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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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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Computer helping save lost languages
Canadian computer scientists say a computer can reconstruct lost languages by analyzing the sounds uttered by those who speak their modern successors.Alexandre Bouchard-Cote at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and colleagues report a machine-learning algorithm can suggest the most likely phonetic changes behind a language‘s evolution as words mutate and sounds shift.As an example of sound shifting, the researchers cite a recent change known as the Canadian Shift, where many Canadi
Feb. 12, 2013
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Planet color may suggest alien life
The light signatures of lichens and algae reflected in a distant planet's distinctive coloring could be evidence of alien life, German researchers say.Seen from space, Earth gives off a large amount of near-infrared light reflected off the chlorophyll in plants, and similar light wavelength might be seen on distant exoplanets if they also host green vegetation, they said.However, Siddharth Hegde and Lisa Kaltenegger of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany, said they thin
Feb. 12, 2013
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Dogs may understand human point of view
Domestic dogs are more likely to steal food if they think nobody's watching, suggesting they understand a human's point of view, a British researcher says.Psychologist Juliane Kaminski of the University of Portsmouth has demonstrated when a human forbids a dog from taking food, the dog is four times more likely to disobey in a dark room than a lighted one, suggesting they're taking into account what the human can or cannot see."That's incredible because it implies dogs understand the human can't
Feb. 12, 2013
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Brain scanning reveals the secret of long-lasting love: study
A study conducted by U.S. scientists claimed a couple’s longevity can be identified by scanning their brain.The study asked 12 volunteers who have been passionately in love for more than a year to look at their lover’s picture while conducting a brain scan through magnetic resonance imaging. The scientists found each person has a different spot in their brain that is active.When the caudate tail, the part of the brain that responds to visual aesthetic elements, is more active than the medial orb
Feb. 11, 2013
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Scientists ‘print’ 3-D object with stem cells
PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists on Monday said that for the first time they had printed 3D objects using human embryonic stem cells, furthering the quest to fabricate transplantable organs.Once fine-tuned, the technology should allow scientists to make three-dimensional human tissue in the lab, eliminating the need for organ donation or testing on animals, they reported.Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can replicate indefinitely and become almost any type of cell in the human body.They are touted as
Feb. 7, 2013
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Park’s nuclear power plan triggers safety concerns
President-elect Park Geun-hye is under growing pressure to revise her nuclear energy governance plan widely criticized as weakening safety regulations and research capabilities.Part of a sweeping government reorganization plan, the presidential transition committee proposed last month a change to the status of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission. If the plan goes ahead, the currently presidential body will be degraded into a body affiliated to a newly created super-ministry in charge of p
Feb. 7, 2013
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Herniation of the spinal disk
The word “disk,” which Koreans often misuse as a name of a condition, refers to the structure that connects the bones in the spine. The correct term for the condition is “spine herniation of the intervertebral disk.” Degenerative change of the lumbar disk is the most common cause of the problem and occurs in people in their late teens to their early 20s. The prevalence of herniation of the intervertebral disk increases significantly in the twenties up to the forties when people are more physical
Feb. 7, 2013
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Couch potatoes have lower sperm counts
PARIS (AFP) ― Men who watch television for 20 hours per week have almost half the sperm count of those who watch very little television or none at all, according to a study published on Tuesday.U.S. researchers recruited 189 young men aged between 18 to 22, questioned them about their exercise, diet and TV habits and asked them to provide a sperm sample.Men in the top quarter of TV-watchers ― those who watched for 20 hours or more ― had a 44-percent lower sperm count than those who watched least
Feb. 7, 2013
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Sleep could prevent age-related memory loss
Forgetfulness is viewed by many as an inevitable part of getting older. But a new study has found there may be a way to help stem age-related memory decline ― and it could be as simple as getting a good night’s sleep.The study, led by neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, examined the relationship between memory retention, age and the quality of an individual’s slow wave non-rapid eye movement sleep.“We wanted to understand whether sleep was a chief factor in memory loss,” e
Feb. 7, 2013
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LG wins patent infringement suit in U.S. court
A U.S. federal court ruled in favor of LG Electronics Inc. in a technology patent infringement suit lodged by French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent SA.A jury in a San Diego federal court on Tuesday (local time) found LG and Apple Inc. did not copy patents, including a video compression technology, held by Multimedia Patent Trust (MPS), a unit of the Paris-based telecommunications equipment maker.The Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary filed the suit in December 2010, claiming several LG phones su
Feb. 7, 2013
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Earth-like planets closer than thought?
