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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Real-estate reform wanted, poll finds
Experts predict sentiment will worsen in latter half: KCCI surveyMore than half of Seoulites and the people residing in satellite cities said vitalization of the real estate market is necessary, a survey showed on Thursday.According to a poll by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 54 percent of the 500 adults and 88 property experts said a boom in the real estate market is needed.About 20 percent of the respondents said vitalization is unnecessary while 25 percent of them did not pick ei
IndustryJuly 12, 2012
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Cookman releases new health-friendly products
Cookman, the Korea-based maker and distributor of the world’s first infrared-ray electric roasting pan, released its two new products “Cookman Premium S-II” and “Cookman New Silver S-II” this month.The two new products are equipped with some upgraded functions including a three-level control on fire intensity in which the user can adjust the heat level for personal taste. It also emits less smell or smoke while cooking than normal pans, ensuring both flavor and health, according to a company rep
IndustryJuly 12, 2012
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Chinese firm Greenland to invest $872 billion in Jeju Healthcare Town
Shanghai-based property developer the Greenland Group will invest about 1 trillion won ($872 billion) into the Jeju Healthcare Town project in the coming months. According to the Jeju Free International City Development Center, or JDC, the Chinese firm signed a memorandum of agreement with the Jeju business organization during a ceremony held in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday.Under the agreement, the Greenland Group will build recreational and cultural facilities, a medical research and developme
July 12, 2012
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FedEx Korea CEO hopes to inspire others
Chae Eun-mi, first Korean CEO of the global firm’s local unit, puts emphasis on employee satisfactionA growing number of multinational companies are selecting Korean natives to lead their regional offices here. And Chae Eun-mi, representative director of FedEx Korea, hopes her performance will inspire other global firms to consider more Korean executives.“Companies may want to share their management philosophy by dispatching their own staff at first. But it is obvious Koreans have strength in co
IndustryJuly 12, 2012
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Early HIV treatment may help stem AIDS, research shows
LOS ANGELES ―Treatment drugs can do more than improve the health of people with HIV: If administered early, medications can also reduce the spread of the disease to sexual partners and may help stem the AIDS epidemic.But many logistical hurdles stand in the way of making this strategy feasible, affordable and effective, according to experts writing in Tuesday’s edition of the journal PLoS Medicine.The medications in question are antiretroviral therapies, which prevent HIV from multiplying and dr
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Study links cat parasite to suicide risk in humans
LOS ANGELES ― A wily parasite well known for influencing the behavior of its animal hosts appears to play a troubling role in humans, increasing the risk of suicide among women who are infected, new research shows.Chances are you or someone you know has been infiltrated by the parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii. Researchers estimate that T. gondii is carried by 10 percent to 20 percent of Americans, who can get it by changing litter used by infected cats or eating undercooked meat from an animal
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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DNA study adds weight to disputed view of migration into North America
LOS ANGELES ― Supporting a controversial view of how humans might have populated the Western Hemisphere, geneticists have found that groups from Asia traveled over the Bering Strait into North America in at least three separate migrations beginning more than 15,000 years ago ― not in a single wave, as has been widely thought.“We have various lines of evidence that there was more than one migration,” said Dr. Andres Ruiz-Linares, a professor of human genetics at University College London and seni
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Emergency medicines for summer vacation
Here is a list of helpful emergency medicines and medical supplies you should prepare for your summer vacation:Medicines: antipyretic-analgesics, digestive medicine, antacids, anti-inflammatory agents, skin ointment containing antibiotics, antiseptic agentsMedical supplies: thermometer, dressing sets, plasters, tweezers, scissors for medical purposes, cotton Also, it is good to have sunscreen agents, Vaseline and other skin ointments for burns.Antipyretic-analgesics and digestive medicine can be
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Watch out for hand, foot and mouth disease
Parents with infants and toddlers are urged to take extra caution this year for hand, foot and mouth disease ― a mild, contagious viral infection common in young children for which there is no vaccine. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16.7 out of every 1,000 out-patients in local hospitals were diagnosed with the epidemic for the week of June 24-30. “The infection is maintaining a high prevalence,” the KCDC said in a statement. This year’s number of patients is l
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Brain structure linked to altruism: study
