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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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Doctors protest telemedicine, for-profit operations
The government’s plans to allow telemedicine and for-profit hospital subsidiaries have riled the medical sector as doctors are concerned that the moves would pave the way for the privatization of medical services and hurt their business. Thousands of medical doctors took to the streets last weekend in protest of the government’s latest medical service development plans.In October, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released a final plan to start telemedicine in 2015. Last week, the government an
Dec. 19, 2013
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Seasonal affective disorder
A middle-aged housewife surnamed Kim becomes a different person during the winter. When the weather gets cold, she avoids meeting people and likes to be alone. However, when spring comes, she is lively and enthusiastic. People often feel depressed during the autumn. Many people think that they are sad and lonely due to the cold weather, and because the falling leaves make them feel emotional. Of course, such things can contribute to these emotions, but, in fact, the more direct cause is the decr
Dec. 19, 2013
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KAI signs W89.8b depot maintenance deal with DAPA
The country’s sole aircraft manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries, said Thursday it has signed an 89.8 billion won ($84.7 million) contract with the government to carry out depot maintenance on FA-50s entering service with the Air Force.The FA-50 is a fully armed, mission-capable light fighter attack aircraft that has been developed from the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainer.The contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration calls for the KAI to provide maintenance, repair and
Dec. 19, 2013
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For China, moon voyage signals something greater
BEIJING (AFP) ― In a darkened auditorium some 250 young Chinese sat spellbound in a projector’s otherworldly blue glow, listening to the father of China’s lunar program chart their country’s once and future voyages in the final frontier.While the U.S. retreats from manned space exploration China is seeking to establish itself as an ascending superpower, in the same way that the U.S. and Soviet Union did when they alone dominated global politics.Colorful maps of interplanetary flight paths and ph
Dec. 19, 2013
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Samsung eager to recruit talent, even from rivals
Samsung Electronics has recruited Tim Gudgel, who used to work for its archrival Apple Inc., as a retail store designer, as part of its strategy to hire talented personnel worldwide.Gudgel is well-known for having designed an Apple store with a curved glass roof on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He was named a vice president and general manager of retail-sales operations in the United States, according to news reports. Industry watchers said his tasks at Samsung will include managing retail stores
Dec. 19, 2013
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‘No More Woof’ claims to translate dog’s thoughts into English
A gadget purporting to translate dogs’brainwaves into a recognizable human language could hit stores in the near future, U.S. media reported Thursday.The gadget uses sensors to detect EEG brainwave patterns and translates them into English through a speaker, CNet said. A Scandinavian research lab, Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery, currently released two versions of the device, priced at $65 and $300. respectively.The $65 version comes with a function to determine two or three thought p
Dec. 19, 2013
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LG unveils world's largest 105-inch curved UHD TV
LG Electronics Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of household appliances and electronic devices, unveiled the world's largest curved 105-inch ultra high definition (UHD) TV set on Thursday.The move effectively ups the ante in the escalating race with its archrival Samsung Electronics Co. to field the largest TV set ever made.Before the latest unveiling in Seoul, the highest watermark for a curved liquid crystal (LCD) display TV was 65 inches diagonally, while organic light-emitting diode (O
Dec. 19, 2013
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Korea to build test site for electric vessels
South Korea will build its first land-based test site for electric ships, which will help accelerate its development of new and noiseless vessels including submarines, developers said Wednesday.The new facility will help improve the country’s overall shipbuilding capabilities, according to the state-run Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.“The construction of the test site is part of efforts to support the development of key technologies for electricity-powered vessels amid the growing ne
Dec. 19, 2013
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Korea to build test site for electric vessels
South Korea will build its first land-based test site for electric ships, which will help accelerate its development of new and noiseless vessels including submarines, developers said Wednesday.The new facility will help improve the country’s overall shipbuilding capabilities, according to the state-run Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.“The construction of the test site is part of efforts to support the development of key technologies for electricity-powered vessels amid the growing ne
Dec. 18, 2013
