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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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Brain scans decipher the thoughts of dogs
MCTA U.S. researcher who looked into what dogs think said he was inspired to do the research when he saw a Navy dog was on the team that killed Osama bin Laden.Gregory Berns, director of the Emory Center for Neuropolicy, said he was amazed when he saw pictures of what military dogs can do.“I realized that if dogs can be trained to jump out of helicopters and airplanes, we could certainly train the
May 9, 2012
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Korea to launch multipurpose observation satellite May 18
Korea will launch its third satellite to observe the Earth from a Japanese space center on May 18, officials announced Tuesday.The KOMPSAT-3, also known as Arirang-3, is designed to provide geographical information of the Korean Peninsula with better technology than its two predecessors.Loaded on a Japanese rocket, the multipurpose satellite will lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima, some 115 kilometers south of Kyushu. The launch is due at 1:39 a.m. on May 18 from the Tanegashima Sp
May 8, 2012
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New questions raised about U.S. beef safety
Views conflict over dangers of BSE; government ignores pressure to stop customs clearanceMadThe safety of U.S. beef imports into Korea faces new questions after U.S. authorities confirmed a case of mad cow disease in a dairy cow from a California farm on April 24.The latest discovery was the first in six years and the country’s fourth case ever.For Korea, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as mad cow disease, is a high-profile issue affected by political considerations a
May 8, 2012
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BSE has long incubation period, no treatment
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, is a progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system in cattle. The disease has a long incubation period (averaging four to five years) and there is currently no treatment or vaccine for the disease. BSE is one of a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). Other TSEs include scrapie in sheep, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.The measures to deal w
May 8, 2012
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SAP to eye M&A opportunity, promote B2B software firms: CEO Hyoung
Korea has capacity to develop higher value-added mobile apps for exportSAP is always on the lookout for acquisitions that can help the world’s largest enterprise software company gain innovative technology and reinforce its business in mobile, in-memory and cloud computing.Korea would definitely be one of many potential markets where SAP, backed by “tons of cash,” would seek opportunities in mergers and acquisitions, said Hyoung Won-joon, CEO and president of SAP Korea.“It may be a cliche to say
May 8, 2012
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Apple’s iOS 5.1.1 update fixes bugs
Apple Inc. said it has released iOS 5.1.1 for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone to fix bugs. Improvements include better reliability for the HDR option when accessing the camera app from the lock screen and a number of other fixes for bugs affecting AirPlay video playback.The new release has fixed a bug that blocked third-generation iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks. Also, the bug of “Unable to purchase” alert has been fixed.The iOS 5.1.1 also improved reliability for syncing Safari book
May 8, 2012
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Ancient crocodile may have dined on humans
An ancient crocodile big enough to swallow a human whole once thrived in East Africa, a University of Iowa researcher says."It's the largest known true crocodile," Christopher Brochu, a professor of geoscience, said. "It may have exceeded 27 feet in length. By comparison, the largest recorded Nile crocodile was less than 21 feet, and most are much smaller."Resembling its living cousin the Nile cr
May 8, 2012
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Black pepper fights formation of fat cells
Researchers in South Korea say they are unlocking the secret to why black pepper fights fat.Soo-Jong Um, Ji-Cheon Jeong and colleagues at Sejong University in Seoul said black pepper and the black pepper plant were used for centuries in traditional Eastern medicine to treat gastrointestinal distress, pain, inflammation and other health disorders.Despite the long medicinal history, scientists know
May 8, 2012
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Gassy dinos may have warmed the Earth: study
Giant dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago may have warmed the planet with the gas they produced from eating leafy plants, British scientists said on Monday. (AFP-Yonhap News)Much like modern cows that emit a significant amount of methane in their digestive process, the 20,000 kilogram sauropods contributed the same way, and likely more, to the warming climate, said the study in t
May 8, 2012
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Reducing calories may preserve memory
Cutting back on calories is a good idea to protect the heart, and U.S. researchers say eating less also may reduce a person's risk of memory loss. Yonas Geda of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and colleagues looked at the association between eating and those with mild cognitive impairment.The researchers compared eating habits and diagnosis of memory loss in 1,000 participants, ages 70 and o
May 8, 2012
