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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Naver Q1 net income soars 1,171.9% on growth of major businesses
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Korea makes contact with newly launched satellite
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute announced that it has made contact with the country’s new scientific satellite, completing a mission to send a satellite into orbit for the first time from its own soil.The satellite first communication contact was made at 3:27:12 a.m., according to officials from the country‘s Satellite Technology Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul.Korea on Wednesday successfully launched its
Jan. 30, 2013
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What’s next after Naro?
Korea plans to develop a three-stage indigenous space rocket, the KSLV-2, by 2020. Before that, it aims to develop a 75-ton thrust engine by 2018. Kim Seung-jo, president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said earlier that the country should look to a private space firm called SpaceX for its future space model. The California-based firm’s two-stage rocket uses the Merlin engine, which provides a 66-ton thrust using liquid oxygen and kerosene. The first stage has nine Merlin engines clus
Jan. 30, 2013
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Korea takes crucial step toward space era
With the successful launch of the Naro rocket on Wednesday, Korea made a major stride in its decade-old bid to gain entry into the elite club of players in space technology and the lucrative space services market.The 33.5-meter, 140-ton Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 blasted off from the Naro Space Center on the south coast, putting the nation’s 15th satellite into orbit. Korea became the 11th nation to have successfully sent a domestic satellite from its own soil.The achievement marks a momentous
Jan. 30, 2013
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U.S. looks to futuristic guns for safety
NEW YORK (AP) ― It sounds, at first, like a bold, next-generation solution: personalizing guns with technology that keeps them from firing if they ever get into the wrong hands.But when the White House called for pushing ahead with such new technology as part of President Obama’s plan to cut gun violence, the administration did not mention the concept’s embattled past. As with so much else in the nation’s long-running divisions over gun rights and regulation, what sounds like a futuristic vision
Jan. 30, 2013
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Samsung to top Apple in smartphone market in 2013
South Korea-based tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. will likely see its share of the world smartphone market far outpace that of iPhone maker Apple Inc. this year with new Galaxy devices set to hit the market, data showed Wednesday.Samsung is expected to ship 320.4 million units of smartphones worldwide in 2013, compared with an estimated 159 million units of the iPhone shipped by Apple, according to the data by market researcher Strategy Analytics.LG Electronics Inc. of South Korea comes ne
Jan. 30, 2013
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Four key IT technologies that will shape the future
Cloud computing, business analytics, mobile, social business. There is no mystery why we are hearing so much about these technologies. They are completely reshaping how business gets done and rewriting strategic playbooks across industries. In these spaces, new business possibilities are emerging and some companies are equipped to innovate at the forefront of these fast-moving technology trends and drive strategic advantages for their organizations.In fact, CEOs say that during the next three to
Jan. 30, 2013
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Major telecoms offer unlimited data plans for LTE smartphones
The monthly unlimited data schemes for handsets running on the fourth-generation Long Term Evolution networks have been the talk of town since their debut last week.LG Uplus, the smallest of the nation’s three mobile carriers, was the first to announce the new unlimited data usage plan for LTE smartphone owners, with the plan starting from 95,000 won.The move was immediately followed by KT on the same day, featuring a similar monthly usage scheme.However, it took longer for industry leader SK Te
Jan. 30, 2013
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How to fend off sexual harassers on buses, subways (2)
1. A harasser approaches a woman from the front as shown in Picture 1, leaving very little or no personal space.There are two ways of getting out of this tight situation. One is the silent approach without drawing attention from nearby people, and the other is to aggressively stand against the opponent causing commotion.Here is how to actively fend off harassers on public transport.2. Take a step away from the opponent. Bend both arms to bring both hands toward your chest and block the opponent
Jan. 30, 2013
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New hair transplant device developed to improve success rate
The number of people in Korea suffering from hair loss has now reached 10 million. Recently, it’s not only because of genetic reasons, but also due to environmental factors such as excessive stress, drinking, smoking and irregular eating habits.A growing number of hair loss patients are in their 20s and 30s, and most of them have difficulties in their social life.The most common way to prevent or treat hair loss is by taking drugs such as finasteride and minoxidil. But patients with genetic caus
Jan. 30, 2013
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Entrepreneur finds an opportunity in home care for elderly Asians
PHILADELPHIA ― It’s hard for anyone to care for an ailing, aging family member, but Choi Im-ja faced extra challenges when her mother’s stomach cancer was diagnosed in 2002.Choi’s mother, who had come to the United States from Korea in 1978 to help raise Choi’s children, had never learned to speak English or enjoy American food. Choi thought she would be miserable in a nursing home.But her mother weighed 62 pounds and had a colostomy bag when she got out of the hospital. Choi and her husband bot
