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CJ clashes with Samsung over trailing of chairman

Social affairsFeb 23, 2012

High-profile conflict between two conglomerates takes a nasty turn Two South Korean conglomerates with close ties ― Samsung Group and CJ Group ― clashed on Thursday over alleged illegal surveillance in connection with the drawn-out inheritance fight tracing back to Samsung’s late founder.CJ Gro
Honda recalling 46,000 vans to fix rear doors

TransportFeb 23, 2012

2010 Honda Odyssey minivans sit on display at AutoPark Honda dealership in Cary, North Carolina, U.S. (Bloomberg)DETROIT (AP) _ Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.The problem affects
S. Korea qualifies for London Olympics men's football

SoccerFeb 23, 2012

South Korea clinched a berth in men's football at the London Olympics here Wednesday, blanking home side Oman 3-0 in the penultimate regional qualification contest.South Korea`s national soccer team celebrate after Nam Tae-hee (second from left) scored the first goal. (Yonhap News)At Al Seeb Sports
Lin helping Knicks draw huge ratings on MSG

TechnologyFeb 22, 2012

The New York Knicks` point guard Jeremy Lin (17) puts up a shot against the New Jersey Nets` Deron Williams (8) during a game on Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP-Yonhaap News)Jeremy Lin has people watching the New York Knicks in record numbers. The Knicks said Tuesday that their
US comic collection expected to get $2M at auction

BooksFeb 22, 2012

A collection of some of the most prized comic books ever published is expected to fetch more than $2 million at auction this week in the U.S.Michael Rorrer said he thought his great uncle Billy Wright's comics were cool, but he didn't realize how valuable they were for months after finding the 345 c
Samsung, SAP to ally on corporate use of Android

TechnologyFeb 22, 2012

SAP AG and Samsung Electronics Co. are teaming up to make mobile devices running Google Inc.’s Android operating system safer to use as corporate tools, according to people familiar with the matter. SAP, the largest maker of enterprise-management software, and Suwon, Korea-based Samsung will present
Teen lifts car to save grandpa

TechnologyFeb 22, 2012

A 15-year-old Michigan boy says he has no idea how he was able to lift a 900 kilogram Buick enough for his grandfather to escape from underneath.Austin Smith said he was working on the 1991 Buick with his grandfather, Ernest "Papa Ernie" Monhollen, at his grandparents' Ida Township home Saturday whe
Radiation from disaster detected off Japan's coast

TechnologyFeb 22, 2012

Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles (643 kilometers) off Japan in the Pacific Ocean, with water showing readings of up to 1,000 times more than prior levels, scientists reported Tuesday. Members of the media wearing protectiv
U.S. scientists discover new ‘waterworld’ planet

ScienceFeb 22, 2012

(123rf image) Artist’s rendition of GJ1214b (AFP-Yonhap News)An astronaut attempting to visit recently discovered planet GJ1214b would land in hot water -- literally, U.S. scientists say.Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said they have identified an entirely new k
Barnes & Noble unveils $199 Nook Tablet

TechnologyFeb 22, 2012

US bookseller Barnes & Noble unveiled a new version of its Nook tablet computer Tuesday, a device with the same $199 price tag as Amazon's Kindle Fire.The seven-inch (17.78-centimeter) Nook Tablet also has eight gigabytes of memory like the tablet released by online retail giant Amazon in November.A
New history textbooks to feature Kim Jong-un

North KoreaFeb 21, 2012

South Korean history textbooks for secondary school students that will be used for the new semester will include the definite description of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the education ministry said Tuesday.The education ministry said it has requested the Korea Authorized Textbook, which
First test-tube hamburger ready this fall: researchers

ScienceFeb 20, 2012

The world's first "test-tube" meat, a hamburger made from a cow's stem cells, will be produced this fall, Dutch scientist Mark Post told a major science conference on Sunday.Post's aim is to invent an efficient way to produce skeletal muscle tissue in a laboratory that exactly mimics meat, and event
Official: 44 dead in Mexico prison riot

PodcastFeb 20, 2012

A fight among inmates led to a prison riot in northern Mexico that killed 44 people Sunday, a security official said.Nuevo Leon state public security spokesman Jorge Domene Zambrano said the riot broke out at about 2 a.m. in a high-security section of a prison in the city of Apodaca outside the nort
Study: Goats can develop 'accents'

ScienceFeb 19, 2012

MCTGoats, like people, can develop accents based on their surroundings, a British university study indicates.Until now, experts assumed most species' "voices" were dictated exclusively by genetics and not their surroundings. Exceptions were thought to be limited to humans, elephants, dolphins whales
Dozens injured by Thai hotel pool chlorine leak

TravelFeb 19, 2012

More than 30 people, many of them foreign tourists, were rushed to hospital Saturday on the Thai resort island of Phuket after a chlorine leak at a hotel swimming pool, local officials said. (Bloomberg)The accident occurred shortly after 10:00am (0300 GMT) at the Phuket Orchid Resort and Spa hotel o