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Korea's economic growth cools down to 0.3 percent in Q2

The South Korean economy grew at a slower pace than previously estimated in the second quarter on weaker facility and construction investment, the central bank said Thursday, cementing market expectations for a rate cut this month. South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic performance, grew a revised 0.3 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier,

Sept. 6, 2012

Momentum building for N.K. rights bill

Parliament in gridlock for 7 years amid partisan strife, ideological riftAfter seven years sidelined by partisan squabbling and ideological split, a campaign to enact legislation aimed at improving human rights in North Korea is gaining fresh momentum.Politicians, activists and defectors are ramping up efforts at a breakthrough in the wake of the alleged torture of Kim Young-hwan, a prominent anti

North Korea Sept. 5, 2012

Toddler found alone with mum's body

The image is not related to the story. (123rf)A 15-month-old boy who spent days with his mother's body in a Melbourne suburb was "very clingy" when police found him Wednesday, an officer said. Investigators believe the mother died late Monday in the home in Yarraville where she lived with her son, The Age reported. A passerby noticed her body through a window Wednesday. Police launched a homicid

World News Sept. 5, 2012

S. Korea ranks 19th in global competitiveness

South Korea this year moved up five notches in terms of its global competitiveness from a year earlier, helped by improvements in the country's welfare and education systems, as well as its market efficiency, a report showed Wednesday.According to the annual report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the country's competitiveness index moved up to 19th place of the 144 countries studied this year.

Sept. 5, 2012

One killed in Quebec speech shooting: police

One person was killed and another seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire during the victory speech of Quebec's newly elected separatist premier, who was unharmed, police said Tuesday.The shooting took place with Pauline Marois's Parti Quebecois projected to win Tuesday's elections in the mostly French-speaking province, ousting Premier Jean Charest from the legislature and his Liberals from p

World News Sept. 5, 2012

Green tea compound may help shrink tumors

A compound in green tea -- epigallocatechin gallate -- may help combat cancer by shrinking tumors, researchers in Scotland suggest.Study leader Dr. Christine Dufes of the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and colleagues at the University of Glasgow said the team used an approach that allowed the treatment of epigallocatechin gallate delivered specifically to the tumors int

Technology Sept. 5, 2012

Green tea compound may help shrink tumors

Murder-suicide leaves teen alone on boat

This image is not directly related to the article (123rf)A man boating with his girlfriend and her daughter appears to have killed the woman and himself, leaving the girl alone, police in Britain said Monday.An autopsy determined the woman was killed by strangulation before her body was thrown into the water in the Norfolk Broads, The Daily Telegraph reported. Her body and the body of her suspecte

World News Sept. 4, 2012

Murder-suicide leaves teen alone on boat

Man allegedly drives over tent, injures 4

This image is not directly related to the article. (123rf)A 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving over a tent at an Australian campground and injuring a family of four sleeping inside, officials said.The man, whose name was not reported, left a party near the campground in Kiama Saturday night and lost control of his vehicle before driving through a fence and running over the family

World News Sept. 4, 2012

Man allegedly drives over tent, injures 4

Samsung, Apple set another patent battle in Europe this week

Ruling in Netherlands seen crucial as it will likely affect other European court verdicts　Aside from Samsung Electronics’ multibillion dollar patent suit against Apple Inc. in the U.S., the two are expected to stage another battle at a court in the Netherlands this Friday.According to Samsung, the two parties plan to face off again in Europe, starting at a court in The Hague on Friday, local time,

Industry Sept. 3, 2012

Samsung, Apple set another patent battle in Europe this week

Clinton to urge ASEAN unity on South China Sea

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for Southeast Asian states to present a united front to the Chinese in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea.Clinton will be in Indonesia's capital Monday to offer strong U.S. support for a regionally endorsed plan to ease rising tensions by implementing a code of conduct for all claimants to disputed islands. Jakarta is

Television Sept. 3, 2012

Seoul shares dip after high start

South Korean stocks opened higher on Monday but swung to negative territory due to losses in major blue chips, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 9.28 points, or 0.49 percent, to 1,895.84 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Samsung Electronics slumped 2.11 percent following Apple Inc.'s move to add more products to its patent infringement list. Top steelmaker

Sept. 3, 2012

Lee pledges to consider all possible measures to deter sex crimes

President Lee Myung-bak pledged Monday to make electronic anklets more effective, expand the personal information disclosure of sex offenders and consider all possible measures against rapists, including chemical castration, as public outrage runs high over the recent kidnapping and rape of a seven-year-old girl.Lee made the pledge during a biweekly radio address, calling last week's brutal rape,

Social Affairs Sept. 3, 2012

S. Korea's consumer price growth slows to 12-year low in Aug.

South Korea's consumer prices grew at the slowest click in over 12 years last month amid government efforts to keep inflationary pressure down, a report showed Monday.The country's consumer price index rose 1.2 percent from a year earlier in August, compared with a 1.5 percent on-year gain the previous month, according to the report by Statistics Korea.The so-called core inflation, which excludes

Sept. 3, 2012

Moon wins primary for sixth straight time in Incheon

Rep. Moon Jae-in, a lawyer-turned-politician, won his sixth straight victory in a regional primary of the Democratic United Party (DUP) on Sunday, coming closer to securing the party's ticket for the Dec. 19 presidential polls.Moon, formerly chief of staff to the late President Roh Moo-hyun, garnered 5,928 votes, or 50.1 percent, of the 11,834 cast in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, the party'

Politics Sept. 2, 2012

Police: Man attacked over missing garlic bread

Authorities in Florida said a man accused of attacking a pizza delivery driver said he punched the other man because he forgot the garlic knots.The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the driver called 911 Aug. 19 and reported he had been punched in the face by Vero Beach customer Robert Wheeler, 48, because he hadn't brought garlic knots with Wheeler's order, TCPalm.com reported Thursday.Th

Food Sept. 2, 2012

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