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Samsung adds patents across globe to prepare for disputes

The number of patents registered by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. in the United States last year jumped nearly two-fold from six years ago, a company official said Thursday, as the tech player battles for an upper hand in the ongoing global patent wars.The world's No. 1 maker of smartphones and memory chips said it registered a total 5,072 patents in the U.S. last year, up 1.7 times from 2009, which is the second-greatest number of patent filings in the U.S. after multinational technolog

Industry May 26, 2016

Samsung adds patents across globe to prepare for disputes

Salaries at top tier firms more than double of bottom tier: data

Employees at South Korea's top 30 percent of companies in terms of sales are getting paid more than double the salaries of their counterparts in the bottom 30 percent, according to an analysis released on Thursday.Data provided by a research team of local daily Energy Economic News said the average annual salary last year at the country's top 2,000 companies, sorted by their annual sales, was 47.3 million won ($39,983), an increase of 4.9 percent. Petrochemical firms had the highest average of

May 26, 2016

Salaries at top tier firms more than double of bottom tier: data

Korea's consumer sentiment dips to 3-month low in May

South Korea's consumer sentiment fell in May from a month earlier with more people expecting worsening conditions for their livelihoods down the road in the wake of revamps in the corporate sector, central bank data showed Thursday.The composite consumer sentiment index came to 99 for May, moving down from 101 the previous month, according to data from the Bank of Korea. The figure marks the lowest since February.A reading above 100 means optimists outnumber pessimists, while a reading below the

May 26, 2016

Korea's consumer sentiment dips to 3-month low in May

U.S. acknowledges 'pain of the past' associated with atomic bombings of Japan: State Department

The United States acknowledges the "pain of the past" associated with its 1945 atomic bombings of Japan, and wants to move toward building a stronger alliance with the foe-turned-ally, the State Department said Wednesday.State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner made the remark when asked to comment on Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's reported statements that the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "extremely regrettable.""I would just say that, you know, we acknowled

International May 26, 2016

Korean insurers' Q1 net rises 6.3%

South Korean insurance companies posted a 6.3 percent gain in combined first-quarter net profit helped by an increase in insurance premium income, government data showed Thursday. For the three months ending March 31, the country's 25 life insurers and 32 non-life insurers posted 2.235 trillion won ($1.89 billion) in combined net profit from 2.103 trillion won a year earlier, the Financial Supervisory Service said in a statement."In the first quarter, the insurers' insurance premium income excee

May 26, 2016

Park vows to cement cooperative partnership with Ethiopia

President Park Geun-hye on Thursday vowed to further cement a cooperative partnership with Ethiopia, emphasizing that South Korea will remain a "reliable partner" for the African state's growth and development.In her contribution to the state-run Ethiopian Herald daily newspaper, Park also touted Ethiopia's potential to grow as Africa's economic powerhouse in the "not-too-distant" future, highlighting Seoul's commitment to forging "mutually beneficial" relations.The contribution was published We

Politics May 26, 2016

N. Korea likely to collapse sooner than expected: ex-USFK commander

North Korea is expected to collapse "much sooner than many of us think" due to internal unrest, former U.S. Forces Korea commander Walter Sharp said.Sharp, who commanded USFK from 2008 to 2011, told a symposium in Hawaii on Tuesday that he recently guaranteed new USFK commander Gen. Vincent Brooks that there would be major changes on the peninsula before his term ends, according to a Military.com report."First off, I believe there will be strong provocations, strong attacks by North Korea that c

North Korea May 26, 2016

Obama says U.S., Japan agree on strengthening defense

U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to strengthen defense capabilities against threats posed by North Korea.Obama made the remark during a joint press conference in Japan after holding a summit meeting with his Japanese counterpart. The two leaders talked for little over an hour."Given the threat from North Korea, we agreed to continue reinforcing deterrence and strengthening our defense capabilities," Obama said.Later this week, Obama

International May 26, 2016

Kerry says U.S. focus is on N. Korea, not China

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un, are the "primary threats" in the region and the "lead threat globally," rejecting speculation the U.S. is focused on countering China.Kerry made the remark at a press briefing at the end of President Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam that included the lifting of a decades-long embargo on U.S. arms sales to the Southeast Asian nation, a decision seen as a counterweight to an increasingly assertive China."We e

International May 26, 2016

[팟캐스트](146) 강남역 핑크코끼리 외 1건

진행자: 원호정, Paul Kerry1. '강남역 사건’ 추모객 사이에 나타난 핑크 코끼리기사요약: ‘묻지마’ 혹은 ‘여성혐오’ 살인사건으로 불리는 ‘강남역 사건’ 이후 강남역 10번출구를 찾는 사람들 사이에 크고 작은 충돌이 일어나기 시작했다. 그 중 화제가 된 사건은 소위 ‘핑크코끼리 사건.’ 분홍색 코끼리옷을 입은 남성이 디즈니 영화 ‘주토피아’에 영감을 받은 피켓을 들고 있었는데, 주변 다른 사람들에게 여성혐오자라며 폭행을 당한 것이다. 아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 　팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Pink elephant's 'Zootopia' protest aggravates Gangnam murder[1] A ruckus broke out Sunday at the makeshift memoria

Podcast May 25, 2016

U.N. chief arrives in Korea as presidential speculation grows

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for a six-day visit that has spurred speculation of a possible bid for the presidency in his native country.Ban, who flew in to the southern resort island of Jeju from a humanitarian summit in Istanbul, will attend the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, which brings together thousands of political and business leaders from around the world to discuss issues of peace and security. (Yonhap)Drawing more attention, however, is

Politics May 25, 2016

U.N. chief arrives in Korea as presidential speculation grows

Date rape prevalent among college students: study

A study conducted by the Ministry of Education has shown that date rape is prevalent among college students. One in 25 individuals have committed or attempted to commit date rape, according to the ministry’s study, which surveyed 1,441 university students -- 652 males and 789 females -- from 150 universities in the country in November 2015. This is a stock image. (123RF)Out of the participants, 58 admitted to having committed date rape.One in three individuals had also committed verbal sexual ha

Social Affairs May 25, 2016

Date rape prevalent among college students: study

Constantly raped by brother-in-law: woman who killed unwanted child

A 26-year-old rape victim, whose years of suffering sexual violence at the hands of her brother-in-law only recently came to light after she killed her 3-year-old son, claimed she had been raped on more counts than prosecutors had determined in official case records. According to the Incheon Bucheon district court on May 19, the woman told her lawyer that “she had repeatedly had unwanted sexual relations with her older sister’s husband,” stressing the damage of the crimes she suffered was graver

Social Affairs May 25, 2016

Constantly raped by brother-in-law: woman who killed unwanted child

N. Korean workers in China send bulk of earnings to Pyongyang regime

North Korean workers in China are forced to send 70 to 80 percent of their meager wages to the North Korean regime as a "loyalty fund," making their lives more miserable, a U.S.-based news media report said Wednesday.A source in China told Radio Free Asia recently that many North Korean laborers have no choice but to cope with poor living conditions since their actual income stands at less than $100 per month.Such developments are taking place despite the fact that their wages have been on the r

North Korea May 25, 2016

STX Shipbuilding put on path to court-led restructuring

Creditor banks said they have begun discussing whether to put Korea’s midsized shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding under court receivership, as their years of financial aid have failed to improve the shipyard’s business prospects.Leading creditor Korea Development Bank said Wednesday the creditors agreed to put an end to the shipyard’s self-rescue plan and to decide on whether to put the company into the hands of a court by the end of this month.“Creditors have concluded that the company goi

Industry May 25, 2016

STX Shipbuilding put on path to court-led restructuring

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