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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Will Samsung-Google alliance last?
Samsung Electronics and Google Inc. have thrived through their smartphone alliance, fighting their common rival Apple Inc. in the fiercely competitive global IT industry.Since the introduction of its Galaxy S smartphone series, Samsung has grown to become the world’s biggest handset maker, and the majority of the Korean smartphones shipped worldwide are equipped with Google’s Android mobile operating platform.“Samsung is one of our most important partners and we talk to them all the time,” said
March 13, 2013
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‘No Soup Day’ designated to cut salt intake
The Korea Food and Drug Administration declared every Wednesday of the third week of the month as “No Soup Day,” aiming to reduce the nation’s sodium intake. Koreans usually eat meals with soups including “jjigae,” or Korean-style stew, which contains large amounts of salt. The KFDA hopes that the designation of No Soup Day would encourage people to eat less salt.According to a national nutritional survey in 2011, Koreans consume the most salt -- approximately 30 percent of total intake -- from
March 13, 2013
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Study notes sex role reversal in species
European scientists say they know why for some animal species it's fathers rather than mothers that take care of their young -- and it's all down to numbers.The role reversal in species such as sea horses and some others has evolved because of an imbalance in the numbers of males relative to females, the said.In 1871, Charles Darwin observed that in most animals, it is the females that spend most time looking after the young while males focus on competing with each other for females.However, in
March 13, 2013
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NASA: Mars could have supported life
NASA says the Mars Curiosity rover's analysis of a rock sample confirms the Red Planet could have supported living microbes in its ancient past.The analysis identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon -- some of the key chemical ingredients for life -- in the sample Curiosity drilled out of a sedimentary rock near an ancient stream bed in Gale Crater, NASA announced at a news conference Tuesday."A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported
March 13, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Galaxy S4: Will it justify the hype?
March 14 will be a big day for both Samsung and fans of the Galaxy lineup, as the Galaxy S4 is set for its first public appearance in New York City.The latest model will be unveiled less than a year after the previous S3 was launched. But the hype has built up so much since it was first rumored that Samsung would be releasing another model ― almost immediately after the S3 came out ― that, for some, the S4 may already seem old. Nevertheless, for those of us still scratching our heads about the s
March 12, 2013
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KAIST team develops advanced wireless chip
A team of scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a wireless chip that can transmit data nearly 50 times faster than Bluetooth wireless standards and comparable Wi-Fi speeds.Professor Park Chul-soon and his research team said they developed a new type of radio frequency chip that uses 60-gigahertz bandwidth, different from licensed 2.5GHz or 5.2GHz, to wirelessly transmit 10.7 gigabytes of uncompressed data per second.Downloading a 5-GB two-hour movie
March 12, 2013
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Shunning goes both ways
People who give others the cold shoulder or deliberately shun another are equally distressed by the experience, U.S. researchers say.Study co-author Richard Ryan, professor of clinical and social psychology at the University of Rochester in New York, and Nicole Legate, a doctoral candidate at the University of Rochester, found having study subjects comply with instructions to exclude another person led most people to feel shame and guilt, along with a diminished sense of autonomy.The study, publ
March 12, 2013
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Bee stings might help destroy HIV cells
A study suggested that melittin, a toxin found in bee stings, could destroy HIV cells and lead to the development of related drugs. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis argued that the potent toxin in bee stings could selectively kill HIV cells if attached to nanoparticles. The melittin attached to the nanoparticles could rip holes in the outer layer of the HIV cells and destroy them, leaving other body cells intact, the research paper claimed. While most anti-HI
March 12, 2013
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Spanish dentist pulls out patient’s teeth after dispute over bill
A dentist was detained by police on suspicions of pulling out a patient’s teeth after a quarrel over a medical bill, a Spanish daily reported Monday.According to ABC newspaper, a 39-year-old dentist from Zaragoza is accused of removing several implanted teeth from a middle-aged female patient in February. The victim -- who was being treated by the doctor for months -- asked the dentist why her bill had amounted to thousands of euros, which led to a heated argument. The dentist then sat her down
March 12, 2013
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Why Korean rockets can’t go solid
Goheung, Naro Space Center ― The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 rocket had a successful launch last month and carried a satellite into orbit, to the joy of Koreans all over the nation. However, when seen from a technological point of view, there is much room for improvement, particularly in terms of the fuel used to power the rocket. Due to no wrong from the scientists or the engineers who worked on KSLV-1, Korea is restricted from fueling rockets ― even those to be used for peaceful or space deve
March 10, 2013
