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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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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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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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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Samsung heir apparent to miss 2014 CES
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jay-yong will skip the 2014 International CES next week in Las Vegas. Lee told a local news outlet Thursday that he would not attend the event ― considered one of the world’s most influential electronics trade shows ― on account of an annual award ceremony at Samsung. It will be the first time in eight years for the heir apparent of Samsung Group to miss the trade show, a place where Lee had frequently met Samsung’s key partners and clients to talk over both
Jan. 3, 2014
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Analysts cut Samsung's Q4 estimate on one-off factors
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's No. 1 maker of smartphones, is expected to post relatively dull earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 on one-off factors such as massive employee bonuses, analysts said Friday.Analysts here predicted the South Korean tech giant's operating profit to reach around 9 trillion won ($8.5 billion) for the October-December period, below the psychologically significant 10 trillion won.South Korea's 25 brokerage houses, gauged earlier by market researcher FnG
Jan. 3, 2014
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Samsung to introduce new camera models at CES
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's No. 1 maker of smartphones, said Friday it plans to disclose its latest high-end cameras at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show featuring improved connectivity.Samsung said it will roll out the Galaxy Camera 2, which uses an upgraded 1.6 GHz quad-core processor supported by a massive 2.0 GB of RAM with a 21x optical zoom function, adding to the photographers' conveniences.The Android-powered camera also boasts 4.8-inch high-definition touch screens, an enh
Jan. 3, 2014
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First three months crucial for quitting smoking
For many, quitting smoking tops their New Year’s resolution list. The chances of people succeeding without any medical support or consultation, however, is very low, and amounts to around 4-7 percent of those who have tried, according to a recent report published by the Korean Cancer Association. Though it may be hard to do, doctors recommend keeping the resolution until March, a critical period for quitters as they start to have better blood circulation and lung function around that time. “Smok
Jan. 2, 2014
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How to have a healthy heart
With a westernized lifestyle and diet, and aging society, we live in a time of increasing cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The classic symptoms of cardiovascular disease include chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath. Many people may not be aware of any symptoms, so some people can suddenly develop symptoms of cardiovascular disease while they thought they were healthy. Therefore, if you have any symptoms related to the heart, it is highly recommended that a cardiologist examine you
Jan. 2, 2014
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Samsung chief stress need to strive for change, innovation in 2014
Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee on Thursday stressed the need for change, innovation and competitiveness that cannot be challenged by rivals, as the conglomerate prepares to tackle fresh challenges and exploit new opportunities in 2014.In a gathering of 1,800 senior executives to mark the start of the new year, the head of South Korea's largest family-owned conglomerate said that as the Samsung companies have successfully made the transition from volume production to quality in the past two d
Jan. 2, 2014
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ITU to hold its top-level meeting in S. Korea in October
A United Nations agency specializing in information and communication technologies will hold its top-level decision-making conference in South Korea in October, with ministerial-level representatives from 193 member states participating, organizers said Thursday.The 19th International Telecommunications Union plenipotentiary conference will be held in Busan, the country's largest port city 453 kilometers southwest of Seoul, from Oct. 20 through Nov. 7.The representatives will discuss and decide
Jan. 2, 2014
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At CES, Internet of Things, wearables to steal show
Expectations are high ahead of the 2014 International CES, which will be held in Las Vegas from Tuesday through Friday, giving tech insiders and enthusiasts a chance to catch a glimpse of the consumer electronics products that will shape trends in the coming year.The Internet of Things (IoT), the world’s largest ultra-HD TVs and wearable devices will receive much attention at this year’s show.Smart homes that talk your languageAt the center of IoT, which enables users to connect to gadgets and o
Jan. 1, 2014
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SK hynix’s exports surge 38% in 2013
SK hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest manufacturer of computer memory chips, said Wednesday that it enjoyed a 38 percent rise in its outbound shipments last year, reaching 13 trillion won $12.3 billion.The company said its exports reached 12.94 trillion won last year, rising 37.8 percent from the 9.39 trillion won posted in 2012, and its sales also surged to 14 trillion won from 10.16 trillion won over the cited period.SK hynix, formerly Hynix Semiconductor, was taken over in 2012 by SK Grou
Jan. 1, 2014
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Mobile bandwidth to quadruple by 2023: ministry
