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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Blood type may affect stroke risk, study finds
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Your blood type might affect your risk of stroke. People with AB and women with B were a little more likely to suffer one than people with O blood - the most common type, a study found.The research can’t prove such a link. But it fits with other work tying A, B and AB to more risk of blood clots in the legs and heart attacks. Blood type O also has been tied to an increased risk of bleeding, which implies less chance of clots, the cause of most strokes.“There’s increasing
Nov. 24, 2011
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MSD releases implantable contraceptive
Korea MSD released Implanon NTX, an implantable contraceptive for women. Implanon NXT is a radiopaque, non-biodegradable, progestagen-only, flexible implant preloaded in a sterile, disposable applicator. It contains 68 milligrams of etonogestrel and is effective for three years, According to the pharmaceutical, Implanon should be inserted just under the skin of the arm. It is removable and should be re-implanted when further contraceptive effect is needed. Those willing to be inserted with the d
Nov. 24, 2011
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Samgyetang highest-calorie restaurant dish
The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday disclosed the average nutritional value of some popular Korean restaurant dishes. According to its report on 130 foods, the highest in calories was “samgyetang” at 918 kcal in a serving of 1,000 grams of the chicken broth. It was followed by japchaebap, or fried rice with mixed vegetables and noodles, at 885 kcal; ganjjajang, or noodles served separately with black bean paste, at 825 kcal; jajangmyeon, noodles in black bean paste, at 797 kcal,
Nov. 24, 2011
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Microsoft president discusses cloud biz, data center in S. Korea
A Microsoft Corp. senior executive met South Korea‘s telecommunications regulator on Thursday to discuss ways to expand ties with South Korea by collaborating on new businesses that may include building a data center, government officials said.Jean Philippe Courtois, president of Microsoft’s international business, met Choi See-joong, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), in Seoul to talk about the U.S. company‘s investment opportunities in the country and measures to forge coll
Nov. 24, 2011
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Recipient doing well after first artificial windpipe graft
PARIS, Nov 24, 2011 (AFP) - The word's first artificial windpipe transplant has been such a success that a second operation has been carried out and a third is being planned, The Lancet reported on Thursday.Andemariam Teklesenbet Beyene, a 36-year-old Eritrean, is doing well after undergoing the gro
Nov. 24, 2011
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Molecular mechanism regulating wakefulness, sleep identified
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified an intracellular signaling enzyme that regulates the wake-sleep cycle, which could help lead to the development of more effective sleep aid medications. Subimal Datta, PhD, director and principle investig
Nov. 24, 2011
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KT gets green light to end 2G service
The Korea Communications Commission granted KT Corp. permission to end its feature phone service beginning on Dec. 8 on Wednesday.The state telecom regulator said KT will have two weeks to inform its existing 159,000 feature phone users by at least two different methods -- including mail -- that the
Nov. 23, 2011
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BPA spikes 1,200 percent after eating canned soup: study
WASHINGTON, Nov 22, 2011 (AFP) - People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday.The randomized study, described as "one of the first to quantify BPA levels
Nov. 23, 2011
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Samsung in final talks for Google TV: president Yoon
Nov. 22, 2011
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ZTE plans 2 billion yuan center for China Unicom e-books
ZTE Corp., China’s second-largest phone-equipment maker, plans to invest 2 billion yuan ($314 million) in a facility to support China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.’s e-book service.The Internet center in Changsha will be expanded over the next three years to more than 1,000 workers from 300 now, ZTE Vice President Yu Yifang said in an e-mail to Bloomberg News Tuesday. The center will support the WoReading service that China Unicom started in April, he said.ZTE sees “very big potential” in winning comp
Nov. 22, 2011
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AMOLED output to surge 110% next year: report
Global production of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays is forecast to more than double in 2012 from this year, driven by smartphone and mobile demand, a market report said Tuesday. According to the report by IHS iSuppli, global shipments of AMOLED displays will jump 110 percent from this year and hit 154.7 million units in 2012. The market research firm estimated this year’s AMOLED shipments at 73.7 million units, a 55 percent growth from the previous year.AMOLED displ
Nov. 22, 2011
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AIDS-related deaths slashed by treatment: UN
A significant expansion in access to treatment helped slash the number of AIDS-related deaths in 2010, bringing the number of people living with HIV to a record 34 million, the United Nations said Monday."We are on the verge of a significant breakthrough in the AIDS response," said Michel Sidibe, ex
Nov. 22, 2011
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Apple wins patent fight with HTC at U.S. agency
HTC Corp.’s loss in a patent infringement case against Apple Inc. casts doubt on its decision to spend $300 million to buy S3 Graphics Co. to boost its chances of a licensing deal to end the dispute. The U.S. International Trade Commission said yesterday that S3 Graphics’s patent rights weren’t viol
Nov. 22, 2011
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Scientists create light from vacuum
Nov. 21, 2011
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Forgetting why you entered a room studied
Nov. 21, 2011
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Metal 100 times lighter than Styrofoam created
Nov. 20, 2011
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Research firm: Amazon sells $199 tablet at a loss
NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, a research firm said Friday. That's $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it.The analysis by IHS indicates that Amazon is, at least initially, selling the tablet at a loss that it hopes to co
Nov. 20, 2011
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Scientists: Faster-than-light finding still holds
GENEVA (AP) -- The chances have risen that Einstein was wrong about a fundamental law of the universe.Scientists at the world's biggest physics lab said Friday they have ruled out one possible error that could have distorted their startling measurements that appeared to show particles traveling fast
Nov. 20, 2011
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Samsung to sell multitouch tables
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest supplier of TVs and liquid crystal display panels, said Friday that it has begun to receive orders in 23 countries for its multitouch table displays, as the company has recently been trying to woo corporate customers.Jointly developed with Microsoft Corp., the 40-inch display “SUR40,” a big-size table with a multitouch screen, can be installed in airports, banks, hotels and other venues, according to Samsung. The LCD screen on top of the table recogni
Nov. 18, 2011
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Amazon may be planning smartphone: Citi analysts
Amazon, which began shipping a tablet computer this week, may be eyeing the smartphone market.Citigroup said in a research note published on Thursday that it believes the Seattle-based online retail giant plans to launch a smartphone next year."Based on our supply chain channel checks in Asia led by
Nov. 18, 2011