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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Clenching can boost memory: study
Clenching one’s fist can boost memory, U.S. researchers claimed in a recent study.Ruth Propper, an associated professor of psychology at Montclair State University, said that clenching fists while memorizing could improve recall later.Propper and her colleagues conducted research in which they divided 50 right-handed participants into five groups and asked them to remember as many words as they could after scanning a list of 72 words. The first group clenched their right hand while memorizing an
April 26, 2013
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Samsung rules in smartphones
It was no surprise to see Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest maker of memory chips and smartphones, post a more than 40 percent increase in its first quarter net profit on the back of brisk shipments of its flagship Galaxy lineup. Net profit reached 7.15 trillion won ($6.44 billion), up from the 5.05 trillion won in the previous quarter a year earlier, the company said on Friday. On the same day, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jay-yong and his fellow executives met with Google CEO L
April 26, 2013
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LGE rises to world’s No. 3 in smartphones
LG Electronics became the world’s third largest smartphone vendor for the first time since it began to sell the devices back in 2009, the Seoul-based company said on Friday, citing research data from Strategy Analytics.LG shipped a total of 10.3 million smartphones in the first quarter, which was more than double the 4.9 million units it recorded a year earlier, with its market share standing at 4.9 percent, the data showed.“LG was a star performer as its global shipments doubled year-over-year
April 26, 2013
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Sexually explicit material affects behavior, but not by much
Viewing sexually explicit material via the Internet, videos and magazines may affect teen and adult sex behavior but less than thought, Danish researchers say.Gert Martin Hald of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and colleagues conducted an online survey of 4,600 people ages 15-25, who lived in The Netherlands.The survey revealed 88 percent of males and 45 percent of females said they watched sexually explicit material via the Internet, magazines, videos, television or other media in the p
April 26, 2013
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Korea urged to play bigger role in fighting AIDS, TB, malaria
A global financing institution to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria requested Korea to play a bigger role in international efforts to defeat the diseases that threaten hundreds of millions of lives, especially in poor countries.“This is a historic opportunity to defeat the three diseases. I am appealing to Korea to consider what Korea wants to contribute to this global effort,” Christoph Benn, external relations director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said in
April 25, 2013
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Fish feat: Reef predator uses sign language to hunt
PARIS (AFP) ― The roving coralgrouper, a predator fish of the tropical reef, uses sign language to advise fellow hunters of hiding prey, according to a study published on Tuesday.It is the first time that a fish has been known to make “referential gestures,” or specific signs that alert a partner to an object of mutual interest, it said.Reporting in the journal Nature Communications, a trio of biologists at Switzerland’s University of Neuchatel and Cambridge University in England studied how the
April 25, 2013
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KISTI launches first English journal on IT
The state-funded Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information has launched the first English-language journal of information science in Korea. The quarterly Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice publishes outcomes of research on diverse theories of information science and their application. KISTI plans to increase its publication frequency in the years to come. The institute held an event April 18 at its headquarters in Daejeon to celebrate the launch of the journal.Co-edit
April 25, 2013
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KFDA bans sale of children’s Tylenol syrup
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has prohibited sale of two Tylenol syrup products for children, saying they may contain unsafe levels of acetaminophen, officials said.Acetaminophen, generally used for inflammatory pain, is known to be safe but the drug can cause liver damage if taken in excess, they added.The drug administration has also informed hospitals and pharmacies of its decision and requested them not to prescribe or sell the drug. The two products are Children’s Tylenol Syrup 100
April 25, 2013
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KCDC issues malaria alert to travelers
Travelers planning overseas trips need to pay extra attention to malaria infection, as the major transmission season for the disease starts in June, the state-run Korea Centers for Disease Control said Thursday.Seventy-eight percent of malaria cases in Korea last year occurred between June and September. The country had about 500 malaria reports, mostly from plasmodium vivax, the most frequent cause of recurring malaria. KCDC officials recommended travelers to wear long shirts and pants outdoors
April 25, 2013
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Underarm odor
There are two types of sweat glands ― the apocrine glands that produce odor, and the eccrine glands that produce ordinary sweat. Osmidrosis refers to over-secretion of the apocrine glands in the axillary region, or the armpit, causing an unpleasant underarm odor. 1. Sweat glandsApocrine glands are distributed over the skin of the body from 4-5 months after birth, and gradually disappear, leaving behind those in only a few places such as the axilla, external auditory canal, areola, around the nav
