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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Dell may be near buyout on partial MS funding
Dell Inc. is getting closer to clinching a leveraged buyout with Silver Lake Management LLC, and Microsoft Corp. is planning to provide part of the funding, people with knowledge of the matter said.Silver Lake and Dell are negotiating a price in the range of $13.50 to $14.25 a share, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are private. Microsoft is discussing contributing about $2 billion for the deal, which could be announced this week, the person said. Microsoft sta
Jan. 23, 2013
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Genie aims high to become global standard music service
KT is planning to beef up cooperation with overseas mobile carriers to have its smartphone-only music service app Genie be positioned as a global standard for music service in the upcoming years, said a key KT executive on Wednesday. In an interview with The Korea Herald, Ahn Tae-hyo, executive vice president at the mobile data business unit at KT, stressed that Genie was a service that targeted the overseas markets from its brainstorming stage.“With the launch of the service in 45 different nat
Jan. 23, 2013
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Music app Genie: KT’s core growth engine
Genie, KT’s music service for smartphones, has become one of the core future growth engines for the mobile carrier with it rolling out in 45 different nations last week.KT, the country’s largest fixed-line operator, said Wednesday that the music content app, which launched as “Genie KPOP,” aims to fulfill the needs of overseas K-pop fans.The smartphone app allows people to have access to music, music videos, images and video clips of K-pop artists from the country’s top entertainment companies,
Jan. 23, 2013
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Couples who sleep well are less selfish: study
Couples who sleep well are likely to appreciate their spouse, a study suggested.The study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley asked 60 couples aged 18 to 56 to keep track of how many hours they slept each night and how much they appreciated their spouse. Research results showed couples who slept well had better problem-solving skills when asked to work together and showed gratitude to their spouses. Although health benefits of a good night’s sleep are well known, l
Jan. 23, 2013
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Vitamin D may be a breast cancer therapy
Vitamin D may be involved in a possible new breast cancer therapy, U.S. and Spanish researchers say.Susana Gonzalo, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University, and her team identified one pathway activated in breast cancers with the poorest prognosis, such as those classified as triple-negative. These cancers often strike younger women and are harder to treat than any other type of breast cancer. Women who are born with BRCA1 gene mutations are at inc
Jan. 23, 2013
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Women look the oldest at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday: study
Women look their oldest at 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday, a new study claims.The research conducted by a tanning brand St. Tropez found that accumulated work stress coupled with plunging energy levels and effects of weekend drinking starts to take its toll by mid-week, according to British media.“It’s fascinating that 3:30 p.m. on a Wednesday is the time women look their oldest. Combine the highest stress levels of the week on a Wednesday with the natural mid-afternoon slump and it seems that’s why
Jan. 23, 2013
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Life on Mars may have been underground
Minerals once more than three miles below the martian surface are the strongest evidence yet the Red Planet may have supported life, researchers say.New research suggests ingredients for life have been present in the martian subsurface for much of the planet's history, they said.Scientists have been studying McLaughlin Crater, one of many martian craters where impacting meteors have acted like natural probes, bringing up rocks from far beneath the surface.Spectrometer data on those rocks from NA
Jan. 23, 2013
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Hugging brings health benefits: study
Hugging family members or loved ones can bring several positive effects such as lowered blood pressure and higher memory retention, according to the research from University of Vienna. The researchers claimed that when people hug or hold a person they like, the horomone oxytocin is released into the blood stream. Oxytocin plays a role in lowering blood pressure, reducing stress and anxiety, and even improving one’s memory. It is also found that hugging improves one’s ability to empathize and lea
Jan. 23, 2013
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'ArcheAge' to enter the Russian game market
Korean massively multiplayer online role-playing game “ArcheAge” will be launched in Russia and 13 other nearby countries.XLGAMES, developer and publisher of “ArcheAge,” announced in a press release on Tuesday that the company has signed an agreement with Mail.Ru, one of the largest Internet service providers in Russia, to facilitate the game’s release in 14 European countries including Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.Mail.Ru is a leading Internet service and online game compan
Jan. 23, 2013
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Overweight drivers at higher risk of death in accidents: study
Overweight people are more likely to die in a car accident than those who of normal weight, according to a study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley.The study was conducted on a total of 3,403 traffic accidents which involved 6,806 drivers, mostly men. The team divided the overweight people into three groups, “most obese with a BMI of 40, severely obese with a BMI index of 35 to 39.9 and obese with an index of 30 to 34.9.” Those with a BMI of 18 to 25 are considered healthy. The
