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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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New diet craze: No food restrictions, so eat everything you want...every other day
“Alternate-day dieting” is when you gorge yourself with whatever you want to eat one day and eat only 500 calories the next day, according to news sources. This diet came into popularity the airing of a BBC documentary with health journalist Dr. Michael Mosley. In the feature, Mosley ate normally five days a week and only ate 600 calories the other two days. After a month, he lost 14 pounds and reduced his body fat by about 25 percent. The diet is now known as the 5/2 diet. Additionally, scienti
Aug. 30, 2012
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'Talking' brain found better at math
Mathematical calculation requires the two sides of the brain to "talk" to each other, U.S. scientists say, and the stronger the talk, the better the outcome.The research sheds light on the neural basis of human math abilities and suggests possible help for those who suffer from dyscalculia -- an inability to understand and manipulate numbers, the University of Texas at Dallas reported Wednesday.Pr
Aug. 30, 2012
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Math says Earth safe from asteroid
Russian scientists say recalculation of the path of a large asteroid named Apophis indicates a significantly low likelihood of a hazardous encounter with Earth.Researchers at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences have re-run the numbers on the asteroid, thought to be the size of two football fields, institute research fellow Viktor Shor said Wednesday.The orbit of Apophis, discovered in 2004, is slightly offset to that of Earth‘s, and astronomers have determined the aster
Aug. 30, 2012
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 2
Samsung Electronics Co., the world‘s top smartphone maker, on Thursday unveiled its latest Android platform-based Galaxy Note 2 at an European trade fair, grabbing the spotlight ahead of rival Apple Inc.’s new iPhone release.Samsung debuted the Galaxy Note 2 at the IFA trade show inBerlin on Wednesday (local time), with plans to release its latest “phablet” model in October. The phablet, a cross between a smartphone and a tablet computer, features larger displays than smartphones but are more po
Aug. 30, 2012
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Planet search moves to Antarctica
Chinese astronomers say they are using survey instruments in Antarctica to search actively for Earth-like planets that may sustain life.They installed the first of three Antarctic Survey Telescopes at Dome Argus, located at the highest elevation on the Antarctic continent, at the beginning of the year, China‘s official Xinhua news agency reported.They use satellite phones to give orders to and receive data from their unmanned survey instruments in the harsh environment but can only receive limit
Aug. 30, 2012
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Twin stars found with multiple planets
This scene from movie "Star Wars" shows a fictional planet Tatooine, which orbits two stars.U.S. astronomers say the Kepler planet-hunting mission found the first multi-planet solar system orbiting a binary star, bringing images of "Star Wars" to mind."It's Tatooine, right?" University of Texas at Austin astronomer Michael Endl said, referring to the fictional planet with twin suns in the popular
Aug. 30, 2012
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Vieworks further pushes for global leadership
Global No. 1 industrial camera maker eyes growth in OLED, X-ray markets Liquid crystal display manufacturing involves sophisticated technology.It also involves high-end inspection equipment and systems to make sure manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics can produce the world’s top quality LCDs.High-performance industrial cameras such as those made by Vieworks are crucial parts of such equipment that can detect even the tiniest flaws, unnoticeable to the human eye, before products are shipped
Aug. 29, 2012
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LG to release Optimus L9 globally
LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it plans to release the Optimus L9model globally starting next month in countries across Asia, Europe and North America.The Optimus L9, which is the fourth model in the Optimus-L lineup, supports smarter user experience features such as the “Q Translator,” which translates texts into 64 languages, according to LG.To use the feature, users can scan texts with the embedded camera, which will then be translated through dictionaries and online translation engines.T
Aug. 29, 2012
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Stress of poverty may last a lifetime
The stresses of poverty -- measured via stress hormones -- leads to impaired learning ability in children and may last a lifetime, U.S. researchers say.Clancy Blair of New York University said high levels of stress hormones influence the developing circuitry of children‘s brains, inhibiting such higher cognitive functions such as planning, impulse and emotional control, and attention known as executive function.Poverty stress resulting from crowded conditions, financial worry, a lack of adequate
Aug. 29, 2012
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Simple test can read your body clock
A simple blood test can reveal the state of a person's body clock and whether they are a night owl or a morning person, Japanese researchers say.Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers said two blood samples taken 12 hours apart showing the concentration of hormones and amino acids can reveal an individual's personal body time, the Los Angeles Times reported Mo
