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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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North Korean trash balloons cross border day after Seoul military parade
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K-pop star lip-syncing controversy flares up again
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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Prosecution closes 'Dior bag' case amid opposition uproar
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Loan delinquency rate reaches 11-month high
Price hikes weaken households’ ability to pay debts in JulyCommercial banks saw the ratio of overdue household loans reach the highest level in 11 months in July, despite financial regulators’ countermeasures to curb lending growth.The delinquency rate in banks’ household loans posted 0.77 percent i
Sept. 1, 2011
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SaKong to discuss Chinese economy in Beijing
SaKong IlSaKong Il, head of the Korea International Trade Association, plans to discuss the Chinese economy at a forum in Beijing this weekend, the trade agency said Thursday.About 60 economists and experts around the world will take part in the High-level China 2030 Conference on Saturday hosted by
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Kim Gi-ho becomes new CEO of Yes24
Kim Gi-hoKim Gi-ho, former CEO of GS Digital TV, has been named as the new chief executive of Yes24, Korea’s largest Internet-based book retailer.“I feel heavy responsibility as the new president in a time when the publishing market is facing a paradigm shift,” he said in his inauguration speech. “I
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Teen vaccinations against cervical cancer lagging
ATLANTA (AP) ― Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer - a rate well below those for two other vaccinations aimed at adolescents.The vaccine hit the market in 2006. By last year, just 49 percent of girls had go
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Middle-aged women and herpes zoster
About one out of every four herpes zoster (shingles) patients are women 50 or older. According to the Mayo clinic’s definition, herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Although shingles can occur anywhere on the body, it most often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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‘Hair loss not as hereditary as believed’
Heredity has been blamed as one of the main causes of hair loss but a recent study found that, for about half of those going bald, genes have nothing to do with it. The Korean Hair Research Society traced the family records of 1,220 people suffering from hair loss and found that only 41.8 percent of
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Cervical cancer vaccine approved for men
The Gardasil vaccine, given to women to help prevent infection of four types of the human papillomavirus, the main cause of cervical cancer, got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration of the European Union for men as well. The decision came after the Committee for Medicinal Products f
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Alzheimer’s wave to make Florida ground zero
ORLANDO ― As baby boomers head for retirement, population experts have warned Americans to brace for what they call a “silver tsunami.” But that tsunami could pose a special danger to Florida ― because of Alzheimer’s disease.Today, an estimated 500,000 Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, but that n
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Understanding osteoarthritis arthritis
Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation of the joints. Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is the most common type of arthritis. It is associated with a progressive breakdown of cartilage in joints. This can cause discomfort in the affected joints ― perhaps an ac
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Doctors’ advice for healthy, merry Chuseok
Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving Day which falls on Aug. 15 in the lunar calendar every year and Sept. 12 in this year’s solar calendar, is one of the two most important holidays in Korea. During the three-day Chuseok holiday, family members scattered across the country gather to talk and eat togeth
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Rents in Myeong-dong 9th highest in the world
Seoul’s Myeong-dong was ranked the world’s ninth most expensive shopping district in terms of annual rent, slipping one place from 2010, a report showed Thursday. A Myeong-dong street in downtown Seoul. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)According to a report compiled by the real estate services provid
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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New iPhone iteration lost in a bar: CNET
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Technology news website CNET on Wednesday reported that a new version of Apple’s coveted iPhone went astray in a bar in a replay of an embarrassing loss that took place last year. In this June 7, 2010 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs,then, holds the new iPhone 4 during the App
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Graphene could lead to super-fast internet
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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S. Korea's consumer prices grow fastest in 3 yrs in Aug
South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in three years in August, raising concerns that inflationary pressure is building up despite the government's anti-inflation efforts, a report showed Thursday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the country's consumer price index rose 5
Sept. 1, 2011
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Conglomerates raise recruitment, investment plans
Local conglomerates will hire a record number of new employees and increase investments this year, the Federation of Korean Industries said Wednesday.At a meeting in Seoul with President Lee Myung-bak on shared-growth, the FKI said the country’s 30 largest conglomerates have plans to hire 124,000 ne
IndustryAug. 31, 2011
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Household debt keeps rising
Household loans extended by South Korea’s financial institutions are set to jump by more than 5 trillion won ($4.66 billion) in August, an unusually high figure for a month of slow home debt, data showed Wednesday.Financial authorities said household debt between Aug. 1-26 already reached 4.9 trilli
Aug. 31, 2011
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‘Humidifier disinfectants might have caused fatal lung disease’
Health authorities said Wednesday that disinfectants used to clean humidifiers might have caused a fatal lung disease which killed four people, including two pregnant women. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised people to refrain from using humidifier disinfectants in a bid to
TechnologyAug. 31, 2011
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Samsung promises early payments to suppliers
Samsung Group said Wednesday it plans to pay its bills worth 1.14 trillion won ($1.07 billion) early to its subcontractors ahead of one of the country’s biggest holidays.The announcement came as the group unveiled a plan to boost domestic consumption and help workers prepare smoothly for Chuseok on
IndustryAug. 31, 2011
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More Koreans buy luxury products
Korea’s high-end product markets expected to grow further in next 5 yearsKorean consumers’ love for luxury goods may have exceeded that of the Japanese, research found Wednesday.Koreans consumed 5 percent of their per capita income on high-end products, compared to 4 percent of the Japanese, accordi
IndustryAug. 31, 2011
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GM Korea vows to attain double-digit market share
GM Korea has resolved to secure more than 10 percent of the local market on a yearly basis, unveiling its plan to launch new models of the Chevrolet series. Mike Arcamone, president and CEO of General Motors’ local unit, stressed that the automaker could see “double-digit market share” in Korea at t
MobilityAug. 31, 2011
