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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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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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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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SNS feeds anxiety
A British survey found about half say social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter feed anxiety and make them feel inadequate. The Salford Business School at the University of Salford in Manchester, England, conducted the survey of almost 300 people for the non-profit Anxiety UK, and found of the 50 percent who said their lives had been altered for the worse said their confidence fell after com
July 9, 2012
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Korea Herald launches Android application
The Korea Herald, the country’s top English-language newspaper in offline and online circulation, launched a new application for Android smartphones on Tuesday.The app offers the e-paper, real-time news and English language education content including video lectures by popular English teacher Lee Bo-young. The app also features translations of selected Korea Herald articles and audio narration.Potential subscribers can sample the service with a free trial before purchase.The app, created using t
July 8, 2012
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U.S., Japanese firms tap ‘wearable computing’
A new IT platform called “wearable computing,” which allows users to perform computer functions via the use of high-tech products such as glasses, is drawing close attention in the global tech industry. These products are capable of integrating graphics and other sensory information, or computer-generated reality, directly into the eyes of users, creating an overlap between the “real” world and a “computer-generated” or virtual world. Google co-founder Sergey Brin displayed a type of augmented r
July 8, 2012
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U.S. court rejects Samsung’s call for stay on Galaxy Tab ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected Samsung Electronics Co.’s request to allow the sales of its tablet computer until its patent dispute with Apple Inc. is concluded, sources said Friday.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the injunction imposed by a lower California court remains binding and that the South Korean tech giant cannot sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country until its legal dispute with Apple is resolved.The District Court of Northern California on June 26 acc
July 8, 2012
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Scientist: Aliens may be big jellyfish
A British space expert says alien life forms might be large jellyfish-like creatures with organs that ingest atmospheric chemicals for nutrition.Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who works for European space company Astrium, described her vision of what might have evolved on the Saturnian moon Titan for Science Month, a project by the TV channel Eden, the Belfast Telegraph reported. She also worked with an artist to visualize the aliens.She said she was inspired partly by studying ocean life forms.“Our imag
July 8, 2012
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‘Irreplaceable’ dinosaur fossil destroyed
An “irreplaceable” dinosaur fossil destroyed at a dig in western Canada is the fourth fossil to be damaged in the last two months, a paleontologist says.The skeleton of a duck-billed Hadrosaur was discovered in Alberta June 15 by paleontologist Phil Bell and a team from the University of Alberta, CBC News reported.At that time, the fossil was partially uncovered by the team and then reburied so it could be removed from the site in mid-July.When Bell visited the site Thursday, he discovered the 3
July 8, 2012
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Samsung to post record Q2 profit of W6.7 trillion
Mobile business continues to contribute to growth, analysts saySamsung Electronics, the world’s biggest chip and smartphone maker, is expected to post record earnings in the second quarter of this year.The company estimated that its operating profit will reach about 6.7 trillion won ($5.9 billion) in the months between April and June, up about 79 percent from 3.75 trillion won a year ago. It is likely to post sales of approximately 47 trillion won, up 19 percent from 39.4 trillion won, according
July 6, 2012
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Samsung Asia’s most valued tech brand
Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest chip and smartphone maker, has become Asian consumers’ most valued brand, surpassing long-time favorite Sony and Samsung’s closest smartphone rival Apple.Citing a survey of 4,800 people in 12 Asian countries by research firm Nielsen and magazine Campaign Asia-Pacific, U.S. broadcaster CNBC reported that Samsung Electronics has climbed to the top this year, from second place in branding last year. “The brand’s focus on high visibility marketing and adverti
July 6, 2012
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A weekend to detox
Detox juices, stretching and medical check-ups can help cleanse organs, achieve mental clarity and perhaps even weight lossSay goodbye to our friends, samgyeopsal and soju, this weekend. If you constantly feel heavy, low and depressed, your body is probably sending you a signal that it wants to rid itself of all the toxins it has been accumulating. However, “how” is a big question.Often touted by celebrities, detox drinks or diet cleanses have risen in popularity. The “Lemon Detox Diet” is one e
July 6, 2012
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Star pair orbits surprise astronomers
Astronomers using a British telescope in Hawaii say they've seen four pairs of stars, known as binaries, that orbit each other closer than was thought possible.While binary stars are common, believed to have formed close together and orbiting each other since birth, it was always thought that if binary stars form too close to each other, they would quickly merge into one single, bigger star.Observ
