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[Graphic News] Health insurance costs for smoking, drinking hit W13tr

Health insurance spending to cover smoking and drinking-related treatments reached 13 trillion won ($11 billion) from 2016 through 2018, data showed. According to a report submitted to Rep. Jung C...

October 24, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] Son Heung-min nominated for 2019 Ballon d‘Or

South Korean soccer sensation Son Heung-min has been shortlisted for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. France Football announced the 30 candidates, which include Lionel Messi, Cristian Ronaldo and Virgi...

October 23, 2019
Soccer
[Graphic News] UN urges action against food losses, says 14% lost globally

The United Nations’ food agency said around 14 percent of food produced globally is lost and has urged action to address the causes as part of efforts to protect the environment. The UN Food and A...

October 22, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Nearly 15% of foreigners in S. Korea illegal immigrants

About 15 percent of the foreign residents in South Korea are undocumented immigrants, with Thais forming the biggest national group, a report showed. A total of 370,889 foreigners were staying in ...

October 21, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] About 15% of S. Korea’s population aged 65 or older

People aged 65 or older made up about 15 percent of South Korea’s population this year, a report showed, highlighting concerns that the fast demographic transition could have negative effects on the...

October 20, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s passport ranks 3rd most powerful

The South Korea passport has nearly topped the list as the world’s most powerful, offering citizens access to 188 countries without a visa in advance, tying it with Germany and Finland, according to...

October 17, 2019
World
[Graphic News] Hong Kong protesters, police in chaotic clashes

Hong Kong has been battered by more than four months of pro-democracy protests - and increasingly violent clashes with police - with Beijing-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam unable to resolve the u...

October 16, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] No. of seniors suffering mental disorders rising rapidly

The number of elderly South Koreans with mental health issues has risen sharply in recent years, as the country scrambles to provide better health care for its people, a report showed. In the repo...

October 15, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] New York world’s top financial center

New York has extended its lead as the world’s top financial center, with London barely holding on to second place ahead of Hong Kong, as uncertainty over Brexit takes its toll on the UK capital, a Z...

October 14, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] Tether becomes most used cryptocurrency in world

What’s the world’s most widely used cryptocurrency? If you think it’s Bitcoin, which accounts for about 70 percent of all the digital-asset world’s market value, you’re probably wrong. While concr...

October 13, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] S. Korea;s annual greenhouse gas emissions hit record high in 2017

South Korea’s annual greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high of 709.1 million tons in 2017, a government environment agency said Monday. The Greenhouse Gas General Information Center, under...

October 10, 2019
National
[Graphic News] Foreign patient arrivals up 18% in 2018

The number of foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment shot up 18 percent last year, government data showed. In a report to the National Assembly, the Korea Health Industry Developmen...

October 9, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] Property bubble risks in EU rise

The risk of a property bubble in the eurozone surged last year as ultralow interest rates helped drive up house prices. Munich is now the city most vulnerable to a property bubble, according to UB...

October 8, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 20th in average wealth per capita

South Korea ranked 20th out of 53 countries surveyed by German insurer Allianz Group in terms of per capita financial assets last year, according to a report from the group. According to the recen...

October 7, 2019
Finance
[Graphic News] Dementia cost Koreans more than W2tr last year

As the population ages, the number of South Koreans with dementia has soared in recent years and so have associated costs, data showed. In 2018, dementia-related medical spending exceeded the 2 tril...

October 6, 2019
Health

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