SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-biggest maker of mobile phones, said Thursday that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Apple Inc., seeking import bans on six Apple products, including the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod. Apple violated five patents of Samsung, including wireless communications technology and techn

Industry June 30, 2011

To mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the country has held the Communist Olympics in Qingyang, Gansu Province between June 26 and 28, said the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper.Each team wore uniforms and performed in a series of dramatic events including grenade chucking, model explosive carrying and "shoulder pole carrying." A race named “Storming the blockhouse”

More Sports June 29, 2011

From news reports Young South Koreans learn the best from computers and the Internet according to a survey of 15 year-olds in 19 countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Monday. The OECD, which groups 34 of the world’s most advanced economies, tested the digital literacy of students in 16 member countries as well as Colombia and the Chinese cities of Hong Kong a

Technology June 29, 2011

VATICAN CITY (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI has tweeted for the first time, announcing the launch of a Vatican news information portal.Benedict's tweet on Tuesday read: ``Dear Friends, I just launched News.va Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI''.The portal www.news.va for the first time aggregates information from the Vatican's various print, online, radio an

Technology June 29, 2011

North Korean universities are to be closed for the next ten months in order to supply laborers for construction projects.As the next year marks 100th anniversary for the birth of the “eternal leader” Kim Il-sung, the government is striving to restore its economy in order to create a “strong and powerful nation of socialism.”Pyongyang announced that all universities would be closed from June 27, al

North Korea June 29, 2011

Kim Jung-un, heir apparent to North Korean leader Kim Jon-il, allegedly had several plastic surgeries before his public debut.The secret was revealed during a conference held by Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security at London. According to Ha Tae-kyung, representative of Open Radio for North Korea, Kim Jung-un was designated as the successor in 2007, and had about six plastic su

North Korea June 28, 2011

A Canadian teenager is set to become the youngest-ever space traveler next year. According to Canadian press, the 17-year-old had his name reserved on the list of boarding passengers to Virgin Galactic, the first commercial space shuttle.As soon as the boy becomes 18, passing the minimum age limit, he will have become the first teenager to travel to space. Teenage passengers are required to accomp

World News June 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ One of baseball's proudest franchises is in tatters, its future to be decided not on the field but in the courtroom.The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled franchise afloat.McCourt, upset tha

Baseball June 28, 2011

Four Korean apps have made it to the top ten paid iPhone app list in the Asian region, signaling a positive trend for Korean developers wanting to jump into the fast-growing mobile software market. Birzzle, a puzzle game developed by Korea firm Enfeel Inc., ranked first and 10th at the same time in the list compiled by the Netherlands-based market research firm Distimo, which analyzed the data bas

Technology June 27, 2011

SINGAPORE, June 27, 2011 (AFP) - New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle -- the iPad.The defence ministry said Monday it will be issuing "about 8,000" of the sleek, touch-screen tablet computers -- already wildly popular with the city-state's tech-savvy youth -- to recruits from November.The ministry said it was

Defense June 27, 2011

Six out of 10 Korean teens would rather “go abroad”About six out of 10 Korean teenagers said they would go abroad in case of another war, suggesting the lack of patriotism among students.Korea Advanced Youth Association and Teengora media conducted research on about 2,500 Korean teenagers from 400 middle and high schools, finding out that only 19.5 percents replied they would fight.Meanwhile, in a

Social Affairs June 27, 2011

Children with both older and younger siblings have a higher chance of becoming bullies, according to research.Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex and the University of Warwick conducted the study covering some 40,000 British households.It was traditionally assumed that the oldest child is likely to dominate or use violence against his or her siblings. However, it

Social Affairs June 27, 2011