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[Graphic News] Worsening world hunger affects 821 million

World NewsJuly 28, 2019

More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year, the United Nations reported - the third year in a row that the number has risen. After decades of decline, malnutrition began...
[Graphic News] S. Korea world’s No. 2 heated tobacco market in 2018

WorldJuly 25, 2019

South Korea was the world’s No. 2 heated tobacco market last year, and its growth will gather pace down the road, an industry tracker said. The size of South Korea’s heat-not-burn electronic cigar...
[Graphic News] Newly registered pet dogs up 40% in 2018

Social affairsJuly 24, 2019

The number of newly registered pet dogs in South Korea rose nearly 40 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, the country’s animal quarantine agency said. Around 147,000 new dogs were registered with...
[Graphic News] Eco-friendly car exports soar in part 7 years

TransportJuly 23, 2019

South Korea’s shipments of environment friendly vehicles jumped an average of 33 percent annually in the past seven years on growing overseas demand, an auto business lobby group said. Local carmake...
[Graphic News] Face value of damaged currency rises in H1

NationalJuly 22, 2019

The face value of damaged banknotes and coins in South Korea rose in the first half of the year, data from the central bank showed. A total of 2.27 trillion won ($1.92 billion) worth of damaged bi...
[Graphic News] Lotte Duty Free, Shilla Duty Free among global top 5 travel retailers

WorldJuly 21, 2019

Two South Korean duty-free operators were among the world’s top five travel retailers in 2018, an industry report showed. Lotte Duty Free maintained the second spot with 6.09 billion euros ($6.84 ...
[Graphic News] Taylor Swift named world’s top-earning celebrity, BTS at No. 43

WorldJuly 18, 2019

Singer Taylor Swift was named the world’s highest-paid entertainer but was closely followed by two members of the wider Kardashian clan - reality star turned cosmetics queen Kylie Jenner and rapper ...
[Graphic News] Lunar eclipse marks Moon landing‘s 50th anniversary

WorldJuly 17, 2019

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on the moon, partial lunar eclipses were observed in Asia, Europe and South America on Wednesday. Apollo 11 was the NASA s...
[Graphic News] UN: 464,000 people killed in homicides in 2017

World NewsJuly 16, 2019

A UN report says some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks. The Global Study on Homicide 2919, publish...
[Graphic News] No. of Koreans with positive view of Japan falls to record low: poll

Social affairsJuly 15, 2019

Japan’s restrictions on exports to South Korea seem to be having a significant impact on Koreans’ feelings toward Japan, a recent poll by Gallup Korea suggests. In the nationwide survey of 1,005 K...
[Graphic News] Number of chaebol family members with over W1tr worth of shares hit 24

BusinessJuly 14, 2019

The number of South Korean chaebol family members with more than 1 trillion won ($865 million) worth of listed shares reached 24 as of the previous trading session, data showed. The combined value...
[Graphic News] Online shopping hits record high

BusinessJuly 11, 2019

The total value of online shopping in South Korea hit a record high in May, government data showed, in the latest sign that a growing number of people are using computers and mobile devices to buy m...
[Graphic News] Games led sharp growth in Korea‘s cultural exports in 2017

CultureJuly 10, 2019

South Korea’s exports of cultural goods jumped about 47 percent year-on-year in 2017, led by games, K-pop and publishing, an official survey showed. The combined overseas sales in nine culture and...
[Graphic News] Cocaine production hit new record in 2017: UN

World NewsJuly 9, 2019

Global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year’s record by 25 percent, the UN drugs and crime agency said in its annual report, as production soars in post-co...
[Graphic News] France has lowest levels of trust in vaccines globally

WorldJuly 8, 2019

France has the lowest levels of trust in vaccines globally, according to the world’s biggest survey on public attitudes toward health and science. A third (33 percent) of French people do not agre...