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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Kakao to launch content platform: Lee
CEO says integration of mobile and social networking inevitable requirements for growthFlexibility and speed are key to innovation in the mobile technology market.These management traits are essential to keep Kakao creative and responsive to the unpredictable and rapidly changing mobile market, Lee Jae-beom, CEO of the mobile communication venture tech firm, told The Korea Herald.The company’s Kakao Talk is one example that became a worldwide hit with over 50 million users through fast decision-
Sept. 5, 2012
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Horror stories of acupuncture gone wrong
A recent study conducted by the U.K.’s National Patient Safety Agency found that there are perils to acupuncture that can lead to severe health damage, according to news reports. Acupuncture has been a medical treatment since the Chinese discovered it 2,000 years ago. The essence of acupuncture was to puncture the body at specific points that connect with “energy pathways” that link the body. Many used acupuncture as a way to cure a range of health issues including migraines, tooth aches, depres
Sept. 5, 2012
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Abuse victims find a new way to heal through horses
A horse farm in Lake Ariel, not far from Scranton, Pennsylvania, has become a place to help victims of abuse recover from the atrocities they have suffered through horse therapy, according to news reports. In 2009, a 5-year-old was savagely raped by a complete stranger, leaving her mute. Her parents tried all types of therapy, including talk therapy and art therapy, to get her to speak, but nothing worked. Her therapist Ann Cook decided to try something different. Cook had the girl spend time wi
Sept. 5, 2012
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Green tea compound may help shrink tumors
A compound in green tea -- epigallocatechin gallate -- may help combat cancer by shrinking tumors, researchers in Scotland suggest.Study leader Dr. Christine Dufes of the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and colleagues at the University of Glasgow said the team used an approach that allowed the treatment of epigallocatechin gallate delivered specifically to the tumors int
Sept. 5, 2012
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Apple announces Sept. 12 event as new iPhone anticipated
Apple Inc. (AAPL) sent out invitations to a Sept. 12 product event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil a redesigned iPhone. “It’s almost here,” Cupertino, California-based Apple said in the invitation, whose image includes a ‘5’ in shadow, possibly in reference to the new product’s name. At the event, set for 10 a.m. at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple will introduce a
Sept. 5, 2012
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SKT holds alliance meeting in Jeju
SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said that it held a meeting called “Bridge Alliance” with telecom companies in Asia Pacific in Jeju on Tuesday.The top of the agenda was boosting partnerships in Long Term Evolution roaming across the region and between alliance members.According to Wireless Intelligence, a telecom researcher, the number of LTE users worldwide is expected to grow 69 percent annually to 580 million in total by 2016.SK Telecom and CSL in Hong Kong were the first companie
Sept. 4, 2012
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Study finds beauty has benefits but plastic surgery doesn’t help
Studies conducted by separate researchers indicate a correlation between beauty and money but also that virtually nothing can be done to change a person’s beauty, even through plastic surgery, according to news reports. According to a recent study by Middle Tennessee State University researchers, real estate agents who are relatively more attractive tend to sell properties at higher prices. Sean Salter, a finance professor who co-authored the study, believes that this is because of the “halo eff
Sept. 4, 2012
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Coconut oil may help stem took decay
ATHLONE (UPI) -- Treated coconut oil could attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay and could be incorporated into dental care products, researchers in Ireland say. Study leader Dr. Damien Brady at the Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland tested the antibacterial action of coconut oil in its natural state and coconut oil that had been treated with enzymes -- a process similar to digestion -- against strains of Streptococcus bacteria common in the mouth. The study found the enzyme-modif
Sept. 4, 2012
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Couple wed via Twitter in Turkey
ISTANBUL (UPI) -- An official in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday officiated an Internet-based wedding believed to be the first ceremony conducted via Twitter. Mustafa Kara, mayor of Istanbul’s Uskudar district, conducted the wedding between Cengizhan Celik, social media editor of news portal ensonhaber.com, and Candan Canik by asking the couple to respond to the ceremony’s questions on Twitter, Today‘s Zaman reported Monday. Hurriyet Daily News reported the couple’s witnesses also conducted their role
Sept. 4, 2012
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Tapioca pearls in bubble tea contain carcinogens: German study
German health authorities and researchers have come out swinging recently against the Taiwanese drink bubble tea, warning that the popular dessert beverage presents a choking hazard to children and may contain cancer-causing chemicals.The warnings, released separately, come as Europe, and Germany in particular, begin to catch on to the bubble tea trend which has already swept major urban centers
Sept. 4, 2012
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Founder under pressure as Facebook continues to fall
