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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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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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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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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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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Google adds new compose features to Gmail
Google says a new feature in its Gmail program will allow users to reference the content of other emails without having to close out a message they‘re writing.An email draft a user is writing would remain on top of the main Gmail window similar to a pop-up chat screen but not completely obscure it, allowing the user to access the main window to read and reference previously received messages, Mashable reported Tuesday.“How many times have you been writing an email and had to reference something
Oct. 31, 2012
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Korean digital firm SocialLink to merge into Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick, a global public relations firm, announced that Korean digital and social media communications specialist, SocialLink, has signed to merge its business into Weber Shandwick Korea on Wednesday. The owner and of SocialLink and digital communications specialist, Juny Lee, will take the seat of vice president of Weber Shandwick Korea. Lee said that the firm would continue to provide services directly to all of SocialLink’s existing clients. The merger expected to expand Weber Shandwi
Oct. 31, 2012
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Korea mulls ban on silent camera apps for smartphones
The government is considering a ban on mobile applications that disable the shutter noise from smartphone cameras to prevent misuse by peeping toms.The Telecommunications Technology Association plans to create a group standard by the end of this year to address the misuse of the apps, cooperating with smartphone makers including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Pantech and mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG U+, according to the country’s telecommunications watchdog, Korea Communicatio
Oct. 30, 2012
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Study: Horror films burn calories
Scientists at a British university said their research indicates horror movie viewers could burn up to 113 calories in 90 minutes.Dr. Richard Mackenzie of the University of Westminster, England, said he and his team monitored the heart rate, oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output of people watching scary movies and discovered some of them were burning the same amount of calories found in a chocolate bar, The Mirror reported Monday."The 10 films tested set pulses racing," Mackenzie said. "Adrena
Oct. 30, 2012
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Wolseong nuclear reactor shuts down
A nuclear power generator in the southeastern city of Gyeongju came to a halt on Monday due to a detected malfunction, its operator said. No radiation leak was reported.The Reactor-1 at Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant, located some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was shut down at 9:39 p.m. during normal operations due to a turbine halt signal, according to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.The operator said it is looking into the exact cause of the shutdown, adding the nuclear reactor is in a safe
Oct. 30, 2012
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Galaxy beats iPhone in U.S. ‘torture tests’
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S3 defeated Apple’s iPhone 5 in “torture tests” that were posted by U.S. tech media site CNET on the video-sharing portal YouTube. CNET has performed various extraordinary experiments on the latest smartphones and tablet PCs to publicize the results online. Both the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 passed three experiments ― being put in a fridge for two hours, plunged into a fish tank and wrapped and roasted in an oven for an hour, according to the report. Although a temperatu
Oct. 29, 2012
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Scientists discover method to ’read dreams’
Japanese scientists claimed that they have found a way to decipher dreams, according to a report in science journal Nature.By analyzing activity in certain brain regions of a person who is dreaming, it is possible to predict the contents of the dream, according to Yukiyasu Kamitani of ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan.“We built a model to predict whether each category of content was present in the dreams,” said Kamitami. His study was presented earlier this month, at th
Oct. 29, 2012
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Naro rocket launch set for mid-November
The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or the Naro rocket, will be launched between Nov. 9 and 24 after a thorough investigation into the cause of a parts failure that forced the cancellation its initial Oct. 26 liftoff date, officials said on Monday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and Korea Aerospace Research Institute said they also plan to file with global agencies such as the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization on Tuesday to get
Oct. 29, 2012
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Two-thirds of Australians overweight: study
Two-thirds of Australia‘s adult population are overweight or obese, a key study found Monday, with rates continuing to climb despite a drop in smoking and drinking.The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said people were continuing to pile on the kilos despite other findings indicating a switch to healthier habits.The study found 63.4 percent of the population are now classified as overweight or obese -- an increase of more than two percent from four years ago.Australia is ranked fifth among a
Oct. 29, 2012
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Women may add 10 years by quitting smoking
