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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Painkiller sales soar around U.S., could spark addiction epidemic
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sales of the nation’s two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients’ suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic.From New York’s Staten Island to Santa Fe, N.M., Drug Enforcement Administration figures show dramatic rises between 2000 and 2010 in the distribution of oxycodone, the key ingredient in OxyContin, Percocet and Percodan. Some places saw sales
April 12, 2012
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Oft-misunderstood lupus comes out of the shadows
DETROIT ― The day Sharon Harris graduated from Florida A&M University was supposed to be one of jubilation.But Harris was exhausted and weak.She attributed it to the stress of final exams, preparing for graduation and working three part-time jobs.But the moment her mother arrived from Detroit that December day in 2001, she knew something was seriously wrong. Just one look at her daughter’s face told her it couldn’t be only stress. In addition to exhaustion, Harris’s skin was blotchy and discolor
April 12, 2012
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Prevalence of autism in children continues to climb, report shows
KANSAS CITY, Missouri ― Lauren Shouse wonders why her third child, Luke, is autistic. Was it his difficult birth? Was it something inherited that made her 6-year-old so stubborn and unwilling to speak?“You would like to know what causes it so you can do all you can to prevent it,” said Shouse, of Weston, Mo. “It would be wonderful if we knew why.”Medical researchers have the same hope, made all the more urgent Thursday with the release of new numbers showing that the prevalence of autism among t
April 12, 2012
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Bulimia serious among young people
Park Ju-yong, 20, is always conscious of what he eats. He is constantly on a diet, trying to minimize and moderate the foods he eats. Whenever the stress of suppressing his appetite becomes unbearable, he buys loads of food ― bread, butter, instant noodles, pizza, donuts, fried chicken and so forth ― and starts binge eating. But the pleasure of eating does not last long. After feeling a severe sense of guilt, he takes laxatives that will sweep away what he has eaten. “I don’t know what I am doin
April 12, 2012
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Scientists find out why smart people are smart
Scientists have succeeded in pointing out the parts of the brain that are essential for intellectual functions, the Science Daily reported Tuesday. A multi-national study found out that coordinated works of several brain areas are necessary in order to process a thought.Lead researcher Aron Barbey said the brain’s ability to add up all the information from verbal, visual, spatial and executive processes is key to intellectual function. Study showed that the brain regions involved in the thinking
April 12, 2012
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Could advanced dinosaurs rule other planets?
New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs -- monstrous creatures with the intelligence and cunning of humans -- may be the life forms that evolved on other planets in the universe. "We would be better off not meeting them," concludes the study, which appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.In the report, noted scientist Rona
April 12, 2012
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'Time machine' instrument sees the past
U.S. researchers say a new instrument will be a "time machine" to allow scientists to study the universe's earliest galaxies that could never be studied before.(MCT)Built by researchers at UCLA, the MOSFIRE instrument -- or Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration -- has been installed in the Keck I Telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.The instrument will gath
April 12, 2012
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US sues Apple, publishers yield on e-book pricing
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Justice Department sued Apple and five publishing firms Wednesday alleging a conspiracy to raise prices and limit competition for e-books, and immediately announced a partial settlement in the case.As the antitrust suit was unveiled, officials said three of the publishers agreed to end the scheme to force retailers such as Amazon to accept a new pricing plan that ended th
April 11, 2012
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LG’s Google TV sets global war over next-generation smart TV
LG Electronics is set to launch the world’s first Google TV version 2.0 in the United States this weekend amid rising expectations about Apple’s smart TV debut. According to a report by Shinhan Investment Corp., LG will set the stage for its attempt to carve out a bigger share in the smart TV market with Google TV, which allows users to enjoy broadcasting, Internet, applications and video with ease. “Google TV operates on the Google operating system, which enables Internet browsing, social netwo
April 11, 2012
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Tech firms step up marketing targeted at women
Electronics companies Samsung, LG, Daewoo try to win over female consumers with customized productsKorea’s major tech companies are stepping up marketing targeted at women consumers as their purchasing power grows rapidly.Market analysts said manufacturers of electronics products and digital devices are trying to win the hearts of women with unique and differentiated marketing strategies or customized products.“Due to the fact that the ultimate decision makers for the purchase of home appliance
