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Yoon apologizes for Busan's Expo bid failure; Mayor open to 2035 rebid
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AI robots to aid English education in Seoul schools
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Samsung promotes execs in 30s, 40s for future growth
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State-run body says 'cannot hire women' applicants
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As streaming services raise fees, some turn to illegal streaming sites
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4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Korea
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4.0 magnitude earthquake rattles Gyeongju, wakes Korea up
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Drug addiction treatment to be covered by national insurance
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Remaining BTS members to begin military service next month
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Seoul reviews scenarios for restoring guard posts in DMZ
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Quiet digital revolution under way in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- As his right hand grips the mouse, the physics major's eyes are fixed on a flat-screen monitor labeled with a red sticker reminding him the computer was a gift from Kim Jong Il.People work on library computers at the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is undergoing a digital revolution of sorts, even as it holds some of the strictest c
July 25, 2011
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Kakao Talk moving to launch internet call services
Competition is heating up between mobile messenger operators in Korea as Kakao Talk, the formidable smartphone application, appears to be developing its internet phone call services. Industry watchers said Sunday the venture firm has been recruiting engineers who have experience in mobile voiceover Internet protocol, technology that enables voice and multimedia communications between users via bro
July 24, 2011
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Tall people more likely to get cancer
Research suggests that tall people are at greater cancer risk as the likelihood of developing the disease rises by 16 percent for every extra 10cm in height in both sexes, the Telegraph reported.Dr. Jane Green and her colleagues, who published the finding in The Lancet Oncology, point to two reasons for such correlation.“One possible reason is fairly obvious -- tall people have more cells so there
July 24, 2011
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Fake Apple store opens in China; even employees are fooled
Amid increasing popularity of Steve Job’s products around the globe, fake Apple stores that pretend to be authentic are opening in China. A motorcyclist passes by a shop masquerading as a bona fide Apple store in downtown Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province. China (AP-Yonhap News)Not only did the stores in Kunming disguised themselves to be official retail chains, the products sold there
July 22, 2011
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Going into hospital far riskier than flying: WHO
July 22, 2011
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Power bloggers face tax probe
NTS faces legal roadblock to getting portals to offer info about bloggersThe National Tax Service said Thursday it has requested that the country’s major Internet portals provide the personal information of some 1,300 power bloggers on concerns they might be evading taxes. “Early this week, we have asked five to six blog operators including Naver, Daum and SK Communications to offer information ab
July 21, 2011
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20 percent of alcoholics are diabetic: study
Two out of every 10 alcoholics here suffer diabetes, too, recent research suggests. A study by Prof. Kim Dae-jin of the Catholic University on 226 male alcoholics from April-November 2009, saw 20.4 percent diagnosed with diabetes. The portion is twice that of non-alcoholics, the team said. Another 30.2 percent were diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance, which is perceived as a step before diab
July 21, 2011
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Free checkups to be given to multiracial children
The Korean Medicine Service Team Abroad, a group of young Oriental medical doctors, will be providing free medical examinations for children of multiethnic families through Sunday at the Seoul Character/Licensing Fair in Coex, Seoul. At the festival dedicated to children’s welfare and fun, the doctors will provide free examinations on atopic dermatitis, rhinitis and various allergic reactions. The
July 21, 2011
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Ewha hospital wins JCI accreditation
Ewha Womans University Medical Center earned accreditation from Joint Commission International on Monday. The hospital said it was tested on a total of 1,221 factors and passed. The JCI evaluation categories range from price to safety, hygiene, technology, facilities and more.The approval from the internationally acclaimed medical facility evaluation organization will allow the hospital to expand
July 21, 2011
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Common misconceptions about emergency care
In this modern era of information, medical information is something that is sought by everyone. This means that, not only are many patients and guardians well informed, they also actively seek information about diseases. However, it is difficult to learn about emergency conditions unless you have been subject to them. Song Keun-jeongCompared to other diseases, few people know about or understand
July 21, 2011
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How to stay healthy during summer heat
The sweltering heat after the three-week-long rain spell is bringing sleepless nights to most parts of the nation as the daytime temperature stays well above 33 degrees Celsius and the nighttime temperature remains at above 25 degrees Celsius on average. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment service, the number of people visiting medical facilities over heatstroke or sunstroke in
July 21, 2011
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Parents spy on their children via social networking sites
More than 55 percent of parents snoop on what their children are doing through social networking systems, the Daily Mail reported.According to the research conducted by computing company Bullguard Internet Security, about 40 percent of parents monitor their children’s status updates and posts on their wall.Social networking systems such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter have become widely popular w
July 21, 2011
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Lack of sperm coating plays role in infertility
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Scientists have found a new contributor to male infertility, a protein that is supposed to coat sperm to help them swim to an egg, unless that coating goes missing.About 20 percent of men may harbor gene mutations that leave their sperm coat-free and thus lower their fertility, an international research team reported Wednesday.Today's reproductive tests cannot spot the problem, s
July 21, 2011
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Tax agency investigates power bloggers
The National Tax Service said on Thursday it has requested the country’s major Internet portals such as Naver and Daum to provide personal information about some 1,300 influential bloggers.The tax agency’s move comes as a growing number of local bloggers with a large pool of readers get enmeshed in money-for-article scandals. Recently, a high-profile blogger who belongs to the country’s largest po
July 21, 2011
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Too much screen time? Experts might say you’re facing technology addiction
DALLAS ― Michael Decker is always reachable. The 42-year-old creative director from Dallas sleeps with his phone nearby on his nightstand. From when he wakes up and checks it until he sets it down before bed, his phone is constantly with him.“It’s an intrusion into your own private life,” he says. “It leads to burnout if you can never turn it off.”Decker, who owns an iPhone, a laptop and an iPad,
July 20, 2011
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Modern baby lives 20 years longer than those before WWII
Compared to the generation born before World War II, modern toddlers reportedly have a life expectancy of 20 years longer, according to a report by the Daily Mail. A nurse inspects a newborn baby at a nursery in a hospital in Taipei. (AFP-Yonhap News)Due to remarkable economic development and medical science, as well as healthier lifestyles and working conditions, average life expectancy is up to
July 20, 2011
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Sleep deprivation drives us mad
A new study revealed that people who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to blame others depending on the outcome as lack of sleep leads to skeptical and negative judgments, MSNBC reported. (MCT)Associate professor of psychology at the University of Arkansas, David Mastin presented the abstract of his research which linked sleepiness to alteration in people’s thoughts, at SLEEP 2011, the 25th a
July 20, 2011
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Samsung betting big on Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Electronics appeared to be full of confidence as it launched its second-generation tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, in Korea on Wednesday at the company’s headquarters in southern Seoul. (Samsung Electronics Co.)Shin Jong-kyun, chief of the global electronics company’s mobile business unit, pledged to sell more than five times more tablets than last year, despite the first Galaxy Tab not ha
July 20, 2011
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Korean consumers aim to take a bite out of Apple
Class action suit against U.S. giant set to be filed next month over location trackingKorea’s class action suit against Apple Inc. is taking shape as a team of lawyers from the Miraelaw law firm are gearing up to file thousands of suits together next month.So far, more than 23,000 people have taken part in the class action spearheaded by the law firm’s 36-year-old lawyer Kim Hyeong-seok.Kim was th
July 19, 2011
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Hacker group launches online social network
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Infamous hacker group Anonymous launched Monday its own social network after being rejected by Google's freshly-launched online community."Today we welcome you to begin anew," the hacker alliance said at the website anonplus.com, which it described as a platform to distribute information."Welcome to the Revolution -- a new social network where there is no fear... of censorsh
July 19, 2011
