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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Study finds no better odds using 3 embryos in IVF
LONDON (AP) — A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos.They also have a greater chance of risky multiple births."Women who have gone through infertility treatment want the best cha
TechnologyJan. 13, 2012
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Cable TV operators again threaten to stop relaying terrestrial TV programs
The nation's cable TV system operators (SOs) took bold action on Thursday to prompt terrestrial TV networks to charge lower fees for using their programs, threatening to stop relaying both standard and high-definition programs of the terrestrial channels early next week. The SOs and thre
IndustryJan. 12, 2012
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Special attention needed to knee joints during winter
The knee is the largest joint in the human body. Because it is located central to the lower extremities, it is susceptible to trauma. Many people are vulnerable to an injury to the knee joint because of traffic accidents, falling and sports/exercise. Particularly during the winter season, the number of patients who injure themselves falling increases because of sports (e.g., skiing and boarding), icy roads and muscle stiffness.Patients frequently sustain a sports injury because of the overflexio
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Dispute arises again over whether to fluoridate tap water
The nation is abuzz once again over whether the fluoridation of tap water should be expanded to the entire country for the sake of public health.The issue came to a head as the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Tuesday that adding fluoride to tap water at a density of 0.8 ppm has proven effective in preventing dental cavities in children. A research team from Wonkwang University studied 9,000 elementary school students divided into two groups ― one group living in areas with fluoridate
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Farm losses from FTA with China
Damage to Korea’s farming industry from a free trade agreement with China may reach up to $2.8 billion, reports said Thursday, urging the Seoul government to be cautious in its FTA negotiations with China.During his trip to Beijing, President Lee Myung-bak agreed with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to declare the official start of negotiations for an FTA within the next month or two.A report from the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy said production by the country’s agriculture an
Jan. 12, 2012
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British chamber’s labor law workshop
The British Chamber of Commerce will hold a workshop in Seoul on Jan. 17 to discuss reforms of the retirement pension and severance rules for all employees.Patrick J. Monaghan, senior foreign legal consultant at Kim and Chang law firm, will speak about outsourcing and expansion of the discretionary working system and leveling the playing field between large corporations and small and medium enterprises.Monaghan is a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice and advises both foreign and
Jan. 12, 2012
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School to lecture on business innovation
IE Business School will offer a free lecture and networking evening with as guest lecturer, the school’s chair of the Entrepreneurship Management Department.Pablo de Holan is a popular professor of strategy at IE Business School and will present the school’s 4th lecture in a series on global business innovations on Jan. 13 from 7 p.m. at the COEX Convention Center Hall C room 318 A in southern Seoul.Titled “The Giant Within: How Businesses Grow Thru Entrepreneurship and Innovation, A review of r
Jan. 12, 2012
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Conglomerates agree to expand investments
The Federation of Korean Industries on Thursday pledged to make aggressive investments and hire more workers this year despite a gloomy outlook for the global economy. The seven members of the lobby for big businesses, along with FKI chairman Huh Chang-soo, held their first meeting this year at the Lotte Hotel Seoul in central Seoul on Thursday. The nation’s top 30 conglomerates agreed to continue investments this year. In 2011, they had planned to invest 11.5 trillion won and hire 1 million new
IndustryJan. 12, 2012
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Seoul suspected of inflating oil development deal with UAE
The South Korean government is suspected of having exaggerated an oil development deal with the United Arab Emirates, which it earlier claimed would “guarantee” participation by South Korean companies, informed sources said Thursday.The government had claimed its memorandum of understanding, signed with the UAE early last year, would entitle the country to a production-sharing-agreement at one of the Middle Eastern country’s six production mines with more than 1 billion barrels of oil in confirm
Jan. 12, 2012
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Web surfing overtakes voice calls for smartphone users
Korean smartphone users preferred using their handsets for Web surfing rather than for voice calling and text messaging, a government survey found Thursday. The Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Internet and Security Agency questioned 4,000 smartphone and tablet PC users aged between 12-59 in November. According to the survey, 42.4 percent of respondents cited the Internet and mobile apps as their main purpose of smartphone use, while voice calling and text messaging make up 39.3 per