Six percent of red dwarf stars, the most common stars in our galaxy, have habitable planets, meaning an Earth-like planet could be nearby, U.S. astronomers say.Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported using publicly available data from NASA‘s Kepler space telescope to determine the likelihood of a red dwarf having a planet that is both habitable and Earth-sized.“We thought we would have to search vast distances to find an Earth-like planet,” Harvard astronomer Cour
Feb. 7, 2013
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LG launches new Windows 8 PCs with touch features
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has released two Windows 8 “Tab-Books,” which combine a tablet with an ultrabook.The new Tab-Book Z160 line-up features 11.6-inch multi-touch displays that can be propped up to reveal a miniature keyboard underneath, according to LG Electronics.The new products are a follow-up to the H160 model, one of LG’s first Windows 8 PCs introduced in October, and run on more advanced processors than the earlier version.The model featuring Intel
Feb. 6, 2013
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Korea’s mobile ad market triples in 2012: report
South Korea’s mobile advertising market nearly tripled last year in line with the growing presence of smartphones and high-speed Internet in the country, a report showed Wednesday.The country’s mobile ad market reached 216 billion won ($198 million) in 2012, compared with 76.2 billion won the previous year, according to the report by the Korea Communications Commission. The figure represents the amount of orders local ad agencies received from their clients.Of the total, search advertising jumpe
Feb. 6, 2013
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NHN to set up new units to bolster mobile business
NHN Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top portal Naver.com, said Wednesday it plans to set up two subsidiaries as part of efforts to strengthen its mobile business.NHN said it has won board approval to inject 40 billion won ($37 million) each to “Camp Mobile” and “LINE Plus.”Under the plan, the company will hold a 100 percent stake in Camp Mobile, which will pioneer NHN’s new mobile services. NHN will also own a 40 percent stake in “LINE Plus,” which will support the company’s flagship mobile
Feb. 6, 2013
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Cash-strapped Koreans turn to IT pawn shops
Tech-savvy South Koreans are temporarily abstaining from their gadgets in exchange for almost-instant cash loans thanks to a new breed of pawn shops specializing in IT products.While traditional pawn shops that deal in everything from fur coats to wedding gifts are going out of fashion, IT pawn shops equipped with modern interiors, Websites and young staff are spreading across South Korea, one of the world’s most wired nations.Kim Moo-hyun, 42, owns one of the roughly 15 so-called IT pawn shops
Feb. 6, 2013
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Chinese handset makers pose challenge
Chinese handset makers such as Huawei and ZTE are catching up in the fast-changing smartphone industry.Huawei, a Shenzhen-based telecom equipment manufacturer that has turned its focus to consumer products in recent years, shipped some 10.8 million smartphones to surpass Nokia and Research In Motion in the fourth quarter of last year. ZTE, the second-largest telephone equipment maker in China, is also eager to boost this year’s smartphone shipments with a new lineup of premium handsets running o
Feb. 6, 2013
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Researchers track mysterious creature in Russian lake
A Russian research team claimed that they have found the remains of a huge, mysterious creature in Lake Labynkyr in Siberia, perhaps finally proving the existence of the lake’s “Devil,” reported the Siberian Times. The study was conducted by the Russian Geographical Society in coordination with divers from the Russian Emergencies Ministry and scientists from Yakutsk State University. “There have been all sorts of hypotheses about what kind of creature it could be: a giant pike, a reptile or an a
Feb. 6, 2013
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Samsung to launch Windows 8-based smartphone in Hong Kong
Samsung Electronics Co., the world‘s top maker of smartphones, memory chips and flat-panel TVs, said Wednesday it will start selling a new smartphone that runs on Windows 8 in Hong Kong.The ATIV S will go on sale in the Chinese territory on Thursday as the South Korean tech behemoth seeks to expand its product line of mobile devices and meet the needs of different consumers. “Equipped with the latest Windows Phone 8 smartphone operating system, the new Samsung ATIV S enables users to enjoy the e
Feb. 6, 2013
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Many Facebook users report site 'fatigue'
While two-thirds of online American adults are Facebook users, most of them often take a break from the site for several weeks or more, a survey indicates.A poll by Pew Research Center‘s Internet & American Life Project also found 20 percent of online adults who do not currently use Facebook say they once used the site but no longer do so.Users gave many reasons for taking a break from Facebook either permanently or temporarily, including being too busy with other demands, a general lack of time
Feb. 6, 2013
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‘Bionic man’ goes on show at British musuem
A “bionic man” costing one million dollars went on display on Tuesday at Britain’s Science Museum, complete with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robot limbs.Named Rex, which is short for “Robotic Exoskeleton,” the six foot six inch (two metre) humanoid with its uncannily life-like face was assembled by leading roboticists for a television programme.Although cheaper than the “Six Million Dollar Man” made famous by the cult 1970s television series starring Lee Majors, the technology is far
Feb. 6, 2013