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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Samsung Asia’s most valued tech brand
Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest chip and smartphone maker, has become Asian consumers’ most valued brand, surpassing long-time favorite Sony and Samsung’s closest smartphone rival Apple.Citing a survey of 4,800 people in 12 Asian countries by research firm Nielsen and magazine Campaign Asia-Pacific, U.S. broadcaster CNBC reported that Samsung Electronics has climbed to the top this year, from second place in branding last year. “The brand’s focus on high visibility marketing and adverti
July 6, 2012
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A weekend to detox
Detox juices, stretching and medical check-ups can help cleanse organs, achieve mental clarity and perhaps even weight lossSay goodbye to our friends, samgyeopsal and soju, this weekend. If you constantly feel heavy, low and depressed, your body is probably sending you a signal that it wants to rid itself of all the toxins it has been accumulating. However, “how” is a big question.Often touted by celebrities, detox drinks or diet cleanses have risen in popularity. The “Lemon Detox Diet” is one e
July 6, 2012
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Star pair orbits surprise astronomers
Astronomers using a British telescope in Hawaii say they've seen four pairs of stars, known as binaries, that orbit each other closer than was thought possible.While binary stars are common, believed to have formed close together and orbiting each other since birth, it was always thought that if binary stars form too close to each other, they would quickly merge into one single, bigger star.Observ
July 6, 2012
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South Korea plans to resume whaling for research
South Korea plans to resume hunting whales for research purposes, officials said Thursday, drawing immediate protests from non-whaling nations and environment groups that suspect the plans may be a cover for commercial whaling.South Korean officials conveyed the plan to the International Whaling Commission during an IWC meeting this week in Panama, according to Seoul's Ministry for Food, Agricultu
July 6, 2012
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SKT succeeds in testing new LTE-Advanced technology
SK Telecom, Korea’s biggest mobile carrier, has successfully tested a new technology for the development of its Long Term Evolution-Advanced, the next generation of 4G LTE.The company said Thursday that it has collaboratively demonstrated the enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination, or eICIC, alongside global communication chip maker Qualcomm and telecommunication equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks.EICIC, which helps to reduce interference between different layers of long-range and sho
July 5, 2012
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LG consortium wins big order for solar project
LG Electronics further eyes solar projects for growthLG Electronics said that it has won a large order to supply its solar modules in a solar plant project in Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province.Korea’s second-largest consumer electronics company joined a consortium led by its affiliate LG CNS, a system integrator, and won a bid launched by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power to construct a 10.9-megawatt solar power plant. LG CNS will oversee the construction of the plant, which is planned to be completed
July 5, 2012
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Galaxy S3 LTE set on sale
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will launch its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone operating on the fourth-generation long-term evolution network in its home turf next week.The world’s top mobile phone maker said the LTE model will be available through all three local mobile carriers starting Monday, two weeks after the third-generation version of the latest Galaxy series phone was released locally.Samsung said the new model, powered by an LTE network and a quad-core processor, enables enhan
July 5, 2012
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Athletes’ deaths in workouts prompt new guidelines
CHICAGO (AP) ― The most dangerous time for amateur athletes may not be during the heat of the game or even in rigorous practices. A total of 21 college football players have collapsed and died during conditioning workouts since 2000 - many on the first few days, when even the fittest players are often pushed too hard.There’s little regulation of these sessions, and coaches “just run willy-nilly” trying to make men out of boys, said athletic trainer Douglas Casa. “A lot of them are not focused on
July 5, 2012
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Surgeon makes headway on lung cancer
PHILADELPHIA ― During a grueling operation early last year, when the intractable 5-pound tumor seemed to mock his skills, thoracic surgeon Joseph S. Friedberg felt buoyed by what he and his scrub-suited crew had already achieved.The University of Pennsylvania team battles pleural mesothelioma, a rare, ferocious, incurable type of lung cancer.Typically, patients die within a year of diagnosis. Yet more than two years after treatment at Penn, 27 out of 38 patients ― 71 percent ― were still alive,
July 5, 2012
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Early full-term babies may face later school woes
CHICAGO (AP) ― Even for infants born full-term, a little more time in the womb may matter.The extra time results in more brain development, and a study suggests perhaps better scores on academic tests, too.Full-term is generally between 37 weeks and 41 weeks; newborns born before 37 weeks are called premature and are known to face increased chances for health and developmental problems.The children in the study were all full-term, and the vast majority did fine on third-grade math and reading te
July 5, 2012
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Rabies
1. What is rabies?Rabies, also known as hydrophobia or mad dog disease, occurs when the nervous system becomes infected with the rabies virus. It is a communicable disease between men and warm-blooded animals. Rabies is a contagious disease, fitting into the third prevention category of the officially designated communicable diseases and the first Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control Law. When animals are infected with this disease, it is called rabies, and when people are infected, it is
July 5, 2012
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Are you vaccinated?
