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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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Goodbye, MSN Messenger!
It is never easy to say goodbye.It is especially hard when it has been 14 years since people starting using Microsoft’s instant messaging service named Windows Live Messenger, better known as MSN Messenger.The U.S.-based software giant officially announced that it would be cutting the messenger service beginning April 8, merging it with Skype.Those still using the messenger see a message at the bottom of the program window that reads, “Move between instant messaging, voice and video. Upgrade to
April 10, 2013
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Samsung, LG clash over police raid
Samsung Display on Wednesday denied that it had been investigated for technology espionage against its rival LG Display following reports that the police had raided its offices the day before.“Samsung is the only company in the world possessing OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology. Our concern is that our technology may be leaked, not vice versa,” Samsung Display chief executive Kim Ki-nam told reporters after a weekly Samsung executive meeting.On Tuesday, the cyber crime unit of Seoul
April 10, 2013
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LG CNS launches electric car sharing service in Seoul
LG CNS, the IT arm of South Korean conglomerate LG, said Tuesday its affiliate has launched an electric vehicle sharing service for Seoul residents.Under the service operated by EverOn, an affiliate of LG CNS, drivers can rent the electric vehicles at posts in Seoul Station, Suseo Station and Sangam DMC Station around the clock, the company said in a press release.“EverOn plans to introduce more electric car models and expand renting posts in residential areas and near key landmarks,” said compa
April 10, 2013
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Mobile takes business leaders into a new age
The era of the mobile enterprise has arrived. The use of those devices is now at a critical mass and it is just the beginning.Yet Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, says few organizations plan and manage mobility with a truly strategic or proactive approach. They are mostly reactive and tactical.For enterprises, mobility should not be about the device. Instead, it needs to be about figuring out what an organization can do differently and better now that its
April 10, 2013
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Face width linked to baseball skills: study
For male baseball players, having a wide face may mean they can hit more home runs, a new study suggested.Psychologists from the University of London looked at data concerning 104 Japanese professional baseball players, and found a correlation between the players’ facial width-to-height ratio and their batting power.The researchers analyzed the players’ game data in the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and compared it to the width of the players’ faces. They found that players with relatively wider faces
April 10, 2013
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‘Exercise genes,’ ‘lazy genes’ may exist: study
A study conducted by U.S. scientists claimed that certain genetic traits may induce people to be motivated to exercise and remain active. Researchers at the University of Missouri conducted an experiment in which they put rats in cage with a running wheel and observed how much each rat willingly ran on the wheels for six days.After the experiment, the researchers selected the top 26 runners and 26 slow rats and bred each group separately through 10 generations. When the “super runner” and “cou
April 10, 2013
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S. Korea to set up GPS jamming surveillance system
SEOUL -- Amid growing war threats from North Korea, South Korea plans to beef up its surveillance system against the North's provocative electronic jamming signals that have targeted civilian facilities in the past, sources said Wednesday. In addition to cyber attacks on South Korean networks, the North has been disrupting global positioning system (GPS) signals since 2010. GPS is a satellite-based navigation system widely used by planes, ships and vehicles.The latest attempt between April 2
April 10, 2013
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Kakao eyes beyond messenger with new service
Kakao, the operator of its namesake mobile messenger Kakao Talk, on Tuesday unveiled a new mobile content platform as it seeks to bolster its revenue with new business models.The move comes roughly eight months after the homegrown start-up introduced a game platform in addition to the free-of-charge mobile messenger service that had garnered 84 million subscriptions as of the end of March.“Kakao Page” features around 8,000 features, including texts, videos and applications that can be downloaded
April 9, 2013
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What to make of Apple’s apology
To a certain extent, it was gratifying for Koreans to watch Tim Cook, the head of Apple Inc., one of the world’s most valuable and quintessentially American companies, beg China’s pardon last week. It was a rare spectacle, and also something Koreans had sought years ago when they pounded Apple for its warranty policies. The terms had not gone down well since consumers have been used to getting their way with such services. Apple eventually relented to allow partial repairs and reduce the repair
April 9, 2013
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Smart choice of snacks for slimmer and healthier body
The warm breeze and blossoming flowers signal that the spring has finally arrived in South Korea. It is certainly time to peel off those excess layers of heavy clothing. But what about that extra weight you gained over the winter? A healthy way to slim down is to swap the fat-packed snacks with those containing whole-grain carbohydrates, powerful protein and healthy fat to keep you from feeling hungry and at the same time fuel your energy.1. Throw away a 100-calorie snack pack of cookies and rep