Smoking costs women at least 10 years of life on average, but quitting at about age 30 may gain back those years, researchers in Britain said.“Both in Britain in the United States, women born around 1940 were the first generation in which many smoked substantial numbers of cigarettes throughout adult life,” Richard Peto of the University of Oxford said in a statement. “Hence, only in the 21st century could we observe directly the full effects of prolonged smoking, and of prolonged cessation, on
Oct. 29, 2012
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Osteoporosis, a symptom-free disease
Osteoporosis is a “silent” bone disease because most people -- the disease affects 10 million U.S. adults -- are unaware of it until a fracture, an expert said.Dr. Khashayar Sakhaee, chief of the mineral metabolism division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said most often osteoporosis affects postmenopausal women who undergo a dramatic drop in estrogen -- a hormone that assists in the absorption of calcium and prevents calcium loss from the bone. However, the dis
Oct. 29, 2012
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Seoul likely to set new date for space rocket launch
South Korea will likely set a new date for the launch of its first space rocket Monday after a Russian-made defective part of the rocket made it impossible to send off the rocket last week, officials said.The Launch Preparation Committee was to be convened at 11 a.m. to decide when the launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) will take place.The rocket, also known as Naro-1, was originally set to be launched Friday, but the launch was called off due to a broken rubber seal in the conn
Oct. 29, 2012
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SpaceX capsule completes successful first mission
The unmanned SpaceX capsule made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after successfully delivering its first commercial payload to the International Space Station.The capsule parachuted into the water at 1922 GMT after an 18-day mission to resupply the station and was now being recovered by a team of divers, US-based SpaceX said in a brief statement on its website. The mission -- the first of 12 planned trips in SpaceX's $1.6 billion contract with US space agency NASA -- is a milestone for A
Oct. 29, 2012
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U.S. scientists make embryos with ...2 women, 1 man
NEW YORK (AP) ― Scientists in the U.S. have created embryos with genes from one man and two women, using a provocative technique that someday could be used to prevent babies from inheriting certain rare incurable diseases.The researchers at Oregon Health & Sciences University said they are not using the embryos to produce children, and it is not clear when or even if the technique will be put to use. But it has already stirred a debate over its risks and ethics in Britain, where scientists did s
Oct. 28, 2012
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Anti-aging compound discovered
Staying fit through exercising and dieting helps maintain health and prevent age-related diseases.However, many find it difficult to run a mile or two every day, or even regularly, as muscles and cells degenerate as they age.Scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have discovered a compound that could boost people’s metabolism and possibly prevent diseases associated with aging such Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.A team led by professor Kim Dae-soo of KAIST’s department of
Oct. 28, 2012
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LG unveils 84-inch ultra-HD TV in the U.S.
LG Electronics has unveiled the world’s largest ultra-high-definition television in the U.S., aiming to penetrate the global HD television market. The Korean electronics giant held a launching ceremony for the 84-inch ultra HD television at electronics retailer Video & Audio Center in Los Angeles on Friday. “We took into account that California is the hub of entertainment and innovation,” the company said. LG’s new ultra HD product is equipped with a jumbo screen measuring 3.84 by 2.16 meters.
Oct. 28, 2012
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Moderate to binge drinking can hurt brain
Moderate to binge drinking -- drinking less during the week and more on weekends -- reduces the structural integrity of the adult brain, U.S. researchers say.Lead author Megan Anderson, a graduate student working with Tracey J. Shors, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, and postdoctoral fellow Miriam Nokia of the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, said a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent -- the U.S. legal driving limit -- aff
Oct. 28, 2012
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Korea's rocket launch expected in mid-November
South Korea is likely to make its third attempt to launch its first-ever space rocket in mid-November at the earliest after being forced to postpone it hours before liftoff due to a technical glitch, officials said Saturday.On Friday, South Korea postponed its latest attempt to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), also known as Naro-1, after a potential fuel leak was detected during the final inspection.Officials at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Aer
Oct. 28, 2012
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German doctors remove 28-kilo tumor from woman
Doctors in Germany said Friday they had removed a tumor weighing 28 kilogram’s (62 pounds) from a 60-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed as obese.A spokesman from the university clinic in the eastern city of Dresden said the woman, Irmtraud Eichler, had made a full recovery after the seven-hour operation and was now able to walk again with crutches.The so-called "borderline" tumor, measuring 60 centimeters (24 inches) by 50 centimeters, attached itself to an ovary and Eichler began
Oct. 28, 2012
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Naro rocket launch delayed
Korea canceled the launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or the Naro rocket, on Friday after detecting a gas leak in the helium injection system.Officials of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and Korea Aerospace Research Institute said that it would have to postpone the launch by at least three days until engineers and researchers fixed the problem.Korea has until the end of this month to launch the Naro rocket.Otherwise, the country will need another clearance from global
Oct. 26, 2012