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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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[Graphic News] Facebook users in S. Korea dip below 10m: data
The number of Facebook users in South Korea fell to a record low last month as a growing number of young people opted to use Instagram and other social media platforms, industry data showed. Facebook had a combined 9.79 million South Korean monthly active users on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store as of last month, down 2.6 percent from a month ago, according to the data by Mobile Index. It is the first time that Facebook’s MAU in South Korea dropped below the 10-million thresh
Social AffairsMarch 16, 2023
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[Graphic News] Costs to eat out surge 10.8%
As the costs of eating out have continued to soar, the average prices of bibimbap and cold noodles have both exceeded 10,000 won ($7.70). In January this year, the average price of eight representative restaurant menu items in Seoul rose 10.8 percent compared to during the same period last year, according to the Korea Consumer Agency. In particular, jajangmyeon rose 13.9 percent from 5,769 won during the same month last year to 6,569 won, while bibimbap rose 8.8 percent to 10,000 won and naengmy
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2023
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[Graphic News] Total area of N. Korea’s rice paddies down in 2022
The total area of North Korea’s rice paddies decreased by 0.8 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed, reflecting the reclusive regime’s challenging food shortages. The North’s rice paddies totaled 539,569 hectares in 2022, an area slightly larger than the US state of Delaware, compared to 544,006 hectares recorded in 2021, according to Statistics Korea. The figure stands at around 74 percent of the 727,158 hectares of rice paddies in South Korea. The North is
North KoreaMarch 14, 2023
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[Graphic News] K-content exports hit all-time high
South Korea’s exports of the content industry hit an all-time high of $12.4 billion for the country in 2021, boosted by the global boom of Korean pop culture, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The ministry said it will increase such exports by an average of 12.3 percent every year to achieve $25 billion in 2027 by pushing its so-called “3E strategies” for K-content exports. Currently, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan account for more than half of South
K-popMarch 10, 2023
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[Graphic News] South Korea squad for 2023 World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic has officially begun on Wednesday and ends March 21. South Korea will compete in Pool B and the first game at WBC is against Australia on Thursday at Tokyo Dome. South Korea will then take on Japan on Friday, the Czech Republic on March 12 and China on March 13. South Korea finished third at the inaugural WBC in 2006 and was the runner-up to Japan at the 2009 edition. However, it crashed out of the first round in each of the next two tournaments, in 2013 and 201
BaseballMarch 9, 2023
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[Graphic News] Major rail accidents since 2013
At least 57 people were killed after a collision between two trains caused a derailment near the Greek city of Larissa on Feb. 28. The passenger train, carrying more than 350 people, had been traveling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki. A stationmaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial, while the prime minister apologized for any responsibility Greece's government may bear for the tragedy. Here are the world's worst train disasters:
World NewsMarch 8, 2023
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[Graphic News] 7.2% adults in US identify as LGBTQ: poll
A total of 7.2 percent of adults in the United States identified as LGBTQ in 2022 a Gallup poll shows. While that’s just a small increase from 2021 numbers - 7.1 percent - the 2022 Gallup data reflects an overall upward trend. In 2012, when the analytics giant began measuring LGBTQ identification, only about 3.5 percent of adults self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or something other than heterosexual and cisgender (meaning they identify with the sex they were
World NewsMarch 7, 2023
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s suicide rate up in 2021 amid pandemic: data
South Korea’s suicide rate increased in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Monday, with higher rates seen for people in their 20s and those aged 70 and above. The number of suicides for every 100,000 South Koreans was 26.0 in 2021, up 0.3 from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. The rate among males aged 70 and above came to 81.8 in 2021, up from 79.5 recorded the previous year. As for females, the rate for the same age group came to 25.7, also u
Social AffairsMarch 6, 2023
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[Graphic News] Spring festivals return after COVID-19 pandemic
Spring festivals in Korea, which have been suspended or reduced in size due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will return with the easing of quarantine guidelines. Local governments are busy welcoming tourists in anticipation of successful spring festivals. They are also striving to establish various measures to prevent safety accidents caused by large crowds of spring visitors.