Facebook Inc.’s struggle continues with no end in sight, especially after its stock prices hit a record low and marketers expressed skepticism whether Facebook ads were really working.Shares of the world’s largest social network operator plummeted 5.4 percent to close at $18.06 in New York on Friday, the lowest amount since it went public on May 17 with $38 per share.The fall of the company’s stock to half of its initial value is a shameful outcome, while its earlier projection of stock prices w
Sept. 3, 2012
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Korean tech firms beef up patent management, legal staff
Korean electronics firms are moving to bolster their patent management in an effort to better cope with growing technology infringement lawsuits with overseas rivals, market watchers said Monday.LG Electronics Inc., which set up a patent center in 2001, plans to increase its current 200-strong staff by 30 percent by the end of next year, according to the company.The plan comes on the heels of several patent rows involving foreign companies. LG Electronics and LG Innotek Co. have been embroiled i
Sept. 3, 2012
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LG Electronics sees fast growth in Germany
Local unit chief: LG aims to edge over Samsung to become top TV brand in 2013BERLIN ― LG Electronics has been seeing fast growth in Germany’s television market over the past year, despite the economic slowdown in the region stemming from the eurozone crisis.The Korean tech company saw its share in Germany, which accounts for 25 percent of EU demand, rise to 10 percent from 7 percent last year.With Japanese TV makers such as Sony, Sharp and Panasonic having gone through restructuring and lacklust
Sept. 3, 2012
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Build huge muscles without ever exercising again: experts
Researchers have found a way to automatically build muscle mass at Galvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia, according to news sources.The report, published in The FASEB Journal, said that blocking the function of Grb10, nicknamed the “Hulk” protein, showed signs of increased muscle growth without any change in activity, diet, or adverse health effects. Researchers compared infant and adult mice of two groups: a normal group and a group whose Grb10 function was halted. The study showed
Sept. 3, 2012
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California to allow self-drive cars in tests
California lawmakers have passed a bill that could make the state the second in the United States to approve self-driving cars on its roads.The bill, passed unanimously by the state senate, will go to Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign it into law, TG Daily reported Friday.Under the law, the California Department of Motor Vehicles would be required to create standards and licensing procedur
Sept. 3, 2012
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Apple-Samsung patent battle intensifies
Apple adds Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note to infringement list, Samsung seeks counteractionThe patent battle between Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. is intensifying as the U.S.-based tech giant took legal action against the Korean firm’s latest flagship smartphones.Apple added Samsung’s Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note to the list of the products that it claimed infringed its patents when it submitted a revised filing at a U.S. federal court last Friday.Galaxy 3 is the latest in Samsung’s smartphone series,
Sept. 2, 2012
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Smartphone AIDS tests studied in Korea, S. Africa
PRETORIA (AFP) ― South African and South Korean researchers are working on making a smartphone capable of doing AIDS tests in rural parts of Africa that are the worst hit by the disease, a researcher said Friday.The team have developed a microscope and an application that can photograph and analyze blood samples in areas far from laboratories to diagnose HIV and even measure the health of immune systems.“Our idea was to obtain images and analyze images on this smartphone using applications,” sai
Sept. 2, 2012
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NASA launches twin satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) ― Twin U.S. satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on a quest to explore Earth’s treacherous radiation belts and protect the planet from solar outbursts.It’s the first time two spacecraft are flying in tandem amid the punishing radiation belts, brimming with highly charged particles capable of wrecking satellites and endangering astronauts.“We’re going to a place that other missions try to avoid, and we need to live there for two years. That’s one of our biggest cha
Sept. 2, 2012
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Korean team develops new way to create membranes
Scientists in Korea have developed a new way to produce nanosieves, thin layers with holes just millionths of a millimeter across, using an industrial process commonly used to make semiconductors.The discovery could be used to make selectively permeable membranes ― sieves that only allow specific types of particles to move across them. Synthetic membranes of this type have applications ranging from medical and environmental to energy.In a project supported by the Ministry of Education, Science a
Sept. 2, 2012
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Korea’s science policies should reflect progress
Collaboration, exchange and stability key to effective policies on science and tech researchMore advanced Asian nations including Korea need to adopt new science and technology policies to achieve globally relevant innovations, says professor Stefan Kuhlmann of the Netherlands’ University of Twente.Kuhlmann, who has focused on innovation systems and policies for science and technology for the past 18 years, said that Korea and other developed Asian nations including Japan are now capable of comp
Sept. 2, 2012