April 11, 2012
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Huge Iceland volcano showing activity
An Icelandic volcano even bigger than the one that shut down European air travel when it erupted in 2010 is showing signs of activity, scientists say. An aerial photo shows smoke rising from the volcano under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajokull region of Iceland, on April 14, 2010. (Bloomberg)While the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull left millions of travelers stranded across Europe and cost airlines a
April 11, 2012
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‘Unifying view’ needed to better use social networks
Expert on digital marketing calls on companies to set up right platform to deal with ever-growing universe of social networksIn the era of Facebook and Twitter ― and also Foursquare, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and many other social networks ― PR professionals are faced with an ever-growing list of channels that require different approaches and strategies. For Jennifer Houston, president of WE Studio D team at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, the explosive growth of such social networks where ther
April 10, 2012
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‘A unifying view needed to better utilize social networks’
Expert on digital marketing calls on companies to set up right platform to deal with ever-growing universe of social networksIn the era of Facebook and Twitter -- and also Foursquare, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and many other social networks -- PR professionals are faced with an ever-growing list of channels that require different approaches and strategies. For Jennifer Houston, president of WE Studio D team at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, the explosive growth of such social networks where th
April 10, 2012
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Dental X-rays linked to brain tumors: U.S. study
People who get regular dental X-rays are more likely to suffer a common type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, suggesting that yearly exams may not be best for most patients.The study in the U.S. journal Cancer showed people diagnosed with meningioma who reported having a yearly bitewing exam were 1.4 times to 1.9 times as likely as a healthy control group to have developed such tu
April 10, 2012
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Mechanic takes motorized couch for a spin
A New Zealand mechanic who designed a motorized couch with a top speed of 37 mph said his creation has been admired by townspeople, even police officers.Josh Steeg of Hastings said he and some friends took the couch for an Easter spin through Napier as part of a scheme to attract business for his mechanical work and perhaps even the couch itself, Hawkes Bay Today reported Monday."Who knows, someon
April 10, 2012
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Obesity in pregnancy linked to autism
Mothers who are obese or have diabetes during pregnancy may be more likely to have babies with autism or other developmental delays, said a US study published on Monday. MCTThe findings "appear to raise serious public health concerns," said the study in the journal Pediatrics, which comes amid an obesity epidemic in the United States with recent research showing autism strikes up to one in 88 chil
April 10, 2012
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Competition gets fierce in mobile gaming
Entry of Wemade-Kakao expected to change landscape of the fledgling marketKorea’s mobile gaming industry is expected to see fiercer competition as newcomers Wemade Entertainment and Kakao Talk are set to enter the race, industry sources and an analyst said on Monday.Wemade Entertainment, a listed online gamer, and Kakao Talk, Korea’s renowned mobile messenger, recently announced their strategic partnership in mobile games. Wemade invested 20 billion won ($17.5 million) for about a 6 percent stak
April 9, 2012
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Samsung retains top spot in LCD, LED markets
South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. retained its No. 1 market share in liquid-crystal display and light-emitting diode monitors in 2011, a market research firm said Monday.DisplaySearch said Samsung’s share stood at a combined 15.1 percent, outperforming rivals such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. that controlled 12.9 percent and 11.2 percent of the market each.The South Korean company’s market share was unchanged from the year before when it ranked first overall in LCD and L
April 9, 2012
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Ovarian stem cells make human eggs in possible aid to fertility
Stem cells taken from human ovaries were used to produce early-stage eggs by scientists in Boston who may have created a new method to help infertile women.Females have a fixed number of eggs from birth that are depleted by the time of menopause. The finding, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, challenges the belief that their ovaries can’t make more. The research was led by Jonathan T
April 9, 2012
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Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad
BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.The case has prompted an outpouring of concern that not enough is being done to guard against the negative impact of increasing consumerism in Chinese society, particularly among young people who have grown up with mor
April 8, 2012