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Korean battery makers brace for impact of US election
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[Photo news] Rally against first couple
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$200m a year, 700,000 tons of rice, space tech: The deal for North Korea in joining Russia’s war
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Who is writer of Hybe's controversial internal report?
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[Weekender] Welcome to S. Korea’s first ‘vegan village’
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Rose makes history as 'APT.' claims No. 2 on British Official chart
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[Photo news] LGBT festival in Incheon
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Scandal-hit ex-lawmaker denies corruption claims as pressure on Yoon mounts
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Temperatures to significantly drop from Monday
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Will South Korea go back to banning phones in classrooms?
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Samsung wins over Apple in Japan case
Tokyo court rules Samsung did not infringe on Apple invention for synchronizing music and video data with serversA Tokyo court ruled on Friday in favor of Samsung Electronics, saying the Korean company did not infringe on an Apple patent related to transferring media content from computers to smartphones and tablets.The ruling is the latest in a global court battle between the two tech behemoths over patents used in mobile devices after the U.S. crucial ruling last week that dealt a blow to Sams
Aug. 31, 2012
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Internet addiction may have genetic link
Internet addiction may have a molecular basis, German researchers say, linked to a genetic variation that also plays a major role in nicotine addiction.Researchers at the University of Bonn studying people and their Internet habits found a significant number who exhibit problematic behavior, where all their thoughts revolve around the Internet during the day and they feel their well-being is sever
Aug. 31, 2012
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Baltic sea object is only a glacial deposit, experts say
A ‘mysterious’ object, which was found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea last year and aroused far-fetched speculation is just a glacial deposit from thousands of years ago, Swedish scientists said.Volker Brüchert, associate professor of geology at Stockholm University said in a interview with local media that there was nothing mysterious about the object that was discovered by the Ocean X team.“What has been generously ignored by the Ocean X team is that most of the samples they brought up from t
Aug. 31, 2012
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Samsung wins over Apple in Japan patent ruling
A Japanese court on Friday found Apple Inc.‘s patent infringement claim on Samsung Electronics Co. invalid, giving an upper hand to the South Korean company that suffered a crushing defeat in a U.S. jury verdict delivered last week.In a preliminary session, the Tokyo District Court ruled Samsung didn’t infringe on Apple‘s technology on transferring media contents from computers to smartphones and tablets.The patent is one of the two intellectual properties the iPhone maker addressed in its Augus
Aug. 31, 2012
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Surgery for fighting obesity
For severely obese people, gastric bypass surgery can be the surest, and the most cost-effective, way to weight loss, a new study found. Surgeries are expensive, but their long-term economic benefits, in terms of improvements in health and life quality, are greater than traditional weight-loss options such as diet, exercise and medication, the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency said in its recently released research. “They are costly, but far more effective in treating obesi
Aug. 30, 2012
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New diet craze: No food restrictions, so eat everything you want...every other day
“Alternate-day dieting” is when you gorge yourself with whatever you want to eat one day and eat only 500 calories the next day, according to news sources. This diet came into popularity the airing of a BBC documentary with health journalist Dr. Michael Mosley. In the feature, Mosley ate normally five days a week and only ate 600 calories the other two days. After a month, he lost 14 pounds and reduced his body fat by about 25 percent. The diet is now known as the 5/2 diet. Additionally, scienti
Aug. 30, 2012
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'Talking' brain found better at math
Mathematical calculation requires the two sides of the brain to "talk" to each other, U.S. scientists say, and the stronger the talk, the better the outcome.The research sheds light on the neural basis of human math abilities and suggests possible help for those who suffer from dyscalculia -- an inability to understand and manipulate numbers, the University of Texas at Dallas reported Wednesday.Pr
Aug. 30, 2012
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Math says Earth safe from asteroid
Russian scientists say recalculation of the path of a large asteroid named Apophis indicates a significantly low likelihood of a hazardous encounter with Earth.Researchers at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences have re-run the numbers on the asteroid, thought to be the size of two football fields, institute research fellow Viktor Shor said Wednesday.The orbit of Apophis, discovered in 2004, is slightly offset to that of Earth‘s, and astronomers have determined the aster
Aug. 30, 2012
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 2
Samsung Electronics Co., the world‘s top smartphone maker, on Thursday unveiled its latest Android platform-based Galaxy Note 2 at an European trade fair, grabbing the spotlight ahead of rival Apple Inc.’s new iPhone release.Samsung debuted the Galaxy Note 2 at the IFA trade show inBerlin on Wednesday (local time), with plans to release its latest “phablet” model in October. The phablet, a cross between a smartphone and a tablet computer, features larger displays than smartphones but are more po