A new study has reportedly found that brains of selfless people are different than those of selfish people, according to a report on Science Daily.“People who behaved more altruistically also had a higher proportion of gray matter at the junction between parietal and temporal lobe,” said researchers from the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Past studies have indicated that the cited brain region is related to a person’s ability to empathize with other people. It has been suspected that altru
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Ancient turtle was round like a truck tire
This photo is not directly related to this story. (AP)A turtle that lived 60 million years ago in what is now northwestern South America was nearly round with a shell the size of a big truck tire, scientists say.Paleontologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and colleagues at North Carolina State University and the Florida Museum of Natural History discovered the new sp
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Having slimmer friends may lead to weight loss
You are more likely to gain weight when your friends around you are heavier than you, according to a recent study conducted in Chicago.There is a high probability of gaining weight if students have friends who are heavier than them. On the other hand, students are likely to lose weight if their friends around them are slimmer than they are, according to Dr. David Shoham, an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Yoga teacher fired after glare at Facebook worker
Looks may not kill, but they can get you fired.That's what a Northern California yoga instructor found after leading sessions at Facebook's Menlo Park campus.The instructor, Alice Van Ness, said she got fired after she glared at a Facebook employee who texted during a class in June."The whole point for most people going to yoga is that it's disconnecting from the outside world," said Van Ness, a 3
IndustryJuly 12, 2012
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BOK unexpectedly cuts key rate to 3 percent
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly cut the key interest rate on Thursday, underscoring its urgency to cushion the bitter impact of the eurozone debt crisis on the local economy.Bank of Korea Gov. Kim Choong-soo and his six fellow policymakers lowered the benchmark 7-day repo rate by a quarter percentage point to 3 percent for July. It marked the first rate cut since February 2009.The decision
July 12, 2012
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‘Sound' of Higgs boson created
(123rf)"Sonified" data from experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland makes it possible to "hear" the newly discovered Higgs boson, researchers say.The result, they said, is a melody that resembles the syncopated rhythm of the habanera, a Cuban dance popular in Spain in the early 19th century."As soon as the [Higgs discovery] announcement was made, we begun working on the sonificatio
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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1950s flying car for sale
(YouTube)A U.S. flying car built in the 1950s -- and yes, it works! -- is up for sale for $1.25 million, the Smithsonian's Paleofuture blog reports.Aircraft collector Gregg Herrick of Minneapolis, who is selling his 1954 Taylor Aerocar, said he bought the flying car in the early 1990s in Idaho because he was drawn to the design just as many people in the latter half of the 20th century were."I was
TechnologyJuly 12, 2012
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Seoul shares open higher on foreign buying
South Korean stocks started a tad higher on Thursday on foreign buying, analysts said.After opening 0.08 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) climbed 0.34 points, or 0.02 percent, to 1,826.73 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Market bellwether Samsung Electronics gained 0.36 percent and its smaller electronics rival LG Electronics rose 1 percent.Leading carmaker
July 12, 2012
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U.S. trade deficit grows after FTA with Korea
The U.S. deficit in trade with South Korea has continued to jump since their free trade agreement went into effect in March, according to U.S. government data released Wednesday.The U.S. imported $5.4 billion in goods from South Korea in May, a 5.2-percent increase from the same period last year, the Commerce Department said.Exports to South Korea totaled $3.4 billion, down 6.4 percent from the pr
July 12, 2012
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Seoul cautious about resuming whaling
The government may reconsider its plan to resume whaling if there are other means to study marine mammals in Korean waters, officials said on Wednesday.Amid mounting criticism from conservationists, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that it will decide whether to push for the project after consulting with members of the International Whaling Commission.While the Fisheries Ministry had sought to tender a plan on whaling to the IWC scientific subcommittee this No
IndustryJuly 11, 2012
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Banks care for the disabled
Many banks in South Korea are making the disabled a priority in efforts to give back to society. Woori Bank hired 16 disabled people last month with the aim to develop a culture where the disabled and non-disabled can work together. After the three-week training program which started this week, the new employees will be working in various divisions including the call center and loan service center. Employees who will be working with the new colleagues are also receiving training from Korea Emplo
July 11, 2012