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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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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
TechnologyMay 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
TechnologyMay 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
TechnologyMay 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
TechnologyMay 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
TechnologyMay 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
TechnologyMay 3, 2012
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Korea better to remain in MSCI emerging markets index
Asia’s 4th largest economy unlikely to graduate to developed markets index soonSouth Korea would be better off remaining in Morgan Stanley Capital International’s emerging markets index than entering its developed markets index, said a global investment bank.Shawn Kim, an equity strategist and executive director at Morgan Stanley, said that Korea could end up like Israel and be ignored by global investors if it moved into the developed index.“After Israel was included in the MSCI developed inde
May 3, 2012
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Korea to start greenhouse gas emission trading in 2015
South Korea will formally start greenhouse gas emission trading in 2015 as part of its contribution to stem global warming, the government said Thursday.The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said regulating emissions could allow the country to deal with moves by advanced industrialized economies to use "green protectionism" to block trade, and overhaul the country's energy-intensive structure.Green
May 3, 2012
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Hur conferred order for agriculture, food from French Government
Hur Young-in, chairman of SPC Group, was conferred the Merit of Agricultural Chevalier at the French Embassy on Tuesday for promoting French food culture in Korea. The order was created in 1883 by the French minister of agriculture to honor those who greatly contribute to the development of French agriculture and food. French biochemist Louis Pasteur was the first to win the order. Hur enhanced the image of French baking in Korea through bakery brands, Paris Croissant and Paris Baguette, Ambassa
May 3, 2012
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Korea South-East Power signs $300m loan wih 7 banks
Korea South-East Power Co., which operates thermal power stations in Korea, borrowed $300 million in a facility which matures in 2 1/2-years, according to an e- mailed statement.The loan, which is structured as a floating-rate style note, was signed with Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Citigroup Inc., DBS Group Holdings Ltd., HSBC Holdings Plc., Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank Ltd. on May 2, according to Thursday’s statement.Korea S
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
TechnologyMay 3, 2012
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Starbucks Korea to raise coffee prices
Starbucks Coffee Korea said it would raise its prices of 32 kinds of coffee by 300 won starting Monday.The 32 items include Americano, cafe latte, caramel macchiato, espresso, green tea latte and mocha frappuccino. With the increased prices, a tall Americano will cost 3,900 won, tall café latte 4,400 won and a tall caramel macchiato, 5,400 won.The prices of 10 other coffees, including espresso double shot and caramel café mocha, will remain unchanged, while four other drinks including lavendar E
IndustryMay 3, 2012
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Galaxy S3 spec leaked by Samsung employee
Specifications for the Galaxy S3, Samsung’s rival model against Apple’s iPhone 5, have been leaked by an employee of the company’s Chinese affiliate, news reports said Thursday.The details include the Ice Cream Sandwich OS system, 1.5 GHz Quad Core CPU, 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display and an 8-megapixel camera.There have been rumors about Galaxy 3’s specifications on the Internet, but the latest revelation of the phone’s design and specifications match the real product, reports said.Samsung Electr
IndustryMay 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
TechnologyMay 3, 2012
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S. Korea's foreign reserves hit record high in April
South Korea's foreign exchange reserves reached a new record high in April as the strength of the euro and other currencies boosted the conversion value of those assets, the central bank said Thursday.The country's foreign reserves reached $316.84 billion at the end of last month, up $890 million from March, according to the Bank of Korea. The previous record was $315.95 billion set in the previou
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.
TechnologyMay 3, 2012
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Hyundai, Kia see sales increase, others suffer drop
South Korea’s leading automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday its April sales gained 7.9 percent from a year earlier due mainly to solid demand in overseas markets.Hyundai Motor sold 371,597 vehicles last month, compared with 344,231 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Its April sales, however, were down 2.9 percent from the previous month, when the company sold 382,659 vehicles overall.Domestic sales contracted 7.6 percent on-year to 55,497 vehicles, while overseas sales j
MobilityMay 2, 2012
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Lee says he will leave inheritance suit to attorneys
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee said Wednesday he would no longer get involved in the inheritance suit with his siblings, apologizing for publicly expressing his anger over the case.While meeting reporters at the Gimpo International Airport to leave for Europe, Lee said: “I will leave the suit up to the legal professionals and only focus on nurturing Samsung Group.”Lee’s comments come after he fiercely criticized his elder brother Maeng-hee and sister Sook-hee for filing inheritance sui
IndustryMay 2, 2012
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Korea, China start FTA talks
Seoul and Beijing on Wednesday announced the beginning of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement expected to boost the Korean economy through increased trade with the world’s second-largest economy.China is Korea’s biggest trading partner and trade between the neighboring countries is forecast to reach $300 billion by 2015. A state-funded think tank in Seoul projected Korea’s economic output to gain up to 1.25 percent within five years and up to 3 percent within 10 years of the FTA ta
May 2, 2012
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Samsung to change 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 application processors is set to increase on burgeoning smart devices, while personal computers face decline.AP non-memory chips, which operate much like central processing units
IndustryMay 2, 2012