Aug. 30, 2012
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Planet search moves to Antarctica
Chinese astronomers say they are using survey instruments in Antarctica to search actively for Earth-like planets that may sustain life.They installed the first of three Antarctic Survey Telescopes at Dome Argus, located at the highest elevation on the Antarctic continent, at the beginning of the year, China‘s official Xinhua news agency reported.They use satellite phones to give orders to and receive data from their unmanned survey instruments in the harsh environment but can only receive limit
Aug. 30, 2012
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Twin stars found with multiple planets
This scene from movie "Star Wars" shows a fictional planet Tatooine, which orbits two stars.U.S. astronomers say the Kepler planet-hunting mission found the first multi-planet solar system orbiting a binary star, bringing images of "Star Wars" to mind."It's Tatooine, right?" University of Texas at Austin astronomer Michael Endl said, referring to the fictional planet with twin suns in the popular
Aug. 30, 2012
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Vieworks further pushes for global leadership
Global No. 1 industrial camera maker eyes growth in OLED, X-ray markets Liquid crystal display manufacturing involves sophisticated technology.It also involves high-end inspection equipment and systems to make sure manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics can produce the world’s top quality LCDs.High-performance industrial cameras such as those made by Vieworks are crucial parts of such equipment that can detect even the tiniest flaws, unnoticeable to the human eye, before products are shipped
Aug. 29, 2012
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LG to release Optimus L9 globally
LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it plans to release the Optimus L9model globally starting next month in countries across Asia, Europe and North America.The Optimus L9, which is the fourth model in the Optimus-L lineup, supports smarter user experience features such as the “Q Translator,” which translates texts into 64 languages, according to LG.To use the feature, users can scan texts with the embedded camera, which will then be translated through dictionaries and online translation engines.T
Aug. 29, 2012
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Stress of poverty may last a lifetime
The stresses of poverty -- measured via stress hormones -- leads to impaired learning ability in children and may last a lifetime, U.S. researchers say.Clancy Blair of New York University said high levels of stress hormones influence the developing circuitry of children‘s brains, inhibiting such higher cognitive functions such as planning, impulse and emotional control, and attention known as executive function.Poverty stress resulting from crowded conditions, financial worry, a lack of adequate
Aug. 29, 2012
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Simple test can read your body clock
A simple blood test can reveal the state of a person's body clock and whether they are a night owl or a morning person, Japanese researchers say.Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers said two blood samples taken 12 hours apart showing the concentration of hormones and amino acids can reveal an individual's personal body time, the Los Angeles Times reported Mo
Aug. 29, 2012
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Save sports drinks for sports or exercise
Sports drinks shouldn't take the place of regular water intake unless a person is playing sports or exercising, a U.S. registered dietitian says. Brooke Schantz, a Loyola University Health System registered dietitian and certified specialist in sports dietetics, said sports drinks will help hydrate you, but the average healthy child, adolescent and adult doesn't need the extra carbohydrates and ca
Aug. 29, 2012
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Samsung moves to counter Apple’s injunction
Apple has filed a sales injunction on eight old smartphone models of Samsung Electronics to a U.S. federal court in San Jose, California, where a nine-member jury gave a verdict in favor of their local tech company.The eight are: Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 (AT&T), Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 (T-Mobile), Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail.Its sales ban request did not include Samsung’s latest flagship Galaxy S3 and tablet smartphone Galaxy Note.Apple’s move has largely bee
Aug. 28, 2012
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Second person dies of hantavirus after Yosemite visit
Yosemite National Park officials say a second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting the park earlier this summer.Spokesman Scott Gediman says health officials this weekend learned of a second death of a person who contracted hantavirus after visiting the park in June.There is one other confirmed case of the illness, and a fourth is being investigated.Park officials are war
Aug. 28, 2012
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Breast cancer recurrence upped by obesity
Obese women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with standard chemohormonal therapy had worse outcomes than non-obese counterparts, U.S. researchers say.Lead investigator Dr. Joseph Sparano of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York and therapeutics co-chair of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network Breast Committee and colleagues analyzed data from 6,885 women with stage 1 to stage 3 breast cancer.Th
Aug. 28, 2012
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Apple seeks sales ban on Samsung's eight products
Emboldened by a triumph in the first round of a U.S. patent suit against Samsung, Apple made a formal request Monday to a U.S. federal judge to ban the sales of eight products of the South Korean firm.Those are Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail, according to a list submitted to the Northern District Cou
Aug. 28, 2012