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Now is no time to add pressure on businesses: top executives
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CJ CheilJedang to spur overseas growth with new Hungary, US plants
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Seoul to host winter festival from Dec. 13
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Nationwide rail disruptions feared as union plans strike from Dec. 5
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Blackpink's solo journeys: Complementary paths, not competition
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N. Korea, Russia court softer image: From animal diplomacy to tourism
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Smugglers caught disguising 230 tons of Chinese black beans as diesel exhaust fluid
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Jennie, Lisa invited to Coachella as solo acts
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Actor Song Joong-ki welcomes second child in Rome
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Main opposition pushes to ease, not postpone, tax on crypto gains
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Google founder hopes to prove he's ready to be CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Larry Page has the vision, passion and intelligence that Google Inc. needs in its next leader. Yet as he becomes CEO Monday, the Google co-founder must prove that his aloofness, rebellious streak and affinity for pursuing wacky ideas won't alienate investors and lead the company astray.He's taking over amid emerging threats from rapidly growing rivals and more vigilant re
April 5, 2011
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More mothers sharing breast milk but experts warn of risk
WALNUT CREEK, California ― After the birth of her daughter five years ago, Cynthia Li, of Berkeley, California, was diagnosed with a severe thyroid condition and was unable to breast feed.Knowing the benefits of human milk, Li didn’t want to use formula and lamented her situation to a friend. The friend offered to send out a mass email on Li’s behalf asking like-minded moms to donate their extra b
April 4, 2011
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Latin-inspired Zumba workout blends fun, fitness
Beneath glinting disco balls and festive decor, illuminated by multicolored strobe lights, the group ― all beaming, glistening with sweat ― are caught up in hip-shaking, body-swirling dance moves. But this isn’t a nightclub. This is Zumba ― a Latin-inspired fitness program that has gripped dance and exercise lovers in more than 110 countries and has now landed in Itaewon, Seoul. “Zumba has changed
April 4, 2011
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More families are adopting HIV-positive children
(MCT)The immediate task might be coaxing a toddler into one more swallow of nasty-tasting medication. Longer term, there are tough choices to be made about telling that child, and the surrounding community, why those daily doses may be needed for the rest of his or her life.While most adoptions present challenges, there is a distinctive set of them facing parents who decide to adopt children livin
April 4, 2011
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Suspected UFO video creates sensation on YouTube
(MCT)A short video clip which contains mysterious lights has sparked debate over whether the lights were from an alien spacecraft or not. Three mysterious red dots appeared in the middle of the night over the sky in Lafayette, Colorado last week and hovered in the air before disappearing. Lafayette residents Leroy Van der Vegt and his son Nick filmed the scene and posted it on YouTube.“It was comp
April 4, 2011
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Korea Herald’s iPhone app opens a new chapter
(The Korea Herald launches its iPHone app)Korea’s leading English daily introduces its news app for the iPhone, which integrates English news and education. The news app, now available at Apple’s app store, is designed to differ from previously introduced news apps. With The Korea Herald’s 58-year track record in providing English news and English educational content, The Korea Herald news app for
April 3, 2011
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Korea Herald debuts news app for iPhone
Korea’s leading English daily integrates English news and education for the first time in the nation with its news app for Apple’s iPhone users. The Korea Herald news app is the fastest way to get updated with real-time news and the smartest way to enhance one’s English level. It features useful, substantial English education contents in the e-study section. It provides short video lectures, audio
April 3, 2011
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Herald Media a frontrunner in digital era
Herald Media strives to become the nation’s best and very first provider for a variety of mobile services, including news and lifestyle guides.The Korea Herald, which has the largest circulation in Korea among English language dailies, introduced the country’s first English mobile news alert service, “Herald Topic,” last September. The service sends three text messages a day in the form of an Engl
April 3, 2011
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Radiation levels on Dokdo much lower than on Ulleung: state agency
Education, Science and Technology Minister Lee Ju-ho (right) looks at a radiation monitor in Dokdo on Friday. DAEJEON -- Radiation levels on South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo were far lower than those on the nearby island of Ulleung that is located further away from Japan grappling with a quake-hit atomic power plant, a state nuclear safety institute said Saturday. South Korea set up ra
