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With eye on clock, NBA owners, players seek deal

More sportsSept 30, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― They don’t have a deal yet, and they are just about out of time.After some two years of on-and-off negotiations, that’s about all NBA players and owners agree on. The gaps in their financial proposals have been so great that they sometimes decide it’s best to just talk about somethin
Nepal launches Great Himalayan Trail

TravelSept 30, 2011

KATHMANDU (AFP) ― Nepal has officially opened the Great Himalayan Trail, one of the longest and highest trekking routes in the world, the tourism board said on Thursday.Billed as the ultimate trek, the arduous hike over Nepal’s mighty Himalayas stretches from Taplejung in the shadow of the world’s t
Lee calls for aides to exercise greater ethical control

Social affairsSept 30, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak urged aides Friday to exercise greater ethical self-control, saying he wants to make his administration the cleanest in South Korean history, although a series of top secretaries have been implicated in corruption scandals.“We have to keep in mind that our administration was
Music producer’s take on Olympics: Grunts, thumps

MusicSept 30, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― To music producer Mark Ronson, the Olympics resound with thwacks and grunts, screeches and thumps.The three-time Grammy winner described Thursday how he has been working with Olympic hopefuls from five countries to create a soundtrack for the London 2012 Games ― an anthem that fuses so
Samsung Electronics may post 3.5 trillion won in profit for Q3

TechnologySept 30, 2011

Samsung Electronics, Asia’s largest technology company, pulled off record earnings last year, but its revenue and operating income for 2011 might underperform heightened expectations, analysts said on Friday.Samsung posted an operating profit of 17.3 trillion won ($14.7 billion) on revenue of 154.6
Korea tops Abilympics medal tally

Social affairsSept 30, 2011

Korea finished top in an international skills contest for disabled persons in Seoul, its organizing committee said Friday. It clinched 17 gold, 17 silver and seven bronze medals at the International Abilympics, which wrapped up its six-day contest with a closing ceremony Friday. It was the fifth con
Korea to monitor prices of products influenced by forex

Sept 30, 2011

South Korea will closely monitor products whose prices could be influenced by currency exchange rates as part of its efforts to bring the nation’s runaway inflation under control, the top economic policymaker said Friday.The remarks by Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan came amid worries that the won’s r
Sempio to unveil soy sauce cotton candy

IndustrySept 30, 2011

Local condiment maker Sempio Foods Co. said Friday it would unveil its soy sauce cotton candy on Sunday. In Japan, ice cream and candies that use soy sauce have already been enjoyed. But it is the first time in the world that cotton candy has been made of soy sauce, the company said. Based on the id
FTC, retailers in discord over shared growth

IndustrySept 30, 2011

Major department stores on Friday expressed concerns about antitrust authorities’ inspections into their shared-growth efforts with smaller businesses that could start as early as on Oct. 4. Early last month, the Fair Trade Commission reached an agreement with 12 department stores, supermarket chain
Humidifier sterilizer alert issued

IndustrySept 30, 2011

The Korea Consumer Agency on Friday urged Koreans to refrain from using humidifier sterilizers, which have been blamed for mysterious deaths of five infants and a pregnant woman. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into 28 cases of lung disease with an unidentified cause
First international private school opens in Jeju

Social affairsSept 30, 2011

North London Collegiate School Jeju, the first international private school in Jeju Global Education City, opened Friday.“NLCS Jeju is the country’s first case where the 161-year-old prestigious private school in the U.K. will maintain its reputation and realize its time-honored educational philosop
LG Display stresses localization in China

Sept 30, 2011

HONG KONG (Yonhap News) -- South Korea's LG Display Co. said Friday localization is a priority in its China business in order to further expand its presence in the world's No. 2 economy."For LG Display, China is not a mere market" said Lee Bang-soo, LG Display's vice-president of public affairs and
Ruling party chief visits N.K. amid lingering tensions

North KoreaSept 30, 2011

Visit raises anticipation for reactivation of economic cooperationSouth Korea’s top right-wing politician visited a joint factory park in North Korea Friday, raising anticipations for the possibility of the two Koreas reactivating their economic cooperation. Before crossing the heavily fortified lan
Jackson bodyguard says doc told him to hide vials

World NewsSept 30, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help testified Thursday that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling emergency services. Deputy District. Attorney. David Walgren displys an image of Micheal Jack
NASA identifies 90% of largest near-Earth asteroids

ScienceSept 30, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If you're worried about a killer asteroid wiping out Earth, NASA has some good news.The space agency said Thursday it has identified more than 90 percent of giant, potentially Earth-threatening asteroids, including ones as big as the one thought to have killed the dinosaurs eons