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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected
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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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Seoul snowfall now third heaviest on record
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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BOK makes surprise 2nd rate cut to boost growth
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German Merck Group offers family business template
‘Choose management wisely,’ advises senior exec of world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical companyFor the German Merck Group, South Korea remains a worthwhile investment. “We have invested a lot of money in Korea … (and it’s) an important market and always has been,” said Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp in an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul on Monday.Stangenberg-Haverkamp serves as chairman of the Board of Partners as well as vice chairman of the Executive Board and Family Board for E. M
Aug. 7, 2012
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Ancient bridge unearthed in China
A 2,000-year-old wooden bridge found in Shaanxi province, home of the famous Terracotta Army, may have been the world's biggest at that time, scientists say.Remnants of the bridge's piers were unearthed in a suburb of Xi'an, the province's capital, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.The bridge is estimated to have been almost 1,000 feet long and 65 feet wide, Li Yufang, a researcher at
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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Scientists find eating behavior gene
Findings of animal experiments could lead to new treatment for obesityA Korean team of scientists has discovered genes closely involved in regulating feeding behavior, opening new possibilities for treating obesity and metabolic disorders. Led by Yu Kweon, principal researcher at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology’s Aging Research Center, the team found that the fruit fly gene minibrain, or mnb, and mammalian functional equivalent DYRK1a gene control the expression of neuro
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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'Apewoman’ to return to Mexico
The remains of carnival attraction and “Apewoman” Julia Pastrana will be returned to her native Mexico, Oslo University in Norway said. Her body has been kept in Norway since the 1920s for research purposes, but a letter from Oslo University to Mexico‘s Ministry of Education, published in the scientific journal Uniforum, announced plans for a return to her home country for burial, the Norwegian news agency The Local reported Monday.Pastrana was a dancer, born in 1834 in Mexico with hypertrichosi
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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S. Korea issues power shortage alert
South Korea's state-run electricity distributor issued a power shortage alert Tuesday due to a surge in electricity consumption caused by high temperatures, the second such move in as many days.The Korea Power Exchange issued an initial warning at 11:20 a.m. after the country's electricity reserve dropped to below 4 million kilowatts.The company later upgraded the warning to its third-highest leve
Aug. 7, 2012
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Woman donates kidney, saves five lives
A single mother of four children from North Carolina, donated her kidney and ultimately saved five lives.Honica Brittman, 35, decided to donate her kidney after seeing her family member struggle to get a kidney. She found a program named “kidney swap,” where there is a waiting list of people who need a kidney. When someone on the waiting list receives a kidney, the recipient’s loved one donates their kidney to someone else on the waiting list. Brittman started the chain reaction by donating her
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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Alcohol may help prevent osteoporosis
Women in menopause who drink about two small glasses of wine a day have less of a risk of developing weaker bones, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at Boston University Medical Center said their study involved 40 healthy postmenopausal women of an average age of 56. The authors measured factors that relate to osteoporosis -- body fails to form enough new bone, when too much old bone is reabsorbed by the body, or both -- in postmenopausal women who were consuming alcohol. They were tested after
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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Families help ADHD students in college
College students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder need support from family members and university staff to succeed, a U.S. researcher says.Kristy Morgan, a recent doctoral graduate in student affairs and higher education at Kansas State University in Leavenworth, said ADHD affects 1 percent to 4 percent of college students and the transition from high school to college is the most difficult. Morgan interviewed eight freshmen -- four men and four women -- to talk about their transiti
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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Apple pulling its YouTube app from iOS 6
Apple Inc. has removed its YouTube app from its latest beta version of iOS 6, with the Cupertino, Calif., company saying its license from Google has expired.The app will not be included in the next version of its mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Since the iPhone went on sale in 2007, Apple‘s YouTube app has come pre-installed on the company’s mobile devices.It‘s the latest sign of a growing gulf in the relations between Apple and Google, wh
TechnologyAug. 7, 2012
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Seoul shares turn higher after weak start
SEOUL -- South Korean stocks turned a tad higher Tuesday after opening lower, helped by positive signs from the eurozone overnight, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 1.30 points, or 0.07 percent to 1,887.18 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Oil refiners and machineries led the climb, with top player SK Innovation jumping 2.14 percent and equipment maker Do
