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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Shunning goes both ways
People who give others the cold shoulder or deliberately shun another are equally distressed by the experience, U.S. researchers say.Study co-author Richard Ryan, professor of clinical and social psychology at the University of Rochester in New York, and Nicole Legate, a doctoral candidate at the University of Rochester, found having study subjects comply with instructions to exclude another person led most people to feel shame and guilt, along with a diminished sense of autonomy.The study, publ
March 12, 2013
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Bee stings might help destroy HIV cells
A study suggested that melittin, a toxin found in bee stings, could destroy HIV cells and lead to the development of related drugs. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis argued that the potent toxin in bee stings could selectively kill HIV cells if attached to nanoparticles. The melittin attached to the nanoparticles could rip holes in the outer layer of the HIV cells and destroy them, leaving other body cells intact, the research paper claimed. While most anti-HI
March 12, 2013
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Spanish dentist pulls out patient’s teeth after dispute over bill
A dentist was detained by police on suspicions of pulling out a patient’s teeth after a quarrel over a medical bill, a Spanish daily reported Monday.According to ABC newspaper, a 39-year-old dentist from Zaragoza is accused of removing several implanted teeth from a middle-aged female patient in February. The victim -- who was being treated by the doctor for months -- asked the dentist why her bill had amounted to thousands of euros, which led to a heated argument. The dentist then sat her down
March 12, 2013
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Why Korean rockets can’t go solid
Goheung, Naro Space Center ― The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 rocket had a successful launch last month and carried a satellite into orbit, to the joy of Koreans all over the nation. However, when seen from a technological point of view, there is much room for improvement, particularly in terms of the fuel used to power the rocket. Due to no wrong from the scientists or the engineers who worked on KSLV-1, Korea is restricted from fueling rockets ― even those to be used for peaceful or space deve
March 10, 2013
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Canada's glaciers could shrink by a fifth by 2100
A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday."Even if we only assume moderate global warming, it is still highly likely that the ice is going to melt at an alarming rate," lead author Jan Lenaerts said in a statement.And "the chances of it growing back are very slim," emphasized the meteorologist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.He said the process
March 8, 2013
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ITC delays ruling on Samsung-Apple case
The U.S. International Trade Commission has postponed to next week its ruling on patent infringement claims filed by Samsung Electronics Co. against Apple Inc., a decision that may lead to an import ban on iPhones.The ITC was originally scheduled to rule Thursday, but said it would delay its decision until March 13, according to its website.In June 2011, Samsung Electronics filed a complaint with the U.S. government agency, claiming Apple products infringed on four of its technology patents, inc
March 8, 2013
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Penguins go cold to warm up
Emperor penguins allow their outer feathers to actually become colder than the surrounding air in order to minimize heat loss, European researchers say.French and British scientist studying thermal images of penguins in Antarctica said they were surprised to discover the outer feathers that cover most of the penguin's body were actually 7 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the surrounding air."We didn't think a warm-blooded animal could ever have an outer surface temperature that was colder th
March 8, 2013
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Unidentified life pulled from frozen lake
Water samples from an ancient lake buried under ice near the South Pole contain a type of life not found anywhere else on Earth, Russian researchers say.Bacteria found in probes of water from sub-glacial Lake Vostok do not match any of the 40-plus known subkingdoms of bacteria, Sergei Bulat of the Laboratory of Eukaryote Genetics at the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute said.“After excluding all known contaminants ... we discovered bacterial DNA that does not match any known species liste
March 8, 2013
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British court rejects Samsung patent claim against Apple
A British court Thursday rejected a claim by Samsung Electronics that Apple stole its technology, in the latest round of a global legal battle over patents between the smartphone giants.The district court in London ruled that Samsung has no rights over technology that transfers data over the third-generation mobile network, which has been adopted by some of Apple's smartphones, according to Samsung officials.Similar lawsuits were heard in Japan, the United States and South Korea, with the Japane
March 7, 2013
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Experts warn of legal risk of Kakao rumors
Kakao Talk, a mobile messenger highly popular among smartphone users in South Korea, might come off as a closed, private platform that you could safely share critical comments about others with your friends. Think twice: Such comments could get you to real legal trouble. In a recent court ruling, a Korean man who spread rumors to nine people on his Kakao Talk messenger list during the 19th general election was fined 5 million won ($4,600) for violating the Public Official Election Act.In another
March 7, 2013
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Physicists on Higgs hunt: Nearly there but not yet
