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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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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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Public backlash against division of Gyeonggi Province under 'corny' name
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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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NASA, Europeans uniting to send spaceship to moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit.Europe will provide the propulsion and power compartment for NASA’s new Orion crew capsule, officials said Wednesday. This so-called service module will be based on Europe’s supply ship used for the International Space Station.Orion’s first trip is an unmanned mission in 2017. Any extra European parts will be incorporated in the first manned mission of Orion in 2021.NASA’s huma
Jan. 17, 2013
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Curiosity readying to drill on Mars
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Scientists have zeroed in on a Martian target for the Curiosity rover to drill into a rock outcrop as flat as a pool table that’s expected to yield fresh insight into the red planet’s history.Running a tad behind schedule, Curiosity was due to arrive at the site in the next several days. After an inspection of the surroundings, the car-size rover will test its drill for the first time “probably in the next two weeks,” project manager Richard Cook of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Jan. 17, 2013
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Politics holds up science belt project
President-elect Park Geun-hye is looking to enhance the country’s science and technology competitiveness with the establishment of a powerful new ministry that will oversee research and development policies and industrialization of innovations. But it seems Park is already facing a major obstacle with the delay of a project to build a mega science and business complex that promised to house world-class basic science research organizations and related business facilities.The government is plannin
Jan. 17, 2013
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Norovirus spreading fast: KCDC
The number of cases of food poisoning caused by the norovirus sharply surged last year, health authorities said on Thursday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a total of 49 cases of norovirus infection were reported last year, an 88.5 percent increase from 26 cases in 2011.The virus spreads quickly, particularly during the winter time. People must wash their hands as frequently as possible until March this year to prevent further infection, the agency said. Noroviruses are
Jan. 17, 2013
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Cancer center for women holds symposium
Ewha Womans University Hospital Cancer Center for Women will hold a symposium on the latest medical progress on cancer treatment on Jan. 25 at its hospital in Mok-dong, western Seoul.Speakers for the event are renowned medical doctors and researchers on women’s cancers, including Seoul National University Hospital professor Park Ung-yang, Korea University Hospital professor Kim Yeol-hong and Dr. Yoo Byeong-cheol of the National Cancer Center.They will talk about the challenge of developing cance
Jan. 17, 2013
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Australian study points to potential cure for AIDS
SYDNEY (AFP) ― An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered how to turn the HIV virus against itself to stop it progressing to AIDS, describing it as a major breakthrough in finding a cure for the disease.David Harrich, from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, said he had successfully modified a protein in HIV that the virus needed to replicate and instead made it “potently” inhibit virus growth.“I have never seen anything like it. The modified protein works every time,” sa
Jan. 17, 2013
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Common hip problems
The hip is the joint that connects the pelvis to the leg. Pelvic disease often occurs in this joint, which supports much of the body’s weight and has a structure commonly described as a ball and socket. When walking, the joint can be placed under 3-4 times more pressure than caused by body weight, and when running, this pressure can be 10 times more.Pelvic disease can occur after the middle-aged years. Fractures For younger people, fractures around the joint are usually caused by serious acciden
Jan. 17, 2013
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Stem-cell venture goes offshore to sidestep regulations
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and RNL Bio Co., a Seoul-based bio venture, are locking horns over controversial stem cell operations on Korean patients in Japan and China arranged by the firm.The government is considering taking legal action against the stem cell developer for a violation of Korean pharmaceutical law that bans injections of manufactured stem cells without approval from the state-run drug agency.Officials claim the firm has evaded the Korean law because it administered stem c
Jan. 17, 2013
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Samsung-LG dispute escalates
Samsung Display Co. has filed a suit against LG Display Co. seeking the invalidation of the latter’s patents on liquid crystal display, according to legal industry sources Thursday, the latest move in a heated patent tussle between the two display giants.LG Display, the world’s No. 2 maker of LCD, first raised three patent infringement claims on LCD technologies against Samsung Electronics Co. and Samsung Display.In a suit filed with the Seoul Central District Court last month, LG Display argued
Jan. 17, 2013
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Dutch court rules in favor of Samsung
A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on design-related patents of Apple Inc. for its Galaxy tablets, including the flagship 10.1.“We welcome the court’s decision, as making unreasonable claims involving the general design will not be helpful for the consumers or for the development of the industry,” the Suwon-based company said in a statement. Samsung and Apple have been enmeshed in a high-profile patent battle for over a year now, with Samsung ordered to pa
