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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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Housewife’s eczema
Housewife’s eczema is a type of hand eczema named for its frequent occurrence among housewives. In particular, it affects mothers who regularly engage in a wide range of chores that involve putting hands in water. The most common factor leading to this dermatitis is repeated exposure to and chronic irritation from water and synthetic detergents. Housewife’s eczema, unlike other types of eczema, is not normally accompanied by itching. However, the affected skin at the fingertips may become thinne
Dec. 22, 2011
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Switch to iPhone 4S or LTE?
Customers hesitate to make choice with introduction of LTE handsetsCho Yoon-ah, 30, is hesitating over whether to buy the newest version of Apple’s smartphone, the iPhone 4S, or one of the LTE handsets now that her two-year mobile contract is almost over.Cho even signed up in advance to get the iPhone 4S, but local mobile carriers’ aggressive move to introduce smartphones that run on the fourth generation Long Term Evolution network has left her confused.The 4G LTE network technology is reported
Dec. 21, 2011
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Samsung becomes world’s 7th largest laptop maker
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is also becoming a major supplier of laptop computers, more than quadrupling its global market share in just four years, market observers said.The company’s global market share rose from 1.4 percent in 2007 to 6.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, they said.The third-quarter figure is the world’s seventh largest, placing Samsung ahead of other major suppliers including Japan’s Sony Corp. and United States’ Apple Inc.Samsung’s do
Dec. 21, 2011
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France may order 30,000 women to remove implants
Up to 30,000 French women and perhaps tens of thousands more around the world may have to have defective breast implants removed after several suspicious cases of cancer, officials said Tuesday.A decision on whether to order the removal of the implants, produced by the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) co
Dec. 21, 2011
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2 Earth-size planets spotted around distant star
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouraging sign for prospects of finding life elsewhere.The discovery shows that such planets exist and that they can be detected by the Kepler spacecraft, said Francois Fressin of the H
Dec. 21, 2011
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Apple EU design may lose reach in Samsung case over tablets, court says
A European Union design Apple Inc. (AAPL) used to win a sales ban on Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablets may be of limited value after new evidence was introduced in an appeal of the decision, a German court said. Samsung introduced as evidence a U.S. utility patent using a type of flat sc
Dec. 21, 2011
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Samsung becomes world's seventh largest laptop maker
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top memory chipmaker, is also becoming a major supplier of laptop computers, more than quadrupling its global market share in just four years, market observers said Tuesday.The company's global market share rose from 1.4 percent in 2007
Dec. 20, 2011
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Korea’s IT gurus to gather in Las Vegas for electronics show
Hynix CEO Kwon to make appearance in the U.S. event early next monthHynix chief executive Kwon Oh-chul is expected to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month to meet with top officials of its U.S. business partners, industry sources said.Hynix chief executive Kwon Oh-chulKwon, t
Dec. 20, 2011
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Strict diet could save brain from aging: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Eating less may keep the mind young, according to Italian scientists who reported Monday they have discovered the molecular process by which a strict diet may save the brain from the ravages of age.The research, published in the US journal the Proceedings of the National Academy o
Dec. 20, 2011
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Saudi prince invests $300 million in Twitter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) _ Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment company said Monday they are investing a combined $300 million into Twitter, increasing the microblogging site's cash cushion as its user base expands.Alwaleed's joint investment with his Kingdom Holdin
Dec. 20, 2011
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Are smartphones killing conversation?
Peter Kim, 42, said there were many moments when he and his wife found it hard to have a proper conversation now that they are both smartphone owners.“There are times when we, or at least one of us, is looking at the phone and can’t have a conversation,” he said. “It’s usually when a new update on the social networking site that arrives with a ‘ding-dong’ sound. For some reason, we put our priority on SNS messages rather than the conversation on the table.”The Seoulite, who became a smartphone o
Dec. 18, 2011
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Scientists develop self-cleaning cotton
(Yonhap News)UC Davis scientists have developed a self-cleaning cotton fabric that can kill bacteria and break down toxic chemicals such as pesticide residues when exposed to light."The new fabric has potential applications in biological and chemical protective clothing for health care, food process
Dec. 18, 2011
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Russia's Mars probe will crash to Earth in January
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars and stuck in Earth's orbit will come crashing back next month, but its toxic fuel and radioactive material on board will pose no danger of contamination, the Russian space agency said Friday.Between 20 and 30 fragments of the probe with a
Dec. 18, 2011
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Amazon selling over one million Kindles a week
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Amazon said Thursday that it is selling more than one million Kindles a week and the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is its top-selling item."Kindle Fire is the most successful product we've ever launched -- it's the best-selling product across all of Amazon for 11 straight weeks,
Dec. 18, 2011
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Regulators reject both bidders for fourth mobile operator
KMI and IST fail to pass, clouding outlook over new impetus to wireless sectorThe Korea Communications Commission said on Friday it would not issue wireless carrier licenses to Internet Space Time and its rival Korea Mobile Internet. Both IST and KMI failed to secure 70 points or higher in the screening process, dimming their hopes to become the country’s fourth mobile carrier. Currently, the domestic market is dominated by SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus. The KCC held a judging committee meeting ea
Dec. 16, 2011
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iPhones guide artillery fire as Pentagon plans app store: tech
At Camp Blessing in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley, some American soldiers played “Angry Birds” on their iPhones when off-duty. Jonathan Springer decided to put his device to a different use: building an app to help fight the Taliban. “I wanted to give something back to soldiers that might help save thei
Dec. 16, 2011
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Doomed gas cloud rushing toward black hole: study
Astronomers have spied a giant gas cloud with several times the mass of Earth accelerating toward the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.The doomed cloud has a rendezvous with oblivion in mid-2013, when it will pass within 40 billion kilometres -- a hair's breadth on a
Dec. 16, 2011
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Malaysian acid attack victim to get new face in Korea
A group of Korean plastic surgeons will restore the face of a 19-year-old Malaysian woman who was severely scarred in an acid attack. The surgery will be part of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Medical Korea project that provides pro bono surgery to foreign patients in need of state-of-the-art procedures. The patient, Tan Hui Linn, arrived at Seoul on Wednesday evening and had a medical consultation with JK Plastic Surgery Center in southern Seoul the next day. Based on examination results,
Dec. 15, 2011
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LGE, Intel join hands for smart TV
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of flat-screen TVs, said Thursday that it has agreed to collaborate with Intel Corp. to use the U.S. chipmaker’s wireless display technology in smart TVs. The result of their partnership will be introduced in the market during the first quarter of next year, LG Electronics said, in a form of Web-connected TVs that can play content from laptop computers and mobile devices. Intel is seeking to expand the number of hardware partners to adopt its
Dec. 15, 2011
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LG Electronics unveils Prada Phone 3.0
LG Electronics said on Thursday that it will release Prada Phone 3.0 in Korea as early as this month, drawing attention to whether the new smartphone will be able to help the company expand its sales of mobile devices.Prada Phone 3.0, the third smartphone jointly built with Prada, comes three years after its second LG-Prada model was released in 2008.The officials said that Prada Phone 3.0 could be sold in the domestic market this year, a month earlier than initially expected. The launch date in
Dec. 15, 2011