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2023
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[Graphic News] German icon Klinsmann named new men’s soccer head coach
Jurgen Klinsmann, a German World Cup hero synonymous with the country’s success in the 1990s, has been named the new head coach of the South Korean men’s national soccer team. The Korea Football Association said Monday Klinsmann has agreed to a deal that will take him through the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Klinsmann, 58, will make his South Korea coaching debut on March 24 in a friendly match against Colombia in Ulsan, some 30 kilometers sout
SoccerMarch 2, 2023
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s fisheries output down 6% in 2022
South Korea’s fisheries output moved down 6 percent from a year earlier in 2022, data showed, primarily due to a fall in the production of anchovies, hairtail and squid. Total fisheries output amounted to 3.6 million tons last year, down from 3.83 million tons tallied in 2021, according to Statistics Korea. The statistics agency attributed the overall decrease to the fall in output from the aquaculture, littoral and deep-sea fishing sectors. The number of boats in the deep-sea fishing indu
IndustryMarch 1, 2023
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[Graphic News] Record number of Americans dissatisfied with gun laws: poll
Americans’ dissatisfaction with gun laws has reached an all-time high according to a Gallup poll, after the country averaged nearly two mass shootings a day in 2022. Sixty-three percent of Americans are now unhappy with the nation’s gun policies, the highest in Gallup’s 23-year trend, and an increase of 7 percentage points over the last year. Gun policy satisfaction has dropped to just 34 percent. Unsurprisingly, the level of satisfaction largely reflected political party
World NewsFeb. 28, 2023
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[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 31st in corruption index
South Korea came in 31st in a key international transparency index assessing corruption levels of countries in 2022, up a notch from a year earlier, a nongovernmental organization said. South Korea scored 63 in the 2022 Corruption Perception Index, ranking No. 31 among the 180 nations assessed, according to Transparency International, who compiled the index. The annual index ranks countries on a 100-point scale by levels of public sector corruption, as defined by the abuse of entrusted power for
World NewsFeb. 27, 2023
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[Graphic News] Ukraine aid support softens in US: poll
Support among the American public for providing Ukraine weaponry and direct economic assistance has softened as the Russian invasion nears a grim one-year milestone, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Forty-eight percent say they favor the US providing weapons to Ukraine, with 29 percent opposed and 22 percent saying they’re neither in favor nor opposed. In May 2022, less than three months into the war, 60 percent of US adults sai
World NewsFeb. 23, 2023
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[Graphic News] South Korea’s gas, coal imports hit record high in 2022: data
South Korea’s imports of gas and coal hit an all-time high last year on surging global energy prices, data showed. The value of gas imports came to $56.7 billion last year, the highest since 1956 when the government began compiling the related data, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The previous record of $36.6 billion was set in 2014. The import value of coal also reached an all-time high of $28.1 billion, surpassing the previous record of $18.3 billion logged in 20
MobilityFeb. 22, 2023
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[Graphic News] Number of workers taking parental leave up 18.6% in 2022: data
The number of South Korean workers who took time off to take care of their children rose 18.6 percent in 2022 from a year earlier on the back of more government support for parental leave, government data showed. A total of 131,087 workers took parental leave to take care of their children last year, up 20,532 from the previous year, according to the data by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Women accounted for 71.1 percent of the workers on leave last year, far outnumbering their male count
Social AffairsFeb. 21, 2023
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[Graphic News] S. Korean oil refiners’ exports hit fresh high in 2022
South Korean oil refiners’ exports hit a record-high in 2022, data showed, on the back of soaring global energy prices amid the protracted war between Russia and Ukraine. The combined exports of local oil refiners reached $57 billion in 2022, up 71.2 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Korea Petroleum Association. It marked the highest level since $53.2 billion posted in 2012. By destination, South Korea shipped petroleum products to 64 countries last y
IndustryFeb. 20, 2023
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[Graphic News] Most Americans think Biden should not run for reelection in 2024
The public continues to be largely opposed to President Joe Biden seeking reelection, including most Democrats. Few adults have a great deal of confidence in Biden’s ability to handle various aspects of his job, including managing government spending, accomplishing policy goals, or working effectively with either Congressional Republicans or Democrats. In January 2022, 48 percent of Democrats wanted the president to run for a second term, and in October, 52 percent of them said Biden shoul
World NewsFeb. 17, 2023
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[Graphic News] Cigarette sales up in S. Korea in 2022
Sales of cigarettes in South Korea edged up 1.1 percent in 2022 from a year before, the Finance Ministry said, despite the government’s anti-smoking campaign. South Korean smokers purchased 3.63 billion packs of 20 cigarettes in 2022, up from the 3.59 billion packs tallied a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The amount, however, marked a 16.8 percent drop from 2014, a year before the government raised the price of cigarettes by 80 percent in January 2015 from
TechnologyFeb. 15, 2023
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[Graphic News] What to do during an earthquake
The death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now reached more than 28,000. Deadly earthquakes are unusual here, but South Korea is not in a safe zone. Recently, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Boeun, North Chungcheong Province, Saturday. Fortunately, no damage has been reported. Following is what you should do in the case of an earthquake:
Social AffairsFeb. 14, 2023