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[Graphic News] Number of seniors living alone soars 36% over 5 years

Social affairsAug 31, 2021

The number of seniors living alone has surged nearly 36 percent over the last five years amid the country's rapid population aging, data showed. A total of 1.66 million South Koreans aged 65 and o...
[Graphic News] Taliban inherit untapped $1tr trove of minerals

WorldAug 30, 2021

The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals including some that could power the world’s transition to renewable energies, but Afghanistan has long struggled to ta...
[Graphic News] Online food market soars 45% in H1 amid pandemic

BusinessAug 27, 2021

South Korea's online food market jumped more than 45 percent in the first half of the year from a year earlier, due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. The value of online f...
[Graphic News] No. of households with minors falls below 5m in 2019: data

Social affairsAug 26, 2021

The number of households with children under 18 years old fell below 5 million for the first time in 2019, amid a chronically low birthrate, data showed. The number of households with children und...
[Graphic News] Samsung ranks No. 5 in Q2 Chromebook market: report

World BusinessAug 25, 2021

Samsung Electronics was the world’s fifth-largest vendor of Chromebooks in the second quarter of the year, a report showed, as the South Korean tech giant aims to expand its presence in the portable...
[Graphic News] Tokyo Paralympics by numbers

SportsAug 24, 2021

Here are some key figures related to the Tokyo Paralympics, which kick off Tuesday after a year’s pandemic delay: 4,400 Paralympians Around 4,400 competitors from nearly 160 countries and territor...
[Graphic News] 8 in 10 S. Koreans want college tuition to be halved: poll

Social affairsAug 20, 2021

More than 8 out of 10 South Koreans think colleges are too expensive and that tuition should be halved from the current level, a poll showed. In the online poll of 1,000 people nationwide released...
[Graphic News] Hyundai beats Toyota to top FCEV market in H1

BusinessAug 19, 2021

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor beat its Japanese rival Toyota to become the world’s largest fuel cell electric vehicle maker in the first half of the year with the release of a face-lifted mod...
[Graphic News] Only 5.2% of executives in Korea are women

Social affairsAug 18, 2021

Women hold 5.2 percent of executive positions at publicly listed companies in South Korea, the Gender Equality Ministry said. According to a survey of 2,246 stock market-listed companies in the fi...
[Graphic News] Kim Yeon-koung most impressive Korean athlete at Tokyo Olympics: poll

SportsAug 17, 2021

Forget medalists: South Korean volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung was the most impressive athlete from the country at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics, a poll showed. In a Gallup Korea survey con...
[Graphic News] Fewer teens arrested, but higher percentage accused of drug or online crimes

Social affairsAug 16, 2021

The total number of juveniles arrested decreased last year, but the proportion of drug and online crime cases involving teens increased, police data showed. According to the National Police Agency...
[Graphic News] Nearly 7 in 10 senior citizens want to work until 73: survey

NationalAug 12, 2021

Nearly 7 in 10 South Korean senior citizens want to keep working until the age of 73 amid a rise in life expectancy, a survey showed. The survey by Statistics Korea showed 10 million, or 68.1 perc...
[Graphic News] Fewer Americans OK with how Asian people are treated: Gallup

World NewsAug 11, 2021

More Americans disapprove of the way Asian people are treated in the wake of a string of violent attacks, according to a Gallup poll released recently. The poll found that 46 percent of Americans ...
[Graphic News] Wine imports hit all-time high in H1 amid pandemic

BusinessAug 10, 2021

South Korea’s wine imports more than doubled to touch a new high in the first half of the year as more people enjoyed drinking at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. Asia’s fourth-l...
[Graphic News] Boryeong Mud Festival named as one of 3 major festivals in Asia

WorldAug 6, 2021

The annual Boryeong Mud Festival has been selected as one of Asia's three major festivals by an international festival association, a local government said. According to the city government of Bor...