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CrossFit: A butt-kicking workout for everyday life
This is not an average Korean gym. It is a rubber mat-filled room, with neatly organized Olympic bars, medicine balls, dumbbells and kettle balls along the perimeter. In the center of this room, where exercise machines would typically be, is a still warm puddle of sweat and tears from the last group of students.This is a CrossFit gym in Gangnam, where people of all shapes and sizes put themselves through a grueling regimen to achieve not only a better-looking body but a healthier one.The CrossFi
May 7, 2012
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KT profit increase 89.1% in Q1
South Korean telecom titan KT Corp. said Monday that its first-quarter earnings dropped 26.6 percent from a year ago due mainly to decreased demand for fixed-line communication services. Net profit stood at 407.58 billion won ($358.78 million) in the January-March period, compared with 555.21 billion won a year earlier, the country’s second-largest mobile carrier said in a regulatory filing.Sales climbed 9.1 percent on-year to 5.75 trillion won, while operating profit tumbled 20.3 percent to 574
May 7, 2012
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IPhone app 'Ugly Meter' tells users how ugly they are
An iPhone app that claims to be able to quantify “ugliness” has become a big hit around the world, according to news reports.“Ugly Meter” analyzes the details of human faces and rates their appearances from 1 to 10, along with nasty comments.Upon release, it was an immediate success, topping the Chinese iPhone charts for three weeks, and making $80,000 in a single day after being mentioned on the Howard Stern radio show in the United States.To anyone seeking judgment, the cheeky app dishes out v
May 7, 2012
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Heavy metal singer sues over tainted sushi
A heavy metal band front man is suing over the alleged tainted tuna he ate at a Louisiana sushi restaurant.Chris Fronzak, 22, of Portland, Ore., and members of his band Attila were in Metairie April 10, to play a show and decided to eat lunch at a sushi restaurant, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported."Everything tasted great," Fronzak said Friday. "The amount of sushi I got was insane. Littl
May 7, 2012
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Super bright moon dazzles night skies
A super-full and extra-bright moon dazzled the night skies this weekend as the lunar body swept along the low point of its elliptical orbit around the Earth. The Super Moon is shown after rising over Canton, Ohio, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)The so-called lunar perigree brings the moon about 50,000 kilometers closer to the Earth than when it's at the farthest point of its oval orbit.When a full moon
May 7, 2012
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Apple wins ruling, sanctions in patent infringement suit
Samsung Electronics, sanctioned by a U.S. judge for its failure to produce source code in a patent-infringement case in San Jose, California, won’t be able to use some evidence to defend itself against Apple Inc., a judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal wrote in his May 4 ruling that Samsung “plainly violated” a court order requiring it to turn over code to Apple, and ruled that Samsung won’t be able to offer evidence in the case about its efforts to “design around” three patents at
May 6, 2012
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Scientists create ‘e-bra’ that detects health problem
U.S. scientists have developed an ‘e-bra’ that monitors health information for female heart patients. Engineers at the University of Arkansas integrated nanotextiles and smartphone technology allowing uploads of health information which the patient and their doctors can access with a wireless network such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.“Our e-bra enables continuous, real-time monitoring to identify any pathophysiological changes. It is a platform on which various sensors for cardiac-health monitoring are
May 6, 2012
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Samsung, LG roll out flagship smartphones
Samsung’s Galaxy S III to battle with upcoming Apple’s iPhone 5Samsung Electronics on Friday rolled out the new Galaxy S III in London, staging another battle with its rival Apple Inc., which is getting ready to unveil its new iPhone 5.In a “Mobile Unpack” event in London, the world’s IT behemoth introduced its 4.8-inch new flagship model which showcases innovative features like eye tracking and direct calling.“The Galaxy S III is a totally new smartphone that presents the best technology, human
May 4, 2012
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Triangular ‘UFO’s spotted in U.S., U.K., and Australia
`UFO`s sighted over Tennessee, United States (YouTube)Multiple UFO sightings have startled people around the world, according to news reports.Over a six-day period, four reports emerged: one in the United Kingdom, one in Australia and two in the United States.The first sighting took place last Thursday when a passenger on an airplane in the U.K. reportedly videotaped what looked like three UFOs fl
May 4, 2012
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Goldman Sachs lauds Samsung's new smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone will be a "worthy" successor to its flagship smartphone series due to improvements in both hardware and software, Goldman Sachs said Friday.Samsung Electronics unveiled its Galaxy S III at an event in London Thursday, launching the latest version of its Galaxy S smartphone series. The company will start selling the product in 145 countries later this mon
May 4, 2012