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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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Flying fitness: Cathy Rigby’s tips for soaring while nearing 60
DALLAS ― Peter Pan never grows up. Cathy Rigby, who has made Peter her signature role for more than two decades, doesn’t seem to have aged much either.Peter’s secret is fairy dust, but Rigby, who turns 60 in December, relies on a sprinkling of pulverized herbs sprinkled on fresh food and regular exercise to perform Peter’s cartwheels, flips and flying during her national tour.She spoke about her fitness routine before a recent Dallas show.“There’s something really joyous in doing the things I st
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Ceragem releases anti-hair loss treatment
Ceragem released anti-hair loss treatment, S-GEM, Tuesday, featuring a massager and tubes containing scalp essence.S-GEM releases the serum through the massager. By gently massaging the scalp with it, the scalp absorbs the essence composed of five natural herbs ― hemp, Swertia pseudo-chinensi, green tea, Sophora flavescens and morus alba. This helps the blood circulation of the scalp to strengthen the roots of the hair, it said. The essence is composed of Korea Food and Drug Administration-appro
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Celltrion’s arthritis biosimilar gains approval
Celltrion, a local bio company, on Monday had its biosimilar for an antibody against arthritis approved.This is the first time an antibody copy treatment was approved in the world, the company said.The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized “Remsima,” a biosimilar of Janssen’s “Remicade.” The company has conducted clinical trials on a total of 856 patients from 29 countries. The drug maker said Remsima could replace Remicade for use for rheumatic arthritis, ankylosing spondyliti
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Heat wave alert issued
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a heat wave alert for the nation and asked people to take extra care of their health. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, two people died of heatstroke and 21 have been reported with heat-related diseases as of Monday. “In order to avoid being affected by the heat wave, people should refrain from going outdoors between noon and 6 p.m.,” the KCDC said. “Plenty of relaxation is needed and people should drink more w
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Coping with insomnia
Fifty-six-year-old housewife Choi Eun-hee cannot go to sleep at night. She said she is usually ready to sleep long before she actually falls asleep. “From around 10 p.m. I wait to fall asleep but stay awake all through the night. It’s only around 4 a.m. that I finally get some sleep,” she said. Choi said her problem is negatively affecting her life. “When I was able to sleep I did not realize that it was so important. Now I feel lethargic and sometimes depressed. The harder I try to fall asleep
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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NHN plans to launch messaging app LINE in China
NHN Corp., South Korea's biggest Internet portal operator, aims to launch its social networking service in China this year, officials said Thursday. NHN Japan Corp., a subsidiary of NHN, hopes to introduce LINE to the world's fastest growing smartphone market, as the company targets 100 million users worldwide this year, the company officials said. In June 2011, The company released LINE, a free g
IndustryJuly 26, 2012
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Birds outperform 7-year-olds in logic test
In a series of tests at Cambridge University, birds had to compete against boys and girls aged four to ten.In two of the three tests, birds did just as well as children up to seven years old.The tests was modeled on Aesop’s fable in which a thirsty crow can drink from a pitcher if it uses pebbles to raise the water level to within its reach.In the first task, both the birds and children quickly realized that adding stones to a cylinder half-filled with water would raise the water level.But in th
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Mystery of missing Mars signals solved
A spacecraft sending data from Mars to Earth had its signal repeatedly interrupted in 2005 and scientists say they‘ve learned the culprit -- the Sun.In August of that year, the Mars Express spacecraft was dutifully sending back data on the stratigraphy, or layering, of the upper regions of the Martian crust, when its signals were knocked off the air.Researchers in the Boston University Astronomy Department say solar flares, and the high-energy particles they emit, can strongly interfere with r
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Seoul shares gain 0.74 percent on institutional buying
South Korean stocks closed 0.74 percent higher Thursday as investors hunted for bargains following a recent plunge, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) climbed 13.16 points to 1,782.47. Trading volume was moderate at 398.9 million shares worth 3.63 trillion won ($3.16 billion), with gainers outpacing losers 502 to 3
July 26, 2012
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New WoW expansion pack to be released on September amid uncertainty over its publisher
A new expansion pack of the online role-playing game World of Warcraft will be released on Sept. 25, according to the Blizzard Entertainment website. Blizzard is both the developer and publisher of World of Warcraft and its expansion packs.World of Warcraft is one of the most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing games in the world, and the new expansion pack, titled “Mists of Pandaria,” will be the fourth extension to the game, following its predecessors: "The Bur
