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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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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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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Apple has sold 3 million iPads
People purchase the new iPad at Apple's flagshop store, in New York, Friday (AP-Yonhap News)Apple Inc. says it has sold 3 million iPads since Friday when it released the latest version of the tablet computer.The new, third model comes with a faster processor, a much sharper screen and an improved ca
March 20, 2012
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Daydreaming indicates sound mind
When you find your mind drifting away while doing mundane tasks, you can take a pride in your brain functions. A recent study shows that people with higher working memory tend to let their minds wander while doing routine jobs. It also allows working memory to exercise, Livescience.com reported Friday.Working memory allows the brain to process several thoughts at once, allocating resources to the imminent problems, according to the study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain
March 19, 2012
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Apple to make announcement on huge cash holdings
Apple scheduled an announcement Monday on plans for its huge cash balance, estimated to be at least $97 billion from sales of its hugely successful gadgets like the iPad and iPhone.An Apple statement said chief executive Tim Cook and chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer would hold a conference
March 19, 2012
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24-pound tumor misdiagnosed as pregnancy
A woman in Barcelona, Spain, is taking legal action against a hospital where doctors misdiagnosed a 24-pound, cancerous uterine tumor as a late-term pregnancy. The woman, whose name has not been released, told ThinkSpain she went to a hospital emergency room suffering from excruciating abdominal pai
March 19, 2012
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Drop in strokes, blood vessel conditions boosts life expectancy
A decline in cerebrovascular diseases and other forms of chronic illness has helped push up Korea’s life expectancy in the past 20 years, a report showed Sunday. The report by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute showed men and women living 4.77 years and 5.34 years longer, respectively, in 2010 compared to 1990. The average life expectancy among Koreans in 1990 stood at 77.39 years for men and 82.16 years for women, and in 2010 those averages rose to 81.29 years and 86.63 years.The K
March 18, 2012
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Korean scientists find all-round cancer suppressing enzyme
South Korean scientists said Sunday they have discovered an enzyme capable of suppressing growth of both solid tumors and blood cancers, opening up the possibility of treating the potentially fatal disease.A research team led by An Sung-kwan, a microbial engineering professor at Seoul’s Konkuk University, said the Mulan E3 ligase effectively deals with the Akt protein, kinase which plays a key role in the growth and spread cancer in the body.“The Mulan enzyme has been found to act as a powerful
March 18, 2012
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Blizzard announces May 15 release of Diablo 3
Blizzard Entertainment announced Sunday that its global release of the firm’s popular action role-playing online game, Diablo 3, will take place on May 15.Mike Morhaime, chief executive and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, told local media that he felt Korea’s strong response following the anno
March 18, 2012
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Korean scientists find all-round cancer suppressing enzyme
South Korean scientists said Sunday they have discovered an enzyme capable of suppressing growth of both solid tumors and blood cancers, opening up the possibility of treating the potentially fatal disease.A research team led by An Sung-kwan, a microbial engineering professor at Seoul's Konkuk Unive
March 18, 2012
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Apple fans snap up new iPad in muted launch
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The new iPad went on sale on Friday with Apple fans lining up from Sydney to San Francisco to snap up the latest model of the hot-selling tablet computer.Buyers in Asia, Europe and the United States praised the eye-poppingly sharp display on the new iPad but a device which is o
March 18, 2012
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Artist admits to shortcuts in show about Apple
CHICAGO (AP) _ An artist admitted to taking shortcuts in crafting an often harrowing tale about Apple Inc.'s operations in China after the veracity of his one-man theatrical show was challenged by a public radio program that had based a broadcast on his work. But writer Mike
March 17, 2012
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Apple stock tops $600 day before new iPad release
Apple Inc.'s stock touched $600 for the first time, the day before the company's latest iPad goes on sale.The stock reached $600.01 just after the market opened. It lost those gains and closed down $4.02, or 0.7 percent, at $585.56.Apple is the world's most valuable company, with a market capitaliza
March 16, 2012
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"Pink slime" critics fight ammonia-treated meat
Boneless lean beef trimmings are shown before packaging. (AP)“Pink slime” just went from a simmer to a boil.The stomach-turning epithet for ammonia-treated ground beef filler has suddenly become a potent rallying cry by activists fighting to ban the product from U.S. supermarket shelves and sch
March 16, 2012
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Asteroid to make close Earth visit
An asteroid approaching Earth in 2013 will get closer than the orbits of many satellites, highlighting a need to monitor such hazards, European scientists say. (MCT image)An amateur team discovered the unusual asteroid, dubbed 2012 DA14, Feb. 22 as it flew by Earth at about seven times the distance
March 16, 2012
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Jilted fruit flies slurp alcohol to forget: study
Frustrated male fruit flies, whose sexual advances are rejected by females, turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, a study published Thursday revealed.(MCT image)Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco discovered that rejected male flies have a tiny neuropeptide F molecule in thei
March 16, 2012
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85 local governments designate smoke-free zones
Watch out smokers: 85 local district offices have banned smoking on boulevards and at other public spots. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 10 metropolitan or provincial governments and 75 district offices have designated communal parks, playgrounds, bus stops, beaches and boulevards as no-smoking zones as of Feb. 29. People who do not abide by the rules will be fined up to 100,000 won per case, the authorities said. The 10 metropolitan or provincial governments are Seoul, Busan,
March 15, 2012
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Samsung Hospital to open on Saturdays for checkups
Samsung Seoul Hospital said it will open on Saturdays for health checkups, allowing wider access for people who cannot spare time during weekdays. “Previously, people had to wait for about a couple of months in order to receive checkups after a reservation. But the Saturday openings will reduce the wait time dramatically,” the hospital said in a press release. “More companies are asking for checkups on their workers. They could surely use their Saturdays for checkups. It also allows people livin
March 15, 2012
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EWUH signs patient referral pact with Vietnam
Ewha Womans University Hospital has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday to ensure that the patients referred from the Vietnamese government receive ample treatment at the hospital. At the signing of the contract were Kim Kwang-ho, head of the hospital, and Tran Trong Toan, the Vietnamese ambassador to Korea. The pact is expected to facilitate human resources exchange between the medical facilities in Vietnam and at EWUH. “I was impressed that th
March 15, 2012
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U.S.: More work needed to stop smoking in young people
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ― More work needs to be done to keep young Americans from using tobacco, including creating smoking bans and increasing taxes on tobacco products, the U.S. Surgeon General’s office said in a report released Thursday.Almost one in five high school-aged teens smokes, down from earlier decades, but the rate of decline has slowed, the report said.It says it’s particularly important to stop young people from using tobacco because those who start smoking as teenagers can increase th
March 15, 2012
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Gastritis
Mr. K is 40 years of age, and recently experienced a digestive disturbance and felt pain at the epigastrium, or upper central region of the abdomen, after overeating. He also sometimes presented with such symptoms as vomiting or heart burn. He therefore visited a local clinic. Through an interview with Mr. K, the physician recognized the symptoms and performed an abdominal examination. This was followed by a gastric X-ray, where it was found that Mr. K had no serious problems such as an ulcer or
March 15, 2012
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Making meat in your diet history
More Koreans turn vegetarian though skepticism remains about its health effectsThirty-two-year-old office worker Kim Jin-ee recently decided to become a vegan. She removed all meat, milk, fish and eggs from her fridge to start. It was not her first time trying out a vegetable-oriented diet. She tried a couple of years ago, but failed. “People around haven’t been too generous with vegetarians. The company dinners were all about meat or sashimi, and everywhere you go you would have more than one o
March 15, 2012