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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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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Samsung aims to retain global market lead
Samsung Electronics launched a series of conferences for next year’s global strategies on Tuesday, where its hundreds of executives at home and abroad are expected to discuss ways to maintain the firm’s leadership in the global market. The electronics firm’s three major business units ― device solutions, consumer electronics, and IT and mobile ― will hold the meetings in Giheung and Suwon in Gyeonggi Province until Friday. Vice chairman Kwon Oh-hyun, DS unit chief Kim Ki-nam, CE division chief Y
Dec. 17, 2013
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China to launch moon rock-collecting probe in 2017
BEIJING (AP) ― China said it was on track to launch a fifth lunar probe with the aim of bringing back lunar soil and rock samples following the successful moon landing of a space probe.The new mission planned for 2017 would mark the third and final phase of China’s robotic lunar exploration program and pave the way for possibly landing an astronaut on the moon after 2020.On Saturday, Chang’e 3 set down on the moon, marking the first soft landing of a space probe on the lunar surface in 37 years.
Dec. 17, 2013
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Cat-mouse game might explain how felines got tame
NEW YORK (AP) ― A cat-and-mouse game played out in a Chinese village some 5,300 years ago is helping scientists understand how wild felines transformed into the tame pets we know today.In fact, it was the cat’s appetite that started it down the path to domestication, scientists believe. The grain stored by ancient farmers was a magnet for rodents. And that drew wild cats into villages to hunt the little critters. Over time, wild cats adapted to village life and became tamer around their human ho
Dec. 17, 2013
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[Photo News] Love for bite of Apple
Dec. 16, 2013
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S. Korea develops world's fist cancer-treating nanorobot
A group of South Korean scientists has developed the world's first nanorobot that can detect and help treat cancer, the science ministry said Monday.The team from the Chonnam National University used genetically modified bacteria to detect unique substances or proteins, such as the vascular endothelial growth factor, that are produced in excessive amounts when cancer cells are present, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, which partly funded the research.The bacteria, t
Dec. 16, 2013
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[Graphic News] Prices of smartphones in global markets
The results are based on the surveys conducted at mobile shops in 15 countries from June 20-30, and from Oct. 1-10.
Dec. 15, 2013
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Samsung to fine-tune business strategy
Hundreds of executives from Samsung Electronics are scheduled to gather in Suwon and Gihueng, Gyeonggi Province, this week to participate in a series of conferences for next year’s business strategies. Top executives, including chairman Lee Kun-hee’s son Jay-yong, will have a lot on their plates as they are pressed to come up with strategic measures to weather challenges such as the saturated smartphone market and sluggish world economy, according to market watchers.“The executives at home and a
Dec. 15, 2013
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Iran sends second monkey into space
TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran said Saturday it has successfully sent a monkey into space for a second time, part of an ambitious program aimed at manned space flight.Iran’s state TV said that the launch of the rocket dubbed Pajohesh, or Research in Farsi, was Iran’s first use of liquid fuel. It reached a height of 120 kilometers. It said the monkey, named Fargam or Auspicious, was returned to Earth safely. TV footage showed the rocket blasting off and then showed the monkey, strapped snugly into a seat. Th
Dec. 15, 2013
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Astronaut may get Christmas wish for spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― Space station astronaut Rick Mastracchio may get his Christmas wish for a spacewalk or two because of a broken cooling system.Mastracchio, an experienced spacewalker, said he’s more than ready to go out and make repairs, if deemed necessary by Mission Control.“Any time you have something like this, it’s good news, bad news,” Mastracchio told the Associated Press.“Of course, the bad news is the station’s having problems and we have to go out and do a repair. The goo
Dec. 15, 2013
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Agriculture the most promising market for drones
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) ― Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn’t waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres.The aircraft is the size of a turkey and Blair uses it to get a bird’s-eye view of his cows and fields of wheat, peas, barley and alfalfa.“It’s a great tool to collect information to make better decisions, and we’re just scratching the surface of what it can do for fa
Dec. 15, 2013
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Know your limit before drinking
To many, December is the month to celebrate. The series of celebrations, however, could ruin one’s health with continued hard drinking, health officials said. First, be aware of your limit and say “no” to people who force you to drink, they added.According to a recent study released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, about two- thirds of Koreans ― both men and women ― consume a higher level of alcohol than the World Health Organization recommends. The international health office under the
Dec. 12, 2013
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Is hypotension a disease or not?