Jan. 17, 2013
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‘Leadership gene’ found: study
Certain qualities that allow a person to become a leader can be inherited, according to a recent study.“We have identified a genotype, called rs4950, which appears to be associated with the passing of leadership ability down through generations,” said the study’s lead author Jan-Emmanuel De Neve from University College London.De Neve, with colleagues from Harvard University, New York University and the University of California, analyzed genetic samples of about 4,000 individuals and found signif
Jan. 17, 2013
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Psychiatric disorders prevalent in inmates
Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among inmates, and mental-health treatment could help former inmates reintegrate into society, U.S. researchers say.Study co-author Jason Schnittker of the University of Pennsylvania, Michael Massoglia of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Christopher Uggen of the University of Minnesota said most common psychiatric disorders found among former inmates, including impulse control disorders, emerge in childhood and adolescence and, therefore, predate incarc
Jan. 17, 2013
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Vaccinated mothers are safer for fetus: study
A large study concluded that it is safer for pregnant mothers to be vaccinated during pregnancy. According to the journal from scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of fetal death by 25 percent. The study had a sample of 113,331 mothers who had been pregnant between spring 2009 and fall 2010, when the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was in full swing. The study result shows that there were 492
Jan. 17, 2013
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A secret mobile phone for illicit lovers in Japan
An old-fashioned Japanese mobile phone has drawn lasting popularity, thanks to its strong and subtle privacy protection.The online edition of the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the old mobile phone model called “F Series,” produced by Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu, has been favored by male customers in Japan even after smartphones dominated the market.The phone features a special function called “privacy mode,” which allows users to thoroughly protect details of calls and messa
Jan. 17, 2013
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Age has no correlation with cancer treatment: study
The effectiveness of cancer treatment depends on the patient’s willingness to survive and physical condition rather than their age, a recent survey showed. Professor Lee Sang-hyub from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital conducted a study on 531 patients diagnosed with biliary tract cancer from 2003 to 2011. The average survival period for 205 patients over 65 and 326 patients under 65 was 15 months and 11 months, respectively. The study, published in Journal of the American Geriatrics So
Jan. 17, 2013
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N.K. confirmed behind JoongAng Ilbo hacking
North Korea is responsible for last year’s cyber attack on a Seoul newspaper that crippled its server and Web site, South Korean police said Wednesday.The National Police Agency (NPA) said the hacking method and Internet protocol (IP) addresses used for the attack on the JoongAng Ilbo, one of the country’s major conservative media outlets, were either similar or identical to those used by the North in previous attacks.A drawing of a white cat grinning and covering its mouth was posted on the Web
Jan. 16, 2013
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Transition team hints at revising campaign promises
The transition team of President-elect Park Geun-hye will look into whether her campaign pledges are “too comprehensive” or “overlap” with each other, a spokesman said, hinting at the possibility that the committee could attempt to revise promised projects.Questions have grown over whether Park will be able to implement all of the welfare and other expensive projects promised during her campaign amid concern that it will be difficult to raise the enormous amount of money necessary for them witho
Jan. 16, 2013
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Park to send special envoy to China next week
President-elect Park Geun-hye will send a delegation of special envoys to China next week to meet with China’s next leader Xi Jinping and other government officials, her spokesman said Wednesday.The delegation, led by Kim Moo-sung, a key official of Park’s presidential campaign last year, is scheduled to leave next Tuesday for a three-day visit that will include a courtesy call on Xi, spokesman Park Sun-kyoo told reporters at the presidential transition team’s office in Seoul.The other members o
Jan. 16, 2013
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Ex-Shinhan executives receive suspended terms for embezzlement
Two former executives of the Shinhan Financial Group Co. received suspended prison terms on Wednesday for embezzling a massive amount of company funds, according to court officials.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Shin Sang-hoon, former president of the country’s No.4 banking group, to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years, for pocketing 261 million won ($246,458) of company money and illegally taking 200 million won worth of stocks from one of the group’s shareholders, they sai
Jan. 16, 2013
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KT’s smartphone music service launched globally
Genie, KT’s music service for smartphones, has been launched in 45 countries across six continents, the mobile carrier said earlier this week.The company said that the smartphone-only music service launched globally on Tuesday, giving anyone with an Android handset access to the latest K-pop songs.The 45 countries include the U.S., Australia, Germany, France, Russia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, New Zealand, Mexico, India, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Brazil and Argentina.However, the serv
Jan. 16, 2013