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Samsung under pressure after Intel's foundry spin-off: analysts
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Heavy rain to fall nationwide over weekend, but warmer fall expected
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Seoul chastises predatory pricing claims over Czech nuclear export deal
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YouTuber under fire for consoling former singer accused of bullying
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NK newspaper 'unusually' silent on new missile tests: Seoul
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Samsung CEO introduces ‘bold growth’ as new target
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Bank of Korea eyes rate cut after US Fed's historic pivot
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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Hyundai Motor officially becomes KT’s largest shareholder
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[Herald Interview] Kim Woo-bin grew to appreciate ‘unseen’ heroes with ‘Officer Black Belt’
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UN envoy calls for Somali pirate chief hunt
The international community must hunt the dozen Somali clan chiefs who run the pirate attacks on international shipping in the Indian Ocean, a UN advisor told the Security Council on Tuesday.Amid mounting international concern over the attacks and hostage-taking, former French minister Jack Lang said "we need to tackle the force behind the pirates, those who order the pirates to carry out their at
PoliticsJan. 26, 2011
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Obama urges Congress to pass Korea FTA as soon as possible
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress on Tuesday to ratify the pending free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea as soon as possible as a means of doubling exports and creating jobs for a timely economic recovery."Last month, we finalized a trade agreement with South Korea that will support at least 70,000 American jobs," Obama said in his State of the Un
PoliticsJan. 26, 2011
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S. Korea proposes preliminary military talks with N. Korea on Feb. 11
South Korea said Wednesday it has proposed holding working-level military talks with North Korea on Feb. 11, in what would be their first dialogue since the North's deadly bombardment of a border island in November.The proposed inter-Korean talks, which would be held at the border truce village of Panmunjom, are aimed at setting the time, place and agenda for a higher-level military meeting, said
North KoreaJan. 26, 2011
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Woman eats seven couches
(captured from YouTube)A woman who appeared on the American program “My Strange Addiction” shocked audiences when she admitted her bizarre habit of eating sofa stuffing. Adele, 30, from Bradenton started eating bits of couch cushions at the age of 10 and since then has eaten a total of seven couches and two chairs.Adele estimates she has eaten more than 90 kg of couch cushion.According to psycho
InternationalJan. 26, 2011
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Man travels the world with his six sex dolls
(captured from The Sun)A man has spent more than $26,000 to travel across England and America with his six sex dolls. Dave Hockey, 57, has traveled with his girlfriends to Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. Hockey, who is married and from Nova Scotia, Canada, flew “Realdoll” Bianca and “Teddy Babe Deluxe” Carey to Britain for trips to Oxford, Wiltshire and Abergavenny, Wales. Hockey,
InternationalJan. 26, 2011
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Love of Korea lives on
American school teacher donates organs to save three livesAn American woman who died after a brain hemorrhage has given new life to three Koreans through life-saving organ donations, a local hospital said Tuesday. Linda Freel, 52, who was a teacher at the International Christian School of Euijeongbu, became the first American to donate organs in Korea. Fourteen years ago she settled here to teach
Social AffairsJan. 26, 2011
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Seoul to propose North to hold working-level talks
South Korea plans to propose to the North on Wednesday to hold working-level talks next month in order to open the window for their first military talks in five months, government sources said Tuesday. "The government plans to officially suggest to North Korea within tomorrow to hold preparatory talks for high-level military talks," a government official said. Military talks with the North
North KoreaJan. 25, 2011
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Elite forces become national heroes
UDT/SEAL unit members go through harsh trainingDespite the face-numbing weather, the Navy’s elite special warfare troops, clad in black diving suits, hurled themselves into the frigid waters after jumping out of their rubber boats Tuesday.The group of the naval troops, dubbed UDT/SEAL, was engaging in their three-week combat training session, which began off the coast of Jinhae in Changwon City on
PoliticsJan. 25, 2011
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Somali pirates face punishment in Korea
President Lee Myung-bak has instructed the government to bring the five Somali pirates captured alive last Friday to Korea for criminal punishment, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Tuesday.“The president instructed officials to bring the pirates here for punishment. Therefore, the possibility of them being handed over to a third country is not high,” the official said, on condition of anonymity.Anoth
