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Qoo10 liquidity crisis sparks massive complaints, fears of wider damage
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Yoon urges municipalities to embrace foreigners
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S. Korea to consent to Japan's Sado mines gaining World Heritage status: official
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Korea unveils tax reform bill to spur economy
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Actor’s excessive airport security sparks probe into human rights violations
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Actor Yoo Ah-in accused of sexual attack
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Man who let his father die due to financial difficulties to be released on parole
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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LG Electronics achieves record earnings in Q2
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Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths
A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study has found.Many doctors recommend a more complete test ― colonoscopy ― but many people refuse that costly, unpleasant exam. The new study shows that the simpler test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, can be a good option. Although it may seem similar to having a mammogram on just one breast, experts say that even a partial bowel exam is better than none.As o
May 24, 2012
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Born to run barefoot? Some end up injured
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three weeks of switching over, he was clocking six miles on the road.During a training run with a friend along a picturesque bike path near downtown Minneapolis, Carter suddenly stopped, unable to take another step. His right foot seared in pain. “It w
May 24, 2012
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Coffee’s effects on the body
Caffeine is a substance found in food and pharmaceutical products that exerts various biological effects on the body. About 3/4 of the caffeine that we consume comes from coffee. Coffee made from coffee beans contains the highest level of caffeine and one cup of black coffee has approximately 103-112mg of caffeine. A single cup of the instant coffee commonly consumed in Korea contains approximately 60 mg of caffeine. Assuming that one cup of coffee contains two teaspoons of ground coffee, a sing
May 24, 2012
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What to know about generic Viagra
As the main patent for Viagra has expired, generic versions of the “blue magic pill” are expected to rush into pharmacies. The release of generics is expected to give wider and easier access to treatment for people suffering from erectile dysfunction, since prices are expected to be far lower than for the original drugs. According to the Korea Food and Drug Administration, a total of 28 generics produced by 15 domestic pharmaceutical companies have passed bioequivalence tests and are awaiting re
May 24, 2012
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Kitten freed after getting her head stuck in tire
A 10-week-old kitten that got her head stuck in a car wheel was rescued after one hour of struggle. The stray cat was discovered by a man living in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, who heard a desperate meowing and contacted one of the U.K.’s animal welfare charities, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Rescuers from the RSPCA tried to pull her out of the spare tire but failed. “I t
May 24, 2012
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Ohio man's fossil find in Kentucky stumps experts
(AP photo)Experts are trying to figure out what a fossil dubbed "Godzillus" used to be.The 150-pound fossil recovered last year in northern Kentucky is more than 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. To the untrained eye, it looks like a bunch of rocks or a concrete blob. Experts are trying to determine whether it was an animal, mineral or a form of plant life from a time when the Cincinnati region was und
May 24, 2012
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Babies of smoking moms get help from vitamin C
Pulmonary function of babies born to women who smoked during pregnancy was significantly improved if the women took vitamin C, U.S. researchers say.Dr. Cindy McEvoy, associate professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital, said the study involved newborns of 159 smokers and randomized them to daily vitamin C -- 500 milligrams or placebo -- before 22
May 24, 2012
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Men's death risk rises in extramarital sex
So-called sudden coital death is more common when a man has sex with a mistress outside than when he had sex with his wife, researchers in Italy said.(MCT)Dr. Alessandra Fisher of the University of Florence and colleagues reviewed existing research on the context in which men experience sudden death during or after sex.They found both fatal and non-fatal heart attacks were relatively rare when a m
May 24, 2012
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Japan’s April trade deficit grows to $6.5b
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japan logged a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of 520.3 billion yen ($6.5 billion) in April as higher energy costs pushed up imports, the finance ministry said Wednesday.The deficit was larger than a shortfall of 477.7 billion yen registered in April 2011, a month after Japan was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami which battered the world’s third-largest economy.It was also bigger than the 470 billion yen deficit expected by economists.Exports in April rose 7.9 percent from a
May 23, 2012
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KT provides ‘3W plus LTE’ network services at Yeosu Expo
