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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Preorders for iPhone 4S start amid price dispute
Korea’s two leading mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. on Friday began receiving preorders for Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4S, which is slated to hit the local market on Nov. 11, amid a brewing dispute over its higher price here than in other countries. The battle for iPhone 4S is expected to be tougher than ever as KT, the company which began to provide iPhone in the Korean market as the sole provider in late 2009, is desperately trying to retain its existing iPhone user base against the marke
TechnologyNov. 4, 2011
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SK Telecom, KT start to accept preorders for iPhone 4S
South Korea's two leading mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. on Friday began receiving preorders for Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 4S, which is slated to hit the local market next week.South Korean customers could preorder the iconic smartphone on the companies' Web sites from Friday. Preorder
TechnologyNov. 4, 2011
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Korea to export tomatoes, grapes to N. America
South Korea will export tomatoes and grapes to the North American market starting in 2012 after meeting quality control and quarantine safety requirements, the government said Thursday.The Agriculture Ministry’s Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency said negotiations with the United States to ship tomatoes were successfully concluded last month.“Farms that can meet quality control requirements will be checked by inspectors and be registered as exporters,” it said. “Actual
Nov. 3, 2011
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Korea should focus on economic stability: report
South Korea needs to frame its macroeconomic policy in order to stabilize overall economic situations as the country still faces high global uncertainties that could impede its recovery and growth, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.A slowing private-sector recovery, deepening fiscal debt problems in advanced nations and belt-tightening by emerging countries will also likely combine to further slow global economic growth, the ministry said.“The global economy is expected to stay on a low-growth
Nov. 3, 2011
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N.K. economy shrinks for 2nd year: BOK
The North Korean economy contracted for the second straight year in 2010 due to tougher international sanctions and sluggish agricultural production, the South Korean central bank estimated Thursday.The Bank of Korea estimated that the communist country’s economy shrank 0.5 percent on-year last year, compared with a 0.9 percent contraction in 2009. The data stood in sharp contrast to the 6.2 percent expansion of the South Korean economy in 2010.The North Korean economy grew 3.1 percent in 2008 o
Nov. 3, 2011
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SC First Bank mulls 24-hour service branches
CEO Hill promotes reform to compete with local commercial banksStandard Chartered First Bank is pushing for operational reforms to enhance its competitiveness in the banking sector after suffering from months of striking by its unionized staff. Bank CEO Richard Hill disclosed its intention to open several branches which offer offline and online services 24 hours a day and seven days a week. These would be the first of their kind in the local financial sector.Meeting reporters in New York on Wedn
Nov. 3, 2011
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[Meet the CEO] Sungho CEO sees R&D as a core competence
Kosdaq-listed frontrunner in capacitor eyes future-oriented items for growthPark Hwan-woo, president and CEO of KOSDAQ-listed Sungho Electronics Co. (www.sungho.net) was quick to use a metaphor in explaining what the company’s core business is. And his metaphor of choice is a human heart. Not that Sungho is making an artificial heart. The company’s specialty is producing capacitors, a component used extensively for a variety of electronic devices. So instead of blood, Park said the capacitors pu
CompaniesNov. 3, 2011
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KFDA warns against ‘smart pill’ abuse
The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a warning against so-called “smart pills” that contain narcotics. According to the drug agency, the pills prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactive disorder are often used by students to ward of sleepiness and enhance concentration. However, the main ingredient of the drug, methylphenidate, can cause anxiety and depression as well as seizure during sleep, even if taken by someone who is healthy.The KFDA revealed that a total of 306
TechnologyNov. 3, 2011
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Seonam to look after N. Korean defectors
Seonam Hospital will take care of North Korean defectors as part of efforts to help them settle in South Korea and enhance their health, the hospital said Tuesday. The hospital has allied with Hana Center, a state-run institution to assist settlement of North Korean defectors in South Korean society, to provide them with medical care. The hospital will reorganize itself to better treat North Korean defectors and develop health programs suitable to them. (baejisook@heraldm.com)
TechnologyNov. 3, 2011
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Cancer’s most isolated patients: Adolescents and young adults
LOS ANGELES ― She has had four surgeries to remove her thyroid, parathyroid and vocal cord nerve, along with muscle and tissue.Once a year, she goes to a hospital and swallows a radioactive iodine capsule to attack the remaining cancer cells ― and then remains in isolation for four days. During what she calls her quarantine, she can’t touch ― or even be in the same room as ― anyone else. The treatment causes soreness, swelling, nausea and headaches.Each year, as the ordeal approaches, she scans
TechnologyNov. 3, 2011
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Bed-wetting in children
