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[Graphic News] Voice phishing is main reason for ID number change

Voice phishing has turned out to be the biggest reason that people change their resident registration numbers, a government commission in charge of the matter said. According to the Interior Minis...

June 11, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] North Korea ranks at bottom for press freedom: report

North Korea, along with China, Syria and other countries, has been rated as the worst in terms of press freedom, a recent report by a US freedom watchdog showed. US-based Freedom House released th...

June 10, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Swine fever to affect pork market for years

Millions of pigs have been culled as African swine fever cuts through China and beyond, devastating global food chains, with pork prices expected to soar from the food markets of Hong Kong to Americ...

June 9, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Ryu Hyun-jin named best pitcher for May

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin is lately showing off outstanding performances in each and every measure. He has capped it off by winning the National League Pitcher of the Month for May. Ryu is...

June 6, 2019
Baseball
[Graphic News] Brazil largest coffee producer in world

Brazil is the largest coffee producing country in the world, having produced more than 51 million bags of beans in 2017-2018. The world’s second largest producer is Vietnam, with production of 29....

June 5, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Emerging nations to dominate world economy in 2050

By 2050, China will not only have overtaken the United States, but its economy will be much, much bigger than the US. According to a PwC report, its gross domestic product will stand at around $58...

June 4, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] Proportion of female workers on rise in Korea

The proportion of female workers at South Korea’s 600 leading firms has increased in the past five years, according to a local think tank. The Korea Economic Research Institute analyzed the top 60...

June 3, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] China produces 95% of world’s rare earths

China produces more than 95 percent of the world’s rare earths, and the US relies on China for more than 80 percent of its imports. In 2018, Beijing increased rare earths mining by 15,000 tons, wh...

June 2, 2019
World
[Graphic News] More climbers die on crowded Everest

A traffic jam of climbers in Everest’s “death zone” was blamed for two of four new deaths reported Friday, heightening concerns that the drive for profits is trumping safety on the world’s highest p...

May 30, 2019
World
[Graphic News] Number of insect-related companies on rise in Korea

The number of South Korean companies raising or processing insects for foodstuffs, pets and other purposes grew threefold in 2018 from three years earlier. According to data compiled by the Minist...

May 29, 2019
Business
[Graphic News] ‘Parasite’ wins top honors at Cannes

The Palme d’Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was awarded Saturday to “Parasite,” a social satire and critical favorite from South Korean director Bong Joon-ho. It is the first time a K...

May 28, 2019
Culture
[Graphic News] Best and worst Asian countries for road quality

Singapore has the best road infrastructure alongside Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, according to the opinion survey by World Economic Forum. Road infrastructure is a marker of a country’s developm...

May 27, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] 1 in 7 babies born with low birthweight worldwide

More than 20 million newborns in 2015 - one in seven - came into the world weighing too little, latest data showed. Over 90 percent of babies tipping the scale at less than 2.5 kilograms when born...

May 26, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] ‘Avengers: Endgame’ becomes most-viewed foreign film in S. Korea

“Avengers: Endgame” became the most-watched foreign film in South Korean history, with 13.4 million admissions, its distributor said. The latest Marvel superhero flick set the record at around no...

May 23, 2019
Life&Style
[Graphic News] Incidence of early puberty up 42.3% in 5 years

The incidence of premature puberty has increased in the past five years in South Korea, according to the National Health Insurance Corp. The number of children who reached puberty too early stood ...

May 22, 2019
Social affairs

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