PoliticsJan. 25, 2011
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Parents pay W200,000 a kid for English study
Korean parents are spending up to 200,000 won ($178) per child on private English education each month, a survey showed on Tuesday. But most are willing to pay this or more for their children’s sakes, indicating that families prioritize English education in their budgets, according to Yoon’s English School, one of the nation’s largest English education franchises. The private English educator surv
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Tougher security, new court needed for pirates: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― Somali pirates are spreading their attack zone and now costing more than $7 billion a year, according to a U.N. study released Monday which calls for new security and legal weapons to be urgently deployed.A new court to try pirates with Somalis jurisdiction but based in a foreign country should be set up, former French foreign minister Jack Lang said in the report.The intern
InternationalJan. 25, 2011
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150 years of dieting fads and still no quick fix
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Before there were modern weight loss diets, there was William Banting. He invented the low-carb diet of 1863.Even then Americans were trying out advice that urged fish, mutton or “any meat except pork” for breakfast, lunch and dinner ― hold the potatoes, please.It turns out our obsession with weight and how to lose it dates back at least 150 years. And while now we say “overweigh
InternationalJan. 25, 2011
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Korea, China to clamp down on voice phishing, fakes
Last year, a 31-year-old office worker surnamed Kim received a phone call from the post office that she had a parcel to receive but there were a few problems. Then suddenly the phone hung up. She then made a phone call to the post office to get her item, where a staff worker informed her that she had been duped by voice phishing scammers.“They make money by inducing you to make extra-expensive int
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Groups look to enlist more volunteers
Scholars, volunteers and officials gathered at a forum in Seoul Tuesday to discuss the past, present and future of overseas volunteering, hoping to increase the efficiency of Korea’s aid.Participants at the World Friends Korea Forum reviewed the current situation for volunteers and organizations to seek the direction in which Korea is going as a provider of official development aid.World Friends K
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Solution to baldness, just $24
A 15 pound ($24) nanofiber spray for hair loss treatment will probably irritate the hot-tempered Gordon Ramsay of Hell’s Kitchen, who spent 30,000 pounds to cover up his thinning hair.Prison worker John Banks, 47, bought a nanofiber spray at just 15 pounds and filled the empty spots on his head, Daily Mail reported Monday.“It just shows you don’t have to be a rich celeb like Gordon Ramsay to cover
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Two teenagers arrested for killing dogs
(MCT)Two high school boys who confessed to killing dogs "for fun" were arrested in what investigators said Tuesday was probably the first incident of criminal punishment in the country for cruelty against animals.The high school teenagers from Yangju, on the outskirts of Seoul, are accused of stealing and clubbing the dogs to death during the month of December. Local police said they are suspected
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Only one out of five S. Koreans considers grandparents part of 'family': survey
As few as one out of five South Koreans considers his or her grandparents as "part of the family," according to a recent survey, reflecting the shrinking definition of a family in the rapidly changing society.According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, only 23.4 percent of 4,754 respondents said in the survey released Monday that they consider their paternal grandparents to be part of
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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High-tech gear helped S. Korea raid on pirates
High-tech equipment and carefully planned tactics helped Seoul's navy rescue a South Korean ship and its crew from Somali pirates, military officials said Monday.Navy commandos on Friday stormed the Samho Jewelry, a 11,500-ton freighter hijacked on January 15 in the Arabian Sea, and rescued all 21 crew members -- eight South Koreans, two Indonesians and 11 from Myanmar.Eight pirates were killed an
PoliticsJan. 25, 2011
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Constitutional revision splits ruling bloc
Lee meets with GNP leaders to call for stronger president-party relationshipPresident Lee Myung-bak’s conservative party is in dispute over whether the parliament should revise the country’s decades-old Constitution within Lee’s term, a move that could change the political landscape ahead of big elections.The ruling Grand National Party said Monday it will hold a three-day all members’ meeting ear
PoliticsJan. 24, 2011
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Seoul tourism promotion project on the rocks as budget shrinks
Programs for foreigners fall victim to council's anachronismThe spat between Seoul City government and city council is likely to ruin the administration’s efforts to promote local tourism, as many programs for foreigners have been downsized due to a budget shortage this year.The Seoul Metropolitan Government last week announced this year’s cultural experience programs for foreigners, under which i
Social AffairsJan. 24, 2011