April 9, 2013
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Bad habits that are actually good for you
Researchers in the United Kingdom have claimed that several habits deemed to be bad can be beneficial for us.Dr. Hilary Longhurst, consultant immunologist from the Bart’s NHS Trust, said that biting one’s nails could help improve the immune system. It introduces bug’s to the body, which then remembers them and how to counteract.According to Dr. Nick Read, a consultant gastroenterologist for the charity the IBS Network, belching helps our stomach not to splash up acid into the gullet, preventing
April 9, 2013
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Major Korean community website attacked by hackers
An international hacking group is rumored to have attacked “Ilgan Best,” one of South Korea’s biggest online communities.Ilgan Best (Ilbe.com) is a humor-centered community website, producing jokes and political viewpoints. According to reports by local media, Ilgan Best came under a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attack early Monday, which limited access to the site.Soon after the attack, pundits began to speculate that Ilgan Best had been attacked by Anonymous, an international hacker
April 8, 2013
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‘Life elements may be abundant on Jupiter’s moon’
Jupiter’s moon Europa might be rich in energy sources necessary for life, a new discovery by U.S. researchers indicated.Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology said there is an ample amount of hydrogen peroxide on the ice-covered moon, citing the results of an infrared observation of Europa.According to the researchers, the oxidants on the surface can potentially mix with Europa’s presumed subsurface water sources, providing chemical elements and
April 8, 2013
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German court invalidates Apple’s ‘slide to unlock’ patent
A German court has invalidated Apple’s patents related to its “slide-to-unlock” user interface.The German Federal Patent Court said Thursday that it found all claims of Apple’s “slide-to-unlock” interface property invalid.Apple Insider, an Internet IT news provider in U.S., said “the German court noted that Apple’s patent claim for a swiping gesture, the only new enhancement to prior art, doesn’t meet certain requirements of European patent law.“This so-called inventive step, which is needed to
April 5, 2013
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Big bags pose health threat
Most people do not realize it, but carrying a heavy bag may cause various health concerns. Wandering around the streets full of youth, many trendy men and women carrying stylish tote bags or backpacks in vogue can be seen . Most youngsters nowadays prefer big-sized bags as they have ample space to put things in and are fashionable at the same time. However, recklessly stuffing too many items into a bag and carrying it around for a long time can induce serious muscle pain and straight neck syndr
April 5, 2013
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Scientists race to gauge risk of new bird flu pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) ― Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a human pandemic, scientists say.But there is no evidence so far that the H7N9 flu ― now known to have infected nine people in China, killing three ― is spreading from person to person, and there is still a chance it might peter out and never fully mutate into a human form of flu.Just days after authorities
April 4, 2013
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Scientists find antibody road map to AIDS vaccine
PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists on a quest for an antibody-based AIDS vaccine said Wednesday they found promising clues in the uncommonly “robust” natural immune response of a patient in Africa. Studying blood samples over a three-year period after the person was infected, researchers were witness to a microscopic battle between the virus and antibodies ― both evolving as they sought to gain the upper hand.For the first time, scientists were able to follow the full chain of events leading to the patien
April 4, 2013
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Block UV rays to slow skin aging
With the increased interest in our looks, many people are focusing on preventing skin aging. Skin aging can be caused by external factors due to the environment, and internal ones due to the decline in our body function with age. The most important external factor is ultraviolet light. Many people even without specialized medical knowledge know that ultraviolet light can cause pigmentation of the skin, but more importantly, ultraviolet light also produces skin wrinkles as well as skin cancer.Sun
April 4, 2013
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Samsung launches cancer center
Samsung Medical Center, one of the top hospitals in Korea, has expanded its cancer center to offer customized services to patients with world-class medical techniques and equipment. The newly launched Comprehensive Cancer Center aims to offer surgeries to patients diagnosed with cancers within a week of diagnosis through an integrated service system. “We will promote Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center as one of the world’s top five hospitals for cancer care and research,” said SMC head Song Jae
April 4, 2013
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Scientists find possible hint of dark matter
It is one of the cosmos' most mysterious unsolved cases: dark matter. It is supposedly what holds the universe together. We can't see it, but scientists are pretty sure it's out there.Led by a dogged, Nobel Prize-winning gumshoe who has spent 18 years on the case, scientists put a $2 billion detector aboard the International Space Station to try to track down the stuff. And after two years, the first evidence came in Wednesday: tantalizing cosmic footprints that seem to have been left by dark ma
April 4, 2013