Bed-wetting (also called nighttime or nocturnal enuresis) is fairly common among children and is often just a stage in their development. Children learn to control daytime urination as they become aware of their bladder filling. Once this occurs, the child learns to consciously control his or her bladder. This generally occurs by age 4. Nighttime bladder control usually takes longer and is not expected until a child is between 5 and 7 years old.The number of children who bed-wet varies by age; a
TechnologyNov. 3, 2011
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U.S. deaths from painkiller overdoses triple in a decade
NEW YORK (AP) ― The number of overdose deaths from powerful painkillers more than tripled over a decade, the government reported Tuesday ― a trend that a U.S. health official called an epidemic, but one that can be stopped.Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone led to the deaths of almost 15,000 people in 2008, including actor Heath Ledger. That’s more than three times the 4,000 deaths from narcotics in 1999.Such painkillers “are meant to help people who have severe pa
TechnologyNov. 3, 2011
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Beware of carpal tunnel syndrome
Doctors advise cyclists to rest their wrists occasionally while ridingThirty-five-year-old Park rides a bicycle to work every day. He started to commute by bike in March and his mileage so far tops 10,000 kilometers.In the beginning, things seemed to progress smoothly. He lost weight and felt healthier. But recently, he began experiencing numbness around his wrists. The pain grew so severe and so quickly that he could not even move his hands at times. He was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome
TechnologyNov. 3, 2011
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Park sees R&D a core competence for Sungho Electronics
Kosdaq-listed frontrunner in capacitor eyes future-oriented items for growthPark Hwan-woo, president and CEO of KOSDAQ-listed Sungho Electronics Co. (www.sungho.net) was quick to use metaphor in explaining what the company’s core business is. And his metaphor of choice is a human heart. Not that Sungho is making an artificial heart. The company’s specialty is producing capacitors, a component used extensively for a variety of electronic devices. So instead of blood, Park said the capacitors pump
CompaniesNov. 3, 2011
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POSCO inks supply deal with European home appliance maker
POSCO, South Korea’s leading steelmaker, said Thursday that it has signed a steel supply contract with a European home appliance maker, a deal that will help the steelmaker expand its presence there.Under the deal with Gorenje, the largest Slovenian manufacturer of home appliances, POSCO will supply steels, including cold-rolled steel plates used for the production of refrigerators and washing machines, over the next three years.POSCO did not give specifics on how many steel plates it will suppl
IndustryNov. 3, 2011
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Korea rushes for resources, infrastructure in Africa
Miners, builders, electronic giants seek business in world’s fastest-growing marketAfter a decade of ceaseless pushing for growth, the BRICs appear to have begun slowing down. Now Asia, which steered a global shift in economic gravity, faces spillover threats from teetering rich countries. Regardless, the success story continues ― in Africa, the last frontier.Powered by surging foreign investment and exports of natural resources, six of the world’s 10 fastest-expanding economies over the last de
IndustryNov. 3, 2011
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B20 Summit business leaders call for multi-currency system to replace dollar
Business leaders attending the B20 Summit called for political leaders to push for the establishment of a multi-currency key currency system.At the meeting of business leaders in Cannes, France held ahead of the G20 Summit, attendees said that the dollar-based currency system amplified economic risks and that a multi-currency system would reduce costs for corporations and uncertainties in the global economic environment.In the statement, the attendants also said that the yuan and other emerging
IndustryNov. 3, 2011
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Hyundai, Kia vehicles win Canadian awards
Five vehicles made by Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have won 2012 Canadian Car of the Year awards, industry sources said Thursday.The cars that ranked first in their sections were Hyundai’s Accent subcompact, Elantra compact and Veloster compact sports car and Kia’s Optima and Optima hybrid mid-size sedans.Sources said the five awards mark the highest number of honors given to a carmaker in the North American country and reflects sharp improvements in both design and perfo
IndustryNov. 3, 2011
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SC First Bank mulls offering 24-hour service
CEO Hill promotes reform to compete with local commercial banksStandard Chartered First Bank Korea is considering opening several branches which offer offline and online services 24 hours a day and seven days a week, the first of their kind in the local financial sector.For the plan, the bank is reportedly benchmarking the case of a Singapore unit of the U.K.-based Standard Chartered Group.“In a shopping mall in Singapore, there is an SC bank branch providing customers with services till late at
Nov. 3, 2011
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LGE targets built-in home appliance market
Electronics giant to join hands with Viking Range to dominate market within 3 yearsLG Electronics announced Thursday it will join hands with Viking Range Corp. to break into the ultra premium built-in home appliance market in Korea, possibly garnering over half of the market within three years.Lee Young-ha, president of LG’s home appliance business, said the companies will be featuring two different sets of built-in home appliances ― the signature and professional series ― for the high-end premi
IndustryNov. 3, 2011