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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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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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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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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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Samsung expands line-up of data storage devices
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and smartphones, on Monday unveiled a smaller version of its new high-performance, high-density data storage devices, further expanding its line-up of solid state drives and offering a wider range of choices to consumers. A SSD is a data storage device mainly used for laptops.The 840 EVO mini SSD, one-fourth the size of its existing model, boasts the industry’s largest storage capacity and smallest size. The new p
Dec. 9, 2013
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[Photo News] SKT smart beam
Dec. 9, 2013
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Slippery clay intensified Japan 2011 tsunami-quake
A thin layer of very fine clay with a consistency similar to some cosmetics made Japan’s tsunami-causing earthquake of 2011 much more dramatic because it acted as a lubricant, scientists say.The narrow strip of slippery, wet clay that sits between two tectonic plates off the country’s northeast coast allowed them to shift past each other at tremendous speed and to travel much further than in most regular quakes, researchers said.The finding sheds more light on a catastrophe that claimed more tha
Dec. 9, 2013
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Kakao Talk suffers service glitch
Kakao Talk, South Korea’s top mobile messenger application, resumed its service at around 10 a.m. on Monday, after it fixed a technical glitch that sparked a torrent of user complaints.At 9:40 a.m., Kakao Corp. posted on its Twitter page: “We are now dealing with the error which occurred on Kakao service this morning. We will make sure the service will be working again soon.” The service was suspended for about an hour, paralyzing the delivery of messages via both PC and mobile platforms from ar
Dec. 9, 2013
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Apple’s iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display to hit S. Korea on Dec. 12
Apple’s iPad Mini Retina Display and the iPad Air are to start selling in Korea later this month, according to the nation’s top two mobile carriers. SK Telecom and KT Corp. said they would both begin selling the devices as of Dec. 16, a week before Christmas. The iPad Air and iPad Mini were launched in the U.S. in October. They are both fitted with Apple’s trademark retina displays ― 9.7 inches for the Air and 7.9 inches for the Mini ― along with top-of-the-line A7 processors. Both will support
Dec. 9, 2013
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Fingerprint Cards may be in talks with Samsung, LG
As smartphone makers scramble to adopt new identification technologies, Korean manufacturers Samsung and LG are expected to soon sign deals with Fingerprint Cards, a Swedish company that specializes in fingerprint verification systems, industry sources told The Korea Herald. The deal, if realized, would not be an acquisition, as some sources had previously suggested. “All tier-1 OEMs will have smartphones with either touch or swipe sensors during 2014 or early 2015,” CEO Johan Carlstrom of Finge
Dec. 8, 2013
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Cheil Industries to be renamed
Following its change of business from clothing manufacturer to component supplier, Samsung’s Cheil Industries is expected to change its name to fit its new role. According to those close to the Korean conglomerate, “Samsung Industries” and “Samsung Chemicals” are the two options that the company is considering.Going singular may also be an option ― “Samsung Industry” or “Samsung Chemical.” The latter is already being used by the U.S. chemicals subsidiary established in 2001 with the support of C
Dec. 8, 2013
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Nobel winner: Scientists get it wrong most of time
STOCKHOLM (AP) ― One of this year’s Nobel Prize laureates says learning how to handle failure is key to becoming a successful scientist.American James Rothman, who shared the medicine prize with countryman Randy Schekman and German-American Thomas Sudhof, said Friday that doing scientific research almost always means not getting the desired result.The difference between “a great scientist and a not-so-lucky one,” Rothman, told reporters and students in Stockholm, is the former fails 99 percent o
Dec. 8, 2013
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China rover enters lunar orbit
BEIJING (AFP) ― China’s first lunar rover entered the moon’s orbit, state media reported, a key step toward the vessel’s planned landing later this month.The rover ― known as Yutu or Jade Rabbit ― reached the lunar orbit, the official Xinhua news agency said, about 112 hours after it was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China.It is expected to touch down on the moon in mid-December to explore its surface and search for natural resources.The Chang’e-3 mission ― na
Dec. 8, 2013
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LG Uplus vows not to drop Huawei’s equipment plan
LG Uplus CEO Lee Sang-chul reiterated over the weekend that its use of equipment made by China-based telecommunications firm Huawei would not end due to non-technical issues. LG Uplus has been embroiled in controversies over the adoption of Huawei’s equipment, as the U.S. government expressed concerns that the equipment could be used to spy on key U.S. military members and to keep an eye on its ally’s communications. Two senators, Dianne Feinstein and Robert Menendez, said Huawei’s supply deal w
Dec. 8, 2013
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Samsung to boost ties with China Mobile