July 6, 2012
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South Korea plans to resume whaling for research
South Korea plans to resume hunting whales for research purposes, officials said Thursday, drawing immediate protests from non-whaling nations and environment groups that suspect the plans may be a cover for commercial whaling.South Korean officials conveyed the plan to the International Whaling Commission during an IWC meeting this week in Panama, according to Seoul's Ministry for Food, Agricultu
July 6, 2012
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SKT succeeds in testing new LTE-Advanced technology
SK Telecom, Korea’s biggest mobile carrier, has successfully tested a new technology for the development of its Long Term Evolution-Advanced, the next generation of 4G LTE.The company said Thursday that it has collaboratively demonstrated the enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination, or eICIC, alongside global communication chip maker Qualcomm and telecommunication equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks.EICIC, which helps to reduce interference between different layers of long-range and sho
July 5, 2012
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LG consortium wins big order for solar project
LG Electronics further eyes solar projects for growthLG Electronics said that it has won a large order to supply its solar modules in a solar plant project in Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province.Korea’s second-largest consumer electronics company joined a consortium led by its affiliate LG CNS, a system integrator, and won a bid launched by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power to construct a 10.9-megawatt solar power plant. LG CNS will oversee the construction of the plant, which is planned to be completed
July 5, 2012
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Galaxy S3 LTE set on sale
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will launch its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone operating on the fourth-generation long-term evolution network in its home turf next week.The world’s top mobile phone maker said the LTE model will be available through all three local mobile carriers starting Monday, two weeks after the third-generation version of the latest Galaxy series phone was released locally.Samsung said the new model, powered by an LTE network and a quad-core processor, enables enhan
July 5, 2012
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Athletes’ deaths in workouts prompt new guidelines
CHICAGO (AP) ― The most dangerous time for amateur athletes may not be during the heat of the game or even in rigorous practices. A total of 21 college football players have collapsed and died during conditioning workouts since 2000 - many on the first few days, when even the fittest players are often pushed too hard.There’s little regulation of these sessions, and coaches “just run willy-nilly” trying to make men out of boys, said athletic trainer Douglas Casa. “A lot of them are not focused on
July 5, 2012
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Surgeon makes headway on lung cancer
PHILADELPHIA ― During a grueling operation early last year, when the intractable 5-pound tumor seemed to mock his skills, thoracic surgeon Joseph S. Friedberg felt buoyed by what he and his scrub-suited crew had already achieved.The University of Pennsylvania team battles pleural mesothelioma, a rare, ferocious, incurable type of lung cancer.Typically, patients die within a year of diagnosis. Yet more than two years after treatment at Penn, 27 out of 38 patients ― 71 percent ― were still alive,
July 5, 2012
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Early full-term babies may face later school woes
CHICAGO (AP) ― Even for infants born full-term, a little more time in the womb may matter.The extra time results in more brain development, and a study suggests perhaps better scores on academic tests, too.Full-term is generally between 37 weeks and 41 weeks; newborns born before 37 weeks are called premature and are known to face increased chances for health and developmental problems.The children in the study were all full-term, and the vast majority did fine on third-grade math and reading te
July 5, 2012
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Rabies
1. What is rabies?Rabies, also known as hydrophobia or mad dog disease, occurs when the nervous system becomes infected with the rabies virus. It is a communicable disease between men and warm-blooded animals. Rabies is a contagious disease, fitting into the third prevention category of the officially designated communicable diseases and the first Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control Law. When animals are infected with this disease, it is called rabies, and when people are infected, it is
July 5, 2012
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Are you vaccinated?
Summer is a good time to travel abroad. According to Statistics Korea, the number of outbound travelers in July and August 2010 marked 2.27 million, about 20 percent of the annual global trotters. But not many people are aware that they could be subject to various infectious diseases, with some quite serious. Vaccination makes some of these illnesses preventable to some degree. Taking into account that two weeks is needed for inoculation to take effect, now may be the right time for summer holid
July 5, 2012
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Living alone ups death risk from 45 to 80
An study of stable outpatients at risk of or with coronary disease found those ages 45-80 who lived alone had an increased risk of death, U.S. researchers say.Dr. Jacob A. Udell of Brigham and Women‘s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined whether living alone was associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular risk in a global study involving 44,573 people --
July 5, 2012