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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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‘Facebook powerful ad platform’
New media platforms have introduced new ways for companies to advertise their brands and products in this digital age of consumerism.Facebook looks to be the most “powerful” platform for effectively communicating and interacting with millions of users worldwide, said George Foo, chief operating officer of ihub Media Group, a social networking marketing agency based in Singapore. The company, which operates in eight countries, develops content applications such as games, characters and contests f
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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Four-river project offers answer to global challenges
This article was contributed by the Korea Water Resources Corp. to mark the opening of the 2012 World River Forum in Daegu on Wednesday. ― Ed. It may be fair to say that economic growth has been given priority over environmental conservation in many parts of the world. Since 2009, the four-river restoration project has been initiated as a part of the green growth imitative developed by the Korean government. The project is targeting the main rivers ― Han, Geum, Nakdong and Yeongsan ― of the peni
Sept. 19, 2012
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Hanwha seeks global expansion in biosimilars
CEO envisions spin-off to create biotech firmIn June 2011, Hanwha Chemical, a listed Korean chemical company, made its first landmark deal to license its newly developed biosimilar compound to Merck, a global pharmaceutical giant.Merck will be further developing the “HD203” compound by Hanwha into a drug for joint pain.Hanwha attributed this overseas deal to Paul Coleman, CEO of the chemical company’s bio business unit, whose primary responsibility includes identifying global pharmaceutical comp
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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SPC Group shares love, hope with community
Following is the seventh in a series of articles featuring companies’ social contribution activities. ― Ed.SPC Group, a leading food company that runs bakery franchises such as Paris Croissant and Paris Baguette, has been making consistent efforts to support disabled children and underprivileged people.Since May this year, each SPC Group employee has donated 1,000 won per month, matched by the company for a fund, to contribute to Purme Foundation which supports disabled children. The money will
IndustrySept. 19, 2012
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Sesame Street’s next chapter: Elmo talks back
Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the ``Sesame Street'' crew have always talked to kids. Now, they'll try to have a two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience using Kinect, the motion and voice-sensing controller created by Microsoft.``Kinect Sesame Street TV,'' out Tuesday, is not exactly a video game, though it runs on the Xbox 360 video game system. There are no winners and losers, no rea
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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Sleep in Saturday, harder to awake Monday
People who sleep in on Saturday do not catch up on sleep lost during the week -- it makes them sleepier Monday morning, a U.S. researcher says.Dr. Gregory Carter, a sleep medicine specialist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said the daily, or circadian, cycles guide the body‘s internal clock.People can delay their circadian clock by up to 1 hour by sleeping in 1 hour or more over the weekend, but the problem is that after sleeping in on weekends, the brain’s circ
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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Violent TV linked to lost sleep in kids
TV shows with violence -- even cartoons OK for older kids -- can keep children ages 3-5 from getting a good night's sleep, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Michelle Garrison of the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle said the study involved 565 families. Some parents were encouraged to let kids watch only programs such as "Sesame Street" and "Curious George." The rest wer
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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World's first mum-to-daughter uterine transplants in Sweden
Two Swedish women received new uteruses at the weekend in the world's first mother-to-daughter uterine transplants aimed at helping them have babies, Gothenburg University announced on Tuesday.Uterine transplants are new, with the first successful one conducted in Turkey in 2011."One of the women had previously had her own uterus removed after undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. The other wo
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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By 2030, 67 percent of Mississippi obese
By 2030, 67 percent of Mississippi is slated to be obese, while the District of Columbia is estimated to be 32.6 percent obese, researchers say.A report by the Trust for America‘s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation included an analysis that forecast if obesity rates continue on their current trajectories, by 2030, 13 states could have adult obesity rates above 60 percent, 39 states could have rates above 50 percent, and all 50 states could have rates above 44 percent. By contrast, the ana
TechnologySept. 19, 2012
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Seoul shares open lower on tech losses
South Korean stocks got off to a weak start on Wednesday as major tech firms suffered losses, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 7.18 points, or 0.36 percent, to 1,997.78 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Tech blue chips led the decline, with Samsung Electronics falling 0.76 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronics declining 0.52 percent following a law
