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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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More than 137 million cyber security attacks occurred in 2012: IBM
A report by IBM on Wednesday said that a total of 137.4 million cyber security attacks took place last year, averaging 380,000 on a daily basis.The report, which was put together after researching 3,700 clients in 130 countries from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2012, said cyber attacks are “any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade or destroy information system resources or the information itself.”The most attacked industry was health and social services, which received
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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Apple seeks new U.S. trial over appeal in Samsung patent case
Apple Inc. asked to proceed with a new trial on 14 Samsung Electronics Co. products for which a U.S. judge overturned a jury patent-infringement award rather than letting Samsung appeal her decision upholding damages for 14 other products covered by the jury’s verdict. Apple, in a reply to Samsung’s request to seek an appeal and put the case on hold, said the Suwon, South Korea- based company’s proposal would “likely lead to a remand without a substantive decision” from an appeals court.U.S. Dis
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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LG Group goes extra mile for R&D
Helicopters are a rare luxury, even for the wealthiest business tycoons, but there is a company that regularly deploys choppers for its employees: LG.At LG Electronics, the flagship arm of LG Group, helicopters shuttle the research staff to and from headquarters and out-of-Seoul manufacturing sites. From Seoul to LG’s Gumi plant, the chopper cuts the travel time down to 45 minutes, compared to the three to four hours for a ride on the train. LG is tightlipped on the expenses, but it must no doub
IndustryMarch 27, 2013
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‘Bring your own device’ trend rushes into Korea
Imagine switching your own smartphone to work mode during the day and back to personal mode once you leave the office.In work mode, you can use all your business applications, meaning that you can access your email and employee database, while being able to file work-related expenses through wireless devices or laptops.This phenomenon is called bring your own device, shortened in the industrial scene as BYOD, and it is getting ready to take off in Korea.“With the introduction of the BYOD trend,
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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POSCO selects TJ Park Prize winners
Steelmaker POSCO’s TJ Park Foundation named three winners for its annual TJ Park prize Wednesday.The science prize was given to Kim Eun-joon, a life sciences professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the education prize went to Yoon Byeong-hoon, first principal of Yangeob High School, and the community service prize went to Seo Yeong-nam, the head of a local restaurant.Each of them were awarded a medal and prize money of 200 million won ($180,000), officials said.The found
IndustryMarch 27, 2013
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Retailers launch consultative body
Representatives of large discount store chains, supermarket chains, grocery stores, conventional markets, department stores, convenience stores and franchises on Wednesday launched a consultative body to discuss ways to cooperate to improve the retail industry.The new nongovernmental group is an expanded and revamped version of an existing council of retailers joined by franchises and convenience stores.About 20 chief executives of retailers, heads of retail trade associations, along with Rep. K
IndustryMarch 27, 2013
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Google picks 8,000 to test net-connected glasses
Google has picked 8,000 people in the U.S. who will have a chance to wear the company‘s new Internet-connected glasses, which are being described as the next breakthrough in mobile computing.Google Inc. began notifying contest winners Tuesday.The winners will have to pay $1,500 apiece if they want a test version of the product, called ``Google Glass.’‘ They also will have to travel to New York, Los Angeles or the San Francisco Bay area to pick up the device, which isn’t expected to be available
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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Seoul shares up 0.49 pct on stimulus hopes
South Korean stocks closed 0.49 percent higher Wednesday on the back of the government's envisioned measures to boost its economy, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 9.74 points to 1993.44. Trading volume was moderate at 339 million shares worth 3.76 trillion won (US$3.39 billion), with decliners outnumbering gainers 406 to 296."The stock market gathered ground as investors' sentiment got a boost from th
BusinessMarch 27, 2013
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Imbalance gasses in gut cause bad breath: study
A high concentration of methane and hydrogen gasses in the gut is closely linked to bad breath, U.S. researchers have suggested. Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles conducted a large-scale study with some 800 participants to analyze their breath content. They found four patterns: normal breath content, high levels of methane, high concentrations of hydrogen, and high levels of both gases. Test subjects with a higher density of both methane and hydrogen were found to have bad brea
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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Chick born with four legs in U.S.