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Physicists in Italy said Wednesday they are achingly close to concluding that what they found last year was the Higgs boson, the elusive “God particle.” They need to eliminate one last remote possibility that it’s something else.The long theorized subatomic particle would explain why matter has mass and has been called a missing cornerstone of physics. With new analyses, scientists are closer to being certain they found the crucial Higgs boson. But they want to be 99.9 percent
March 7, 2013
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Brain conditions
Symptoms related to the brain can include loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, tingling of the skin, language disturbance, double vision, gait abnormalities, memory loss, sensory loss, and abnormal movements such as tremor and rigidity. Headaches and dizziness can arise from brain disorders, but abnormalities may not present themselves upon examination even with the presence of symptoms. People may feel the need to undergo tests, in particular, a brain MRI to confirm the diagnosis when th
March 7, 2013
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Yellow dust protection needs more than a mask
Wearing facial masks during sandstorm season is essential to prevent people from inhaling dust particles, but experts say there is more that can be done to prevent diseases such as respiratory infections, eye inflammation and dermatitis often caused by yellow dust blowing in from Inner Mongolia.Recent findings have shown that yellow dust is even more dangerous than previously thought. Yellow dust contains particles of dust and metal, but also germs, researchers said.According to Seoul Health and
March 7, 2013
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Electrodes implanted in brain treat anorexia
PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists said Thursday they had, for the first time, helped women with severe anorexia through electrodes implanted into their brains.The technique is in an experimental phase and only some patients had improved, but the treatment showed promise, they wrote in the Lancet medical journal.After nine months, three of the six patients in the trial had put on weight and appeared to be in a better state of mind, said the team of specialists from the United States and Canada.For the thr
March 7, 2013
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Indonesian volcano spews ash; tourists barred
Indonesian scientists are closely monitoring a smoking volcano popular with tourists on Java island and are urging everyone to stay off the mountain‘s slope. Government volcanologist Hendra Gunawan said Thursday that Mount Tangkuban Perahu in West Java province has spewed smoke and ash nearly 500 meters (1,640 feet) into the air since Monday. Scientists have put it on the second-highest alert level.Debris and lava have not tumbled far, and nearby towns and villages remain safe. Authorities are
March 7, 2013
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Demise of Neanderthals linked to rabbits
A recent study conducted by researchers in Europe suggested that the rabbit was the nail in the coffin for the ancient Neanderthals.Tens of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals hunted for large-bodied animals such as mammoths and rhinos and didn’t go after small and fast animals like rabbits. As the number of mammals decreased, they had difficulty hunting them.The researchers collected some remains of rabbits in parts of Europe and found that rabbits were very popular among ancient humans 30,000
March 7, 2013
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Volvo debuts cyclist-avoidance system
Swedish automaker Volvo has debuted a system it says can sense a cyclist swerving into a car‘s path and trigger an alarm and automatically brake the car. Volvo, now owned by a Chinese holding company, introduced the feature -- an enhanced version of Volvo’s pedestrian detection system launched in 2010 -- at the Geneva Motor Show.The system -- a radar unit in the car‘s grille and a camera located between its windshield and rear view mirror -- can detect multiple pedestrians and cyclists at the sa
March 7, 2013
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New giant ministry mired in political wrangling
A new powerful ministry dealing with policies on science, information and IT is finding it difficult to set sail due to political wrangling, more than a week after the Park Geun-hye government was inaugurated on Feb. 25.President Park proposed the establishment of the so-called Ministry of Future Planning and Science to embody her vision of a “creative economy.” But the proposal for government reorganization has failed to win approval from the National Assembly in the face of objection by opposi
March 6, 2013
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How firms can become ‘social businesses’
There’s a misconception that the transformation into a social business is simply about bringing social networking tools into an enterprise and letting employees have at it. Many organizations are diving into social head first and finding themselves gasping for air. As companies ramp up their investments in social technologies, many are struggling, because of cultural and organizational issues, to weave these innovations into how business is done. A recent IBM survey, The Business of Social Busin
March 6, 2013
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China’s electronics titans may threaten Korean firms: report
South Korean electronics companies may be threatened by the emergence of giant Chinese rivals that could be created through a government-led industry-wide restructuring, a report predicted Tuesday.The projection comes as the Chinese government has voiced its firm will to nurture major electronics firms similar to Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker, by 2015.“There are growing chances that the industry-wide restructuring may lead to the emergence of large electronics companies, amid increasing d
March 6, 2013