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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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S. Korean CEOs getting older: report
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The average age of chief executive officers in South Korea rose slightly this year from one year ago, a report showed Friday. But the average age of Samsung Group, South Korea's largest family-controlled industrial group and parent of Samsung Electronics Co., fell on the
IndustrySept. 23, 2011
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Roll over Einstein: Law of physics challenged
GENEVA (AP) -- One of the very pillars of physics and Einstein's theory of relativity _ that nothing can go faster than the speed of light _ has been rocked by new findings from one of the world's foremost laboratories.European researchers said Thursday they clocked an oddball type of subatomic part
TechnologySept. 23, 2011
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HP names eBay veteran Meg Whitman as new CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Hewlett-Packard has named Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO and California candidate for governor, as its new CEO, pushing aside Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job. Whitman got the top spot because there are few available people with the experience to run complex techn
IndustrySept. 23, 2011
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Market retreats further on U.S. Fed statement
Seoul stocks dropped another 2.9 percent Thursday on smaller-than-expected stimulus measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve on top of a global growth downgrade by the International Monetary Fund. The benchmark KOSPI lost 53.73 points to 1,800 after dipping as low as 1,780 at around noon. The junior K
Sept. 22, 2011
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Hyundai Heavy bags 10th drill ship order
Hyundai Heavy Industries extended its lead in the drill ship market signing a contract for one more such vessel on Thursday.According to the company, the Geneva-based Noble Corp. issued a 600 billion won ($509 million) contract for a drill ship. With the latest deal, the company has been signed on t
IndustrySept. 22, 2011
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Blizzard’s Diablo III offers new monetary system
Blizzard Entertainment revealed its Diablo III beta trial version to the press Thursday, also unveiling its in-game auction system. Internet crimes, such has fraud, plagued Diablo II through external websites, but the third version of the game aims to provide a safe trading environment by adopting i
IndustrySept. 22, 2011
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Eximbank supports Korea-Cambodia ties
The Export-Import Bank of Korea has taken the lead in enhancing tie-ups for development projects between Korea and Cambodia.Under initiative of chairman & CEO Kim Yong-hwan, the state-run bank met to map out further development of the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Thursda
Sept. 22, 2011
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Daewoo, STX in gas project on East Sea shelf
Daewoo International Corp. and STX Energy Co. are set to take part in a government project to extract natural gas from the continental shelf in the East Sea to secure stable energy supplies and tackle price swings.The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said it struck an agreement on Thursday with the two
IndustrySept. 22, 2011
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Hyundai chief bets on Europe with new models
Chung calls on automaker to take on global rivals by offering more modelsHyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo said the company should compete with global rivals in the sluggish European market with new car models.Chairman Chung made the call during his visit to a car assembly line in Czech Re
MobilitySept. 22, 2011
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Armed with technology, Modnnet seeks second takeoff
Electronic lecture board maker stresses importance of human resources and technologyFor companies in the information technology industry, quick adaptation to changes and planning are prerequisites for survival. Shin Soon-hee, the chief executive officer of Modnnet, suggests there was more to that fo
IndustrySept. 22, 2011
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BOK chief: Korea not likely to face another sudden crisis
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The head of South Korea’s central bank sought Wednesday to ease worries over his country’s financial markets, saying they won’t likely face another sudden crisis.The current situation is “different from when (the South Korean economy) was in difficulty in 2008,” Bank of K
Sept. 22, 2011
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Stock fraud via broadcasters surfaces
The financial regulator has launched a full-fledged investigation into alleged stock manipulation via cable TV channels, Internet broadcasters and cyber communities.Allegations that investment advisors engaged in stock manipulation recently emerged, an official at the Financial Supervisory Service s
Sept. 22, 2011
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Deutsche Securities Korea to resume derivatives trading
Six-month ban imposed for causing market crash ends in OctoberDeutsche Securities Korea is to resume derivatives trading from October when a six-month ban imposed by the local regulator expires, sources said. Speaking on behalf of Deutsche Securities Korea, Michael West, head of PR for the company’s
Sept. 22, 2011
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New products, technologies strengthen companies’ brand power
Korea Productivity Center releases 2011 National Brand Competitiveness Index ranking 176 brandsNew products and technologies have elevated the brand power of local companies over the past year, whileremaining the market leader has become much more difficult, Korea Productivity Center found in an ann
IndustrySept. 22, 2011
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KT makes name as global player
Company selected as telecom leader in Dow Jones Sustainability IndexKT Corp. is now among the few companies recognized in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as a global supersector leader, making its name as one of the most competitive companies not only in Korea, but around the world. Only those re
IndustrySept. 22, 2011
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Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome often is called “spastic colon.” It probably is the result of abnormal muscular activity of the intestinal wall. Chronic stress and depression may be the primary cause or at least contribute to flare-ups of symptoms. IBS may begin with an infection such as acute gastroenteri
TechnologySept. 22, 2011
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Uh-oh: Scientists say film ‘Contagion’ may be a reality
ATLANTA (AP) ― Yes, it could happen. But it’s a stretch.“Contagion,” a Hollywood thriller that opened last weekend, rocketed to No. 1 at the box office through its gripping tale of a fictional global epidemic driven by a new kind of virus. Audiences have gasped in horror at what happens to Gwyneth P
TechnologySept. 22, 2011
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Psychologists to hold international seminar
The Korean Association of Psychoanalysis Study group and Allied Center of the IPA said Monday that it will host an international symposium and psychoanalysis treatment master class at Seoul National University Hospital on Friday and Saturday. The event is to mark the 31st anniversary of the academic
TechnologySept. 22, 2011
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Depression on the rise in Korea
The number of people struggling with depression increases every year, with women and the elderly suffering the most, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said Tuesday. According to its report to Rep. Joo Seung-yong of the Democratic Party, 1,485 per 100,000 females and 637 per 100,000
TechnologySept. 22, 2011
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Five myths about oral contraceptives
World Contraception Day on Sept. 26 is designated to raise awareness of the prevention of unwanted pregnancy and birth.If you haven’t considered oral contraceptives as a means for birth control, it’s time to reconsider. According to experts, the use of oral contraceptives accounts for only 2 percent
TechnologySept. 22, 2011