Aug. 29, 2012
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Save sports drinks for sports or exercise
Sports drinks shouldn't take the place of regular water intake unless a person is playing sports or exercising, a U.S. registered dietitian says. Brooke Schantz, a Loyola University Health System registered dietitian and certified specialist in sports dietetics, said sports drinks will help hydrate you, but the average healthy child, adolescent and adult doesn't need the extra carbohydrates and ca
Aug. 29, 2012
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Samsung moves to counter Apple’s injunction
Apple has filed a sales injunction on eight old smartphone models of Samsung Electronics to a U.S. federal court in San Jose, California, where a nine-member jury gave a verdict in favor of their local tech company.The eight are: Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 (AT&T), Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 (T-Mobile), Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail.Its sales ban request did not include Samsung’s latest flagship Galaxy S3 and tablet smartphone Galaxy Note.Apple’s move has largely bee
Aug. 28, 2012
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Second person dies of hantavirus after Yosemite visit
Yosemite National Park officials say a second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting the park earlier this summer.Spokesman Scott Gediman says health officials this weekend learned of a second death of a person who contracted hantavirus after visiting the park in June.There is one other confirmed case of the illness, and a fourth is being investigated.Park officials are war
Aug. 28, 2012
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Breast cancer recurrence upped by obesity
Obese women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with standard chemohormonal therapy had worse outcomes than non-obese counterparts, U.S. researchers say.Lead investigator Dr. Joseph Sparano of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York and therapeutics co-chair of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network Breast Committee and colleagues analyzed data from 6,885 women with stage 1 to stage 3 breast cancer.Th
Aug. 28, 2012
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Apple seeks sales ban on Samsung's eight products
Emboldened by a triumph in the first round of a U.S. patent suit against Samsung, Apple made a formal request Monday to a U.S. federal judge to ban the sales of eight products of the South Korean firm.Those are Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail, according to a list submitted to the Northern District Cou
Aug. 28, 2012
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Samsung-Apple patent case leads to motion filing
Questions arise over fairness of verdict in less than three daysThe latest verdict in favor of Apple by a nine-member jury at a U.S. federal court in San Jose, California, will lead Samsung Electronics to file a motion that it hopes will alter the course of the ongoing dispute between the two tech giants.The Korean company will take the next step of motion filing to re-address its arguments and ask the court to reconsider its points, which it believes have not been fully reflected in this trial,
Aug. 27, 2012
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Pedophiles increasingly using social media to target girls
Pedophiles are increasingly targeting victims through social networking sites, according to news sources. The U.K.’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center said it has been receiving an increasing number of reports of older men trying to groom and convince younger girls to perform sexual acts on webcams.According to CEOP, the number of reports of inappropriate online behavior has increased from 400 a month to 1,000 in just a few years. The older predators create accounts on networking s
Aug. 27, 2012
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Psychological interventions help skin
Psychological interventions can provide benefits to patients with skin conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, researchers in Britain said. Researchers at the University of Sheffield, England, conducted a meta-analysis of 22 studies involving more than 900 participants. The meta-analysis, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, found psychological interventions had a medium-sized effect on skin conditions but that a number of different factors influenced the effectiveness of
Aug. 27, 2012
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Apple to unveil mini iPad in October: report
Apple will unveil a new, smaller version of its wildly popular iPad in October after the release of the latest version of its iPhone next month, the All Things Digital website reported Sunday.“First comes the latest iteration of the tech giant’s hugely popular smartphone, which will be unveiled at an as yet unannounced event on September 12,” the website said.“Only after the next-generation iPhone is out the door and on sale will Apple announce the smaller iPad it’s been working on,” it said.“T
Aug. 27, 2012
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Apple-Samsung patent war set to continue
U.S. tech giant to file injunction, Samsung says U.S. verdict is ‘not the final word’Apple is setting the next stage of its patent battle against Samsung Electronics by filing sales injunctions against the Korean tech giant’s flagship Galaxy smartphones in the U.S., following a court ruling in favor of the U.S. tech giant.A federal court in San Jose, California near Apple’s headquarters ruled that Samsung infringed on patents for several technology features and designs of Apple’s iPhone and iPad
Aug. 26, 2012