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‘Flexible OLED displays coming soon’
A leading Korean chemistry researcher has predicted that the era of truly flexible organic light-emitting diode displays will come as early as next year as major electronics firms plan to churn out a slew of smart devices that can be folded and rolled up.“Consumers will likely see various types of flexible or bendable displays applied to smartphones and wearable gadgets,” Kim Yun-hi, a chemistry professor at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, told The Korea Heral
Dec. 18, 2013
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5G to launch by 2020
The government plans to launch a 5G mobile network service, with speeds reportedly 1,000 times faster than the current Long Term Evolution service, by 2020.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Tuesday it would launch the service by 2020 following pre-technology demonstrations in 2015 and the trial service in 2018.With local companies producing 5G communications and base station equipment and providing the service, the government expected the market to generate 570 trillion won (
Dec. 18, 2013
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SK Hynix considers new factory lines
SK Hynix, the world’s fourth-largest chipmaker, said Wednesday that it may build new assembly lines for DRAM chips in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.“The firm is currently considering adding the new assembly lines to the ‘M10’ factory, which have been dilapidated,” a company official said in a statement.The announcement came after news reports that the country’s second-largest chipmaker plans to invest 15 trillion won ($14 billion) over the next eight years to build new factories in the region.The of
Dec. 18, 2013
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Samsung aims to retain global market lead
Samsung Electronics launched a series of conferences for next year’s global strategies on Tuesday, where its hundreds of executives at home and abroad are expected to discuss ways to maintain the firm’s leadership in the global market. The electronics firm’s three major business units ― device solutions, consumer electronics, and IT and mobile ― will hold the meetings in Giheung and Suwon in Gyeonggi Province until Friday. Vice chairman Kwon Oh-hyun, DS unit chief Kim Ki-nam, CE division chief Y
Dec. 17, 2013
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China to launch moon rock-collecting probe in 2017
BEIJING (AP) ― China said it was on track to launch a fifth lunar probe with the aim of bringing back lunar soil and rock samples following the successful moon landing of a space probe.The new mission planned for 2017 would mark the third and final phase of China’s robotic lunar exploration program and pave the way for possibly landing an astronaut on the moon after 2020.On Saturday, Chang’e 3 set down on the moon, marking the first soft landing of a space probe on the lunar surface in 37 years.
Dec. 17, 2013
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Cat-mouse game might explain how felines got tame
NEW YORK (AP) ― A cat-and-mouse game played out in a Chinese village some 5,300 years ago is helping scientists understand how wild felines transformed into the tame pets we know today.In fact, it was the cat’s appetite that started it down the path to domestication, scientists believe. The grain stored by ancient farmers was a magnet for rodents. And that drew wild cats into villages to hunt the little critters. Over time, wild cats adapted to village life and became tamer around their human ho
Dec. 17, 2013
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[Photo News] Love for bite of Apple
Dec. 16, 2013
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S. Korea develops world's fist cancer-treating nanorobot
A group of South Korean scientists has developed the world's first nanorobot that can detect and help treat cancer, the science ministry said Monday.The team from the Chonnam National University used genetically modified bacteria to detect unique substances or proteins, such as the vascular endothelial growth factor, that are produced in excessive amounts when cancer cells are present, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, which partly funded the research.The bacteria, t
Dec. 16, 2013
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[Graphic News] Prices of smartphones in global markets
The results are based on the surveys conducted at mobile shops in 15 countries from June 20-30, and from Oct. 1-10.
Dec. 15, 2013
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Samsung to fine-tune business strategy
Hundreds of executives from Samsung Electronics are scheduled to gather in Suwon and Gihueng, Gyeonggi Province, this week to participate in a series of conferences for next year’s business strategies. Top executives, including chairman Lee Kun-hee’s son Jay-yong, will have a lot on their plates as they are pressed to come up with strategic measures to weather challenges such as the saturated smartphone market and sluggish world economy, according to market watchers.“The executives at home and a
Dec. 15, 2013
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Iran sends second monkey into space
TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran said Saturday it has successfully sent a monkey into space for a second time, part of an ambitious program aimed at manned space flight.Iran’s state TV said that the launch of the rocket dubbed Pajohesh, or Research in Farsi, was Iran’s first use of liquid fuel. It reached a height of 120 kilometers. It said the monkey, named Fargam or Auspicious, was returned to Earth safely. TV footage showed the rocket blasting off and then showed the monkey, strapped snugly into a seat. Th
Dec. 15, 2013