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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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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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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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How far could Apple fall?
Apple Inc. has long been about infinitely more than just gadgets and devices; it became as iconic as an IT brand could get. Profit and stock prices aside, the fact that it garnered a spot on every hip youngster’s Christmas wish list was proof enough of its success.Now there are questions about whether it could follow in the footsteps of RIM and Nokia, one-time industry leaders who are now becoming mere shadows of their former selves. Apple certainly isn’t on its deathbed, far from it -- it’s sti
IndustryOct. 31, 2012
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Peers are influential online as in person
Peers are influential when it comes to alcohol and drug use, and they are just as influential online as they are in person, U.S. researchers suggest. Sarah Stoddard and colleagues at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor conducted an online survey of 3,447 of U.S. adults ages 18-24. The survey found those who thought their parents and peers would be upset if they viewed images of their drinking and drug use online were less likely to drink. In addition, young adults who
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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Simian sex: Monkey seen, monkey doesn't
Monkeys are just like the vast majority of human beings when it comes to sex -- when they go ape, they want privacy.Among long-tailed macaques, the urge for hanky-panky was dampened when they were watched by other monkeys, according to an unusual experiment reported in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.Scientists from the Biomedical Primate Research Center in the Netherlands monitored 15 female and seven male macaques in a giant enclosure for four months.They installed everything f
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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'Self-healing' concrete in real-world test
A "self-healing" concrete that can patch up cracks by itself is ready for outdoor testing, researchers at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands say.The experimental concrete contains limestone-producing bacteria that are activated by corrosive rainwater working its way into the structure, they said.Developed by microbiologist Henk Jonkers and concrete technologist Eric Schlangen, the material could potentially increase the service life of the concrete with considerable cost savings as a
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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S. Korea protests to Apple over new iPhone map showing
South Korea has protested to Apple Inc. over its new English-language mapping service for the iPhone, which shows both Korean and Japanese names for Dokdo, the South‘s easternmost islets, an official said Wednesday.Apple’s Korean unit recently notified the Korean government that its new English map service under the iOS6 mobile operating software simultaneously uses Korean, Japanese and a Franco-English name, the Liancourt Rocks, to describe Dokdo, which is also claimed by Japan.Apple‘s Korean-l
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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Single junk-food meal can damage arteries
A single junk-food meal -- rich in saturated fat -- is detrimental to the health of the arteries, researchers in Canada said. Dr. Anil Nigam and colleagues at the University of Montreal-affiliated EPIC Center of the Montreal Heart Institute, compared the effects of a junk-food meal and a typical Mediterranean meal on the vascular endothelium, the inner lining of the blood vessels. Endothelial function is closely linked to the long-term risk of developing coronary artery disease.The study involve
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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Rover identifies first Mars minerals
NASA says initial experiments by its Mars rover Curiosity show the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii.Curiosity's Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument (CheMin) identified minerals in the first sample of Martian soil ingested recently by the rover, the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported Tuesday."Much of Mars is covered with dust, and we had an incomplete understanding of its mineralogy," said David Bish, CheMin c
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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Google adds new compose features to Gmail
Google says a new feature in its Gmail program will allow users to reference the content of other emails without having to close out a message they‘re writing.An email draft a user is writing would remain on top of the main Gmail window similar to a pop-up chat screen but not completely obscure it, allowing the user to access the main window to read and reference previously received messages, Mashable reported Tuesday.“How many times have you been writing an email and had to reference something
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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Korean digital firm SocialLink to merge into Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick, a global public relations firm, announced that Korean digital and social media communications specialist, SocialLink, has signed to merge its business into Weber Shandwick Korea on Wednesday. The owner and of SocialLink and digital communications specialist, Juny Lee, will take the seat of vice president of Weber Shandwick Korea. Lee said that the firm would continue to provide services directly to all of SocialLink’s existing clients. The merger expected to expand Weber Shandwi
TechnologyOct. 31, 2012
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Seoul shares open higher on blue-chip gains
South Korean stocks started higher on Wednesday, fueled by gains in blue-chip exporters, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) increased 0.53 percent, or 10.02 points, to 1909.60 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shares gathered ground across the board, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics rising 0.46 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronics gaining 0.4 percent. Leading automaker Hyundai Motor climbed 0.67 percent.The U.S. stock market was closed on Tue
Oct. 31, 2012
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Korea's industrial output inches up in Sept.