Jan. 22, 2013
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Loneliness corrodes health
Loneliness boosts inflammation, which is linked to coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimer‘s disease, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author Lisa Jaremka, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research at Ohio State University, and colleagues found people who were more lonely showed signs of elevated latent herpes virus reactivation and produced more inflammation-related proteins in response to acute stress than people who felt more socially conne
Jan. 22, 2013
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Google co-founder spotted on NY subway with ‘wearable computer’
Google co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted on the New York subway wearing glasses-cum-smart device “Google Glass.”U.S.-based IT magazine PC Magazine reported on Monday that Brin caught the eyes of citizens on the subway on Sunday.A New York resident named Noah Zerkin posted a photo of Brin on Twitter spotting the Google co-founder.Zerkin also posted a photo of himself wearing Brin’s Google Glass, adding that he couldn’t operate the device since mobile phone service was not available in New York’s
Jan. 22, 2013
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Rumors of multiple iPhones from Apple
New rumors suggest Apple will bring out three new iPhone models this year, including one dubbed the “iPhone Math,” tech sites say.Brightwire.com, translating stories from the China Times and Taiwan-based Commercial Times, said the iPhone Math would feature a 4.8-inch screen and an 8-megapixel camera. Brightwire could offer no explanation for the odd moniker, especially since all previous and current iPhones have model names consisting of just numbers and letters, such as the iPhone 3G and the iP
Jan. 22, 2013
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LG to expand Optimus G global release
South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to expand the global availability of its flagship "Optimus G" smartphone in the first quarter.LG plans to launch the long-term evolution (LTE) smartphone in 50 countries across Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa in the January-March period, the company said in a press release.The company is set to kick off the move in Singapore later this month with mobile operator StarHub, according to a company spokesman.The move com
Jan. 22, 2013
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Orange juice worst for teeth: report
Orange juice, lemonade and other acidic fruit juices increase the risk for tooth decay the most among mass-produced drinks, a study showed Monday.A research team at Seoul National University Hospital’s School of Dentistry studied the relationship between the level of acid and the possibility of tooth erosion with eight types of drinks, such as lemonade, soda, sports, drinks and kids’ beverages, for eight days.Orange juice had the worst effect of teeth erosion and decreased enamel hardness, the s
Jan. 21, 2013
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Seoul to set definite date for launch of Naro space rocket
South Korea will this week set a more definite date for the liftoff of its Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), the government said Wednesday.The country's Launch Preparation Committee earlier set Jan.30-Feb. 8 as possible dates for what will be its third launch of KSLV-1, also known as Naro."The committee will be convened at 11 a.m. Thursday and select a launch date within the candidate dates after reviewing technical preparations and weather conditions," the Ministry of Education, Science an
Jan. 21, 2013
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‘Naked’ X-ray body scanners to be withdrawn from US airports
Naked-image scanners will be removed from airports in the United States, the BBC reported.The U.S. Transportation Security Administration decided to terminate its $5 million (5.29 billion won) contract with OSI Systems after the company failed to meet the deadline for producing less-revealing passenger images. Accordingly, “naked” X-ray scanners are set to be removed by June 2013, the agency said. The TSA, however, is not stopping the use of full-body scanners. Sixty full-body scanners from L-3
Jan. 21, 2013
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'Engaged’ workers healthier, productive
U.S. workers who are engaged in their work and workplace are more likely than those who are not engaged to have a healthier lifestyle, a survey indicates.The Gallup Daily tracking interviews conducted January-December 2012 found engaged employees ate healthier, exercised more frequently and consumed more fruits and vegetables.The employee engagement index was based on research on actionable workplace elements with proven linkages to performance outcomes, including productivity, customer service,
Jan. 21, 2013
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LG to release Optimus G follow-up
South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. on Monday confirmed plans to release the “Optimus G Pro,” a follow-up to its flagship smartphone “Optimus G.”The Optimus G Pro, which is likely to be launched locally in the first quarter, is set to pack a 5.5-inch full high-definition(HD) display and run on a quad-core application processor, the company said.LG said it plans to ramp up the user experience and hardware features of the Optimus G on the new device.The move comes as the handset maker i
Jan. 21, 2013
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‘Quadruple helix’ found as new DNA structure: study
Scientists at Cambridge University said they have found four-stranded DNA in human cells for the first time, noting the finding might possibly relate to cancer treatment. Since the discovery of DNA structure by James Watson and Francis Crick, people have commonly thought its structure to be a double helix. However, researchers at the Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry told journal Natural Chemistry that they have captured the existence of a "quadruple helix" at their lab. The researchers named
Jan. 21, 2013