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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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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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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Medical fees fixed for 7 procedures
From July, medical fees for seven procedures will be fixed and covered by the national health insurance scheme, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday, as a committee of government officials, doctors and other field insiders approved the plan.The seven treatments are caesarian section, hysterectomy and cataract, hemorrhoid, tonsil, hernia and appendix removal.The plan will be applied at local clinics and small hospitals from July and will be extended to general hospitals and top-tier tea
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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Samsung launches ‘Hello Mom’ service
Samsung Seoul Hospital launched a “Hello Mom” service providing assistance for parents or guardians who come with child patients. Staff workers will give assistance at each stage of processing from booking to escorting to preliminary examination rooms and children-only emergency room. The parents will not have to wait in line unless another parent gets in the queue. The hospital said the program was approved of by 48 of 50 parents after a weeklong test run. “Large hospitals can be scary and unco
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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Simultaneous transplant of seven organs ‘successful’
Local doctors have successfully transplanted seven organs to a 7-year-old girl last fall, Asan Medical Center revealed Thursday. It is the first simultaneous transplant in Korea involving that many organs, and the sign of a new era of treatments for hard-to-cure disease, the medics said.According to
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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U.S. outdoor brand faces profiteering investigation
A South Korea civic organization said Thursday it has petitioned the country's anti-trust watchdog for an investigation into popular outdoor brand The North Face Korea for possible breach of fair trade law. (Yonhap News)"We filed a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission earlier today, demand
IndustryFeb. 16, 2012
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U.S. military seek to weaponize ‘battlefield illusions’
The United States military’s technology division is pushing to use “battlefield illusions” to confuse enemy troops, Britain’s Daily Mail reported Wednesday.The new project by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency works like existing measures that distract radar systems. The difference is that it works on people instead of machines, causing audio and visual hallucinations. By studying how the brain processes sensory input, DARPA said it aims to “demonstrate and assess the operational effe
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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Eating at night
Snacking at night can cause reflux esophagitisFancy a snack at night? Many people do. From nibbles such as cookies and candy to heavy foods such as fried chicken, beer or pizza, many indulge in eating long after dinner. Night eating syndrome, or midnight hunger, is a commonly found “disorder” among Koreans. It refers to a lack of appetite in the morning and overeating at night.According to professor Park Gyeong-hee of Hallym University, about 10 percent of adults in Korea eat up to half of their
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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TV channel for dogs launched in US
A television channel designed specifically to be watched by dogs Monday in San Diego for stay-home-canines while the owners are away at work or too busy to play. The first and only television network for dogs, DOGTV, scientifically developed and tested for four years, DOGTV, “a new channel for man‘s
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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Apple considering smaller iPad?
Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a new tablet computer with a screen smaller than the iPad, sources told The Wall Street Journal.Officials at some of Apple's suppliers, who asked to remain anonymous, said the company has shown them designs for a device with a screen siz
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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U.S. consumers file class action suits against Samsung over defective TVs
U.S. consumers have filed class action suits against Samsung Electronics Co. as some of its TV models sold in the U.S. are found to have problems with power failures, the South Korean firm said Thursday. U.S. consumers have been complaining about some types of Samsung’s flat-screen T
IndustryFeb. 16, 2012
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15-minute-old newborn gets pacemaker for heart
A newborn became one of the smallest-ever recipients of a pacemaker, undergoing the procedure just 15 minutes after being born.Doctors at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital determined that Jaya Maharaj, born nine weeks premature, had only hours to live if they did not ope
