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Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency

Oct 12, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate voted Tuesday to threaten China with higher tariffs on Chinese products made cheap through an artificially undervalued currency, which lawmakers blame for destroying American jobs. The House of Representatives, though, is unlikely to take up the bill, which some American
Number of S. Koreans with over 1 trillion won in assets rises

Oct 10, 2011

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The number of wealthy South Koreans with assets of more than 1 trillion won ($852 million) rose 32 percent this year from a year earlier with two self-made businessmen making the top 10 list for the first time, data showed Monday.The number of Koreans whose wealth topped 1 trillion
American growth theorists top contenders for Nobel

Oct 10, 2011

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Researchers who study economic growth and how technology helps drive long-term development are among the top contenders for the Nobel prize for economics being awarded Monday, Swedish Nobel guessers say.A day before the announcement of the prestigious 10 million kronor ($1.5 millio
Looking on bright side may not be such a bright idea

Oct 10, 2011

If you are always seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, be warned -- it could be an oncoming train.So says a study published Sunday in Nature Neuroscience which concludes that our well-known penchant for donning rose-tinted glasses may be a failure to store risk awareness in a key part of the b
California train kills woman with stroller; baby fine

Oct 10, 2011

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A woman pushing a baby in a stroller across railroad tracks in Southern California Saturday night was killed by a train but she shoved the stroller to safety just in time, authorities said.The woman was trying to walk through the Riverside crossing when the stroller be
Fan throws hot dog at Woods

Oct 10, 2011

SAN MARTIN, California (AP) -- A strange year for Tiger Woods took another bizarre twist Sunday when a fan was arrested for running toward the seventh green at CordeValle and tossing a hot dog in Woods' direction.The bun barely reached the green. The hot dog landed on the putting surface. Tiger Wood
New prostate cancer test advice overturns dogma

Oct 10, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Men finally may be getting a clearer message about undergoing PSA screening for prostate cancer: Don‘t do it.They may not listen. After all, the vast majority of men over 50 already get tested. Dr. William Catalona, right, director of the prostate cancer program at Northweste
Paul McCartney marries U.S. heiress in London

Oct 10, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell were married on Sunday, emerging joyously from a 45-minute civil ceremony to be showered with confetti from fans.The pop icon raised his bride's arm in triumph as they blew kisses to the hundreds of fans and paparazzi wai
Lee to build retirement home on Seoul's southern outskirts

Oct 9, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok are planning to reside in a tranquil village on Seoul's southern outskirts after his term ends in 2013, instead of his private home in Nonhyun-dong, a bustling neighborhood in the center of the capital's southern district, a presidential aide said S
Na, Park start mayoral sprint

Oct 9, 2011

The two top candidates for Seoul mayor rushed to gain an upper hand over the weekend as soon as the official candidate registration ended.Park Won-soon, independent and sole candidate representing the liberal bloc, is to introduce his campaign on Monday consisting of figures from all three oppositio
Rock singer Yim Jae-beom holds solo concert in L.A.

Oct 9, 2011

Rock singer and MBC music show “Nagasu” (I Am a Singer) star Yim Jae-beom charmed some 7,000 audience members in L.A., receiving a standing ovation during his solo concert at the NOKIA theater on Friday.Wearing a hanbok, Yim started off the concert by singing his famous “Nagasu”-hit “Bin Jan” (An Em
Samsung and LG family names illegally used in overseas fraud

Oct 9, 2011

Small, independent firm LKH Investment Group was discovered using the names of business tycoons Lee Kun-hee and Koo Ja-hak without permission in an apparent financial scam. Lee is chairman of Samsung Electronics, international tech giant, and Koo is the third son of the LG Group founder and ma
Korean smartphone users likely to top 20 mln in Nov.

Oct 9, 2011

The number of smartphone users in South Korea is set to surpass the 20 million mark in November as local handset makers roll out new smartphone models, data showed Sunday.As of the end of September, the total number of smartphone users in South Korea reached 18.8 million, according to data compiled
Knox alleges sexual harassment while in Italian jail

Oct 9, 2011

(AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed by a prison official in Italy during her four years behind bars, according to a TV program to be aired this weekend. Knox, who has returned home to Seattle after being acquitted of murder and sexual assault, alleges the
Prosecutor probes leak of Nobel winner's name

Oct 9, 2011

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish prosecutor said Saturday he would investigate rumours that the name of poet Tomas Transtroemer was leaked before he was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize.Chief anti-corruption prosecutor Alf Johansson said he would be looking at why betting odds on Transtromer winning th