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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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Nationwide rail disruptions feared as union plans strike from Dec. 5
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Blackpink's solo journeys: Complementary paths, not competition
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N. Korea, Russia court softer image: From animal diplomacy to tourism
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Smugglers caught disguising 230 tons of Chinese black beans as diesel exhaust fluid
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Jennie, Lisa invited to Coachella as solo acts
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Actor Song Joong-ki welcomes second child in Rome
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Main opposition pushes to ease, not postpone, tax on crypto gains
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Samsung launches Bada phone in Korea
Samsung Electronics announced it released the Wave 2 smartphone, operating on its proprietary mobile operating system Bada, for the first time here on Sunday, while making moves to gain a bigger share in the mid-tier smartphone market.Serviced by SK Telecom, Wave 2 is equipped with a 3.7-inch super clear liquid-crystal display screen and a 5 million pixel camera and presents digital multimedia bro
Feb. 6, 2011
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With love and grit, he marches on
In a Vietnamese jungle on Sept. 4, 1969, the stubby bullet of a Russian-made AK-47 ripped into the skull of Army Spc. Leonard Rugh, then 24. It didn’t stop until it had torn through his brain’s right frontal lobe, powered its way through the right parietal lobe and lodged itself in the dome of his helmet.Leonard Rugh is photographed with his wife, Luanna, at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Ca
Jan. 31, 2011
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S. Korean memory chipmakers see DRAM price rebound in Q1
Plunging prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, a key component in personal computers, have hit the bottom line and will rebound soon, senior officials from Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said Monday. The remarks from Kwon Oh-hyun, president of Samsung's semiconductor division, and Kwon Oh-chul, Hynix's chief executive officer, come after DRAM devices for PC
Jan. 31, 2011
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Samsung, LG in war over smart living room
Korean electronics companies compete in rolling out higher-performance, slicker smart TVsKorean electronics giants of Samsung and LG are engaging in a heated competition to seize the next stage of home entertainment with new smart TVs and application marketplaces.The world’s two largest TV manufacturers have recently released bigger, thinner and slicker products that allow users to access the Inte
Jan. 31, 2011
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Korea develops most advanced wireless tech
Korean researchers Tuesday unveiled the most advanced wireless network technology, boosting potential for the country to lead the future telecommunications market.The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in Daejeon demonstrated the Long Term Evolution-Advanced technology which is 40 times faster than the current third-generation wireless network.“It is meaningful that we
Jan. 25, 2011
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SK Telecom profit rises 48%, led by smartphone demand
SK Telecom Co., Korea’s largest mobile-phone operator, has reported fourth-quarter profits which climbed 48 percent, helped by demand from smartphone users.Net income rose to 361.4 billion won ($323 million) from 244.2 billion won a year earlier, the Seoul-based company said in a statement Tuesday. That compares with the 405.4 billion won average of 13 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg in th
Jan. 25, 2011
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Scientist may have found universe’s first star
Remnants of a star that exploded more than 13 billion years ago could be the first star of the universe, BBC news reported. (MCT)All that is left of this pioneer is the gas cloud it threw out into space when it first exploded. The remains of the star are said to have been found when its contents were illuminated by brilliant light coming from the surroundings of a black hole. To identify the stars
Jan. 21, 2011
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SBS to air “Is UFO coming to Earth?” on Saturday
SBS is set to air a special program on UFOs on Saturday, drawing keen attention from those interested in the question of aliens’ existence. The broadcaster’s weekly investigative program, “We Want to Know,” plans to explore the issue that has long generated speculation, rumors and conspiracy theories across the world. For the latest episode, the program’s investigations team has decided to scrutin
Jan. 18, 2011
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LG Display likely to swing into red in Q4 on EU fines
LG Display Co., the world's No. 2 supplier of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, is likely to report a loss for the fourth quarter, industry sources said Tuesday, as a fine of 215 million euros (US$285 million) by the European Union (EU) takes a toll on its bottom line.According to the sources, the penalty will be reflected in the company's earnings for the October-December period, which are sla
Jan. 18, 2011
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Seoul to hike milk output quota to tackle FMD-sparked dearth
