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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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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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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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[Graphic News] Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year
Nearly 43,000 people were killed on US roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home. The 10.5 percent jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began its fatality data collection system in 1975. Exacerbating the problem was a persistence of risky driving behaviors during the pandemic, such as speeding and less frequent use
WorldMay 25, 2022
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[Graphic News] Investments in small shares of artworks increase in recent 3 years
Total art investments into small shares of blue-chip paintings in South Korea amounted to nearly 100 billion won ($78.5 million) over the past 3 1/2 years, industry data showed. Four local online art investment platforms, including industry leader ArtnGuide, allow consumers to invest in iconic artworks by buying small ownership stakes, attracting small-sum investors interested in diversifying their investment portfolios to the field that had been previously only available to the wealthy. A
NationalMay 24, 2022
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[Graphic News] Half of older adults in Seoul have no experience using kiosks
Half of older adults in Seoul have no experience using digital kiosks, a survey showed, despite a rising number of businesses adopting such self-service electronic machines amid the pandemic. The poll released by the Seoul Digital Foundation, a digital arm of the city government, showed 45.8 percent of people aged 55 or older living in Seoul said they have used kiosk machines, compared with 94.1 percent of those aged less than 55. Noticeably, 29.4 percent of those aged between 65 and 74 ha
NationalMay 23, 2022
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[Graphic News] Imports of home furnishings hit record high last year amid pandemic
South Korea’s imports of home furnishing products hit an all-time high last year on the back of demand by consumers staying home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed. The imports of eight kinds of home furnishing goods, including sofas and lamps, came to $3.5 billion last year, up 15.6 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Korea Customs Service. It rose 26.1 percent from the pre-pandemic year of 2019. By country, inbound shipments from China were the largest wi
BusinessMay 20, 2022
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[Graphic News] Seoul's daily subway ridership hits pandemic-era high on eased restrictions
The daily number of riders on the Seoul subway system breached the 7 million mark for the first time in 1 1/2 years, data showed, partly on the back of rollbacks of COVID-19 restrictions. According to the data from Seoul subway operator Seoul Metro, 7,210,000 people rode subway trains in the capital city on April 29, marking the most single-day riders since Oct. 30, 2020. An average of 7,320,000 riders used the Seoul subway system in a 24-hour period in 2019, the data showed. The average t
NationalMay 19, 2022
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[Graphic News] US gun deaths soared in 2020 amid pandemic
The number of gun deaths in the United States underwent a “historic” increase in 2020, possibly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty, according to a report by health authorities published. The US racked up 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, up nearly 35 percent as compared to 2019, and 24,245 gun suicides (up 1.5 percent), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its report. The CDC deemed both the murders and suicides by firearm &ldq
WorldMay 18, 2022
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[Graphic News] Nearly 1 in 5 children in S. Korea ‘unhappy’: survey
Nearly 1 in 5 children in South Korea said they are unhappy, citing pressure to do well at school as the biggest reason, a survey showed. According to the poll conducted by the Health Ministry and the National Center for the Rights of the Child, 81.4 percent of those surveyed said they are either “somewhat happy” or “very happy,” while 18.6 percent said they are “not very happy” or “not at all happy.” Of the children who said they are unhappy
NationalMay 17, 2022
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[Graphic News] Hong Kong plummets toward bottom of press freedom ranking
Hong Kong has plummeted down an international press freedom chart as authorities have wielded a draconian new security law to silence critical news outlets and jail journalists, a new report said. For two decades, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders has ranked countries and territories around the world by how free their press is. Hong Kong, a regional media hub for both international and local media, has been steadily slipping down the table under Chinese rule. In the last ye
WorldMay 16, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of workers taking parental leave declines for 1st time
The number of South Korean workers who took parental leave in 2021 decreased year-on-year for the first time since the system was introduced in 2001, government data showed. A total of 110,555 workers took time off to take care of their children last year, down 1.3 percent from the previous year‘s 112,040, according to statistics from the Labor Ministry. The decrease was attributed to the exceptionally large number of parental leave takers in 2020, when many schools and kindergartens
NationalMay 13, 2022
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[Graphic News] Nearly half of LGBTQ youth in US considered suicide last year
Nearly half of LGBTQ youth aged 13 to 24 in America seriously considered committing suicide last year, according to a survey released. The poll of nearly 34,000 people was conducted by The Trevor Project, a non-profit that works to prevent suicide among young people in the LGTBQ community. This annual survey “demonstrates that rates of suicidal thoughts have trended upward among LGBTQ young people over the last three years,” said Amit Paley, the organization’s executive d
