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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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Liberal bloc moves to rewrite student rights ordinance
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G-Star to showcase newest online, mobile games
G-Star, the country’s largest international game show and trade exhibition, kicks off on Thursday in BEXCO, Busan, to showcase the newest online and mobile games as well as arcade, board and console games. A total of 434 game makers from 31 countries will participate in the eighth edition of the annual exhibition to be held until Sunday in a wide, 43,000-square-meter venue. G-Star 2012 will greet about 15 percent more participating companies than last year, at a 40 percent larger exhibition ven
Nov. 7, 2012
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Researchers warn of a world going acidic
While world attention is focused on climate change and extreme weather, U.S. researchers say another global change underway must be addressed: acidification.The combustion of fossil fuels, smelting of ores, mining of coal and metal ores and the application of nitrogen fertilizer to soils are all driving down the pH of the Earth's air, water and the soil at rates faster than Earth's natural systems can buffer, posing threats to both land and sea life, they said.Janet Herman of the Department of E
Nov. 7, 2012
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Puncture-proof bike tire runs without air
LITTLETON (UPI) -- A number of designs for airless tires for cars have been put forward over the years, but one U.S. company says its new version is intended for bicycles.Colorado-based Britek Tire and Rubber has been working on an airless tire it calls the Energy Return Wheel, where a rubber tread and sidewall is stretched over an internal scaffolding of rods and cushions that allows the tire to give in the same way a pneumatic tire does.Mounted on carbon fiber rims, rubber is stretched tight a
Nov. 7, 2012
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Koreans buy domestic phones, tablets abroad
An increasing number of Korean customers are ordering LG Nexus 4 smartphones and Samsung Nexus 10 tablets from the U.S., since they cost only about half of other up-to-date smartphones sold in Korea, according to news reports.Korean customers are willing to buy the newest smartphone and tablet from overseas despite the possible difficulties in customer services, local reports said Monday. With the increase in demand, many Koreans studying in the U.S. and Canada have posted offers online to rese
Nov. 6, 2012
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British UFO groups losing interest
One of Britain's foremost organizations for UFO experts said a meeting next week will discuss the waning popularity of the search for extraterrestrial life.Dave Wood, chairman of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena, said a meeting next week will discuss the waning popularity of the search for UFOs and the shuttering of several other groups dedicated to their study, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday."It is certainly a possibility that in 10 years time, it will be a d
Nov. 6, 2012
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Women aged 24-34, the most stressed people in U.K.
A British news report said women aged between 24 and 34 are more stressed than anyone else in the U.K., citing a new study.According to the report, women at that age are usually climbing the career ladder at work, caring for young kids at home and paying a mortgage.Sixty-seven percent of the people in the U.K. suffer from stress every week and on average, British people get stressed 208 times a year, according to the study by herbal stress remedy company Kalms which was conducted on 2,000 adults
Nov. 6, 2012
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Cockatoo makes, uses tool to get food
A cockatoo from a species not known to use tools has been observed spontaneously making and using tools for reaching food, Austrian researchers say."Figaro," a Goffin's cockatoo raised in captivity near Vienna, uses his powerful beak to cut long splinters out of wooden beams or branches in its aviary to reach and rake in objects out of its reach, researchers report in the journal Current Biology."During our daily observation protocols, Figaro was playing with a small stone," study leader Alice A
Nov. 6, 2012
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Microsoft, Apple tablets have most profit margins
Research firm IHS says Microsoft and Apple are garnering the highest profit margins for their tablets, followed to a lesser extent by Google and then Amazon.Microsoft Corp.‘s first self-made tablet, the Surface, costs about $267 in parts and labor when excluding its optional keyboard cover. It went on sale Oct. 26 priced at $499, for a profit margin of around 46 percent. Surface comes with a 10.6-inch (26.9-centimeter) screen measured diagonally, and can access the Internet only through Wi-Fi. T
Nov. 6, 2012
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Mysterious whales seen in New Zealand
A whale almost unknown to science was seen for the first time after a mother and a male calf were stranded and died on a New Zealand beach, scientists said.They were spade-toothed beaked whales, Mesoplodon traversii, a species previously known only from a few bones, researchers at the University of Auckland said."This is the first time this species -- a whale over 5 meters (16 feet) in length -- has ever been seen as a complete specimen and we were lucky enough to find two of them," Rochelle Co
Nov. 6, 2012
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Certain aroma makes people kinder: study
French researchers found that the scent of fresh baked bread makes people act kinder. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Southern Brittany, suggest that certain smells can trigger a more positive mood, which leads to a greater degree of altruism in strangers. Eight young men and women volunteered to stand outside either a bakery or a clothing boutique, and then stepped in front of a passing shopper and dropped their belongings. The experiment -- which was repeated about 400
Nov. 5, 2012
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Sitting next to the bed helps baby fall asleep
From around six months infants sleep better if one of the parents sits next to the side of its cot, according to the association of German pediatricians.This "camping out" by one of the parents helps to calm the infant and should continue until the baby falls asleep. Then the parent may quietly leave the room.Another method is referred to as "controlled comforting," according to Monika Niehaus, a German pediatrician. In this case, parents react to a crying baby, but at increasing time intervals.
