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Standby power is not a household term yet, but it will be soon. Standby power for home essentials is a concept that will help you cut unnecessary electricity consumption significantly. Here is a movement to save standby power as much as possible by a group of electronics engineers and leaders of the electronics industry.

2009 is the Year of the Ox. According to the ancient agricultural history of Korea, oxen were the most essential machines a farmer could possess. The ox started the day early with its master to help him farm and ended the day at dusk, or whenever its master was done. Since oxen symbolize diligence and prosperity, Koreans pray that in the Year of the Ox all of the hard work we put forward will pay in each industry and put an end to the economic crisis by the end of the year.

For the first time in mankind's history a new Community generation (Gen- C) is growing up with permanent, 24-hour support of friends, colleagues and community. The umbilical cord or the "lifeline" is the cellphone and the secretive cryptic connection method is SMS text messaging. It is not the only way they connect, in fact, the youth of today is inherently multitasking on multiple platforms from videogames to social networking sites to blogging and instant messaging. Nevertheless, one form of communication reigns supreme, and that is SMS text messaging.

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Cheonggyechun, or Cheonggye Stream, is a 5.8km long stream that flows through downtown Seoul into the Han River. This landmark represents a dramatic change and advance of Korean technology. It is very strange to say that a stream has something to do with the evolution of technology in Korea, but it is true. If you look into the history of Cheonggye Stream, you can find out that Cheonggyechun is not a simple stream but a symbol of evolution.

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Samsung SDI is the first recipient of the business ethics grand prize in the electronics and electric industry in Korea. Starting from 2003, the KABE, which is composed of professors of many universities specializing in business management, is giving the Business Ethics Grand Prize to a company that has achieved a high level of corporate ethics and social responsibility.

"Korea is the country that people has sports in their hearts," said Chiharu Igaya, the chairman of IOC Evaluation Commission, at the press conference after concluding the evaluation visit to PyeongChang last February.

The IOC Evaluation Commission cited the tremendous enthusiasm of the citizens, strong governmental backing and a compact venue plan as the strong points of PyeongChang. And they also praised the high quality presentations. PyeongChang completed the evaluation visit successfully, showing its differentiated rationale and legitimacy to the IOC effectively.

By implementing 9 strategic goals and 30 execution tasks for building Science Technology-oriented Advanced Korea, The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is envisioning Korea in tenth place in science competitiveness and fifth place in technology competitiveness by 2010, according to its staple affairs plan in 2007.