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Canada's glaciers could shrink by a fifth by 2100
A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday."Even if we only assume moderate global warming, it is still highly likely that the ice is going to melt at an alarming rate," lead author Jan Lenaerts said in a statement.And "the chances of it growing back are very slim," emphasized the meteorologist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.He said the process
March 8, 2013
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ITC delays ruling on Samsung-Apple case
The U.S. International Trade Commission has postponed to next week its ruling on patent infringement claims filed by Samsung Electronics Co. against Apple Inc., a decision that may lead to an import ban on iPhones.The ITC was originally scheduled to rule Thursday, but said it would delay its decision until March 13, according to its website.In June 2011, Samsung Electronics filed a complaint with the U.S. government agency, claiming Apple products infringed on four of its technology patents, inc
March 8, 2013
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Penguins go cold to warm up
Emperor penguins allow their outer feathers to actually become colder than the surrounding air in order to minimize heat loss, European researchers say.French and British scientist studying thermal images of penguins in Antarctica said they were surprised to discover the outer feathers that cover most of the penguin's body were actually 7 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the surrounding air."We didn't think a warm-blooded animal could ever have an outer surface temperature that was colder th
March 8, 2013
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Unidentified life pulled from frozen lake
Water samples from an ancient lake buried under ice near the South Pole contain a type of life not found anywhere else on Earth, Russian researchers say.Bacteria found in probes of water from sub-glacial Lake Vostok do not match any of the 40-plus known subkingdoms of bacteria, Sergei Bulat of the Laboratory of Eukaryote Genetics at the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute said.“After excluding all known contaminants ... we discovered bacterial DNA that does not match any known species liste
March 8, 2013
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British court rejects Samsung patent claim against Apple
A British court Thursday rejected a claim by Samsung Electronics that Apple stole its technology, in the latest round of a global legal battle over patents between the smartphone giants.The district court in London ruled that Samsung has no rights over technology that transfers data over the third-generation mobile network, which has been adopted by some of Apple's smartphones, according to Samsung officials.Similar lawsuits were heard in Japan, the United States and South Korea, with the Japane
March 7, 2013
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Experts warn of legal risk of Kakao rumors
Kakao Talk, a mobile messenger highly popular among smartphone users in South Korea, might come off as a closed, private platform that you could safely share critical comments about others with your friends. Think twice: Such comments could get you to real legal trouble. In a recent court ruling, a Korean man who spread rumors to nine people on his Kakao Talk messenger list during the 19th general election was fined 5 million won ($4,600) for violating the Public Official Election Act.In another
March 7, 2013
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Physicists on Higgs hunt: Nearly there but not yet
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Physicists in Italy said Wednesday they are achingly close to concluding that what they found last year was the Higgs boson, the elusive “God particle.” They need to eliminate one last remote possibility that it’s something else.The long theorized subatomic particle would explain why matter has mass and has been called a missing cornerstone of physics. With new analyses, scientists are closer to being certain they found the crucial Higgs boson. But they want to be 99.9 percent
March 7, 2013
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Brain conditions
Symptoms related to the brain can include loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, tingling of the skin, language disturbance, double vision, gait abnormalities, memory loss, sensory loss, and abnormal movements such as tremor and rigidity. Headaches and dizziness can arise from brain disorders, but abnormalities may not present themselves upon examination even with the presence of symptoms. People may feel the need to undergo tests, in particular, a brain MRI to confirm the diagnosis when th
March 7, 2013
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Yellow dust protection needs more than a mask
Wearing facial masks during sandstorm season is essential to prevent people from inhaling dust particles, but experts say there is more that can be done to prevent diseases such as respiratory infections, eye inflammation and dermatitis often caused by yellow dust blowing in from Inner Mongolia.Recent findings have shown that yellow dust is even more dangerous than previously thought. Yellow dust contains particles of dust and metal, but also germs, researchers said.According to Seoul Health and
March 7, 2013
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Electrodes implanted in brain treat anorexia
PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists said Thursday they had, for the first time, helped women with severe anorexia through electrodes implanted into their brains.The technique is in an experimental phase and only some patients had improved, but the treatment showed promise, they wrote in the Lancet medical journal.After nine months, three of the six patients in the trial had put on weight and appeared to be in a better state of mind, said the team of specialists from the United States and Canada.For the thr
March 7, 2013