WorldMay 12, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of obese people more than double over past 4 years
The number of obese people in South Korea more than doubled between 2017 and 2021, a trend exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of overweight patients increased from 14,966 in 2017 to 31,170 last year. The number of obese men increased by 3.4-fold to 9,676 and that of female patients grew by 1.7 times to 20,494. By age, those in their 30s had the largest proportion at 22.1 percent, followed
NationalMay 10, 2022
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[Graphic News] Global military expenditure reaches record levels
Global military spending reached an all-time high of $2.1 trillion in 2021 for first time, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The world military expenditure increase has not died down despite the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spending rose by 0.7 percent last year, and it was the seventh consecutive yearly increase. The five largest spenders were the US, China, India, the UK and Russia, which together accounted for 62 percent of the total ex
WorldMay 9, 2022
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[Graphic News] Paris top city destination in COVID era
Global preferences for city destinations have changed, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. UK-based Euromonitor picked Paris as No. 1 destination for city tours in 2021, based on its new index, comprising six performance pillars, including “tourism policy” and “health and safety.” Previously before the pandemic, Asian cities, such as Hong Kong and Bangkok, placed higher, with rankings based on the number of international arrivals. In 2021, travelers chose to visit Eu
WorldMay 6, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of students from multicultural backgrounds tops 160,000
The number of students from multicultural backgrounds enrolled in elementary, middle, and high schools increased by three times over the last nine years to 160,058 this year from 46,954 in 2012, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Education. As a result, the proportion of multicultural students among all students increased from 0.7 percent to 3 percent. In particular, in the case of elementary schools, the proportion nearly quadrupled from 1.1 percen
NationalMay 5, 2022
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[Graphic News] US’ leadership’s approval jumps to 59% in S. Korea
The United States’ approval rating in South Korea jumped at one of the steepest rates among Asian countries in 2021, a poll showed. The approval rating of US leadership in South Korea climbed to 59 percent last year from 30 percent a year earlier, according to Gallup. The increase marks the second highest among 33 Asian countries where the poll was conducted between April 2021 and January 2022. The median approval of US leadership in Asia was 41 percent. The approval rate f
WorldMay 4, 2022
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[Graphic News] Messenger phishing scams soar in 2021 amid pandemic
Phishing scams involving instant messages in South Korea spiked in 2021 due to increased not-in-person activities amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. The amount in damages from messenger phishing came to 99.1 billion won ($80.3 million) last year, up 166 percent from the previous year, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service. The figure accounted for nearly 59 percent of last year‘s total damages of 168.2 billion won resulting from phishing. Phishing is
NationalMay 3, 2022
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[Graphic News] Foreign residents in S. Korea to rise to 4.3% of population in 2040: report
South Korea’s total population has started to decline amid low childbirths, but the number of foreigners here is forecast to continue to increase to make up of 4.3 percent of the population in 2040, a report showed. After peaking at 51.84 million in 2020, the country’s total population started to decline in 2021 and will likely further fall to 50.19 million in 2040, according to the report from Statistics Korea. Despite a fall in Korean nationals, the number of foreigners who r
NationalMay 2, 2022
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[Graphic News] Vehicle registrations in S. Korea surpass 25 million
The number of registered vehicles in South Korea surpassed 25 million as of end-March, meaning roughly 1 out of every 2 South Koreans owns a vehicle, data showed. Car registrations had come to 25.07 million in the country of 52 million people as of end-March, up 2.12 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The number of environmentally friendly cars registered here had advanced 7.7 percent from the previous year to r
NationalApril 29, 2022
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[Graphic News] Incheon Airport becomes world’s No. 2 in cargo handling
Incheon Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, became the world’s second-busiest cargo airport in 2021, up one notch from the previous year, a trade body said. Incheon International Airport handled 3.23 million tons of international cargo, up 18.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Airports Council International. The airport, some 40 kilometers west of Seoul, ranked third in the world in terms of international cargo handling in 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong International A
BusinessApril 28, 2022
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[Graphic News] Most people in US want masks for travelers: poll
A majority of people in the United States continue to support a mask requirement for travel on airplanes and other shared transportation, a poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s transportation mask mandate on hold. The poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that despite opposition to masks that included verbal abuse and physical violence against flight attendants, 56 percent of those surveyed favor requiring people on plane
WorldApril 27, 2022