Jan. 30, 2013
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LG plans to roll out new flagship smartphone by March
LG Electronics will roll out a new flagship smartphone dubbed “Optimus G Pro” in Korea by March, according to its chief financial officer Jeong Do-hyun on Wednesday.Following its quarterly earnings conference at its headquarters in Yeouido, Jeong said that the new 5.5-inch flagship smartphone will be released in the local market by the first quarter and then to the overseas market in the second quarter.Another LG executive also stated during the earnings conference that the new G series smartpho
Jan. 30, 2013
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Chronology of major events leading to Seoul's 3rd space rocket launch
The following is a chronology of major events related to South Korea's development of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, which is set to blast off from the country's Naro Space Center later Wednesday. March 2001 - South Korea joins the Missile Technology Control Regime, an informal international association that oversees the proliferation of unmanned delivery systems capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction. August 2002 - South Korea and Russia confirm plans to develop the Korea Spac
Jan. 30, 2013
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Timing of meal affects weight loss: study
A new study shows that meal timing seems to affect weight loss, suggesting that when people eat matters as much as what they eat. A research team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and the University of Murcia studied the relationship between meal times and weight loss among 420 participants for 20 weeks. The first group of people was told to eat before 3 p.m. while the latter group ate after 3. The study suggested that early eaters lost more weight than late eaters and did so more quic
Jan. 30, 2013
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Subglacial Lake suggests life deep under Antarctic
The successful drilling of subglacial Lake Whillans suggests that microorganisms may have been living under the Antarctic ice sheet for thousands of years, U.S. broadcaster NBC News reported. Funded by U.S. National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs, members of the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling project drilled into the 800-meter-deep lake, retrieved water and sediment samples and analyzed them. The analysis of experiments showed that microorganisms may exist
Jan. 30, 2013
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Airborne bacteria may impact climate
U.S. scientists say bacteria and fungi found floating a surprising 30,000 feet above the Earth‘s surface have the potential to affect the globe’s weather.Scientists have long studied airborne bacteria, but they typically do so from the ground, so not much has been known about the number and diversity of floating microbes, researcher Athanasios Nenes, an atmospheric scientist at Georgia Tech, said.To find out more, Nenes and his colleagues hitched rides on a NASA research aircraft doing atmospher
Jan. 30, 2013
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Beer hops could be new drug resource
U.S. researchers say hops, which help preserve beer and give it its distinctive flavor, may yield new drugs to treat diabetes, some cancers and other maladies.University of Washington researchers used a process called X-ray crystallography to analyze the precise configuration of humulones, substances derived from hops that give beer its flavor.Previous research has suggested beer and its bittering acids, in moderation, can have beneficial effects on diabetes, some forms of cancer, inflammation a
Jan. 30, 2013
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S. Korea's space rocket lifts off from Naro Space Center
South Korea's space rocket blasted off Wednesday from the Naro Space Center on the country's southern coast.The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), also known as Naro, lifted off at 4 p.m. No apparent problems have been observed since its takeoff from the launch site, located 480 kilometers south of Seoul.The 170-ton thrust space rocket is designed to reach its target orbit in 9 minutes following its takeoff. Whether the launch was successful will initially be determined approximately 140 min
Jan. 30, 2013
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Yuhan launches genetic analysis service
Yuhan Corporation, a Seoul-based pharmaceutical company, said Tuesday that it had launched a genetic information analysis service that tracks down personal genetic risks for certain diseases and disorders.In a joint venture with Theragen Etex, a local biotech firm specializing in genetic code analysis, Yuhan introduced “Hello Gene” that tests personal genetic information with just a few drops of blood, the company said. The service interprets one’s genetic information within a week or two and pr
Jan. 29, 2013
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Adults spend 5 years worrying: study
People spend several years of their life worrying about all sorts of things, which could lead to harmful health effects, a British health group said. According to a survey conducted by Benenden Health, a British health organization, adults spend five years of their life on average worrying about day-to-day issues. Adults’ concerns usually involve weight problems, finances and job security. Being overweight, getting old, having a lack of savings and staying fit were the top four worries on the li
Jan. 29, 2013
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Vine video porn posts exposed
Twitter's iPhone video-snippet sharing service Vine had concerns about porn exposed on Monday after adult content was bared briefly in an "Editor's Picks" section.Twitter apologized for the mistake, blaming "human error" but providing little detail, and quickly removed the video.The globally popular one-to-many message sharing service last week launched Vine, a service that lets people share video snippets from iPhones or iPod touch devices.Perpetually looping video clips up to six seconds each
Jan. 29, 2013