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[Graphic News] Oxfam praises Korea’s progress in reducing inequality

South Korea is making progress in reducing the gap between rich and poor through its policies on social spending, tax and labor rights, aid agency Oxfam said in a report. Oxfam and Development Fin...

December 3, 2018
World
[Graphic News] Top 20 most polluting countries

A United Nations report said global efforts to reduce the effects of climate change are way off track, with global carbon dioxide emissions rising again in 2017. China ranks top with annual carb...

December 2, 2018
World
[Graphic News] Japan’s rich have most cash in Asia

Japan’s rich have the largest accumulation of wealth in the Asia-Pacific region at $7.7 trillion, but Chinese millionaires are catching up. The pool of wealth held by China’s high-net-worth indivi...

November 29, 2018
World
[Graphic News] Singapore ‘world’s best place for expats to live and work’

Singapore was voted the best place in the world for expats to live and work for a fourth straight year, beating New Zealand, Germany and Canada, according to HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer. Australi...

November 28, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] Home most dangerous place for women: UN study

More than half of the women murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home “the most dangerous place for a woman,” a new UN study said. In statistics rel...

November 27, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] International marriages in Korea edge up in 2017

The number of marriages between South Korean nationals and foreign nationals inched up last year, ending six consecutive years of decline, government data showed. There were 21,917 international m...

November 26, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Mobile payments at convenience stores spike this year

Mobile payments at Korean convenience stores have more than doubled this year due to greater use of smartphones and the expansion of mobile payment services, a market player said. South Korea’s to...

November 25, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Copenhagen named world's top city to visit by Lonely Planet

Denmark's capital Copenhagen has been chosen as the world's No. 1 city to visit in 2019, according to travel publisher Lonely Planet. The Best in Travel report, now in its 14th year, is based on t...

November 22, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] World wine output rises 13% after disastrous year

Global wine production rose 13 percent this year after a catastrophic 2017 marked by heat waves, early frost and hailstorms, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said. The OIV est...

November 21, 2018
World
[Graphic News] India to see highest GDP growth rate in Asia

The Asian Development Bank projected that India would see the highest gross domestic product growth rate in Asia in 2018 at 7.3 percent, though this is lower than the nation's growth rate of 6.7 per...

November 20, 2018
World Business
[Graphic News] Crimes against S. Koreans overseas rise

More than 40,000 South Koreans fell prey to crime or traffic accidents overseas between 2013 and 2017 and the number of victims has increased every year, said a lawmaker citing a National Police Age...

November 19, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline for 2019

After launching the world's longest flight route this year and introducing some of the most advanced aircraft into its fleet, Singapore Airlines has been lauded as the world’s best airline for 2019....

November 18, 2018
World
[Graphic News] Southeast Asia top spot for S. Korean winter tourists

Southeast Asia has emerged as the most popular tourist destination for South Koreans planning on overseas trips in December, a leading travel agency said. Hana Tour, the largest travel agency in S...

November 15, 2018
Travel
[Graphic News] Ratio of unredeemed student loans edges up in 2017

The ratio of South Korea's unredeemed student loans rose in 2017 for the first time amid the country's unstable job market, government data showed. According to data from the National Tax Service,...

November 14, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] S. Korea's suicide rate drops but still tops OECD

Despite declining in recent years, the suicide rate in South Korea remains the highest among developed nations, according to statistics. An analysis of health data from the Organization for Econom...

November 13, 2018
Social affairs

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