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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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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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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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Samsung, LG to flex muscle at IFA 2011
Korean and foreign firms to show new TVs, smartphones, tablet PCs during 6-day global trade showBERLIN -- The global trade show IFA 2011 kicked off in Germany on Friday, unveiling a number of new wireless gadgets and smart home appliances.LG Electronics featured 3-D total solutions -- the 3D TV, 3D
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Lottery sales in Korea up 10.2% in H1
People line up to buy lottery tickets at Kookmin Bank in Seoul on Thursday. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)Lottery sales in South Korea rose more than 10 percent in the first half of the year, data showed Thursday, raising expectations that full-year sales may reach a seven-year high.Lottery s
Sept. 1, 2011
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SK to hire 2,100 workers in second half
SK Group plans to scout for 2,100 young and experienced talents in the latter half of the year, the country’s third-largest conglomerate said Thursday.With another 2,900 already hired in the first half, the figure will be added to mark a record number of 5,000 new employees for the year, up nearly 4
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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POSCO sponsors second multicultural wedding
Six multicultural couples with financial difficulties were married in a joint ceremony sponsored by the steelmaker and Gangnam-gu office on Thursday.The couples were selected from the 1,010 multicultural families living in Gangnam-gu who are married but have not been able to hold a wedding ceremony
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Thai convention and exhibition gateway to business in region
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau organized a road show in the Seoul and Busan this week to promote the country’s trade shows as a preferred business platform in Southeast Asia.To make it more attractive, the TCEB has put in place supporting policies for Korean businesses attending such trad
Sept. 1, 2011
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Loan delinquency rate reaches 11-month high
Price hikes weaken households’ ability to pay debts in JulyCommercial banks saw the ratio of overdue household loans reach the highest level in 11 months in July, despite financial regulators’ countermeasures to curb lending growth.The delinquency rate in banks’ household loans posted 0.77 percent i
Sept. 1, 2011
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SaKong to discuss Chinese economy in Beijing
SaKong IlSaKong Il, head of the Korea International Trade Association, plans to discuss the Chinese economy at a forum in Beijing this weekend, the trade agency said Thursday.About 60 economists and experts around the world will take part in the High-level China 2030 Conference on Saturday hosted by
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Kim Gi-ho becomes new CEO of Yes24
Kim Gi-hoKim Gi-ho, former CEO of GS Digital TV, has been named as the new chief executive of Yes24, Korea’s largest Internet-based book retailer.“I feel heavy responsibility as the new president in a time when the publishing market is facing a paradigm shift,” he said in his inauguration speech. “I
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Teen vaccinations against cervical cancer lagging
ATLANTA (AP) ― Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer - a rate well below those for two other vaccinations aimed at adolescents.The vaccine hit the market in 2006. By last year, just 49 percent of girls had go
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Middle-aged women and herpes zoster
About one out of every four herpes zoster (shingles) patients are women 50 or older. According to the Mayo clinic’s definition, herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Although shingles can occur anywhere on the body, it most often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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‘Hair loss not as hereditary as believed’
Heredity has been blamed as one of the main causes of hair loss but a recent study found that, for about half of those going bald, genes have nothing to do with it. The Korean Hair Research Society traced the family records of 1,220 people suffering from hair loss and found that only 41.8 percent of
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Cervical cancer vaccine approved for men
The Gardasil vaccine, given to women to help prevent infection of four types of the human papillomavirus, the main cause of cervical cancer, got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration of the European Union for men as well. The decision came after the Committee for Medicinal Products f
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Alzheimer’s wave to make Florida ground zero
ORLANDO ― As baby boomers head for retirement, population experts have warned Americans to brace for what they call a “silver tsunami.” But that tsunami could pose a special danger to Florida ― because of Alzheimer’s disease.Today, an estimated 500,000 Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, but that n
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Understanding osteoarthritis arthritis
Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation of the joints. Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is the most common type of arthritis. It is associated with a progressive breakdown of cartilage in joints. This can cause discomfort in the affected joints ― perhaps an ac
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Doctors’ advice for healthy, merry Chuseok
Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving Day which falls on Aug. 15 in the lunar calendar every year and Sept. 12 in this year’s solar calendar, is one of the two most important holidays in Korea. During the three-day Chuseok holiday, family members scattered across the country gather to talk and eat togeth
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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Rents in Myeong-dong 9th highest in the world
Seoul’s Myeong-dong was ranked the world’s ninth most expensive shopping district in terms of annual rent, slipping one place from 2010, a report showed Thursday. A Myeong-dong street in downtown Seoul. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)According to a report compiled by the real estate services provid
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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New iPhone iteration lost in a bar: CNET
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Technology news website CNET on Wednesday reported that a new version of Apple’s coveted iPhone went astray in a bar in a replay of an embarrassing loss that took place last year. In this June 7, 2010 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs,then, holds the new iPhone 4 during the App
IndustrySept. 1, 2011
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Graphene could lead to super-fast internet
TechnologySept. 1, 2011
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S. Korea's consumer prices grow fastest in 3 yrs in Aug
South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in three years in August, raising concerns that inflationary pressure is building up despite the government's anti-inflation efforts, a report showed Thursday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the country's consumer price index rose 5
Sept. 1, 2011
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Conglomerates raise recruitment, investment plans
Local conglomerates will hire a record number of new employees and increase investments this year, the Federation of Korean Industries said Wednesday.At a meeting in Seoul with President Lee Myung-bak on shared-growth, the FKI said the country’s 30 largest conglomerates have plans to hire 124,000 ne
IndustryAug. 31, 2011
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