As early as this summer, medical fees for treatment of seven diseases will be fixed and covered by the national health insurance scheme, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.The seven treatments are cataract surgery, hemorrhoids treatment, tonsil removal, caesarian section, hysterectomy, appendectomy and herniotomy. The program will be applied to local clinics and small hospitals from as early as July next year and extended to general hospitals or top-tier teaching hospitals by July 20

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Dwyane Wade hit a bank shot over Gerald Henderson with 2.9 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat to a 96-95 victory over the pesky Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday and remain unbeaten.After Henderson hit a 3-pointer from the right wing to put the Bobcats up by one with 12 seconds left, the Heat called time and had Wade bring the ball up. He drove to the left side and banked the shot over Henderson, then turned to Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton seated courts

LONDON (AP) ― After seeing its Premier League lead wiped out by archrival Manchester United, Manchester City’s title credentials face a severe test when it plays revitalized Sunderland and then Liverpool in a three-day span to kick off a hectic month for the big-spending northern club.City still tops the standings as it goes in search of a first English title since 1968, but has squandered a five-point advantage in the space of a month to lead the reigning champions only on goal difference.The p

Joe Ledley the toast of  Parkhead after his 52nd minute goalGLASGOW (AP) ― Celtic supplanted Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League on Wednesday, defeating its Glasgow rival 1-0 to complete a dramatic turnaround in fortunes in the battle for the title.Wales midfielder Joe Ledley grabbed the winner at Celtic Park, meeting a corner with an emphatic header at the far post in the 52nd minute to secure Celtic’s ninth straight league victory.Less than two months ago, Neil Lennon’s side was

The number of South Korean travelers going overseas is expected to hit a three-year high in 2011 on the back of the rising availability of cheap tour packages and leisure time, government data showed Thursday.A total of 11.97 million South Koreans left the country over the January-November period, up 1.8 percent from the same period last year, according to the data released by the Ministry of Justice.Leading local travel agency Hanatour Service Inc. predicted that the tally will reach 13 million

South Korea‘s industrial output growth slowed in November, stoking worries that the nation’s economy is losing steam due to rising global uncertainties, a government report showed Thursday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, production in the mining and manufacturing industries expanded 5.6 percent last month from a year earlier, slowing from a 6.3 percent advance in October.Industrial output also fell 0.4 percent on-month in November, marking the second straight month of contraction. I

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest handset maker, said Thursday its global sales of Galaxy Note devices surpassed 1 million in just two months. Samsung said the numbers represent Galaxy Note handsets supplied to mobile operators around the world since the device‘s debut at the end of October. Samsung claimed it created a new type of smart device that combines the strengths of a smartphone and a tablet computer, and uses a 5.3-inch screen. The Android-powered device offers a digi