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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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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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NK troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report
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Opposition leader awaits perjury trial ruling
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Flowing water on Mars sparks new hunt for life traces
WASHINGTON, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet, NASA said Thursday.The data gathered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has given new focus to the h
TechnologyAug. 5, 2011
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Randi Zuckerberg leaving Facebook to start company
Randi Zuckerberg (Bloomberg) NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook says Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company after six years. Facebook said Thursday that Zuc
TechnologyAug. 5, 2011
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S. Korea's currency remains below pre-crisis level: IMF
The South Korean currency has appreciated markedly over the past few months but its value still remains lower than the pre-financial crisis level, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday. South Korea's won has appreciated about 6.5 percent against the greenback since the start of this year
Aug. 5, 2011
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Eximbank, KDB join hands to fund overseas projects
South Korea's two state-run policy lenders said Friday that they agreed to help local companies win more big-ticket overseas projects by providing massive financing.Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) and Korea Development Bank (KDB) will cooperate
Aug. 5, 2011
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Lee vows to overhaul disaster-prevention systems, tighten safety standards
President Lee Myung-bak said Monday the government will overhaul disaster-prevention systems and tighten safety standards, stressing that last month's deadly downpours could repeat next year because of climate change."The abnormal weather pattern that used to come only once in a century has now beco
Aug. 5, 2011
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Penalties on Apple, Google set precedent
Stronger laws and bigger payouts may plague the firms This week’s government decision to impose penalties on the Korean units of Apple and Google for their roles in the so-called “location-gate” is being viewed as more than a slap on the wrist despite the light nature of the punishment. Above a
TechnologyAug. 4, 2011
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Korean inventor considers patent suit against Miller
A Korean inventor is considering a lawsuit against MillerCoors, claiming that the new Miller Lite bottle has copied his patented design, industry sources said Thursday.The Chicago-based brewing company launched last year the Vortex bottle, which has grooves on the inside of the neck. The company exp
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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Students borrow more from private lenders
Korean students are borrowing dramatically more to pay for college and living expenses, rekindling concerns over heavy debt among young people and business practices of lenders.The Financial Supervisory Service said Thursday as of June, nearly 48,000 university students had taken out loans totaling
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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Amore Pacific launches credit card
Amore Pacific Corp. launched Thursday a credit card that offers up to 15 percent discounts on its beauty products in partnership with KB Kookmin Card. According to the No. 1 cosmetics maker, consumers can enjoy price benefits when they use the Amore Pacific-KB Kookmin Car to purchase Amore products
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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LG exec tops stock wealth list
An LG executive has been named the wealthiest man in corporate Korea in terms of stock holdings. LG Household & Health Care’s CEO Cha Suk was worth 16.34 billion won ($15.41 million) thanks to his stock riches, as he held 33,800 shares of LG Household & Health Care worth 483,500 won each as of Aug.
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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Time for Brown Revolution: UNCCD chief
The chief of the world’s only legally binding convention combating desertification urged leaders to accelerate efforts to fight degradation and regenerate soil to prevent massive food shortages.“People take soil for granted. We may survive oil peak but we will never survive soil peak,” Luc Gnacadja,
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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‘Korea to lead fight against desertification’
Korea will lead international efforts to combat desertification in Asia based on its experience of forestation, Lee Don-koo, head of Korea Forest Service said. “Korea is ahead of others in turning wasteful land into productive land. We have an important role to play in the world’s fight against dese
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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Korea to host first Asian conference of UNCCD
Korea is to play host to the world’s biggest gathering to combat desertification for the first time in Asia in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.Slated for Oct. 10-21, prominent desertification experts and government officials from 194 member nations of the United Nations Convention to Combat Dese
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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CJ Construction’s new chief
CJ Group’s construction arm CJ Engineering and Construction Corp. named Kim Chun-hak as its new chief executive and vice president on Tuesday. Kim Chun-hakBefore taking the post, Kim had been working for Samsung Heavy Industries Co. since 1983 and most recently served as the executive vi
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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Sohn tapped to head panel
Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industries, has been named as new head of the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness, a government official said Thursday.President Lee Myung-bak, currently on vacation, plans to appoint him next week, the sources said. Sohn Kyun
IndustryAug. 4, 2011
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Watch for food poisoning
With summer here, the intake of cold and raw food increases and, accordingly, the number of people who get sick from eating bad food increases as well. When two or more people get sick from eating the same thing (with symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain), food poisoning is the fir
TechnologyAug. 4, 2011
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More young women prone to eating disorders
At least 13,000 women visited hospitals for eating disorders over the past five years, Rep. Sohn Sook-mi of the ruling Grand National Party said recently, quoting a Health Insurance Review and Assessment report. Most of them were in their 20s and 30s and extremely conscious of their looks, according
TechnologyAug. 4, 2011
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High heels deform women’s feet: survey
About 52 percent of surveyed women who wear high heels regularly said they have experienced deformation of their feet, Himchan Hospital said Monday. The hospital surveyed a total of 502 women in their 20s and 30s, of which 77 percent said they wear high heels two-three times a week. Among the heel l
TechnologyAug. 4, 2011
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Keeping patients from coming back
PHILADELPHIA ― It took more than a week for doctors and nurses to get Pierre Trombert’s congestive heart failure under control and send him home from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.But the trickier part, in some ways, was making sure he didn’t come back.Enter Joanne Heil, professional nudge.Sh
TechnologyAug. 4, 2011
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Are you vaccinated against hepatitis?
Sixty-two-year-old Bae cannot forget the day he had his hepatitis C cured. In 2009, after six months of painful medication, he was declared free from the disease that had haunted him for decades. “I had always felt tired, lethargic and hopeless. People suspected that I had a liver disorder but for a
TechnologyAug. 4, 2011