April 25, 2013
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Galaxy S4 lands in Seoul
Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its Galaxy S4, the latest in its flagship Galaxy series, in Seoul at the company headquarters. The country’s three mobile carriers ― SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus ― will start offering network and phone services for the S4 starting today. On Saturday, Samsung’s latest smartphone will become available through carriers in a total of 155 countries, the company said during a media event on Thursday. The firm indicated that despite the global popularity of the G
April 25, 2013
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Samsung to roll out Galaxy S4 in S. Korea Friday
Samsung Electronics Co., the world‘s top smartphone maker, said Thursday that it will roll out the Galaxy S4, the latest version of its flagship smartphone line-up, in South Korea on Friday to take on Apple Inc.’s iPhone 5 and other rival smartphones.The Galaxy S4, one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of year, is the latest in Samsung‘s successful Galaxy S line-up that has sold more than 100 million units worldwide.Since last Friday, South Korea’s three mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co
April 25, 2013
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E-book market to expand 80% in 2013: analysts
The South Korean market for electronic books (e-books) is expected to grow 80 percent this year on the back of rising demand for services on mobile devices, local analysts said Wednesday.According to Taurus Investment & Securities Co., the size of the local market for e-books is anticipated to reach 583 billion won ($519.8 million) in 2013, compared to 325 billion won tallied a year earlier.Market watchers said the increase is mainly attributable to the rising number of South Koreans holding sma
April 24, 2013
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Galaxy S4 ‘good, but not great’: tech guru
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 received an unexpected blow as renowned IT journalist Walter Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal gave the company’s latest gadget a less-than-flattering review.The South Korean tech giant boldly included much of its own software on its latest flagship phone, in addition to the basic Android system. The quality of the new features, however, fell woefully short of Mossberg’s standards.“I found Samsung’s software often gimmicky, duplicative of standard Android apps, or, in some
April 24, 2013
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A victim’s story
On Jan. 12, I became a victim of sexual assault. At around 3:30 in the morning, while I was at home sleeping, a man I did not know came into my house and attempted to rape me.The police were able to identify him as my neighbor and arrest him with the help of a DNA match. Unlike many of the stories I had heard, the detectives at the police station in my district were nothing but kind, efficient and dedicated ― they apologized if the tests were taking too long and called often with updates.During
April 23, 2013
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Raped and alone in a foreign land
The names of some of the sources in this story have been changed to protect their privacy. ― Ed. “I was walking home from a lesson ... when someone came up from behind me, putting me into a chokehold with one arm and immediately shoving his other hand up my skirt ...”“I was seen walking outside with a guy ... and then the next thing I remember is being in some kind of elevator or car park and trying to get away, but him pulling me hard. Then being punched in the face and holding my arms up to tr
April 23, 2013
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Mars One starts recruiting aspiring Mars inhabitants
The nonprofit organization Mars One started recruiting potential Mars residents on Tuesday, news that thrilled sci-fi lovers around the world.After a year of attracting donations and coping with technical problems, the organization kicked off its first recruiting process aimed at seeking potential Mars inhabitants.“We are very excited about launching the selection program. This is an international mission and it is very important for the project that anyone anywhere can ask themselves: Do I want
April 23, 2013
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Google's new eyewear may not function well in S. Korea
South Koreans may not be able to fully utilize Google Inc.'s new Internet-linked glasses mainly due to the country's tight regulations on map data, industry sources said Tuesday.The wearable Internet device, rumored to hit the market later this year, reportedly functions as a computer, and features a built-in camera, microphone and speaker technology and can link to the Internet through Wi-Fi connections. One of its key features, among others, is reportedly the ability to overlay information abo
April 23, 2013
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No 'sustained' human-to-human transmission of bird flu: WHO
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- A World Health Organisation official reiterated Monday there is still no evidence that a new strain of deadly bird flu is passing in a "sustained" fashion from person to person, despite fears some family members may have infected one another."Right now we do not see evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission", Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's assistant director-general for health security and environment, said at a press conference.He added, however, that officials "are always wo
April 22, 2013
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[Photo News] Smart hospital
April 22, 2013