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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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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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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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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility
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Samsung plans NAND flash plant in China
Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest chipmaker, is seeking to build a new plant in China to produce high-tech NAND flash memory chips, the Seoul government said Wednesday.The move that could lead to technology leaks was filed by Samsung on Dec. 6 and was approved Wednesday by a government committee on industrial technology security, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.“The Ministry of Knowledge Economy made the decision after holding two industrial technology security
Jan. 4, 2012
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Strange crystals said from outer space
PRINCETON, N.J. (UPI) -- It turns out unusual crystals found in Russia weren't formed on Earth, researchers say, but rather came from outer space.The so-called quasicrystals, with an unusual structure somewhere between crystals and glass, had only been previously created in laboratories before they
Jan. 4, 2012
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Downturn in DRAM prices comes to a halt
Prices of dynamic random access memory chips paused their falling trend in December on the back of seasonal demand, snapping a long losing streak, industry data showed Wednesday.According to DRAMeXchange Technology Inc., the average price of the benchmark DDR3 2 gigabit, 256Mx8 1333 megahertz device was set at US$0.88 in the second half of last month, unchanged from two weeks ago.The Taiwan-based company, Asia’s largest operator of a semiconductor spot market, compiles chip prices twice a month.
Jan. 4, 2012
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Korean panel makers to outperform peers
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― South Korean panel makers will likely outperform their foreign peers in 2012 because of higher profit margins, J.P. Morgan Securities said Wednesday. Amid a prolonged downturn in demand for liquid crystal display panels from the TV industry, display makers have been suffering a supply glut in the industry, which, as a result, weighed down display panel prices.J.P. Morgan predicted Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co., along with Japan’s Sharp Corp., will be the ou
Jan. 4, 2012
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Will Kakao Talk launch Internet calls in Korea?
Telecoms watch mobile messenger’s move to offer mobile voice service in Japan this yearLocal telecoms are keeping a close watch on the country’s top mobile messenger Kakao Talk as it plans to launch mobile Internet call services in Japan early this year.In a recent interview with The Korea Herald, Lee Sir-goo, who jointly heads Kakao Talk with chief executive Lee Jae-beom, said the company plans on featuring the service for the first time in Japan.“We’re not gearing up to launch the service in K
Jan. 4, 2012
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Samsung, Apple eat into RIM’s market share
Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry smartphone, which lost its No. 4 spot to Apple Inc. in the U.S. in the first half, fell further behind the iPhone maker and market leader Samsung Electronics Co. after new models failed to attract enough users.RIM’s share of U.S. mobile-phone subscribers in the three months through November dropped to 6.5 percent from 7.1 percent in the previous quarter, research firm ComScore Inc. said. Samsung increased to 25.6 percent from 25.3 percent, and Apple consolida
Jan. 4, 2012
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Calories, not protein, boost body fat: study
People who eat too much of a high-calorie, low-protein diet tend to gain more body fat than people who overeat high amounts of protein, US researchers said Tuesday.A study published in the January 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association included 25 people in Louisiana who agreed t
Jan. 4, 2012
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World-first hybrid shark found off Australia
SYDNEY, Jan 3, 2012 (AFP) - Scientists said on Tuesday that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.The mating of the local Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common bl
Jan. 4, 2012
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Chinese firm makes Steve Jobs action figure
source: inicons.com source: inicons.comA China-based company plans to begin shipping a realistic-looking Steve Jobs action figure in February.It remained to be seen whether Apple will take to the courts to block In Icons from selling the 30.4-centimeter (one foot) tall dolls crafted in the imag
Jan. 4, 2012
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Hormone linked to Alzheimer's diseases: study
A hormone found in body fat could develop the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older women, a study found."It is well established that insulin signaling is dysfunctional in the brains of patients with AD, and since adiponectin enhances insulin sensitivity, one would also expect beneficial
Jan. 3, 2012
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Critics assail crime laws aimed at people with HIV
NEW YORK (AP) -- A man in Texas is serving a 35-year prison sentence for spitting at a police officer _ because he has the virus that causes AIDS and his saliva was deemed a deadly weapon. In Michigan, an HIV-positive man who allegedly bit a neighbor during an argument faced a bioterrorism charge. C
Jan. 3, 2012
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NASA marks 2012 with twin probes in moon orbit
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ NASA kicked off the new year with a pair of probes circling the moon in the latest mission to understand how Earth's closest neighbor formed.There was no champagne popping in the mission control room at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the Grail spacecraft arrived back-to-b
Jan. 2, 2012
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Viagra may help treat heart failure
BOCHUM, Germany, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, may ease heart symptoms because it makes stiffened cardiac walls more elastic, U.S. and German researchers say.Dr. Wolfgang Linke of the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum Institute of Physiology, in cooperation with colleague
Jan. 2, 2012
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Samsung chief, son to attend CES 2012
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee will attend the annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas next week to examine the global trend in consumer electronics for this year, an industry source said Sunday.Lee will be accompanied by his son Jae-yong, president of Samsung Electronics Co., and several other executives of the world’s biggest manufacturer of memory chips and flat-screen TVs, the source said.Lee Kun-hee last visited the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2010 while Jae-yo
Jan. 1, 2012
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Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files
Jan. 1, 2012
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As sales soar, experts warn about energy drinks
Jan. 1, 2012
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Hard year for AT&T after iPhone loss
Jan. 1, 2012
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Big tech expected to keep profit growth
Jan. 1, 2012
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Security apps boost Apple as BlackBerry alternative
Jan. 1, 2012
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Research firm sees Twitter’s advertisement revenue tripling
Jan. 1, 2012
