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[Graphic News] Nearly 7 out of 10 Koreans willing to take vaccine: poll

NationalJun 3, 2021

Nearly 7 out of 10 South Koreans are willing to take vaccine shots to combat the coronavirus, a poll showed. According to the survey conducted from April 25-27 jointly by the Central Disaster and ...
[Graphic News] AmCham Survey flags potential expatriate exodus from Hong Kong

WorldJun 2, 2021

More than 40 percent of the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong plan to or are considering leaving the financial hub, with most citing discomfort with a sweeping national securi...
[Graphic News] Older people more likely to have lost income due to COVID-19: survey

NationalJun 1, 2021

Older people were more likely to have suffered a decrease in income due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed. In the survey conducted on 16,244 workers in 537 professions from August to No...
[Graphic News] Local craft beers gain popularity in S. Korea

BusinessMay 31, 2021

South Korea’s homegrown craft beer has gained popularity in recent years, industry data showed, as local brewers offer a wider range of flavors at competitive prices. The local craft beer market w...
[Graphic News] Over half of Koreans say Moon-Biden summit talks went ‘well’

NationalMay 28, 2021

Over half of South Koreans positively evaluated last week’s summit meetings between President Moon Jae-in and US President Joe Biden, a poll showed. In the Realmeter poll of 2,004 adults conducted...
[Graphic News] China’s population growth slows

WorldMay 27, 2021

China’s population growth slowed, with the nation becoming older and more urbanized, reshaping the economy’s demographic landscape. There were 1.412 billion people in China last year, the National...
[Graphic News] Korea ranks No. 9 for global entrepreneurship in 2020

BusinessMay 26, 2021

South Korea ranked ninth among 44 countries on a 2020 measure of global entrepreneurship, six notches up from a year earlier, the government said. Asia’s fourth-largest economy won 5.49 points out...
[Graphic News] Insurance fraud rises 2% in 2020

NationalMay 25, 2021

Fraudulent insurance claims increased 2 percent in terms of payments last year, partly due to a rise in minor fraud as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the economy, the financial regulator said. Accordin...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s exports of cosmetics up 15% in 2020

BusinessMay 24, 2021

South Korea’s exports of cosmetics shot up 15 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, data showed, on the back of growing demand from the United States and from other Asian countries. Outbound shipme...
[Graphic News] 19% of retail goes online amid lockdowns: UN

World BusinessMay 21, 2021

Online sales accounted for nearly a fifth of all retail turnover last year as lockdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic fueled a boom in e-commerce, a United Nations study showed. ...
[Graphic News] US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century

WorldMay 20, 2021

The US birth rate fell 4 percent last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ...
[Graphic News] Majority of S. Koreans support taxing gains from cryptocurrencies: poll

FinanceMay 19, 2021

More than half of South Koreans support taxing capital gains from the trading of cryptocurrencies, a poll showed. The government plans to impose taxes on gains from investment in virtual assets st...
[Graphic News] Global food price index climbs in April, highest since mid-2014

WorldMay 18, 2021

Global food prices increased for the 11th consecutive month in April, hitting their highest level since May 2014, with sugar leading a rise on all the main indices, the United Nations food agency sa...
[Graphic News] 67% of S. Koreans say vaccination passports will help economy: poll

NationalMay 17, 2021

Nearly 70 percent of South Koreans believe that the use of a vaccination passport, which proves that a person has been fully vaccinated against the virus, will help the economy, a poll showed. The...
[Graphic News] Consumption expenditures on tourism and leisure hit hard by COVID-19

BusinessMay 14, 2021

Consumption expenditures in South Korea's tourism and leisure sector decreased by more than 20 percent last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a state-funded think tank said . In particular, fo...