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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Korean banks curb household lending
Commercial banks have started to reduce household lending under the policy of enhancing risk management against a possible growth in overdue loans. A client looks a details of a loan at a bank in Seoul on Thursday. (Yonhap News)Among the banks are Woori, Shinhan and the National Agricultural Coopera
Aug. 18, 2011
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Kia Motors ranks 10th in China's auto market
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) – South Korea's second-largest automaker, Kia Motors Corp., ranked 10th in terms of China's auto market share during the first seven months of this year, company officials said Thursday.Kia Motors said it sold 222,158 units of vehicles in China from January to July, up
IndustryAug. 18, 2011
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Hyundai Group heiress to wed next month
Chung Ji-yi, executive vice president of Hyundai U&I and eldest daughter of Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun, is to be wed next month, industry sources said.Chung’s groom-to-be is employed at a foreign financial company in Japan and reportedly has no ties with the conglomerate community here.
IndustryAug. 18, 2011
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‘Seaweed may improve hearing’
Eating kelp, one of the most favored seaweeds in Korea, could help improve hearing ability, a group of doctors here said Tuesday, raising hopes for those with hearing difficulties. According to Dr. Moon In-suk of Chung Ang University Medical Center and Dr. Choi Jae-young of Severance Hospital, the s
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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St. Mary’s Hospital opens heart clinic
The Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital opened the “Heart One-Stop Clinic” inside its Cardiovascular Center on the second floor of its main building. The center provides all examinations needed for diagnosis on the very day of the check-in: CT, 24-hour blood pressure check ups, angiography, ultrasonography am
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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Warning on use of hair remover
The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday advised people not to use deodorant or perfume right after using depilatory products to remove hair. According to its report, skin rashes or swelling can occur when deodorant or perfume is applied after depilatory use because of the alcohol content
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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15 minutes of daily exercise can help lengthen life: study
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Don’t despair if you can’t fit in the recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise. Growing evidence suggests that even half that much can help.It’s still no excuse to slack off. Regular exercise strengthens muscles, reduces the risk of some diseases and promotes mental well-being. Th
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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Do you know about male menopause?
Men are sometimes thought to be stronger and healthier than women. However, this perception can be easily disproved by taking a look at a simple statistical review. Lee Sung-wonThe mortality rate of men in their 40s is more than three times the rate of women. Women are likely to outlive
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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Vacation tips for breast cancer patients
Reports claim that cancer, one of the most feared diseases, is something that one out of every three Koreans faces during their lifetime. Fifty-four-year-old Yu was diagnosed with stage-2 breast cancer two years ago. She had exercised regularly and enjoyed outdoor sports before, but chemotherapy and
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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‘Amazing’ therapy fights leukemia
NEW YORK (AP) ― Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia ― turning the patients’ own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer cells.They’ve only done it in three patients so far, but the results were striking: Two appear cancer-f
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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Korean banks temporarily halt household lending
South Korea's major banks said Thursday that they temporarily suspended the extension of fresh household loans in a bid to join the regulator's efforts to curb excessive growth of household debt.Local banks, including Shinhan and Hana, said they have begun to halt extending fresh home loans, includi
Aug. 18, 2011
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Bosses steal workers’ ideas: poll
More than half of Korean workers received unfair treatment from their bosses when proposing new ideas, a poll showed on Thursday.(MCT) According to Career, a local recruitment website, about 56.6 percent of the 380 respondents said they had being treated unfairly after handing in their proposals. Ab
IndustryAug. 18, 2011
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What's the age of the moon? It could be waning
WASHINGTON (AP) _ That old moon might not be as antique as once thought, some scientist think. They say it is possible that it is not a day over 4.4 billion years old. The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Posseidon, in Sounio about 73 kilometers southeast of Athens. (AP-Yonhap News
TechnologyAug. 18, 2011
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Chaebol’s market dominance at record high in manufacturing
The 10 largest conglomerates pocketed a massive 41 percent of the total revenue of the manufacturing industry in the past five years, the largest portion ever, showing the ever growing dominance of a handful of chaebols against Seoul’s pursuit for shared growth. More than half of listed manufacturin
Aug. 17, 2011
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German court overturns EU ban on sale of Galaxy Tab
A fierce patent battle between the two global tech giants ― Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. ― is taking a new turn after a German court reversed last week’s injunction against the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across Europe. The decision means that Samsung can sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in most Europ
IndustryAug. 17, 2011
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Country’s first bandwidth auction takes place
The Korea Communications Commission on Wednesday held the country’s first wireless broadband spectrum auction, participated by all three mobile carriers, with the bidding scheduled to continue Thursday.Two leading mobile carriers, SK Telecom and KT Corp., competed to take home the 1.8 gigahertz radi
Aug. 17, 2011
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SC First Bank pinning hopes on compromise to end extended strike
Management at Standard Chartered First Bank Korea is pinning hopes on a compromise with unionized workers to end their months of labor strikes.The hope for settlement of the labor dispute that started on June 27 over the company’s move to introduce a performance-based wage system is coming as the go
Aug. 17, 2011
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MBK sole preliminary bidder for Woori Finance stake
Government may launch fresh round of bidding process to find investorMBK Partners submitted a preliminary bid for a stake in Woori Financial Group on Wednesday, becoming the sole bidder among the three potential private equity funds.The other two contenders ― Vogo Fund and T-Stone ― dropped out of t
Aug. 17, 2011
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Samsung braces for future uncertainties
Lee holds series of meetings as Korea’s top company faces challenges from global, industry-wide woesSamsung Group appears to be struggling to weather the latest global economic uncertainties stemming from troubles in some of the world’s largest economies, coupled with industry-embedded problems such
IndustryAug. 17, 2011
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Regulators express unease over financial groups’ dividends
Korea’s four major financial groups have been paying high dividends to shareholders compared to those paid by other listed companies, financial industry data showed Thursday.As foreigners account for a great portion of their shareholding structure, there has been anxiety over a capital flight in the
Aug. 17, 2011