Sept. 19, 2012
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S. Korea increases budget to lure foreign investment
South Korea will sharply increase the budget intended to provide more support and incentives for foreign businesses interested in making investments here, the finance ministry said Wednesday.The government will set aside 300 billion won (US$268.1million) for next year, which will be used exclusively to attract foreign investment, according to the ministry. The amount is up 36.1 percent from 220.5
Sept. 19, 2012
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Samsung, LG, Philips sued by Illinois for price fixing
Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc. and Philips Electronics North American Corp. were sued by Illinois over alleged price fixing, based on claims the companies inflated costs for computer monitors and televisions. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed the suit today in state court in Chicago. The complaint, which also names Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. among others, claims the c
IndustrySept. 19, 2012
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FTC launches consumers’ assessment program
The Fair Trade Commission launched on Monday its first-ever survey program, which entitles consumers to directly assess product quality based on their user experiences.This marks the first time that a government agency, rather than civic organizations, will provide the sort of consumers’ product-evaluation reports in Korea.Its first target is the sport utility vehicle sector of local and foreign carmakers such as Hyundai Motor, Renault Samsung Motors, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.The state-run online p
IndustrySept. 18, 2012
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Korea ranks 40th in gold reserves
Gold has emerged as one of the safest assets as uncertainties mount in the global economy. Following other countries eager to buy gold, Korea has joined the move to diversify foreign exchange reserves, becoming 40th in the global ranking in terms of gold holdings.Korea’s gold holdings amounted to 70.4 tons, valued at $2.98 billion, as of the end of August, accounting for 0.9 percent of the country’s total foreign reserves of $316.88 billion, the World Gold Council said. In June 2011, Korea’s cen
Sept. 18, 2012
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Hanwha Chemical expands EVA plant in Korea
South Korean chemicals maker Hanwha Chemical Corp. said Tuesday it has expanded its ethylene-vinyl acetate plant in the country’s southeastern part to sharpen its global competitive edge. The expansion will increase the plant’s annual production capacity to 160,000 tons from the current 120,000 tons and generate additional sales of 100 billion won ($89.5 million), Hanwha Chemical said in a press release. EVA, a high-value chemical that was produced in 1985 for the first time in South Korea by Ha
IndustrySept. 18, 2012
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SK Innovation completes battery plant
SK Innovation completed on Tuesday its second plant for automobile batteries in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, heralding fiercer competition in the automobile battery market, company officials said. About 250 billion won ($223 million) was invested in the construction of the plant, which has a production capacity to supply 10,000 electric cars, or about 20,000 hybrid cars, per year.Built on a 231,000 square-meter tract of land, the Seosan plant comprises three major parts, the battery, form
IndustrySept. 18, 2012
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Guy Sorman opposes overreaction to recession
French economist and columnist Guy Sorman said Tuesday that the global economy was still optimistic despite its continued economic slowdown and the financial struggles in the eurozone. “The worst scenario in an (economic) crisis is to overreact to the crisis. Crises are bad, but they cannot be avoided,” the author of “Diary of an Optimist” said in a global business forum co-hosted by the Institute for Global Economics and Samsung Electronics. Sorman stressed that economic recovery requires a sta
Sept. 18, 2012
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LG to launch flagship Optimus G next week
LG Electronics unveiled plans Tuesday to roll out its new flagship smartphone Optimus G in the local market next week through the nation’s three mobile carriers.The firm also said the 4.7-inch display gadget ― running on fourth-generation Long Term Evolution networks as well as third-generation networks ― will be launched in Japan next month and in the U.S. and other Asian markets in November.The Optimus G, which was dubbed LG’s new flagship smartphone by the company’s mobile chief Park Jong-seo
IndustrySept. 18, 2012
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‘BMW is unlike Toyota and Volkswagen’
Son of BMW’s legendary former CEO Kuenheim now leads fast growing Asian businessBMW Group’s new Asia chief Hendrik von Kuenheim remembers when Hyundai Motor launched its first passenger car Pony in the U.S. market back in 1986 when he worked as a sales manager in Los Angeles. “Hyundai is a remarkable success story. It has come a long way in design and quality. Hyundai and Kia will become a tremendous challenge to (the world’s top sellers) Toyota and Volkswagen,” he said during a press conference
IndustrySept. 18, 2012
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Book discusses Asia’s financial future
The Institute for Global Economics, a leading private think thank in Korea, published on Thursday a book containing reports and summaries of the two-day international financial conference held in Seoul. Titled “Asia in the New Global Financial Scene,” the book goes over all the sessions and discussions of the conference held from May 17-18 under the same name, co-hosted by the Institute for Global Economics, Asian Development Bank, Institute of International Finance and KB Financial. Influential
Sept. 18, 2012