Nov. 5, 2012
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Mysterious grid patterns in China’s deserts explained
A mysterious pattern in Western China’s sand dunes was recently found in the satellite images. It seems to be produced by the pinpointing of geographical research for nickel mines. A physicist at Italy’s Polytechnic University of Turin, Amelia Carolina Sparavigna discovered a mysterious grid of dots spanning 8 kilometers. In 2010, Sparavigna started investigating Google Earth satellite images of China’s Taklamakan desert to study the textures carved into the sand dunes by the wind. In the proces
Nov. 5, 2012
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Apitherapy could cure Parkinson’s
Bee materials such as honey, royal jelly and bee venom have been useful in oriental medicine.Bee venom, especially, is widely known for being used the most in apitherapy, treating patients with arthritis and multiple sclerosis.Local scientists discovered that such bee material could also effectively treat Parkinson’s disease.A team headed by professor Bae Hyun-su of Kyung Hee University’s College of Oriental Medicine said that bee venom could help boost the immune system against the neurodegener
Nov. 4, 2012
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Age of happiness for men
A British study revealed that men feel happiest at around the age of 37.Menswear brand “Jacamo” said it is stability, routine and long term commitment that satisfies the male species. The happiest time of a man’s life is around age 37 -- when they have climbed the career ladder and started a family, a new study has found. Phillip Hodson, fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy said “It would be logical to think that men would be happier when they are younger, when the
Nov. 4, 2012
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Future health can be predicted by reaction to daily stressors
U.S. researchers have found that people’s reactions to daily stressors determine their heath consequences 10 years in the future. “Our research shows that how you react to what happens in your life today predicts your chronic health conditions and 10 years in the future and your future stress,” said David Almeida, a professor of human development and family studies. Almeida and his colleagues surveyed by phone 2,000 individuals every night for eight consecutive nights regarding what had happened
Nov. 4, 2012
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NASA rover doesn’t detect methane on Mars
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scientists say initial sampling of Mars‘ atmosphere by the NASA rover Curiosity did not definitively detect methane, a gas that can be a clue to determining if the red planet ever was hospitable to microbial life.Test results released Friday in a teleconference from Jet Propulsion Laboratory are not conclusive but are in line with past studies that found no regular methane on Mars.The results do stand in contrast to other research such as observations by Earth-based telescope
Nov. 4, 2012
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Android flaw can permit text phishing
Researchers at North Carolina State University say a vulnerability discovered in Android could lead to text message phishing for personal information.The vulnerability affects devices running Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean versions of the Android operating system, Slash Gear reported.The vulnerability would allow a downloaded app infected with malware to make it appear the phone receive texts messages from someone on the phone user's contact list.Such fake messages can be used t
Nov. 3, 2012
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Samsung may delay completion of chip-making factory
Samsung Electronics Co. said it is considering delaying the completion of a factory to produce system semiconductors due to macroeconomic headwinds.Samsung Electronics said that it is considering pushing back the completion of a 2.25 trillion won (US$2.06 billion) factory due to the global economic slowdown and market conditions. The factory, located in Hwaseong, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, is under construction.The world's top maker of computer memory chips originally planned to finish the co
Nov. 3, 2012
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LG Innotek, Osram settle patent lawsuit
LG Innotek said Friday that it has reached an agreement with LG Group and Osram, a light-manufacturing unit of Siemens AG, over a patent dispute. The three have been engaged in a legal fight. Osram accused LG and Samsung of infringing on patent rights for LED technology in June last year. LG Innotek said the company and Osram have dropped patent lawsuits in five countries including Korea, U.S., Germany, Japan and China. LG Innotek added that LG Group, LG Innotek and Osram signed a cross-license
Nov. 2, 2012
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British judges order Apple to rewrite Samsung statement
LONDON (AFP) ― U.S. tech giant Apple has until Saturday to re-write an “inaccurate” statement relating to its patent dispute with South Korean rival Samsung, British judges have ruled.A British court forced Apple on Oct. 18 to post a message on the company’s website stating that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet computers had not infringed the design of Apple’s iPad.But Samsung complained that the message did not comply with the court order because it included comments on other rulings in Germany and the
Nov. 2, 2012