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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility
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Samsung Electronics revs up localization in Africa
Africa is the last emerging market, tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Monday, putting emphasis on its long-term African sales operation.The electronics behemoth set a 2015 sales target of $10 billion, about four times its current sales performance in Africa. Separating its Africa and Middle East operations in 2009, Samsung set up an additional head office in the Republic of South Africa for stronger localization of its products in Africa. The move was also an attempt to expand its pool of c
Dec. 4, 2012
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More sleep results in less pain
If U.S. adults slept more, they would not only increase their daytime alertness but also feel less pain, researchers suggest. Timothy Roehrs of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit said the study he led involved 18 healthy, pain-free, sleepy volunteers. They were randomly assigned to four nights of either maintaining their habitual sleep time or extending their sleep time by spending 10 hours in bed per night. The study, published in the December issue of the journal Sleep, found the extended s
Dec. 4, 2012
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Distant solar systems eyed as home to life
A study of eight "solar twins" of our sun suggests any planets orbiting those stars may very well be hotter and more dynamic than Earth, U.S. researchers say.Scientists at Ohio State University, searching for alien life in a new way, studied stars that very closely match the sun in size, age, and overall composition to measure the amounts of radioactive elements they -- and their planets -- may contain.Elements such as thorium and uranium are essential to Earth's plate tectonics because they war
Dec. 4, 2012
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Hand gestures for in-car controls?
Japanese carmaker Toyota says it is developing technology to allow drivers to control certain in-car functions such as radio volume with simple hand gestures.The head of Toyota‘s U.S. division said the company is working on new hand-motion technology that could have in-car applications to help limit distracted driving by keeping a driver’s eyes on the road.“We believe the driver must always be engaged,” Jim Lentz told The Wall Street Journal at the Los Angeles Auto Show. “It‘s really, really cri
Dec. 4, 2012
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Study reveals many lipsticks contain lead
Many of the lipsticks in the market today contain lead, according to recent research, and some scholars said they may pose a threat to the health of the general public.Underwriters Laboratories, a global safety and quality certification company, did random testing on 22 different lipsticks and lip glosses and found that 12 of them contained lead, with the highest levels at 3.22 parts per million. The study was commissioned by U.S. broadcaster ABC’s “Good Morning America.”While this is below the
Dec. 4, 2012
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Snow cover in Northern Hemisphere shrinks
Snow cover in Earth‘s Northern Hemisphere is shrinking with the level last June the lowest since satellite observations began 45 years ago, researchers say.Satellite data shows the maximum amount of snow across the Northern Hemisphere is slowly decreasing while spring snow, particularly at high latitudes, is melting significantly earlier, the European Space Agency reported Monday.The data shows record lows in Eurasia for June each year since 2008, while three of the past five years have seen rec
Dec. 4, 2012
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Korea to invest 930 bln won in nano industry until 2020
Korea will invest 930 billion won ($858.7 million) until 2020 to boost the nano industry as part of its efforts to make the country one of the world's top three players in the area, the government said Tuesday.The envisioned investment consists of 650 billion won set aside by the central government for its budget and 280 billion won assigned by the private sector and municipal governments, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. The money will be spent on research and development activit
Dec. 4, 2012
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Missing Pacific island riddle solved: researcher
A New Zealand researcher Monday claimed to have solved the riddle of a mystery South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps which does not exist, blaming a whaling ship from 1876.The phantom landmass in the Coral Sea is shown as Sandy Island on Google Earth and Google maps and is supposedly midway between Australia and the French-governed New Caledonia.The Times Atlas of the World appears to identify it as Sable Island, but according to Australian scientists who went searching last
Dec. 3, 2012
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Sense of smell key to successful relationship: study
Having an impaired sense of smell can cause trouble when maintaining a relationship because it can cause people to be insecure, according to a new study by European scientists.“It may well be that we are exchanging much more information through body odors than we are aware of,” study co-author Thomas Hummel, from the University of Dresden in Germany, said in an interview with Livescience.com.He added people are “governed by our noses in some ways.”Researchers analyzed data from the people suffer
Dec. 3, 2012
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Koreans' lifetime medical bill averages 100 mln won
South Koreans spend an average of 100 million won (US$92,421) in medical expenses during their lifetime, a report showed Monday, with the amount likely to rise due mainly to the nation’s fast aging population.The report by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute showed women spend an average of 114.3 million won on hospital bills during their lifetime, while the figure for men came to 95.89 million won. The report is based on a study of the medical expenses of 200,000 people in 2010.Wome