Aug. 7, 2012
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Power shortage warning issued amid heatwave
The nation’s oldest reactor in Kori to resume operationThe nation’s state-run power company issued a power shortage warning on Monday, with electricity consumption soaring amid high temperatures. Korea Electronic Power Corp. issued the warning at 11:05 a.m., less than an hour after it announced an electricity shortage alert at 10:17 a.m. The warning followed a large-scale nationwide blackout on Sept. 15 last year. The government said that Monday’s electricity demand exceeded the ordinary level a
IndustryAug. 6, 2012
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Korea, U.S. open joint particle acceleration center
The Korea-U.S. Cooperation Center for Accelerator Science will begin operations on Tuesday, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Monday. The center is located within the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, and is established as part of an agreement signed in June by the U.S. organization and Korea’s Institute for Basic Science to collaborate on research using particle accelerators. The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory operates the world’s secon
TechnologyAug. 6, 2012
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KARI upbeat about rocket project
Space agency chief says lessons from two failed attempts to help successful launch of KSLV-1 in OctoberThe chief of Korea’s aerospace agency expressed optimism ahead of the launch of the nation’s first space vehicle slated for October. “Everything is under control and I’m sure we’ll have a successful launch in October,” Kim Seung-jo, president of Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Korea failed in its previous two attempts to launch its own rocket in 2
TechnologyAug. 6, 2012
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Samsung’s smartphones dominant, grip on feature phones weakens
Market research firm says Nokia has become renewed threatSamsung Electronics’ shipments of feature phones slipped in the second quarter, even as it secured the top position in smartphones during the same period.Market research firm Strategy Analytics said on Monday that Samsung shipped 43 million feature phones running on second-generation communication networks, from April-June.As a result, the global IT behemoth recorded a minus 21 percent growth in feature phones compared to the same period l
IndustryAug. 6, 2012
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KT, Microsoft to support HTML5 app developers
KT and Microsoft Korea announced on Monday that they will collaborate to promote the development of HTML5-based applications.Under a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies, KT and MS will seek and support Korean app developers for the World Wide Web, including venture tech start-ups and self-employed entrepreneurs.Korea’s Internet network conglomerate and the global software giant will also provide software and IT education to potential developers as part of efforts to boost the
TechnologyAug. 6, 2012
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Korea expected to become 4th-largest mobile ad market
Global ad spending to top $6b this yearKorea is expected to become the world’s fourth-largest mobile advertising market this year.In a report by eMarketer, a U.S. IT research firm, spending for mobile advertisements in Korea is estimated to reach over $450 million this year, up about 40 percent from $320 million in 2011.Korea will follow the U.S., Japan and the U.K. in terms of ad spending. The U.S., the world’s largest ad market, will maintain the top position with ad spending to reach some $2.
TechnologyAug. 6, 2012
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GM may produce Cadillacs in Korea
U.S. carmaker strives to find breakthrough amid sagging sales of AlpheonGM Korea is seeking a breakthrough to boost the sluggish sales of its premium sedan Alpheon that debuted in the Korean market in 2010.One scenario could be the introduction of the Cadillac brand, also under its parent U.S.-based General Motors, like the current Chevrolet series of which several models are being produced in Korea, industry sources said.The Korean unit of GM had pinned hopes on the Alpheon in terms of sales c
IndustryAug. 6, 2012
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New BC Card head focuses on tech-led innovation
Lee Kang-tae, new CEO of BC Card, vowed on Monday that he will make BC Card the leading group in the card industry by merging finance and communication. “The future card industry will be a market based on mobile cards and big data. The credit card market is in a difficult situation right now, but we should leap up as a small but strong financial firm through business innovations,” Lee said at the inauguration ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Seoul. “We plan to pioneer the mobile c
Aug. 6, 2012
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Seoul shares rally 2.01% on eurozone hopes
Korean stocks jumped 2.01 percent on Monday as unexpected improvement in U.S. employment data and renewed hopes over the troubled eurozone boosted investor confidence, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 37.20 points to finish at 1,885.88. Trading volume was moderate at 242.6 million shares worth 4.13 trillion won ($3.66 billion) with advancers outpacing decliners 562 to 242. “Good news from the U.S. and Europe a
Aug. 6, 2012
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Daily passengers at Incheon Airport reach record high
The number of passengers using Incheon International Airport reached an all-time daily high over the weekend, as South Korea’s tourism season is in full swing, its operator said Monday. The nation’s main gateway, located west of Seoul, recorded 143,330 passengers on Sunday, with 64,967 outbound and 75,363 inbound, the airport said in a release. It was the first time the number of passengers surpassed 140,000 since the international airport opened in 2001, it noted.The airport has designated a pe
Aug. 6, 2012
