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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Spring heralds start of allergy season
DETROIT ― Te’nika Prince knew spring had arrived when her nose started running and her eyes got puffy and her head hurt and she felt miserable.She has been struggling with allergies her entire life.“I would have to keep tissue with me all the time,” says Prince, 35, of Westland, Michigan. “When it starts, you don’t want to do anything. You just want to lie around.”For several years, Prince has not
TechnologyApril 28, 2011
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SNU Hospital goes global
Top university hospital reaches out to foreignersWhen Seoul National University Hospital opened its cancer center last month, it was the beginning of another renaissance for the hospital that has arguably ruled the country’s medical field for more than half a decade. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including 165 sickbeds, 15 specified sectors, educational facilities and a clinical test d
TechnologyApril 28, 2011
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Baldness-busting bot helps men keep their hair
Good news for those who are losing hair day by day: A robot that brings your follicles back to life is now ready for sale. (MCT)The machine called Artas System, which identifies and harvests follicular units, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for commercial use. Its developer, Restoration Robotics, claims that it can extract 750 to 1000 follicles per hour, an upgraded ve
TechnologyApril 28, 2011
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2-year-old prodigy learns everything from iPhone
A 2-year-old reportedly memorized massive amount of information from his parents’ iPhone, including all the 44 U.S. presidents in order.Rockford Ramierz from California is able to name all American states and capitals and all the countries in the world, the Daily Mail reported. His reading skill is also way above his peers.The secret of the genius child was iPhone, according to his parents. They s
TechnologyApril 28, 2011
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Korean mobile carriers to release Apple's iPad 2 this week
SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp., the two largest mobile carriers in South Korea, said Thursday that they will launch the iPad 2, Apple Inc.'s latest version of its tablet computer, this week in the local market. Models show iPad 2, Apple's latest version of its tablet computer in Seoul, Thursday.(Yonhap)SK Telecom and KT said they will both start selling the iPad 2 tablet computer starting Friday.The
TechnologyApril 28, 2011
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FSS to claw back insider savings bank withdrawals
The nation’s top financial watchdog said Wednesday that it will retrieve deposits withdrawn improperly at Busan Savings Bank right before the agency suspended its businesses.The Financial Supervisory Service took the action a day after President Lee Myung-bak ordered a thorough probe into allegations that relatives and friends of employees at some savings banks withdrew deposits on the eve their o
April 28, 2011
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Apple denies iPhones store user location
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc. denied Wednesday that iPhones store a record of their users' movements for up to a year and blamed privacy concerns partly on a misunderstanding. A data file publicized by security researchers last week doesn't store users' locations, but a list of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers in their general area, the company said. It promised software fixes to address concerns
TechnologyApril 27, 2011
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Korean Air introduces premium in-flight services
By Cho Ji-hyunKorean Air, the country’s largest air carrier, introduced a number of new services on Wednesday, including an upgraded menu on some routes and a new cosmetic skin care set, in a bid to enhance its in-flight services.At a press event in Incheon, the company said it will upgrade the in-flight menu for economy seat passengers beginning in June, serving a healthier meal option -- salmon
IndustryApril 27, 2011
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Bioethics body approves first embryonic stem cell test
A clinical test using embryonic stem cells was approved for the first time in Korea on Wednesday. The National Bioethics Committee said it had approved CHA Bio & Diostech’s request to conduct a clinical test using embryonic stem cell in treating macular degeneration which can lead to sight loss. The test in particular will be conducted to prove the stem cells’ effect on Stargardt’s Macular Dystr
TechnologyApril 27, 2011
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Chaebol seethe at Seoul’s control drive
The country’s corporate giants appeared to be inwardly seething over the latest remarks from a presidential aide who said public funds should play a bigger role in promoting corporate governance by more proactively exercising their shareholder rights.Samsung Electronics, which Kwak Seung-jun mentioned as one company that needs to see more of its shareholders taking control, refused to comment, say
