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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Android extends smartphone share in Q2: data
Google’s mobile operating system Android extended its share in the global smartphone market to nearly 80 percent as its main competitor Apple’s iOS lost ground, according to a report by research firm International Data Corporation. The market share of Android-based phones jumped to an all-time high of 79.3 percent in the second quarter, up from 69.1 percent in the same period of 2012. The shipment of Android phones during this period totaled 187.4 million units.The prevalence of Android is bolst
Aug. 8, 2013
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LG out to shake things up with G2
LG Electronics vice chairman Koo Bon-joon is not a man of many words, but he apparently took a liking to the company’s latest flagship phone, the G2.“He encouraged us to ‘sell as many as you can’ after seeing the phone,“ said Ma Chang-min, LG Electronics’ head of domestic marketing, following a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday.Hours later in New York City’s Lincoln Center, hundreds of reporters and guests were present to witness the unveiling of the long-awaited smartphone that LG is pinni
Aug. 8, 2013
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Samsung smart watch images disclosed
Details of Samsung Electronics Co.’s much-anticipated smart watch were recently revealed after the South Korean tech giant registered design patents for the new gadget at the Korean Intellectual Property Office.Documents at the KIPO showed that Samsung filed to register three design patents for its smart watch in May. The product is presumed to be named “Samsung Galaxy Gear,” which was registered at the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 29.The product descriptions and drawings sh
Aug. 7, 2013
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[Graphic News] Daily caffeine consumption
Korean children get most of their caffeine from soda while adults consume the stimulant mostly from instant coffee mix, according to a study based on the annual state survey of public health in 2010.
Aug. 7, 2013
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Korean acid reflux drug gets nod from USFDA
Hanmi Pharmaceutical on Wednesday became the first Korean drug maker to obtain sales approval for an incrementally modified drug from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Ministry officials said. Esomezol is a modified version of AstraZeneca’s Nexium that treats gastro-esophageal reflux disease, commonly known as acid reflux. The sales approval from the U.S. regulator came after the two pharmaceutical companies reached an agreement in June that the IMD product didn’t infringe the patent
Aug. 7, 2013
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Did Obama rightly intervene in Apple dispute?
U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent decision to intervene in the high-profile patent dispute between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics has ruffled many a feather in Korea, and U.S. media reports cheering on Obama are not helping the situation. Regardless of whether Obama did the right thing, the biggest complaint here is about the amount of strain the move has placed on relations between the two countries, with many asking if Korea could have done the same if the tables were turned. “Samsung p
Aug. 7, 2013
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Juice cleansing trend hits Korea
In 2007, the internationally famous American pop singer and actress Beyonce Knowles announced on television her secret to shedding more than 9 kilograms in just two weeks. For 14 days Knowles went on the liquid lemon detox diet, consuming nothing but glasses of fresh water, pure lemon juice, cayenne pepper and natural maple syrup. The news of her quick-fix diet launched a new trend in health and dieting through liquid detox and cleansing methods. This detox diet is thought to help one cleanse th
Aug. 7, 2013
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Evidence suggests new bird flu spread among people
Chinese scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a new bird flu strain is sometimes able to spread from person to person, but they are emphasizing that the virus still does not transmit easily.The new bird flu strain, known as H7N9, was first reported by Chinese authorities in March. As of the end of May, there were 132 cases and 37 deaths in China and Taiwan linked to the virus. Health officials suspect patients were most likely infected by birds in live animal markets but acknowle
Aug. 7, 2013
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LGE poised to unveil flagship G2
LG Electronics is poised to launch its latest flagship smartphone, the LG G2.The South Korean tech giant will unveil the handset at a press event in New York on Aug. 7, and customers in Korea will be able to purchase the handset the following day, according to industry sources. The price has not yet been fixed as the company is still in discussion with telecom operators, but it is expected to be around 950,000 won ($850), similar to the price of Galaxy S4 LTE-A which costs 954,800 won.The G2 wil
Aug. 6, 2013
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The science of growing hamburger in the lab
LONDON (AP) ― At a public tasting in London on Monday, Dutch scientists served a single hamburger made from cow stem cells. Some questions and answers about the science behind the revolutionary patty, how it could help combat climate change and what it actually tastes like.Q: What are stem cells?A: Stem cells are an organism’s master cells and can be turned into any other cell type in the body, i.e. blood, tissue, muscle, etc. Adult stem cells are found in small numbers in most human tissues, in
Aug. 6, 2013
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Instant coffee contains the highest level of caffeine
