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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
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In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
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NewJeans' members' parents complained to Hybe, email shows
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
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Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
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Scientists see volcanic eruption 'trigger'
(AP)British scientists say they have identified a repeating underground trigger for the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth.Researchers from the University of Southampton have been studying the Las Canadas volcanic caldera on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, which has generated at least eight major eruptions during the last 700,000 years.These catastrophic events have created eruption col
TechnologyOct. 14, 2012
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Vitamin C may prevent bone loss
NEW YORK -- Vitamin C may protect against osteoporosis -- a disease in which the bones of the elderly become brittle and can fracture, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Mone Zaidi, director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bone Program, and colleagues removed the ovaries of mice, a procedure -- ovariectomies -- known to reduce bone density, and compared them with control mice that had “sham” operati
TechnologyOct. 14, 2012
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Moriguchi's claims of iPS treatment baseless
The Yomiuri Shimbun concluded Friday that a Japanese researcher's claim that his team had successfully conducted the world's first clinical application of induced pluripotent stem cells was false and that its reports based on the man's accounts were incorrect.Hisashi Moriguchi, 48, who claimed to be a visiting lecturer at Harvard University, told The Yomiuri Shimbun that a Harvard University team
TechnologyOct. 14, 2012
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Mystery giant eyeball found on Fla. beach
(FWCC- UPI)A giant eyeball that washed up on a Florida beach this week is probably that of a large squid, wildlife experts said of the softball-size peeper.The mysterious eye washed up on Pompano Beach where it was found by a beachcomber who gave it to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday, National Geographic reported.FWCC scientists put the impressive eye on ice and
TechnologyOct. 14, 2012
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Samsung Electronics to invest $700 mln in Vietnam
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to invest $700 million into a new mobile phone factory soon to be built in Vietnam as part of efforts to expand its global production lines, company officials said Saturday.Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co. (SEV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the world's top mobile phone maker by revenue, is weighing two locations in northern Vietnam -- a farming region of Thai Nguyen a
IndustryOct. 14, 2012
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BOK Gov. supports domestic consumption-oriented growth
TOKYO -- South Korea's top central banker said Saturday that emerging countries must beef up their domestic consumption via free trade agreements to maintain stable growth and help spur the global economy."Following the global financial crisis, the rapid growth rate in Asian and Latin American countries has played an important role in the recovery of the global economy," Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. K
Oct. 13, 2012
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Reports: Smaller iPad to be revealed Oct. 23
Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday.The reports from Bloomberg News, Reuters and the AllThingsD blog are based on unnamed sources with ``familiar with the plans.''Apple Inc. hasn't said anything about a smaller tablet, a concept company founder Steve Jobs derided two years ago. But company watchers
TechnologyOct. 13, 2012
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Korea's potential growth rate estimated at 3.8 percent: BOK chief
South Korea's top central banker said Friday that the country's potential growth rate is estimated at around 3.8 percent following the global financial crisis and the eurozone debt crisis.South Korea's potential growth rate, or the maximum possible rate at which an economy can grow without triggering inflation, reached around 6.1 percent between 1991 and 2000 and has largely continued to decline,
Oct. 12, 2012
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Lee talks phone strategies, more money in Vietnam
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee met Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai in Hanoi on Friday to discuss ways to expand the Korean company’s investment in that country, company sources said.Lee has also called in all his confidantes — Lee Jay-yong, his son and president of Samsung Electronics; Shin Jong-kyun, the company’s mobile chief; and Choi Gee-sung, head of Samsung Group’s corporate strategy office — for the three-day trip. The executive meeting will focus on Samsung’s
IndustryOct. 12, 2012
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Hanwha Life Insurance buys office building in London
South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance Co. has purchased a premium office building in London in an effort to beef up its return from asset management, industry sources said Friday.Hanwha Life Insurance acquired the Wood Street headquarters building of international law firm Eversheds in London’s financial district for 250 billion won ($224 million) in August, according to the sources.“We will try to minimize investment risks by purchasing properties overseas for lease and seek stable investment ret