IndustryJan. 12, 2012
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Eximbank to invest more despite global slowdown: CEO
The Export-Import Bank of Korea has unveiled its policy to increase its investment in developing natural resources in overseas markets by 900 billion won ($789 million) this year.The state-run bank will pour 2.8 trillion won into enterprises’ exploitation of overseas natural resources in 2012, its chairman and president Kim Yong-hwan told a news conference on Thursday.The figure for the project is a sharp increase from the bank’s investment of 1.9 trillion won in 2011.“European banks are expecte
Jan. 12, 2012
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Medical fees to go down at designated clinics
The government has decided to discount medical fees for people who designate neighborhood clinics as their primary care facilities, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday. The new system comes into effect starting in April.Currently, 70 percent of outpatient medical expenses are covered by the national health insurance program, but for those who register a nearby clinic as their primary care unit the coverage will be increased to 80 percent, leaving only 20 percent up to the patients,
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Court says 16 airlines fixed fuel surcharge price
An appeals court here ruled on Thursday in support of the local fair trade watchdog's decision to fine 16 airlines for fuel surcharge price fixing.The Seoul High Court rejected Thai Airways International's demand that the Fair Trade Commission withdraw its 2.1 billion won ($1.8 million) penalty impo
IndustryJan. 12, 2012
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Korean cosmetics maker Genic to start operation in China this year
HONG KONG (Yonhap) -- South Korean cosmetics maker Genic Co. is set to begin operations in China this year in a bid to tap into the world's fastest growing cosmetics market, officials said Thursday.Genic recently obtained approval for a hygiene permit from the Chinese Ministry of Health in order to
IndustryJan. 12, 2012
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Milky Way teeming with 'billions' of planets
This handout picture from the European Southern Observatory is an artist`s impression on how planets are more common than stars in the Milky Way. The new study provides evidence that there are more planets than stars in our own stellar neighbourhood. (AFP)PARIS (AFP) -- The Milky Way is home to far
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Red wine researcher accused of falsifying data
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- A U.S. university says a researcher known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances. (Bloomberg)Nearly a dozen scientific journals are being warned of the potential problems after publishing the Unive
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Your home’s age important for child lead exposure
WASHINGTON (AP) ― If you’ve been putting off repairing a peeling windowsill, or you’re thinking of knocking out a wall, listen up: Check how old your house is. You may need to take steps to protect your kids from dangerous lead.The risk of lead-based paint from older homes is back in the news, as the government considers tightening the definition of lead poisoning in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Lower levels than previously thought may harm their developing brains.That’s a scary-sounding m
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Mobile app provides instant nutrition information
If you are at a supermarket, wondering if a food item will make you fat, a new smartphone app by Korea Food and Drug Administration can tell you.The newly released application, New High-fat and Less Healthy Food Alert-e, contains information about the nutritional value of nearly all popular snacks, candies and ice creams. By simply scanning the barcodes on snack packages, the app will automatically tell whether the food is healthy or not. And by inputting a product name or a main ingredient, con
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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Women with larger breasts suffer backaches: hospital
Women with larger breasts are more likely to suffer backaches than those with smaller breasts, TnTn Hospital said Monday. According to Cho Tae-yeon, chief of the network hospital specializing in spinal health, larger breasts could pull the torso forward and in the worst case cause a herniated disk. A herniated disk is a condition when the disk between two bones in the spine presses on the nerves around the backbone.“One additional kilogram on the torso, especially in the chest area, could amplif
TechnologyJan. 12, 2012
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NPS to invest $300 million in Chinese stocks
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― Korea’s state-run pension fund is seeking to invest as much as $300 million in Chinese stock markets as it looks to diversify assets worth nearly $300 billion, officials said.The National Pension Service said earlier this week that it received the status of “qualified foreign institutional investor” from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.The pension fund service expects to receive a quota ranging from $100 million to $300 million, equivalent to 0.1 percent or l
Jan. 12, 2012