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iPhones guide artillery fire as Pentagon plans app store: tech

At Camp Blessing in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley, some American soldiers played “Angry Birds” on their iPhones when off-duty. Jonathan Springer decided to put his device to a different use: building an app to help fight the Taliban. “I wanted to give something back to soldiers that might help save thei

Technology Dec. 16, 2011

iPhones guide artillery fire as Pentagon plans app store: tech

Foreign residents make up 3 pct of S. Korean population

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign residents living in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, accounting for 3 percent of the country's total population, with Chinese residents forming the largest group, government data showed Friday. According to the statistics compiled by th

Social Affairs Dec. 16, 2011

Shots fired near Chinese consulate in Los Angeles: police

LOS ANGELES, Dec 15, 2011 (AFP) - Shots were fired at or near the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles on Thursday, but no one was injured, police said, adding that an Asian suspect was being sought."It was a shooting at the building" housing the consulate general, which is between downtown LA and Holly

World News Dec. 16, 2011

SK Group chairman to be summoned next week

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The chairman of SK Group will be summoned next week for interrogation over allegations that he embezzled a massive amount of company funds in collusion with his younger brother, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors have given notice to Chairman Chey Tae-won to appear at th

Social Affairs Dec. 16, 2011

PC Air set for Laos flights

Small private airline PC Air says it will begin operating charter flights this month with Bangkok-Vientiane service and will start serving China next month.Originally the charter service was to take off around the middle of this year or in the third quarter, but factors such as the flood disaster fo

World News Dec. 16, 2011

Mother gets 7 yrs in prison for beating adoptive infant

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced the adoptive mother of an infant to seven years in prison for frequently beating the baby girl, causing brain death.The 28-year-old mother, identified only by her surname Lee, was indicted in September on charges of habitually beating he

Social Affairs Dec. 15, 2011

Gay conscientious objector gets Canada asylum

A gay man who avoided military service became the first South Korean to be granted asylum abroad on grounds of conscientious objection in 2009, a military human rights group belatedly announced on Thursday.According to the group, Canadian immigration officials granted asylum to Kim Kyung-hwan in 200

Social Affairs Dec. 15, 2011

Booie, the smoking chimpanzee, dies at 44

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A chimpanzee that kicked a smoking habit and used sign language to beg for candy has died at a California animal refuge.Martine Colette of the Wildlife WayStation says Booie was being treated for a heart condition when he died Saturday at 44. The chimp had been living at the anima

Culture Dec. 15, 2011

Booie, the smoking chimpanzee, dies at 44

[URGENT] POSCO founder Park Tae-joon dies at 84

POSCO founder Park Tae-joon, who pioneered the steel sector in a barren tract of Korea, died on Tuesday at age 84.His death came after a decade-long battle with a tumor in his lung. Park has been suffering from side effects related to a 2001 surgery, and had one of his lungs and pulmonary pleura rem

Industry Dec. 13, 2011

[URGENT] POSCO founder Park Tae-joon dies at 84

US soldier in S. Korea indicted on rape charge

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday that they have indicted a U.S. soldier on charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old South Korean girl and stealing her laptop.The 21-year-old private from a communications brigade of the 8th U.S. Army is accused of raping the girl in her rented

Social Affairs Dec. 13, 2011

KBO club presidents give green light to Park Chan-ho

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Former Major League Baseball All-Star Park Chan-ho will be able to play in his home country next year.Presidents of the eight current clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and one expansion team set to join the league in 2013 on Tuesday instituted a rule change to

Baseball Dec. 13, 2011

KBO club presidents give green light to Park Chan-ho

Smoking strongly associated with non-melanoma skin cancers in women: study

Women who smoke are more likely to suffer from skin cancer, a study found, reported Science Daily.According to the study, women who have smoked for 20 years or more are twice likely to suffer from the disease. A woman smokes a cigarette in New York (Bloomberg)Study results showed that cigarette

Technology Dec. 13, 2011

Smoking strongly associated with non-melanoma skin cancers in women: study

Vaccine attacks breast cancer in mice: study

WASHINGTON, Dec 12, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists in the United States said Monday they have developed a vaccine that attacks tumors in mice, abreakthrough they hope will help fight breast, colon, ovarian and pancreatic cancer in humans. (Bloomberg)Although studies on mice often do not translate directly

Technology Dec. 13, 2011

Vaccine attacks breast cancer in mice: study

Same-sex penguin pair find female partners

(AP)TORONTO (AP) _ It appears a female has come between one of Canada's celebrity couples.Toronto's zoo split up a pair of male penguins whose affection for each other drew headlines last month and jokes about ``Brokeback Iceberg.''The zoo said Monday Buddy and Pedro have been officially separated a

Culture Dec. 13, 2011

Same-sex penguin pair find female partners

S. Koreans couples least sexually active worldwide: poll

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans are the least sexually active among people in 13 countries surveyed in an international online poll, a global pharmaceutical company said Monday.Eli Lilly and Co.'s Seoul office said Korean couples over 34 have sex an average of 1.04 times a week, citing the

Social Affairs Dec. 12, 2011

Articles by Cho Chung-un