Instant coffee mix holds the highest level of caffeine among all coffee drinks according to a report from South Korea’s Food and Drug Ministry on Tuesday.A single kilogram of instant coffee mix contains an average of 8,134.3 milligrams of caffeine while brewed coffee from coffee houses contains 677.8 milligrams and canned coffee 590.0 milligrams per kilogram.Caffeine included in coffee mix also varied from 640 milligrams to 68,780 milligrams, depending on the brand. The report also revealed that
Aug. 6, 2013
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LG denies it attempted to bribe U.S. journalist
LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday denied a report claiming it attempted to bribe the tech news website TechCrunch in exchange for favorable reviews of its new smartphone model LG G2.An LG official told The Korea Herald that John Giggs, a TechCrunch journalist who claimed LG attempted to pay him off for good reviews, must have misunderstood its advertisement request originally directed to the media’s advertising department.“Our PR agency Burson Marsteller made an inquiry about sponsored packages (of
Aug. 6, 2013
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‘LG attempted to buy reviews for new phone’
LG Electronics Inc. had attempted to pay for favorable reviews of its new smartphone model LG G2, a potentially compromising revelation that could taint the long-anticipated product launch of the South Korean tech company, a tech news website said Monday.John Giggs of TechCrunch claimed that he recently received an email from a member of LG’s Korean PR agency Burson Marsteller, asking for a review of the LG G2 in exchange for an unspecified amount of money.Giggs said the offer included an in-dep
Aug. 6, 2013
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More earthquakes hit Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula has become more prone to earthquakes with the number of tremors soaring nearly 55 percent over the past three years, the state weather agency said Monday.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, a total of 65 quakes were observed in the first seven months of this year, up 54.8 percent from 42 for all of 2010.This year‘s figure compares with 52 in 2011 and 56 in 2012, the weather agency said, adding that the final tally for this year, if this trend continues, may
Aug. 5, 2013
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Ministry to invest W1.6b in satellite program
The government vowed on Monday to invest 1.6 billion won ($ 1.43 million) over the next three years to nurture qualified professionals in the satellite industry.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has partnered with the Satellite Technology Research Center of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology to jointly develop new training courses for selected postgraduate students and researchers. The ministry said it was seeking to increase manpower in the space industry from rou
Aug. 5, 2013
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Samsung appeals ITC ruling on Apple’s patent infringement
In yet another twist in a series of patent wars with Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, has submitted an appeal of a June ruling by a U.S. agency which said the iPhone maker was not infringing upon some of the South Korean company‘s patents, industry sources said Monday.Samsung’s appeal in the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit came as U.S. President Barack Obama last week issued a veto on a patent ruling by the International Trade Commission tha
Aug. 5, 2013
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After Higgs breakthrough, CERN readies for next cosmic quest
A year ago, the world's largest particle collider made one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science, identifying what is believed to be the Higgs Boson -- the long-sought maker of mass.Today, its computer screens are dark, the control desks unstaffed and the giant, supercooled tunnel empty of the crashing proton beams whose snapshots of the Big Bang helped flush out the elusive particle.But the silence is an illusion.Behind the scenes, work is pushing ahead to give the vast machine
Aug. 5, 2013
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Japanese rocket takes supplies, robot to station
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japan launched a cargo-carrying rocket Sunday loaded with supplies for the crew of the International Space Station, along with a small robot meant as a companion for one of the country’s astronauts.The H-2B rocket blasted off from the southern island of Tanegashima at 4:48 a.m. local time, images broadcast by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency showed.According to JAXA the launch had gone to plan.“The HTV4 module has separated from the rocket as scheduled and continues its journ
Aug. 4, 2013
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Gravitational tide the secret of Saturn’s moon
PARIS (AFP) ― Enceladus, a white moon of Saturn with ice-spewing volcanoes, owes its strangeness to tides of gravitational forces exerted by its mother, a study said. Discovered in 1789 by William Herschel, Enceladus measures only 504 kilometers across yet is one of the great oddities of the solar system. Its surface is a gorgeous white shell of ice, rather than asteroid-pocked rock and dust, and the surface is pristine except for a network of fractures near its south pole. These cracks ― dubbed
Aug. 4, 2013
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Samsung may release latest phablet next month
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, may roll out its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 3, at a trade show next month, industry sources said Friday.According to the sources, Samsung is planning to showcase the phablet ahead of or during the IFA Berlin to be held from Sept. 6 to 11.Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, respectively, in 2011 and 2012, at the industrial fair.Specifications on the device were not immediately known, but the phablet will run on th
Aug. 2, 2013