April 3, 2011
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Yoga calms heart pace, cuts anxiety: study
NEW ORLEANS (AFP) -- People who suffer from irregular heartbeat could see their episodes cut in half if they do yoga regularly, according to a study released Saturday in the United States. Doing yoga three times a week also reduced depression and anxiety while boosting people's opinion of their own social and mental well-being, said the research presented at a New Orleans cardiology conferenc
April 3, 2011
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Minuscule traces of radioactive silver detected in S. Korea
Minuscule traces of radioactive silver were found in South Korean atmosphere for the first time Saturday since Japan's nuclear accident, the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety said. The substance was detected in air samples taken from the central city of Daejeon and the southeastern city of Daegu, the agency said. Radioactive iodine and cesium had been found in South Korean air before, but it w
April 3, 2011
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Rheumatism drug Embrel price slashed
Wyeth Korea said Wednesday that it has reduced the price of its rheumatism medication, Embrel, by 5 percent.As the Ministry of Health and Welfare has decided to cover 90 percent of the medication fee through the national health insurance, the price of the drug will be set to less than 100,000 won a month, the drug distributor said. Previously, the national health insurance covered 90 percent of th
March 31, 2011
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SNU hospital opens new cancer center
Seoul National University Hospital opened a new cancer center last week. The SNU hospital is the latest addition to the boom in cancer-centers. With SNU famed in Korea for its advanced diagnostic techniques, the center is expected to raise the overall medical service level here. The six-storey building has 26 units, including 15 specialized cancer sections and nine comprehensive units. The center
March 31, 2011
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More young males seek hair loss help
Hair loss has long been considered a problem of middle-aged men, but nearly half of those visiting medical facilities for the condition are from the younger generation, according to the National Health Insurance Corporation.The public body said the number of those treated for hair loss, which is classified as dermatological disorder, reached 181,000 in 2009, up about 24.8 percent from 145,000 in 2
March 31, 2011
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Less-invasive prostate surgery available
CHICAGO ― A new minimally invasive procedure designed to shrink the prostate could offer an alternative to surgery for a benign condition that affects millions of men in America.However, doctors cautioned that the benefits found in the small clinical trial presented here need to be duplicated in a bigger, more rigorous study.“The main thing they are showing is that it is safe,” said William Rillin
March 31, 2011
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‘Folk remedies for colic don’t work’
CHICAGO (AP) ― That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there’s no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies.The results don’t surprise New York City mom Leni Calas, 32. She tried many treatments studied, including fennel extract, sugar drops and massage, and says nothing worked for baby Roxy, who cried almost non
March 31, 2011
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New drug hope for hepatitis C sufferers
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A cocktail of three drugs, including a new class of antiviral agent, has shown encouraging results in treating hepatitis C, a disease which attacks the liver, a study said Wednesday.“This study represents a remarkable advance and a potential cure for people with hepatitis C who have not responded to previous therapy,” said co-author Stuart Gordon, from the Henry Ford Hospital in
March 31, 2011
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Scientists develop biochip to help detect diseases, pollutants
South Korean researchers said Wednesday that they have developed a highly sensitive biochip capable of precisely detecting diseases and environmental pollutants. The new biochip has been tested to be 100,000 times more sensitive in detecting individual molecules of diseases and pollutants compared to conventional screening devices, said the state-run Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and B
March 30, 2011
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Broken heart burns like hot coffee, brain study of former lovers shows
Heartache over lost love is similar to the physical pain of spilling hot coffee on your lap, scientists studying brain scans say. The sting of seeing photos of an ex-lover stimulated the same parts of the brain as intense heat applied to the arms of 40 people in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research builds on a 2010 study published in the journal Ps
March 29, 2011
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Translation not between languages, but generations
Amid the flooded mobile application market, already awash with new creative programs, another app has been introduced -- to help parents better understand their children.The “Woteva” (slang for “whatever”) app, expected to be officially available by summer, will provide users with definitions of teenagers’ slang, reported the Daily Mail.Due to the Internet and the use of text messages, youngsters
March 29, 2011