South Korea's industrial output crept up in September from a year earlier, but its growth pace remained sluggish apparently affected by cooling demand amid concerns over the eurozone debt crisis and global slowdowns, a government report showed Wednesday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries grew 0.7 percent last month from a year earlier, quickening from the previous month's 0.3 percent on-year gain. The output also g
IndustryOct. 31, 2012
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Samsung, LG join forces with Google for new mobile devices
Samsung and LG Electronics have joined forces with U.S. software giant Google Inc. to launch their latest smartphone and tablet PC running on the upgraded Android mobile platform.On its official blog on Tuesday, local time, Google introduced the two new Nexus wireless gadgets, which are reference products operating on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean mobile operating system. LG strengthened its alliance with Google by unveiling the 4.7-inch smartphone named Nexus 4, which is LG’s first reference phone
IndustryOct. 30, 2012
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Korea to check banks’ FX trading
Financial authorities are set to launch a special investigation into whether banks kept forward foreign exchange positions under a government-set ceiling, which is aimed at reining in banks’ short-term borrowing.Forward exchange is a type of foreign exchange transaction whereby a contract is made to exchange one currency for another at a fixed date in the future at a specified exchange rate. By buying or selling forward exchange, businesses protect themselves against a decrease in the value of a
Oct. 30, 2012
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Korea mulls ban on silent camera apps for smartphones
The government is considering a ban on mobile applications that disable the shutter noise from smartphone cameras to prevent misuse by peeping toms.The Telecommunications Technology Association plans to create a group standard by the end of this year to address the misuse of the apps, cooperating with smartphone makers including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Pantech and mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG U+, according to the country’s telecommunications watchdog, Korea Communicatio
TechnologyOct. 30, 2012
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Auto imports to equal 10% ...of exports
The ratio of Korea’s automobile imports to its exports is likely to exceed 10 percent this year, for the first time in 20 years since 1992, a trade data showed.According to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, the nation imported vehicles worth $3.46 billion (3.8 trillion won), which is equivalent to 10.8 percent of its vehicle exports worth $32.07 billion, for the first nine months of the year.The ratio last recorded a double-digit figure in 1992 when Korea’s vehicle exports stayed
IndustryOct. 30, 2012
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Hyundai Motor rating raised by Moody’s on profitability
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp., had their credit ratings upgraded one level by Moody’s Investors Service, citing the carmakers’ profitability and global reach.Ratings on the senior unsecured bonds of the two Seoul- based automakers were raised to Baa1, the third-lowest investment grade, from “Baa2,” Moody’s said in a statement Tuesday. The outlook for the rating, which affects about $2.1 billion in debt, is stable, Moody’s said.The higher c
MobilityOct. 30, 2012
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Current account surplus widens in September
South Korea’s current account surplus widened in September from the previous month as exports expanded at a faster rate than imports, the central bank said Tuesday.The current account surplus reached $6.07 billion in September, up from a revised $2.5 billion in the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea. The current account is the broadest measure of cross-border trade.The September figure marked the largest surplus since a record high of $6.14 billion in July.The September surplus marke
MobilityOct. 30, 2012
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Samsung SDI sees Q3 net grow more than 10-fold
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s top maker of plasma display panels and renewable batteries, said Tuesday its net profit jumped more than 10-fold in the third quarter from a year earlier thanks to solid battery sales and a one-off profit.Net profit came to 1.2 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in the July-September period, compared with a profit of 100 billion won the previous year, the company said in a regulatory filing.Sales increased 3.8 percent on-year to 1.5 trillion won in the cited period, while o
MobilityOct. 30, 2012
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Shares edge up on foreign, institutional buying
South Korean stocks closed 0.43 percent higher Tuesday, driven by foreign and institutional buying amid widening political uncertainties over the U.S. presidential race, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index advanced 8.06 points to finish at 1,899.58. Trading volume as light at 317.6 million shares worth 3.20 trillion won ($2.92 billion) with gainers outstripping losers 485 to 313. “Political uncertainties over how the U.S.
Oct. 30, 2012
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Korea, China resume free trade negotiations
Korea and China began their fourth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement on Tuesday amid growing attention to whether the two sides will be able to draw up negotiation guidelines for each industry sector.During the three-day meeting that runs through Thursday in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, the two countries will discuss various issues including the classification of so-called “sensitive products,” Seoul’s Trade Ministry said.During the previous round of FTA talks, the two side
Oct. 30, 2012