Samsung Electronics and China Mobile discussed ways to strengthen their cooperation in the mobile telecommunication sector when the Chinese firm’s chairman visited the Korean company on Friday, sources said.Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung Electronics’ mobile unit, met China Mobile chairman and CEO Xi Guohua at the Korean firm’s office in Suwon, south of Seoul, according to the sources.Samsung declined to confirm whether Samsung’s heir apparent Lee Jay-yong joined the Shin-Xi meeting.The sou
Dec. 6, 2013
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More than 130,000 embryos discarded last year
A total of 131,708 fertilized eggs were gotten rid of last year due to an increase in the number of embryo transfers and the prevalent medical practice of collecting multiple eggs for higher chances for conception, officials said Thursday.According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, nearly 250,000 eggs were collected by registered fertility centers across the country in 2012. But only 95,000 eggs were utilized for would-be mothers. Of the remaining eggs, 50,000 were stored in freezers for fu
Dec. 5, 2013
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Face transplant patients thrive after operations
CHICAGO (AP) ― The nation’s first full face transplant patients are growing into their new appearances ― literally.Medical imaging shows new blood vessel networks have formed, connecting transplanted skin with the patients’ facial tissue, a finding that may help improve future face transplant surgeries, doctors announced Wednesday.Dallas Wiens, the first U.S. man to get a full face transplant, is a remarkable example of that success. The 28-year-old Fort Worth man attended Wednesday’s annual mee
Dec. 5, 2013
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Asthma may worsen this winter
Winter weather can be a major trigger for asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, due to increased indoor activity, respiratory infections and breathing cold air. This year, asthma patients have another winter problem: smog arising from a seasonal increase in coal use in China. Fine dust levels have surged to several times the usual concentrations, according to a state-run environment research center.“Patients suffering from asthma should be extra vigilant about the increase in th
Dec. 5, 2013
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Liver cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease that destroys normal liver cells, replacing them with scar tissue. The broad scarring of the liver distorts the organ’s normal structure. This obstructs the blood flow in the liver and stops it from carrying out important functions.Chronic diseases that can lead to liver cirrhosis include viral hepatitis B and C, alcoholic liver disease and some uncommon genetic or autoimmune diseases. However, liver cirrhosis does not always occur in patients with chro
Dec. 5, 2013
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Samsung Engineering wins $770m order in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering Co., one of South Korea’s largest industrial plant builders, said Thursday it has obtained a $770 million order for a natural gas processing plant in northeastern Malaysia. The order was jointly placed by Petronas Carigali, a unit of Malaysia’s state-run oil company Petronas, and HESS Corp., a U.S. energy company, Samsung Engineering said. The South Korean builder said it will complete the plant, to be set up within an industrial complex 260 kilometers northeast of Kuala Lump
Dec. 5, 2013
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SKT, China Mobile agree on LTE roaming service
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile operator, said Thursday that it has agreed to launch an automatic international Long Term Evolution roaming service with China Mobile Ltd., as well as other LTE services.Under the deal, travelers and businesspeople will be able to use their regular LTE services offered by the two mobile carriers more easily between the two countries, according to SK Telecom.About 6.8 million Koreans and Chinese traveled between the two countries last year. Early this
Dec. 5, 2013
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Zoo orangutans play with iPads
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Like many humans, the orangutans at the Kansas City Zoo are spending time playing games, watching videos and listening to music on their iPads.The project, called Apps for Apes, involves orangutans in 20 zoos in North America and New Zealand and is designed to stimulate the animals’ brains and enrich their lives, the Kansas City Star reported.“They seem to like the sounds or the drawings,” said Stacia Pieroni, animal area supervisor at the zoo. “They really like watc
Dec. 5, 2013
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Ancient DNA from human relative sets age record
NEW YORK (AP) ― Scientists have reached farther back than ever into the ancestry of humans to recover and analyze DNA, using a bone found in Spain that’s estimated to be 400,000 years old. So far, the achievement has provided more questions than answers about our ancient forerunners.The feat surpasses the previous age record of about 100,000 years for genetic material recovered from members of the human evolutionary line. Older DNA has been mapped from animals.Experts said the work shows that ne
Dec. 5, 2013
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Men’s and women’s brains are wired differently: study
Women aren’t very good at reading maps, and men are incapable of multi-tasking.At first glance they might seem like a couple of hoary old stereotypes from the battle of the sexes. But are they?A new study looking at the neural wiring of the male and female brain has concluded that there may be some truth to commonly held beliefs about what makes men and women tick.The study, published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, has found striking differences between the way that men’s an
Dec. 5, 2013