Visitors experience KT’s ‘Olleh’ anytime, anywhere in YeosuKT is pulling out all the stops to make sure visitors to the Yeosu Expo have access to high-speed Internet anywhere they go during the three-month event.The Korean mobile carrier, chosen as the international event’s main telecommunications service provider, has implemented the “3W plus LTE” strategy for the Expo. This refers to providing the fastest-ever wireless services in 3G WCDMA, Wibro and WiFi as “3W,” as well as long-term evolutio
May 23, 2012
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Samsung increases its share in China’s smartphone market
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. boosted its share of the Chinese smartphone market in the first quarter, retaining the top-vendor status, a report showed Wednesday.According to the report by Woori Investment and Securities Co., Samsung claimed an estimated 28 percent of the Chinese smartphone market in the January-March period, up from 24 percent three months earlier.Samsung’s sales volume in the Chinese smartphone market, the world’s biggest, grew to 9
May 23, 2012
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Korea urged to shift IT focus to software
South Korea should focus on cultivating software talents and relax regulations on the information and communication industry if it wants to survive in the fast-changing global IT industry, a presidential council reported Tuesday.The President’s Council on National ICT Strategies made the suggestions during a report to President Lee Myung-bak, stressing that South Korea, once considered an IT power due to its advanced hardware technologies, is fast losing ground in what is now a software-centered
May 23, 2012
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Google completes Motorola Mobility takeover
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Google closed Tuesday its $12.5 billion deal for Motorola Mobility, a key manufacturer of smartphones and other devices that puts the Internet giant in head-to-head competition with Apple.“The acquisition will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing,” the California-based Internet giant said in a statement.Chief executive Larry Page said Google was acquiring “a great American tech company, with a track record of ov
May 23, 2012
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Evernote powers up relationship with Korea
U.S. mobile app start-up opens local office in SeoulEvernote, a U.S. mobile app start-up, is diving into the Korean market to provide local support in Korean for local users and deepen relations with its developers, its chief executive said Wednesday.As an initial step, the California-based firm opened a Korean office in southern Seoul on Tuesday, following the establishment of a Beijing office last month, according to Phil Libin, founder and CEO of Evernote.“We come to Korea because we think Ko
May 23, 2012
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Vitamin C helps babies of smoking moms
Pulmonary function of babies born to women who smoked during pregnancy was significantly improved if the women took vitamin C, U.S. researchers say.Dr. Cindy McEvoy, associate professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital, said the study involved newborns of 159 smokers and randomized them to daily vitamin C -- 500 milligrams or placebo -- before 22
May 23, 2012
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Chances of nuclear accident put higher
Catastrophic nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima are more likely to happen than previously assumed, German researchers say. (MCT)Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz have calculated that given the operating hours of all civil nuclear reactors and the number of nuclear meltdowns that have occurred to date, such disasters may occur once every 10 to 20 years.Tha
May 23, 2012
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LG Display builds panel plant for Chinese market
LG Display has joined a project to build a joint venture panel plant for emerging Chinese LCD television makers in Guangzhou in southern China.Committing to its MOU signed in 2009 with Guangzhou officials, the Korean display panel manufacturing giant said Tuesday that the plant, to be equipped with eighth-generation lines, will be in full production in the second half of 2014. In 2009, LG Display signed a non-binding agreement to build such a plant in Guangzhou’s economic zone, which offers tax
May 22, 2012
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Metal-covered cloaked device “sees without being seen”
A scene from the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"To conceal an object, it might be common sense not to put it under shiny materials; but according to a study, that is exactly what one must do to make it invisible.U.S. scientists have developed a virtually invisible photodetector by covering it with reflective metal, Science Daily reported Monday.Researchers from Stanford University
May 22, 2012
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Web site offers 'girlfriends' for hire
A Florida university student who designed a Web site for men to pay women $5 to perform "girlfriend-like" tasks said he now has 1,600 users.Cody Krecicki, 22, a student at Edison State College in Fort Myers, said he was inspired by a girl in his class who was working multiple jobs to stay afloat while attending school and came up with Girlfriendforhire.com, the Naples (Fla.) Daily News reported Mo
May 22, 2012
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Kids absorb more electromagnetic waves: study
Children soak up more electromagnetic waves in certain frequencies than adults, a recent study suggests.According to the research results published Monday, more electromagnetic waves are taken in by children in and around the frequency band of 1000 MHz, which is used in FM broadcasting, and 1GHz, the frequency band of mobile telecommunication.Also, children who use their mobile phones often are more likely to develop Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the study said.The research team stat
May 21, 2012