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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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Blackpink's solo journeys: Complementary paths, not competition
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Nationwide rail disruptions feared as union plans strike from Dec. 5
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Korean Air offers special flights for mileage users
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N. Korea, Russia court softer image: From animal diplomacy to tourism
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Jennie, Lisa invited to Coachella as solo acts
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Smugglers caught disguising 230 tons of Chinese black beans as diesel exhaust fluid
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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Samsung puts new Galaxy Tab on hold as Apple pulls court order
Samsung Electronics Co. is halting promotion of its latest tablet computer in Germany after Apple Inc. won a second injunction blocking Galaxy Tab sales there as one of the world’s largest electronics shows gets under way. Samsung, Apple’s closest rival in tablet computers, pulled the just-unveiled
Sept. 4, 2011
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New Mars site more favorable for life: scientists
WASHINGTON - A new site being explored by the Mars rover Opportunity has yielded soil samples unlike any examined before on the red planet and that appear more favorable for life, scientists said Tuesday. Opportunity, the indefatigable robot that has been exploring Mars for seven and a half years, a
Sept. 3, 2011
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Mars rover Opportunity studying new surroundings
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Mars rover Opportunity is snapping pictures like a tourist since arriving at its latest crater destination, much to the delight of scientists many millions of miles (kilometers) away.The solar-powered workhorse beamed back images of the horizon, soil and nearby rocks that are
Sept. 2, 2011
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Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.That may mean vacuuming up debris with weird space technology — cosmic versions of nets, magnets and giant umbrellas, according to the chairman of an expe
Sept. 2, 2011
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Scientists develop optical film to produce 3D images
South Korean scientists said Friday that they have developed an optical film that enables ordinary displays to show images in three dimensions (3D).The Seoul National University (SNU) team said the special film uses the Lucius prism array principle to get an effect similar to the one created by view
Sept. 2, 2011
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Teen vaccinations against cervical cancer lagging
ATLANTA (AP) ― Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer - a rate well below those for two other vaccinations aimed at adolescents.The vaccine hit the market in 2006. By last year, just 49 percent of girls had go
Sept. 1, 2011
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Middle-aged women and herpes zoster
About one out of every four herpes zoster (shingles) patients are women 50 or older. According to the Mayo clinic’s definition, herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Although shingles can occur anywhere on the body, it most often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from
Sept. 1, 2011
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‘Hair loss not as hereditary as believed’
Heredity has been blamed as one of the main causes of hair loss but a recent study found that, for about half of those going bald, genes have nothing to do with it. The Korean Hair Research Society traced the family records of 1,220 people suffering from hair loss and found that only 41.8 percent of
Sept. 1, 2011
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Cervical cancer vaccine approved for men
The Gardasil vaccine, given to women to help prevent infection of four types of the human papillomavirus, the main cause of cervical cancer, got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration of the European Union for men as well. The decision came after the Committee for Medicinal Products f
Sept. 1, 2011
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Alzheimer’s wave to make Florida ground zero
ORLANDO ― As baby boomers head for retirement, population experts have warned Americans to brace for what they call a “silver tsunami.” But that tsunami could pose a special danger to Florida ― because of Alzheimer’s disease.Today, an estimated 500,000 Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, but that n
Sept. 1, 2011
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Understanding osteoarthritis arthritis
Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation of the joints. Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is the most common type of arthritis. It is associated with a progressive breakdown of cartilage in joints. This can cause discomfort in the affected joints ― perhaps an ac
Sept. 1, 2011
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Doctors’ advice for healthy, merry Chuseok
Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving Day which falls on Aug. 15 in the lunar calendar every year and Sept. 12 in this year’s solar calendar, is one of the two most important holidays in Korea. During the three-day Chuseok holiday, family members scattered across the country gather to talk and eat togeth
Sept. 1, 2011
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Graphene could lead to super-fast internet
Sept. 1, 2011
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‘Humidifier disinfectants might have caused fatal lung disease’
Health authorities said Wednesday that disinfectants used to clean humidifiers might have caused a fatal lung disease which killed four people, including two pregnant women. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised people to refrain from using humidifier disinfectants in a bid to
Aug. 31, 2011
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Sony shows wearable 3-D personal theater
TOKYO (AP) _ Sony is launching a head mounted display that provides a three dimensional theater of music videos, movies and games. Head Mounted Display “Personal 3D Viewer” (HMZ-T1) (www.Sony.net)Sony Corp. showed the 60,000 yen ($800) ``HMZ personal 3-D viewer‘’ Wednesday. The machine is set to go
Aug. 31, 2011
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IFA 2011 to feature new wireless gadgets, 3-D TVs
Samsung plans to unveil new Bada phones; LG readies smart 3-D TVs with new contentLocal firms are preparing to showcase a wide range of wireless gadgets as well as 3-D TVs for the global trade show IFA which is scheduled to be held from Sept. 2-7 in Berlin.LG Electronics, which is expected to concen
Aug. 30, 2011
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Medieval plague may be extinct
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The version of plague that caused the Black Death in 14th century Europe may now be extinct, researchers report, but other deadly forms remain in circulation today.The plague that ravaged Europe wiped out nearly a third to two-thirds of the population according to various estimate
Aug. 30, 2011
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U.N. warns of bird flu resurgence, new Asian strain
ROME (AP) _ The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia. (MCT)A mutant strain of H5N1, which can apparently sidestep defenses
Aug. 30, 2011
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Apple wins more delay from Samsung in Australia tablet sale
Apple Inc. won a further delay in the release of Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest tablet computer in Australia, with the South Korean company agreeing not to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 until the end of September. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, sued Samsung in Sydney Federal Court last month, c
Aug. 29, 2011
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SK Telecom wins 'golden' spectrum license for 995b won
SK Telecom acquired the 20-megahertz band of the 1.8 gigahertz range for 995 billion won ($926.67 million) in the country’s first wireless broadband spectrum auction after its rival KT Corp. withdrew from the competition on Monday.The Korea Communications Commission said KT decided to raise the whit
Aug. 29, 2011