The bandwidth allocated for mobile carriers will be nearly quadrupled by 2023 to meet sharply increasing data traffic, the telecom ministry said Tuesday.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said it plans to add a bandwidth of 1,190MHz on top of the current 390MHz. The “Mobile Gwanggaeto Plan 2.0,” named after a famous Korean king who ruled the Goguryeo Kingdom, is meant to accommodate rapid growth of the so-called long-term evolution (LTE) network subscribers.The number of LTE servic
Jan. 1, 2014
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Global IT giants make strides in Korean market
Facebook and Twitter are no longer foreign to South Korean users. In this highly wired nation, people increasingly rely on non-Korean IT services, which pose a serious threat to local brands. The battle is now expected to intensify further this year as global IT companies step up their attacks, especially in the mobile market, where the stakes are the biggest in the post-PC era. Up until now, it could be argued that Korean Internet companies were effectively protecting their home turf against fo
Dec. 30, 2013
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Korean social media services face uphill battle
South Korea’s biggest portal site, Naver, recently decided to shut down its microblogging service Me2day in June of 2014, saying it will focus on strengthening its core competitiveness against big foreign rivals.In some respects, it has humbly admitted defeat, unable to compete with U.S. social media giants like Facebook and Twitter, which have gradually expanded their clout in Korea.Facebook revealed in July that it has about 11 million monthly active users in South Korea, 6.8 million of whom a
Dec. 30, 2013
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Mobile scam messages bombard Korean users
Mobile SMS scams, also known as “smishing,” are snowballing at year-end in South Korea as cyber crooks scurry to devise more convincing tricks to steal valuable personal information such as users’ bank accounts, often putting together both online and offline tools. According to the Korea Internet Security Agency, the number of new mobile scam apps stood at 2,278 as of Thursday, 150 times more than last year. The related financial damage soared tenfold to 54.5 billion won ($51.7 million) in a yea
Dec. 29, 2013
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Korea’s business bigwigs flock to 2014 CES
Moguls of Korea’s major electronics businesses plan to participate in the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, one of the largest consumer electronics trade shows in the world, early next month. Participants are expected to learn of the latest trends in global electronics and to seek opportunities to beef up networks with global electronics vendors and retailers at the Jan. 7-10 event.Samsung Electronics’ consumer electronics chief Yoon Boo-keun and mobile unit chief Shin Jong-kyun are to lead t
Dec. 29, 2013
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Hyundai Motor America picks new CEO
LOS ANGELES (Yonhap News) -- Hyundai Motor America said Friday a former Ford Motor manager has been named the president and CEO of the subsidiary of South Korea‘s largest carmaker.John Krafcik will step down from the post at the end of this year after a five-year stint, succeeded by David Zuchowski, currently executive vice president of sales, effective Jan. 1, HMA said in a press release.It added Krafcik is quitting “upon the successful completion of his contract.”Incoming CEO Zuchowski began
Dec. 29, 2013
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Samsung to invest W600b in biopharmaceuticals
Samsung Group announced last week that it would invest 600 billion won ($570 million) in Samsung BioLogics, a biopharmaceutical affiliate of the conglomerate, over the next two years. The move is part of Samsung’s efforts to find a new growth engine alongside its mobile and electronics businesses, market watchers said.According to the regulatory filing, the biopharmaceutical firm will issue new shares sequentially from February next year through August 2015. Samsung Electronics and Samsung Everl
Dec. 29, 2013
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[Photo News] Knock knock
Dec. 29, 2013
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Diet control for hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia occurs when there is elevated cholesterol in the blood, which can cause fatal diseases such as atherosclerosis, angina, myocardial ischemia and stroke. The causes of hyperlipidemia include a high fat diet and insufficient exercise. The recommended level of blood cholesterol is less than 200 milligrams per deciliter of cholesterol, less than 150 mg/dl of triglycerides, greater than 45 mg/dl of HDL cholesterol (prevents atherosclerosis) and less than 160 mg/dl of LDL cholesterol (ca
Dec. 26, 2013
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Experts worry about child tablet use
NEW YORK (AP) ― Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them.And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried.Since navigating a tablet generally doesn’t require the ability to type or read, children as young as toddlers can quickly learn how to stream movies, scroll through family photos or play simple games.That ease-of-use makes tablets ― and smartphones ― popular with busy parents who use them to pacify their kids during car rides, restaurant out
Dec. 26, 2013
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SK hynix develops world's first TSV-based chip
SK hynix Inc., the world's No. 2 chipmaker, said Thursday it has developed the world's first memory chip equipped with the Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology, significantly improving speed and efficiency.The South Korean chipmaker said the high-bandwidth memory chip has a 128-gigabytes-per-second processing speed, which is four times faster than the GDDR5 chips, and can run on a relatively small power of 1.2 volts.The latest product by SK hynix will also consume 40 percent less power, the comp
Dec. 26, 2013
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