April 27, 2011
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Business sentiment up for May
South Korea’s business sentiment for May rose from a month ago on expectations about solid economic growth at home and abroad, a poll showed Wednesday.The monthly Business Survey Index (BSI) for the upcoming month came in at 104.3, compared with 98.4 a month earlier, according to the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the country’s leading business lobby.A reading below 100 means pessimists ou
April 27, 2011
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Ulleung Island in East Sea to be zero-carbon area
By Choi He-suk Ulleung Island in the East Sea will be established as a zero-carbon island where most energy requirements are met by renewable sources, according to a government plan released Wednesday.As such, the government will draw up comprehensive plans to turn Ulleung Island into a “green island” that surpasses Denmark’s Samso Island in terms of renewable energy uses, the Ministry of Knowledg
April 27, 2011
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Hyundai Heavy’s packaged power stations go online in Japan
By Choi He-sukThe packaged power stations Hyundai Heavy Industries provided to Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operations Wednesday.Developed by Hyundai Heavy, a packaged power station is a piece of diesel-fueled power generating equipment contained within a 40-feet long container.The world’s largest shipyard sent over four packaged power stations to Japan after TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear po
IndustryApril 27, 2011
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Controversy to elevate on location-based service bill
By Cho Ji-hyunThe government has approved a plan to relax the regulations on cellphone location-based services amid rising public calls for better state privacy protection measures.The Cabinet endorsed Tuesday a revised regulation on protection and use of location information, which aims to give more room and flexibility for location-based service operators. According to the bill, service provider
April 27, 2011
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POSCO expands fair trade, shared growth programs
Industry and goverment officials including POSCO chief executive Chung Joon-yang (fourth from left, front row), Fair Trade Commission Chairman Kim Dong-soo (fifth from left, front row) and head of the Commission on Shared Growth for Large and Small Companies Chung Un-chan (sixth from left, front row) at POSCO’s office in Seoul after the steelmaker and subsidiaries signed an agreement to promote fa
IndustryApril 27, 2011
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Buying power weakens despite GDP growth
By Kim Yon-seKorean consumers’ purchasing power has weakened on average even though the economy sustained its pace of growth during the first quarter, a Bank of Korea report showed Wednesday.The central bank said the country saw its growth rate of gross domestic product post 4.2 percent in the first quarter on a year-on-year basis and 1.4 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis.But the gross domesti
April 27, 2011
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Korean Air introduces premium services
Korean Air, the country’s top air carrier, introduced a number of new services on Wednesday, including an upgraded menu on some routes and a new cosmetic skin care set, in a bid to enhance its in-flight services. Heather Cho (fourth from left), senior vice president at Korean Air and DAVI’s chairman Carlo Mondavi (third from left) after featuring a new amenity cosmetic skin care set for business a
IndustryApril 27, 2011
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Prices of DRAM chips remain below $1: report
Prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices rose marginally in the second half of this month but stayed below the $1 level, an industry report showed Wednesday, casting doubts on the prospect for their quick recovery.The contract price of the benchmark DDR3 1-gigabit 128Mx8 1066-megahertz device rose 1.03 percent from the first half of this month to $0.98 in the second half, according to
IndustryApril 27, 2011
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Foreign life insurers take up 17% of Korean market
Foreign life insurance companies operating in South Korea claimed 16.9 percent of the local market in terms of assets last year, industry data showed Wednesday.The combined assets of the nine foreign life insurers reached 68.9 trillion won ($63.8 billion) as of the end of 2010, according to the data. However, the figure is dwarfed by the 408.4 trillion won in total assets held by the three leading
April 27, 2011
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Q1 auto exports to Eastern Europe surge
South Korea’s automobile exports to Eastern Europe rose sharply in the first three months of this year thanks to an economic recovery in the region, a local automobile association said Wednesday. During the January-March period, South Korean car makers’ auto exports to Eastern Europe, including Russia, reached 72,393 units, compared with 37,670 units a year earlier, according to the Korea Automobi
IndustryApril 27, 2011