The Korea Herald

S. Korean tourist killed in boat crash in Philippines

Nov 14, 2011

A South Korean tourist was killed this week in a boat crash off the eastern coast of the Philippine island of Cebu, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.A banana boat carrying three South Korean tourists, including a 50-year-old woman identified only by her surname Ji, collided with an outrigger can
Galaxy S2 picked as top smartphone by Consumer Reports

Nov 14, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S2 smartphone was named as the best smartphone by a well-known U.S. magazine in its latest handset survey, industry sources said Monday.Consumer Reports recommended the Galaxy sequel as the best smartphone pick for subscribers of three major mobile carriers in the Un
S. Korea's adult obesity rate stands at 30.8 percent

Nov 14, 2011

South Korea's adult obesity rate stood at 30.8 percent of all people over 19 in 2010 as people consumed more food and exercised less, a government report showed Monday.The report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare said 36.3 percent of all men were overweight last year, compared to 24.8 percent of
Civil suit filed over jailed IN swim coach

Nov 11, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The family of an Indiana teenager filed a civil lawsuit against USA Swimming and others Thursday, saying officials didn’t do enough to protect the girl from the sexual assaults by her coach.The suit, filed in Marion County Superior Court, levels accusations against the umbrel
Rhino subspecies vanishing from the wild

Nov 11, 2011

GENEVA (AP) — The Western Black Rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday.The International Union for Conservation of Nature said a recent reassessment of the Weste
Chinese swarm to marry on lucky 11/11/11

Nov 11, 2011

Chinese couples flocked to registry offices to marry on Friday in the belief that the "11/11/11" date is the most auspicious in a century.November 11 has been celebrated as an unofficial "singles' day" in China since the 1990s -- as the date is composed of the number one -- and it is seen as a good
EEG scan helped contact patients in vegetative state

Nov 11, 2011

Electro-encephalography (EEG) helped doctors realize that several patients diagnosed as being in a permanently vegetative state were in fact aware, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet.The technique could be developed as a portable, cheaper way of helping doctors make more accura
NASA readies launch of 'dream machine' to Mars

Nov 11, 2011

The US space agency is getting ready to launch later this month the biggest, most expensive robotic vehicle ever built to explore Mars for signs of previous life there, NASA said Thursday.The Curiosity rover, known formally as the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), is a $2.5 billion state-of-the-a
Scientists identify new cell to lower risk of hardening of arteries

Nov 11, 2011

A group of scientists, including one of the two recipients of this year's Nobel prize in medicine, the late Ralph M. Steinman, has identified a new cell that helps reduce risks of the hardening of the arteries, South Korea's science ministry said Friday.The research, published Thursday (U.S. time) o
Depression may be linked to dementia later

Nov 10, 2011

U.S. researchers say a chemical marker that binds to plaque and tangle deposits indicates dementia may be linked to major depressive disorder in older people."This is the first study using [the marker] FDDNP to assess the abnormal protein levels in brains of older adults with severe depression," Dr.
New drug zaps fat cells in monkeys

Nov 10, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An experimental drug helped obese monkeys lose 11 percent of their extra weight in a month, a promising sign in the hunt for obesity drugs that could apply to humans, US researchers said Wednesday.The drug, known as Adipotide, works by attacking the blood supply of a certain kind
World's smallest four-wheel-drive is a billionth of a meter

Nov 10, 2011

PARIS, Nov 9, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists in the Netherlands said on Wednesday they had made a four-wheeled molecule that measures just a billionth of a meter-- 60,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair -- and moves in response to a burst of electrons.(Ben Feringa/University of Groningen)T
Australian cat walks the 3,000 km home

Nov 9, 2011

Sydney (dpa) - A homesick cat walked 3,000 kilometers from far northern Australia to the other end of the continent to be re-united with her sibling, according to news report Tuesday.That is the barely credible story from Sheree Gale, the owner of transcontinental tabby Jessie, who took 15 months to
US mom pregnant with 20th child

Nov 9, 2011

Michelle Duggar (left) is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob (second from left) after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Ark. (AP)Arkansas mom Michelle Duggar proudly announced to the world Tuesday she's expecting -- but her 19 other children got to hear the news first.Duggar, 45, an
Defiant Berlusconi taken down by markets

Nov 9, 2011

ROME (AP) _ Silvio Berlusconi survived sex scandals and corruption trials. Tawdry accounts of sexy ``bunga bunga'' parties turned him into an international laughing stock. Prosecutors pursued him over a mind-boggling array of suspected improprieties.Every time he seemed finished, the perma-tan