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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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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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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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Obama to set fuel standard goal
IndustryJuly 28, 2011
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U.S. eyes debt compromise under deadline squeeze
IndustryJuly 28, 2011
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Asia faces rising price pressures: ADB
Asian economies’ growth slowdown, inflation concerns remainAsian policy makers need to tackle rising inflationary pressures in their economies even as global growth weakens, the Asian Development Bank said. The region can use monetary and fiscal policies as well as exchange rates to ease price pressure, the Manila-based lender said in its Asia Economic Monitor report Thursday. Asian economies also
IndustryJuly 28, 2011
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K-water head reappointed
Kim Kuen-ho, chief executive of the Korea Water Resources Corp., will retain the office for another year, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said Tuesday.The ministry said it received approval from President Lee Myung-bak for its request that Kim be reappointed for an additional year. His three-year term expired Wednesday. Kim Kuen-hoThe decision reflects the ministry’s efforts t
IndustryJuly 28, 2011
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35m Cyworld, Nate users’ information hacked
SK Communications Co. said on Thursday that personal information of its 35 million online users has been hacked, marking South Korea’s worst online security breach and sparking fears that the leak could lead to massive online and voice scams in coming weeks. (Yonhap News)“The company has confirmed that a leak of customers’ information has taken place due to hacking on July 26,” SK said in a state
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Venereal diseases in elderly women on rise
Venereal disease among the elderly population is rising, the Ministry of Health and Welfare revealed Monday.According to the National Health Insurance Corporation, a ministry affiliate, the number of people treated for various venereal diseases marked 352,000 in 2010, up 19,000 from four years ago. Women outnumbered men: Female patients marked 249,000 compared to 102,000 men. The rate of increase
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Leukemia patient’s lung transplant
Doctors at Gangnam Severance Hospital successfully transplanted a pair of lungs to a leukemia patient for the first time in Korea, the medical center said Tuesday.Dr. Paik Hyo-chae and Dr. Haam Seok-jin of the hospital said the patient, a 21-year-old male, received the operation in September last year and is recovering. The man had received a bone marrow transplant in June 2008 when his lungs show
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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First name tag on tooth developed
A group of doctors here has developed a special marker that can be stuck onto teeth for identification. A patent has been filed for the marker.According to Dental Leaders Club, the “tooth label” is made of “inlay,” a material to fill in cavities, and is stuck to the face of a back tooth. There, the name, national identification number as well as emergency contact are written. “Inlay is quite solid
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Focus on osteoporosis
Her face told me immediately that something was not right. My mother-in-law is usually cheerful and enthusiastic to greet us when we visit her home for the holidays, but this time her voice was feeble and her face was darkened by a smothered grimace. Then I noticed the limp and her hand bracing her back. “Mother, what happened?” I asked.“Oh, I fell two days ago. I slipped as I stepped down from th
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Once 420 pounds, man cut his weight in half by cycling
LEXINGTON, Kentucky ― Five years ago, Bill Cole weighed 420 pounds, had little strength and less endurance, and generally avoided physical exercise.Cole, 49, is a Lexington real estate consultant. Before that, he taught sociology at the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University.“I was born with some foot problems and had a bunch of surgeries, which kind of gave me an excuse not to be ac
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Kids increasingly facing grown-up illnesses like eating disorders, obesity
DALLAS ― Are kids growing up too fast?Dr. Michelle Fowers says too many are.“I think all the time about kids with grown-up illnesses,” says Fowers, a pediatrician at Baylor Medical Center in Irving, Texas.Societal pressures, poor nutrition, and inadequate or too narrowly focused exercise are causing serious health problems for kids, experts say. These problems include obesity, high blood pressure
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Prevent stomach cancer with food
A malignant tumor in the stomach, gastric cancer, is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Korea. According to the National Health Insurance Corporation, 29,418 people were newly registered as gastric cancer patients in 2010, taking up almost 10 percent of the 218,884 new cancer patients that year.The high prevalence of gastric cancer here is due to Koreans’ diet pattern, said Dr. Lee Ju-ho of E
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Insurers brace for rain-triggered car claims
South Korean non-life insurers are bracing themselves for a spike in car insurance claims relating to damage from the record downpours that pounded the capital area, sources said Thursday.Torrential rains have battered Seoul and the surrounding regions since Tuesday, placing thousands of vehicles under water and triggering landslides and flash floods that killed at least 41 people.The Financial Su
July 28, 2011
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Study finds no cancer link with kids, cellphones
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A European study concludes a few years of cellphone use did not raise children's risks of brain cancer.Repeated studies in adults have been reassuring, too, although an arm of the World Health Organization said this spring that there is a possibility cellphones pose a risk. Moms are photographed at Hall's Calabasas, California home, where they run a business designing "apps" for
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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S. Korea's current account hits 8-month high in June
South Korea's current account surplus hit an eight-month high in June on record exports, the central bank said Thursday, showing that overseas shipments are humming along despite strong currency and global economic uncertainties.The current account surplus reached US$2.99 billion in June, up from a revised $2.18 billion the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The current account
July 28, 2011
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E-cigarettes, not as safe as it promised
Researchers have warned of the health risks of electronic cigarettes, increasingly popular among smokers who want to quit the habit or at least smoke less. E-cigarettes look like the real thing but consist of a rechargeable battery, a cartridge and a mouthpiece. The e-cigarettes are said to have no tobacco, offering an alternative to the nicotine patch or gum. With the U.S Food and Drug Administra
TechnologyJuly 28, 2011
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Korea’s GDP growth slows to 0.8% in Q2
Export growth eases, inventory tumbles amid rising pricesSouth Korea’s economic growth slowed down in the second quarter, hurt by lower-than-expected exports and a steep decline in inventory amid intensifying worries over rising prices at home and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Korea’s economy grew 0.8 percent in the April-June period, down from a 1.3 percent expansion in the previous quarte
July 27, 2011
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Air France-KLM in ‘long-term relationship’ with Korea
Air France, the first European carrier to enter the Korean market almost three decades ago, weathered a fair amount of storms here, but it never once thought to cut its services.Instead, it bet even bigger and pledged to stay for the long-term.This unwavering sense of commitment became the driving force behind the company’s fast and steady growth in Korea and Asia, said Erik Varwijk, executive vic
IndustryJuly 27, 2011
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LGE posts 2nd straight quarterly profit
LG Electronics posted a second consecutive quarter of operating profit meeting market expectations and fueling anticipation for a much-awaited turnaround, the Seoul-based company said Wednesday. The electronics maker’s quarterly operating profit reached 158.2 billion won ($145.8 million), up 20.9 percent from the previous quarter, while sales stood at 14.4 trillion won ($13.3 billion) to rise 9.3
IndustryJuly 27, 2011
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Hanwha to focus on solar, biosimilars
Hanwha Group, one of the nation’s top conglomerates, will focus its resources on solar power and biosimilar business over the remainder of the year, the group said Wednesday.According to the plans, the conglomerate will direct much of its investment budget for the period into polysilicon production facilities, expanding solar cell and module production lines, biosimilars and other new business are
IndustryJuly 27, 2011