South Korea will temporarily allow local dairy farms to increase milk production to counter shortfalls caused by the culling of dairy cows due to the recent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the farm ministry said Tuesday.The move calls for production quotas to be raised by 5 percent for the next two years to help boost supply and preempt price hikes that can exacerbate inflationary concerns
Jan. 18, 2011
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Additional FMD case found in central S. Korea
South Korea confirmed an additional case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country's central region on Tuesday, though nationwide vaccinations and quarantine efforts are having some effect on containing the disease.The additional case at a pig farm in Yesan, 134 kilometers south of Seoul, brings the total number of confirmed FMD outbreaks to 121, since animals started showing symptoms in late
Jan. 18, 2011
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The largest color image of sky revealed
The most comprehensive view of the night sky has been released at the 217th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, the BBC reported. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has mapped the Milky Way Galaxy’s northern and southern hemispheres, represented as two big clusters in the newly-released image. The ongoing survey has already identified nearly half a billion astronomical object
Jan. 18, 2011
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New zodiac signs mean yours may have changed
The twelve zodiac signs, which have been in place for almost 3,000 years, are now different according to news reports. The Babylonians determined the dates of the zodiac, and since then the position of Earth in relation to the Sun has gradually altered, according to ABC News.The shifting of the Earth’s axis has also introduced a 13th zodiac sign -- Ophiuchus. The Huffington Post reported that astr
Jan. 18, 2011
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‘Korea faced with deepening health care deficit’
Fast-aging Korea could see a deficit of 16 trillion won ($14 billion) in its medical insurance financing by 2020, a report warned Monday. Without “fundamental change” in the overall system, the deficit would continue to swell in the coming years, the Institute for National Health Insurance, an affiliate of the National Health Insurance Corporation, said in its mid- and long-term financial report.
Jan. 17, 2011
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Give me back my sign! Horoscope readers atwitter
Sofia Whitcombe began her day with the startling realization that she might not be exactly who she thought she was."My whole life, I thought I was a Capricorn," the 25-year-old publicist said. "Now I'm a Sagittarius? I don't feel like a Sagittarius!" It felt, she said, like a rug had been pulled from under her feet."Will my personality change?" she mused. "Capricorns are diligent and regimented, a
Jan. 17, 2011
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Lee inspects quarantine activities against animal disease
President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday instructed civil servants to step up efforts to stem the nationwide spread of livestock foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) ahead of the three-day Lunar New Year holidays to begin on Feb. 2. President Lee Myung-bak visiting Hoengseong in Gangwon Province to inspect the quaratine efforts against highly contagious livestock epidemic. (Yonhap News)Lee gave the instructions
Jan. 16, 2011
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LG Uplus launches social networking services
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's smallest mobile carrier, said Thursday that it has made inroads into the fast-growing mobile social networking market in South Korea in an effort to find new revenue sources. The wireless and fixed-line operator introduced beta versions of two mobile-based social networking services last month that are available to all mobile phone users, it said in a statement.
Jan. 13, 2011
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For U.S. minorities, new ‘digital divide’ seen
NEW YORK (AP) -- When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. Then, when the Internet began to change life as we know it, these groups had less access to the Web and slower online connections placing them on the wrong side of the ``digital divide.‘’Today, as mobile technology puts computers in our pocket
Jan. 11, 2011
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Apple shuns CES but accessories a hit
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – Apple snubbed the big Consumer Electronics Show but vendors of accessories for its hot devices turned out in force.Dozens of manufacturers of covers, stands, headsets, speakers and other items for the iPad, iPod and iPhone crammed an “iLounge” on the Las Vegas Conventer Center floor dedicated solely to Apple accessories.Scott Sternick, owner of a sports bars in New York‘s
Jan. 11, 2011
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Mystery over dead birds in U.S. sparks wild speculations
Just a couple of days after the deaths of 5,000 birds in Arkansas on New Year’s Eve, about 500 birds were found dead in Louisiana on Monday. Thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in an Arkansas town on New Year’s Eve after massive trauma, tests by Arkansas veterinary officials concluded Monday.Dead birds on a street of Lousiana, US (AP)“The birds suffered from acute physical tr
Jan. 7, 2011