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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Safdie bids for Incheon Airport terminal No. 2
Famed architect Moshe Safdie on Thursday said his team aimed to incorporate elements unique to Korean culture in his design bid for a second terminal at Incheon International Airport. Addressing reporters in Seoul, the star designer of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Resort detailed his ambitions to take on what would be his third airport project. “In the old days, people coming to Seoul felt their f
May 12, 2011
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Samsung eyes $10b revenue in southern Africa by 2015
NAIROBI (Yonhap News) ― Samsung Electronics Co. aims to post $10 billion in revenue by 2015 in Sub-Saharan Africa with its consumer electronics and mobile products built for the market, the chief of the company’s African unit said Wednesday.Samsung has been stepping up efforts to make inroads into the African market, which has a population of 1 billion with a growing number of middle-class people,
May 12, 2011
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LG announces mutual growth scheme
40 billion won R&D plan to start with focus on boosting productivityLG Electronics said Thursday that it will invest 40 billion won ($36.86 million) in research and development with its subcontractors for the next five years as part of its mutual growth plan.In a meeting with about 200 subcontractors at its R&D Center in southern Seoul, the company’s vice chairman Koo Bon-joon said they were all i
IndustryMay 12, 2011
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Fatty heart increases heart disease risk
Having a lot of fat around your heart leaves you susceptible to cardiovascular diseases even if you are not overweight, a group of local doctors said.According to research by Prof. Chun Eun-joo and Choi Sang-il of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital on 402 people, those with a lot of fat around their heart were 10 times more likely to get coronary artery stenosis, a narrowing of the carotid
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Lupus awareness campaign in Seoul
The Korean Lupus Support Group is holding a campaign to raise awareness about lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, at Cheonggye Plaza in central Seoul on Friday. The event marks World Lupus Day that fell on Tuesday.According to the Lupus Foundation of America’s definition, lupus is disease that can affect any part of the body as the “malfunctioning” immune system turns the body against itself. Nor
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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St. Mary’s Hospital adds sickbeds
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital added 161 beds to its 1,159 sickbeds in the main building on Wednesday. A total of 44 beds and 16 armchairs will be located at the cancer center for use by chemotherapy outpatients. About 87 percent, or 125, of the beds will be allocated to wards that have five beds covered by the national health insurance. “The increase of sickbeds will enable more patients to receive in
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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U.S. schools debate chocolate milk ban
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Chocolate milk has long been seen as the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down, but the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic has a growing number of people wondering whether that’s wise.With schools under increasing pressure to offer healthier food, the staple on children’s cafeteria trays has come under attack over the very ingredient that made it so popular ― sugar.
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Study: Prostate cancer surgery helps younger men
Men under 65 with early prostate cancer had better survival odds if they had surgery right away instead of waiting for treatment only if their cancer got worse, a study in Sweden found.That was true even for tumors thought to be low-risk because they didn’t look very aggressive under a microscope.Doctors have long debated whether and how to treat such early cases, and the study shows “there clearl
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Over-the-counter drug danger rises
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida ― Raids on South Florida pill mills have drawn attention to the dangers of prescription drugs. But also life-threatening can be the aisles of over-the-counter medications at drug stores, where seemingly harmless pain relievers and other products account for a growing number of overdoses.Calls to the Florida Poison Information Center Miami, which handles all of South Florid
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Dizziness: Look into your ears
Dizziness covers a whole range symptoms of unsteadiness when one is in a perfectly stable environment. From a floating sensation and lightheadedness to breakdown and unconsciousness, someone who feels dizzy faces various symptoms. In the case of vertigo, the sufferer feels his or surrounding environment to be spinning around constantly. Dr. Chung Won-ho of Samsung Medical Center checks a patient’s
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Eat rice rather than bread
Rice provides more energy, research suggestsMore people are enjoying bread or pastries for breakfast for convenience’s sake. Thirty-two-year-old office worker Kim Sang-il is one of them. Single, living alone in his studio and eating out everyday, Kim barely makes anything at home. He eats toast with jam and yogurt for breakfast.“If I try to have steamed rice with side dishes, the Korean traditiona
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Google-powered laptops to go on sale June 15
Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome at Google Inc., speaks during a keynote address at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Google Inc.'s new Chromebook line of laptops, manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co. and Acer Inc., will go on sale next month, furthering the company's push into computer hardware. (Bloomberg-Yonhap News)SAN FR
TechnologyMay 12, 2011
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Office workers spend more on booze than culture
The average Korean office worker spends twice as much money on drinking as culture and entertainment, a survey showed.According to a survey of 640 people conducted by recruitment website Career, white collar workers typically spend about 109,000 won ($100) a month on alcohol.Just 54,000 won is spent on going to the theater or exhibitions. As the most popular cultural activity, 82 percent of respon
May 12, 2011
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S. Korea unlikely to face fast spread of 'unidentified virus': gov't agency
The unidentified virus that might have caused the death of a South Korean woman earlier this week does not seem to be spreading quickly, the nation's disease control agency said Wednesday. The 36-year-old woman died on Monday in the intensive care unit at a Seoul hospital after being admitted last month for tuberculosis. Her infection and death were caused by an unidentified virus, the first o
TechnologyMay 11, 2011
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LG Chem to place bigger emphasis on batteries
LG Chem plans to have half of its business in batteries and information materials by 2015, based on the belief the sectors will lead the firm to join the ranks of global top-tier companies. “Our business focus on batteries and information materials will be increased to become on par with our petrochemical division,” Kim Bahn-suk, vice chairman and CEO of the nation’s leading chemical company, told
IndustryMay 11, 2011
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KTX-II train examined due to structural fault: sources
One of the 19 KTX-Sancheon high-speed trains has been pulled off line as the system is now under examination by the manufacturer due to a serious structural fault, sources said Wednesday. KTX-Sancheon, or KTX-II, is the first high-speed train produced with locally developed technology that went into service early last year. The train has been in the spotlight in recent months due to frequent break
IndustryMay 11, 2011
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Samsung denies reports of abandoning solar batteries
Samsung Group on Wednesday denied news reports that its owner Lee Kun-hee instructed his company to reconsider the plans for developing solar batteries, saying Samsung has already earmarked the business as one of its future engines of growth.“We will continue to push forward in the (solar battery) business,” said Rhee In-yong, vice executive president of Samsung’s communications team, in a press b
IndustryMay 11, 2011
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Korean Air refuses to let cancer patient onto flight
Korean Air denied a terminal cancer patient in the United States a seat on a flight to Korea because she “looked too frail.”Crystal Kim, a Korean-American with stage 4 breast cancer, was to take the flight on Saturday for Mother’s Day. Even though she had two doctors’ notes explaining that her terminal breast cancer wouldn’t be a problem during the flight, Korean Air still refused to let her board
IndustryMay 11, 2011
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Ministers discuss smart society, its challenges
Global ministerial meeting focuses on digital convergence, social networking servicesMinisters and vice ministers from 21 countries gathered in Seoul on Wednesday to share views about how innovative solutions and next-generation technologies could reshape people’s lives and offer new opportunities.“A smart society has come, which puts an emphasis on digitalization, mobility and two-way services wi
May 11, 2011
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Ministry sets area of new park in Yongsan
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on Wednesday designated 2.43 square kilometers of the land currently occupied by the U.S. Army’s Yongsan Garrison to be converted into a park.Central government agencies and the Seoul city government have been reviewing plans to convert the land occupied by the Yongsan Garrison into a park since 2008 once control of the land is returned to the K
May 11, 2011