Summer is a good time to travel abroad. According to Statistics Korea, the number of outbound travelers in July and August 2010 marked 2.27 million, about 20 percent of the annual global trotters. But not many people are aware that they could be subject to various infectious diseases, with some quite serious. Vaccination makes some of these illnesses preventable to some degree. Taking into account that two weeks is needed for inoculation to take effect, now may be the right time for summer holid
July 5, 2012
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Living alone ups death risk from 45 to 80
An study of stable outpatients at risk of or with coronary disease found those ages 45-80 who lived alone had an increased risk of death, U.S. researchers say.Dr. Jacob A. Udell of Brigham and Women‘s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined whether living alone was associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular risk in a global study involving 44,573 people --
July 5, 2012
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Seabirds studied for clues to human aging
Canadian researchers say they're studying diving seabirds in Hudson Bay to better understand the aging process.Brunnich's guillemots reach their 30s and then die quickly and suddenly, showing few signs of aging prior to death.The guillemots, which look similar to penguins, expend substantial energy when diving. Researchers say their high metabolism and frequent dives should produce oxidative stres
July 5, 2012
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Seoul pushes for drinking ban in parks
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it is pushing to ban drinking in public parks starting next year to enhance public health and reduce disturbances. The municipal government said it submitted to the land ministry last month a proposal of revising relevant law to prohibit drinkingin the city's 2,000-odd parks.Smoking is not allowed in public parks according to law, but no similar rule
July 5, 2012
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Korea Herald launches Android application
The Korea Herald, the country’s top English-language newspaper in offline and online circulation, launched Tuesday a new application for Android smartphones.The app offers the e-paper, real-time news and English education content including video lectures by popular English teacher Lee Bo-young. The app also features translations of selected Korea Herald articles and audio narration.Potential subscribers can avail themselves of a free trial before purchase.The app, created using the latest HTML5,
July 5, 2012
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SKT opens center for cloud computing
Company vows to further strengthen its cloud and big data businessSK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier, has opened the first center in the country for monitoring cloud computing data and protection systems for enterprises.The company said Wednesday that it has established the cloud monitoring center within its Cloud Data Center in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, where it will run 24 hours a day throughout the year.The establishment of the center comes after SK Telecom launched the T Cloud Biz se
July 4, 2012
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Apple will debut mini iPad this year: sources
Apple Inc. plans to debut a smaller, cheaper iPad by year-end, two people with knowledge of the plans said, to help maintain dominance of the tablet market as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. prepare competing handheld devices. The new model will have a screen that’s 7 inches to 8 inches diagonally, less than the current 9.7-inch version, said the people, who asked not to be identified because Apple hasn’t made its plans public. The product, which Apple may announce by October, won’t have the hig
July 4, 2012
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Micron’s Elpida purchase to challenge Samsung
Micron Technology Inc.’s 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion) purchase of bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc. will give the U.S. company a stronger foundation to challenge Samsung Electronics Co. in the market for memory used in computers and mobile devices. “We can see so many synergies and so many opportunities to really become a much stronger competitor in the memory space,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Durcan said in a Bloomberg Television interview today. “While we’re not quite as big
July 4, 2012
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Higgs-like particle found in 'milestone' for mankind
(MCT)After a quest spanning nearly half a century, physicists on Wednesday said they had found a new sub-atomic particle consistent with the Higgs boson which is believed to confer mass.Rousing cheers and a standing ovation broke out at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) after scientists presented data in their long search for the mysterious particle.The new find is "consistent
July 4, 2012