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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Electric cigarette explodes in U.S. man’s mouth
A man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth, taking out some of his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face, fire officials said Wednesday.A man smokes an electric cigarette. (
TechnologyFeb. 16, 2012
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Credit rating agencies cut SK Telecom's rating following Hynix takeover
Moody's Investors Service downgraded the credit rating of SK Telecom Co. on Wednesday in the latest move by global credit appraisers to lower the rating of South Korea's biggest mobile carrier after its takeover of a chipmaker. Moody's cut the credit rating of SK Telecom by one notch to
Feb. 15, 2012
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Japan's Elpida shares plunge on viability concerns
TOKYO (AFP) - Shares in Japanese microchip maker Elpida Memory plunged Wednesday after the firm said there were concerns over whether it remained a "going concern" amid fierce competition in the sector.Elpida, one of the world's largest makers of dynamic random-access memory(DRAM) chips used in mobi
TechnologyFeb. 15, 2012
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More Koreans in 20s buy import cars
Import car sales to consumers under 30 increased while the percentage of young customers in the overall market including Korean carmakers dropped last year.According to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, combined car sales by local and foreign automakers to consumers in their 20s stood at 140,777 units in 2011, down 6.4 percent from a year earlier.Further, sales to consumers under 20 declined by 17.4 percent to 1,897 units.As a result, the percentage of consumers under 30 dropped by
MobilityFeb. 15, 2012
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Samsung to offer educational support
Samsung Group said on Wednesday that it will put an emphasis on its educational support project for middle school students of low income families, nurturing it as the conglomerate’s key social contribution activity.The country’s top conglomerate said it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to support a total of 15,000 middle schoolers beginning in March.Dubbed the “Dream Class” project, it will have college students teach English and mathematics during after
IndustryFeb. 15, 2012
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KT may face punishment for cutting Internet to TVs
The Korea Communications Commission discussed possible punitive measures against KT Corp., which limited Internet access for Samsung-made smart televisions for five days, during a regular meeting of its leadership on Wednesday. The state-run telecom regulator also decided to seek ways to punish Samsung for causing the service shutdown as it refused to talk with KT over the network use of its smart TV owners. As part of their agreement announced Tuesday, KT resumed Internet services like video-on
IndustryFeb. 15, 2012
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More Korean elderly live alone, stuck in poverty: KDI report
Half of poverty-stricken Koreans live alone or belong to two-member families, a report showed Wednesday. In a report on household patterns issued by the Korea Development Institute, the proportion of families with just one or two members accounted for 54.9 percent of the population whose income falls below the poverty line as of 2010 ― up from 46.9 percent in 2006.Senior citizens made up 72 percent of the poor, one-member family group, as a growing number of the elderly are forced to live alone
Feb. 15, 2012
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Samsung, LG dominate global LTE phone sales
LGE overtakes HTC to become No. 2 LTE phone makerKorean tech firms dominated the global sales of smartphones running on the fourth-generation Long Term Evolution network in the final quarter of 2011, an industry report found Wednesday. Samsung Electronics sold 1.7 million units of LTE phones in the fourth quarter last year, maintaining its global No. 1 position with a market share of 41 percent, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. LG Electronics, previously the third-place player glob
IndustryFeb. 15, 2012
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Green Insurance chief accused of stock rigging
Financial regulators filed a complaint against Green Non-Life Insurance and its chairman Lee Young-doo with the prosecution for manipulating stocks.The Securities and Futures Commission said Wednesday that the insurance firm has been suspected of frequently rigging stocks between July 2010 and September 2011.During the period, the insurance firm engaged in more than 3,000 cases of fraudulent trading, according to the regulator.The SFC alleged that the practices were aimed at raising the “risk-ba
Feb. 15, 2012
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Shares up 1.13 percent on tech gains
Korean stocks closed 1.13 percent higher on Wednesday as shares of blue-chip technology companies rose on the back of foreign buying and market rumors, analysts said. The local currency gathered ground against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark KOSPI climbed 22.68 points to 2,025.32. Trading volume was moderate at 675.6 million shares worth 7.6 trillion won ($6.8 billion), with gainers outnumbering decliners 445 to 374.“The market performed as usual, but steep rises in shares of Samsung Electronics a
Feb. 15, 2012