Is hypotension actually more harmful than hypertension?The question about hypotension is probably one of the most commonly told myths without evidence. In conclusion, hypotension is not a disease. Perhaps this misunderstanding may be caused from the medical condition called “shock,” where there is an acute decrease in blood pressure with severe malfunction of the body and a potentially fatal outcome. In emergency situations such as severe bleeding or serious decline in the cardiac function, ther
Dec. 12, 2013
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Some cancer treatments can be skipped: researchers
SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― Tens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer ― which can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation ― without greatly harming their odds of survival, new research suggests.The research is aimed at curbing overtreatment, a big problem in cancer care. Treatments help many women beat the disease, but giving too many or ones that aren’t really needed causes unnecessary expense, trauma and lifelong side effect
Dec. 12, 2013
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Park pledges efforts for creative economy
President Park Geun-hye vowed Thursday that her government would establish centers across the nation to foster creative ideas of the public and further promote the creative economy initiative. “The government will set up the actual creative economy towns along with one online, where people can share and cooperate to work on creative ideas,” President Park said at the opening ceremony of Creative Korea 2013, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and Korea’s major busi
Dec. 12, 2013
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Robotic arm can make one stronger
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Need a hand lifting something? A robotic device invented by University of Pennsylvania engineering students can help its wearer carry an additional 18 kg.Titan Arm looks and sounds like part of a superhero’s costume. But its creators say it’s designed for ordinary people ― those who need either physical rehabilitation or a little extra muscle for their job.In technical terms, the apparatus is an untethered, upper-body exoskeleton; to the layman, it’s essentially a battery-pow
Dec. 12, 2013
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NASA: Cooling pump on station shuts down
WASHINGTON (AP) ― NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.A valve on a pump on one of the station’s two external cooling loops shut down because it was too cool Wednesday afternoon, NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs said. He said that at no time was the crew at risk. But some non-critical equipment of the massive orbital outpost were powered down.“It could be a s
Dec. 12, 2013
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Actor’s science contest asks: What is color?
MINEOLA, New York (AP) ― Alan Alda, the actor-turned-part-time professor, has a new question for scientists to consider: How do you explain color to an 11-year-old?The television and film star best known for his role in the 1970s sitcom “MASH” is posing the question as part of the third annual “Flame Challenge.” Alda helped organize the international contest as part of his work at the Stony Brook University Center for Communicating Science.The university on eastern Long Island named the center i
Dec. 12, 2013
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U.S. issues rules for removing antibiotics from farms
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― In response to concerns about the rise in drug-resistant superbugs worldwide, U.S. regulators Wednesday issued voluntary guidelines to help cut back on antibiotics routinely fed to farm animals.The plan described by the Food and Drug Administration is not mandatory, and applies only to certain pharmaceuticals that are given to healthy livestock in a bid to grow bigger animals and boost food production. “We need to be selective about the drugs we use in animals and when we use
Dec. 12, 2013
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Yahoo apologizes for prolonged outage of revamped e-mail
Yahoo! Inc., the Web portal that revamped its e-mail service in October, apologized for a problem that has knocked out access to the service for some users since Dec. 9.The company had “dozens of people working around the clock to bring it to a resolution,” Jeffrey Bonforte, a senior vice president at Yahoo, said on the company’s website. “The issue has been harder to fix than we originally expected.”Earlier today, Yahoo said it expected access to be restored by 3 p.m. San Francisco time. As of
Dec. 12, 2013
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Samsung Electronics scores in Germany, loses in Korea
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, on Thursday defended itself in a German court against U.S.-based Apple but was not as successful on its home turf. The Mannheim district court of Germany on Wednesday (local time) invalidated a lawsuit filed by Apple against Samsung for infringement on a patent involving language-specific keypads.The language-specific technology originally belonged to Mitsubishi before Apple acquired it in 2011. It basically stores a multilingual charac
Dec. 12, 2013