Oct. 12, 2012
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Foreigners-only duty-free shops plan scrapped
The government’s plan to open foreigners-only duty-free shops across the nation was aborted in the face of opposition from a government regulation committee, officials said on Friday.The committee expressed opposition to the plan based on the potential for discrimination against Korean nationals and concerns about future earnings.The Korea Customs Service had pushed for the project designed to serve foreigners in cities instead of at airports or harbors, for the convenience of the rising number
IndustryOct. 12, 2012
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Shares flat despite upbeat U.S. jobs data
South Korean stocks closed almost unchanged on Friday as investor sentiment remained tepid despite an improvement in U.S. jobs data, analysts said. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index inched up 0.17 points, or 0.01 percent, to 1,933.26, snapping a four-session losing streak. Trading volume was moderate at 390.4 million shares worth 3.72 trillion won ($3.35 billion), with gainers outnumbering decliners 448 to 371. “There were some opti
Oct. 12, 2012
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Incheon Airport accused of favoring Louis Vuitton
A lawmaker said Friday the state-run Incheon International Airport spent 18.7 million won ($16,840) on a customer survey exclusively for the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, which opened its first duty-free shop last year at the nation’s main gateway. According to Rep. Shim Jae-cheol of the ruling Saenuri Party, Incheon Airport questioned 500 Korean, Chinese and Japanese passengers using the Louis Vuitton store in November and December on their favorite item, purpose of purchase and service s
IndustryOct. 12, 2012
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Samsung gains more ground in patent battle with Apple
With sales ban lifted on Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Nexus follows trackSamsung Electronics is gaining more strength in its global patent battle with Apple Inc., winning a bid to continue selling the Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the U.S. market.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday granted Samsung’s request to lift a lower court’s ban on sales of its Galaxy Nexus.With a feature in the handset that assists data searches becoming the center of controversy, the appeals court said
IndustryOct. 12, 2012
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Brain scan can predict reading skills
Brain scans can predict children‘s reading ability and the finding may eventually influence the way pre-elementary children learn to read, U.S. researchers say.Scientists at Stanford University scanned the brain anatomy of 39 children once a year for three consecutive years. The students then took standardized tests to gauge their cognitive, language and reading skills.In each case the rate of dev
TechnologyOct. 12, 2012
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Distant planet may be mostly diamond
llustration of the interior of 55 Cancri e — an extremely hot planet with a surface of mostly graphite surrounding a thick layer of diamond, below which is a layer of silicon-based minerals and a molten iron core at the center. (Haven Giguere)A rocky planet twice Earth's size orbiting a nearby star in our Milky Way galaxy is partly made of diamond, U.S. astronomers say.Scientists at Yale Universit
TechnologyOct. 12, 2012
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Survey: 30 percent have faked being sick
The Chicago website CareerBuilder said its annual survey indicates 30 percent of workers have played hooky from work in the past year.The online survey of 3,976 U.S. workers and 2,494 hiring managers and human resources professionals, conducted on behalf of CareerBuilder by Harris Interactive, found 30 percent of respondents admitted calling in sick without an actual illness, while 31 percent of e
IndustryOct. 12, 2012
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Samsung unveils Galaxy S3 mini
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top smartphone maker, on Friday unveiled its Galaxy S3 mini phone, a compact version of the flagship Galaxy S3 device, to cater to consumers looking for a practical option. The 4-inch smartphone is powered by Jelly Bean, the latest version of the Android operating system, and runs on a dual-core processor, Samsung said in a press release, noting the device is
TechnologyOct. 12, 2012
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Seoul shares open lower on U.S. losses
South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Friday following overnight losses on Wall Street as investors remained jittery over the global economic slowdown, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 0.90 points, or 0.05 percent, to trade at 1,932.19 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Market bellwether Samsung Electronics fell 0.38 percent, and top carmaker Hyundai
Oct. 12, 2012
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NASA releases dramatic nebula images
The first systematic survey of planetary nebulas in our cosmic neighborhood has produced a galley of striking images of distant dying stars, NASA says.Images of four planetary nebulas have been released from the first survey of such objects made with NASA‘s orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory.They are part of a survey of 21 planetary nebulas within about 5,000 light years of the Earth, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., reported Thursday.The observatory controls Chandr
TechnologyOct. 12, 2012