A Mississippi woman said a chick was born on her farm with four legs and the bird has "captured my heart."Annette Bragg of Pelahatchie said the chicken, which she named Lucy, hatched at 6 p.m. Sunday and she immediately noticed the bird had four legs, all of which were normal sized, WLBT-TV, Jackson, reported Tuesday.Bragg said Lucy, who is unable to walk because of the location of her legs, may have been meant to be a twin.Bragg said she has more than 100 chickens and Lucy is the most unusual o
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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Seoul shares up 0.42 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.42 percent higher late Wednesday morning, led by gains in autos and builders, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 8.24 points to 1,991.94 as of 11:20 a.m.Carmakers drove up the market gain, with No. 1 industry player Hyundai Motor adding 1.59 percent and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors advancing 1.8 percent. Top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis climbed 1.31 percent.Construction firms also gathered ground, with Hyundai Engineerin
BusinessMarch 27, 2013
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Google takes on Swedish language watchdog
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Complaints from Google have led to the deletion of the word “ungoogleable” from a list of new Swedish words, the Language Council of Sweden says.The country‘s language watchdog has defined “ungoogleable” -- “ogooglebar” in Swedish -- as something that does not show up in results from any Internet search engine, but Google insisted the word, since it contains “Google,” should refer only to Google searches, the council reported.The council publishes an annual list of 10 new w
TechnologyMarch 27, 2013
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Seoul shares open higher on U.S. gains
South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday following an overnight Wall Street rally fueled by growing anticipation of an economic recovery, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 2.95 points, or 0.15 percent, to 1986.65 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shares gained ground across the board, with chip giant SK hynix rising 0.17 percent and No. 1 carmaker Hyundai Motor adding 1.36 percent. Top steelmaker POSCO advanced 0.15 percent.U.S. stocks ended highe
BusinessMarch 27, 2013
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Korea's debt-to-GDP rate hits record high in 2012
The ratio of South Korea's total debt to its economic output rose to a record high in 2012 as debt grew at a faster pace despite the slowing economy, central bank data showed Wednesday.The combined debt of households, companies and the government reached 3,607.3 trillion won (US$3.26 trillion) as of the end of 2012, according to the data by the Bank of Korea.The ratio of such debt against Korea's 2012 nominal gross domestic product (GDP) reached a record 283 percent last year, up from 278 percen
March 27, 2013
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Korean economy grows 2% in 2012
Korea’s economy grew at the slowest pace in three years due to lackluster private consumption as well as slowdowns in facility investment and construction, the Bank of Korea said Tuesday.According to the BOK report, the nation’s gross national income increased 2.6 percent on-year in 2012 as terms of trade improved. Per capita GNI stood at $22,708 last year, up from $22,451 in 2011.Growth of Korea’s gross domestic product stood at 2 percent in 2012 as initially expected, as the three main economi
March 26, 2013
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KB Kookmin Card pours effort into sharing
Among countless corporate social sharing programs, KB Kookmin Card’s social contributions specifically aim to bolster the nation as a whole. Embracing the core needs of all age groups and ethnicities is the essential part of the ambitious sharing project. KB Kookmin Card has been one of the “big 4” credit finance card companies, wielding power in the credit card and check card sectors in particular, since its launch in 2011.Applied to the sharing project is the company’s extensive experience dat
BusinessMarch 26, 2013
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Nations start three-way FTA talks
Korea, China and Japan officially kicked off the first round of their three-way free trade agreement talks in Seoul on Tuesday, aiming to create the world’s third-largest economic cooperation bloc.Korea’s chief FTA negotiator Choi Kyung-lim, who was recently named assistant deputy minister of trade, met with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts ― assistant commerce minister Yu Zianhua and deputy foreign minister for economic affairs Koji Tsuruoka.During the three-day talks held at the Grand Int
March 26, 2013
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Seoul seeks to raise W15tr via overhaul of tax break schemes
SEJONG (Yonhap News) ― South Korea seeks to secure 15 trillion won ($13.5 billion) over the next five years by streamlining its tax exemptions and reduction programs, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.The move comes as policymakers are reviewing diverse ways to raise money to finance expanded welfare programs sought by the new government, which started its five-year-term in February.“In order to satisfy the growing fiscal demand, we need to raise 15 trillion won over the next five years by strea
March 26, 2013
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K-water CEO tenders resignation
Kim Keun-ho, CEO of Korea Water Resources Corporation, or K-water, tendered his resignation to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a ministry official said Tuesday. He has four months remaining on his contract, but has decided to step down so as to not “burden” the new administration inaugurated last month, officials said.The key achievement of Kim, who has served K-water for the past five years, was the completion of the controversial four river restoration project, which was on
March 26, 2013
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NPS ups investment in chaebol: data
South Korea’s state-run pension fund has sharply expanded its stock holdings in the country’s biggest four business groups for the past five years, with its sway over the conglomerates also growing, data showed Tuesday.The National Pension Service, the country’s largest institutional investor, held 42.55 trillion won ($38.31 billion) worth of shares of the top 4 business groups ― Samsung, LG, SK and Hyundai Motor ― at the end of 2012, a huge increase from 11.46 trillion won at the end of 2007, a
March 26, 2013