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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LG Display posts fourth quarterly loss on price-fixing settlement
LG Display Co., the world's No. 2 maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said Thursday it stayed in the red for the fourth straight quarter as a one-off payment for a price-rigging settlement outweighed recovering profitability.Net loss came to 112.3 billion won ($98 million) in the April-June period, shifting to negative territory from the previous year, the company said in a regulatory f
IndustryJuly 26, 2012
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Ssangyong Motor Q2 loss narrows on lower costs
Ssangyong Motor Co., the smallest automaker in South Korea, said Thursday that its net loss narrowed in the second quarter from a year earlier mainly due to decreased costs.Net loss came to 20.9 billion won ($18.23 million) in the April-June period, compared with a loss of 34.9 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.Sales fell 2.3 percent on-year to 712 trillion won. T
IndustryJuly 26, 2012
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French archaeologists unearth pharaoh boat
French archaeologists have discovered a roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat in an expedition in Abu Rawash, west of the Egyptian capital, the antiquities ministry said on Wednesday.The antiquities minister, Mohammed Ibrahim, said the boat was up to 5,000 years old. “It goes back to the era of Pharaoh Den, one of the First Dynasty kings,” he said in a statement.The six-metre (19.6 feet) long and 1.5-metre wide boat “is in good condition,” he added. Its planks are now undergoing renovation
TechnologyJuly 26, 2012
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Seoul shares turn lower after strong start
South Korean stocks turned lower after a strong start on Thursday as poor U.S. corporate earnings raised concerns over a global economic downturn, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 2.24 points, or 0.13 percent, to trade at 1,767.07 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Market heavyweights traded mixed, with top-cap Samsung Electronics rising 0.35 percent and f
July 26, 2012
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SK Hynix posts fourth straight quarterly loss in Q2
SK Hynix Inc., the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, said Thursday it logged a net loss for the fourth straight quarter as weak cheap prices and currency losses ate into its profit.Net loss reached 53.3 billion won ($46.4 million) in the April-June period, a sharp turnaround from a 473 billion won profit a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.Sales slipped 4.6 percent on-year to 2.
IndustryJuly 26, 2012
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Korean economy grows 0.4 percent on-quarter in Q2
The quarterly growth of the South Korean economy more than halved in the second quarter from three months earlier as the persisting eurozone debt crisis eroded exports, the central bank said Thursday.Asia's fourth-largest economy grew 0.4 percent in the April-June period, slowing from a 0.9 percent on-quarter expansion tallied in the first quarter, according to an advance estimate by the Bank of K
July 26, 2012
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Foreign firms unhappy with tax burden: KCCI
Nearly seven in 10 foreign companies in Korea said they would consider withdrawing from the country if their tax burden continued to grow, a poll showed Wednesday.According to a survey of 158 foreign businesses conducted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 69 percent of the respondents said “withdrawal could seriously be contemplated” if the nation chooses to levy heavier taxes.The KCCI reported that most of the respondents expressed unease about the nation’s corporate tax environment
IndustryJuly 25, 2012
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Hansae donates 3,000 clothes to Indonesia
Hansae, a top global exporter of clothing, celebrated Indonesia Children’s Day by giving away some 3,000 articles of clothing to the local needy children in South Jakarta on July 14. The donation event was sponsored by the international humanitarian and development NGO Good Neighbors. The celebration saw over 600 participants, ranging from the local children to Indonesia’s Child Protection Commission, company officials said. Entertainment was provided by the young recipients, who delighted in pr
July 25, 2012
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Companies join blood donation rush
Some business conglomerates are putting much effort into donating blood, aiming to help society as well as heighten their brand reputation.Kumho Asiana Group, a composite business specializing in chemicals, construction and shipping, has been promoting blood donation since 2004 in cooperation with the Korea Red Cross. It holds a blood donation drive once a year and stresses the importance of the campaign during its recruiting session to encourage more people to donate.The corporate will hold a b
July 25, 2012
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KT, Yonsei tie up on smart health care
KT, Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, and Yonsei University Health System have launched a joint venture in healthcare IT business named H∞H Healthcare.H∞H, or “Hooh,” refers to the infinite value of human and health, KT said.The two sides invested 1 billion won ($869,000) in the joint venture with a 49 percent stake owned by KT, while Yonsei holds a majority 51 percent in the new entity.The board members will consist of two executives from KT and three from Yonsei University Health System.T
TechnologyJuly 25, 2012