinitis tend to have an itchy nose, mouth, eyes, th
May 3, 2012
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Reducing calories may preserve memory
Cutting back on calories is a good idea to protect the heart, and U.S. researchers say eating less also may reduce a person's risk of memory loss. Yonas Geda of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and colleagues looked at the association between eating and those with mild cognitive impairment.The researchers compared eating habits and diagnosis of memory loss in 1,000 participants, ages 70 and o
May 3, 2012
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Samsung likely to ship 55m smartphones in Q2
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― Global tech powerhouse Samsung Electronics Co. will likely ship 55 million units of smartphones in the second quarter, gaining further market share globally, a report said Thursday.UBS Investment Research estimated in the report that Samsung Electronics’ smartphone shipments are expected to increase 22.8 pct on-quarter and 182.1 pct on-year in the April-June period.“Another strong quarter is ahead for Samsung Electronics’ mobile devices,” read the report. “It is hard to
May 3, 2012
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Blood test may detect breast cancer
A blood test might be able to detect breast cancer years before it develops, researchers in Britain said.Dr. James Flanagan, a Breast Cancer Campaign scientific fellow in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, uncovered the first strong evidence that molecular or "epigenetic" changes in a gene can be associated with breast cancer risk.The study involved 640 women with bre
May 3, 2012
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Controversial bird flu study is published
An avian influenza virus in the wild may be just a small step away from spreading effectively between mammals, a controversial U.S study report warns.The study by Yoshihiro Kawaoka at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been published online by the journal Nature after months of debate, spurred by fears the findings could be used in bio-terrorism, over whether to release the findings publicly.
May 3, 2012
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BlackBerry bets big on apps, touchscreens
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Research In Motion on Tuesday unveiled a revamped BlackBerry platform that discards the smartphone’s trademark keyboard to embrace apps, touchscreens and other trendy features.The long-promised platform was shown to software developers at the Canada-based company’s annual BlackBerry World conference in Florida.RIM also released kits for tailoring programs for the new BlackBerry 10 platform and gave attendees slick prototype touchscreen smartphones on which to dabble with th
May 2, 2012
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Samsung ready for new mobile platform
‘Samsung currently in stage of integrating Bada and Tizen OS’The biggest difference between rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics is the U.S.-based company’s integration of hardware and software.While Apple thrives on its mobile operating software iOS, introducing it exclusively for its wireless devices, Samsung and LG Electronics both make greater use of Google’s Android platform.Samsung, dubbed to be the world’s top smartphone maker in the first quarter, developed a proprietary mobile plat
May 2, 2012
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Samsung Electronics to alter lines to non-memory chip manufacturing
Tech giant moves to expand production of higher efficiency chipsSamsung Electronics is considering transforming some of its existing memory fabrication manufacturing lines into non-memory ones at its plants in Korea and abroad.Industry sources and analysts said that the move comes as demand for non-memory chips such as Samsung’s application processors is set to increase on burgeoning smart devices, while personal computers face decline.AP non-memory chips, which operate much like central process
May 2, 2012