Dec. 3, 2012
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LG’s Nexus 4 tops Nexus phone poll
The Nexus 4 phone, LG Electronics Inc.’s first smartphone collaboration with Google Inc., has topped a consumer review of the U.S. search giant‘s Nexus smartphone line-up, a poll showed Monday.The Nexus 4 won support from 2,429 people as the best Nexus phone in a survey of 4,891 respondents, according to the recent poll compiled by the smartphone review Web site phoneArena.com.The 4.7-inch phone, released in late October, is the latest addition to the Nexus smartphone line-up. It runs on the And
Dec. 3, 2012
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Like trees, lobsters show age in growth rings
For the first time, scientists have figured out how to determine the age of a lobster ― by counting its rings, like a tree.Nobody knows how old lobsters can live to be; some people estimate they live to more than 100.But knowing ― rather than simply guessing ― their age and that of other shellfish could help scientists better understand the population and assist regulators of the lucrative industry, said Raouf Kilada, a research associate at the University of New Brunswick who was the lead autho
Dec. 2, 2012
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KAIST team uses nanotech to solve vehicle battery problem
Korean scientists have discovered a way to improve the energy output and lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries by applying nanotechnology in the development of lithium manganese oxide for use in cathodes.The materials have been studied over the years as an alternative to lithium cobalt oxide to boost power and life expectancy of rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles.However, the dissolution of manganese during the chemical reaction process to create the compound has shortened the life cycle
Dec. 2, 2012
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Korea sweeps global ‘phablet’ market: data
The sales of “phablets,” or large-screen smartphones, manufactured by Korea’s two handset makers ― Samsung and LG ― took up more than 90 percent of the global market, according to a U.S. market research firm.Strategy Analytics said Sunday that Samsung Electronics secured about 78 percent market share in the third quarter. LG Electronics accounted for about 14 percent market share.A combination of “phone” and “tablets,” phablets are touch-screen devices that are larger than smartphones but smalle
Dec. 2, 2012
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Grand Canyon as old as the dinosaurs: study
People can be startled at the depth of the Grand Canyon. Now, scientists say dinosaurs may have been, too -- the mighty gouge in the earth is that old.Scientists have long argued over the age of the multicolored canyon, which is over a mile deep (nearly two kilometers) as many as 18 miles wide (29 kilometers) and 280 miles long (450 kilometers.)Most believe it was carved out about five or six million years ago, based on the age of gravel washed downstream by the ancestral Colorado River. But new
Dec. 1, 2012
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Apple's iPhone 5 to hit S. Korea next week
South Korea's two biggest mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. -- said Friday they plan to release the long-awaited iPhone 5 in the local market next week. SK Telecom and KT tweeted they plan to start receiving pre-orders for the Apple device starting at 10 p.m. and officially launch the phone on Dec. 7.The move comes nearly three months after the U.S. smartphone maker, which is facing off against Samsung Electronics Co. in a global patent war, unveiled its first smartphone that runs o
Nov. 30, 2012
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iPhone 5 to be launched on Dec. 7 in S. Korea
Apple’s iPhone 5 is to be released in the Korean market on Dec. 7, three months after its launch in U.S.Korea’s two largest telecommunications companies, SK Telecom and KT, said on their official Twitter pages that “the official release of iPhone 5 is due on Dec. 7 and pre-sales will begin on Friday 10 p.m.”Detailed information on how to apply for pre-sale, storage capacity and color choices of the phone has not yet been announced.Apple released iPhone 5 on Sept. 12 in some countries including t
Nov. 30, 2012
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Most human mutations are relatively recent
Most of the harmful mutations in people are of recent origin, evolutionarily speaking, arising in the past 5,000 to 10,000 years, a U.S. geneticist says.A study by University of Washington researcher Joshua Akey dating the age of more than 1 million single-letter variations in the human DNA code reveals most of these mutations are of recent origin, with more than 86 percent of the harmful protein-coding mutations of this type appearing in humans just during the past 5,000 to 10,000 years.Humans
Nov. 30, 2012
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NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice
Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.The findings are from NASA's Mercury-orbiting probe, Messenger, and the subject of three scientific papers released Thursday by the journal Science.The frozen water is located in regions of Mercury's north pole that always are in shadows, essentially impact craters. It's believed the south pole harbors ice as well, though there are no hard data to support it. Mes
Nov. 30, 2012
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Naro rocket launch called off due to technical glitch
Korea called off the launch of its first space rocket again on Thursday due to a technical glitch on its electronic systems.Officials of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said that they detected malfunctions in the control system for a hydraulic pump that provides the thrust to the second-stage solid rocket.“We will further look for and resolve the problem, and announce a new launch date in the near future,” Education, Science and Techno
Nov. 29, 2012
