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[Graphic News] Samsung takes one-third of global TV market in Q3: report

BusinessNov 30, 2020

Samsung Electronics remained the world's leading TV vendor in the third quarter of the year, a report showed, as it accounted for one-third of the market amid the pandemic. The South Korea tech gian...
[Graphic News] Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to grab world‘s 2nd-richest ranking

WorldNov 27, 2020

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. The 49-year-old entrepreneur‘s net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surg...
[Graphic News] KT maintains top spot in pay TV market in H1: data

BusinessNov 26, 2020

KT, a South Korean telecom giant, and its affiliate had the most number of pay TV subscribers in the country in the first half of this year, maintaining the top status in terms of market share, mini...
[Graphic News] No. of S. Korean students in US shrinks amid pandemic

WorldNov 25, 2020

The number of South Korean students in the United States dropped this year, a US report showed, amid the coronavirus pandemic that has led to a plunge in the number of travelers between the two coun...
[Graphic News] Paris, Zurich and HK world’s most expensive cities

World BusinessNov 24, 2020

Paris and Switzerland’s Zurich tied Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive cities this year as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the prices of everyday items, according to a report from the Economist ...
[Graphic News] 1 in 3 Koreans picks COVID-19 outbreak as No. 1 social anxiety factor

NationalNov 23, 2020

One in 3 South Koreans picked the outbreak of a new disease as the biggest source of social anxiety this year, a survey showed, underscoring people‘s jitters over the new coronavirus pandemic. The...
[Graphic News] Half of people in S. Korea’s rural areas aged 65 and older in 2019

NationalNov 20, 2020

Nearly half of the population in South Korea’s farming areas was aged 65 and older last year as younger people flocked to cities for education and jobs, data showed. The portion of those aged 65 a...
[Graphic News] Exports of instant noodle, kimchi on rise amid pandemic

BusinessNov 19, 2020

South Korea’s exports of instant noodles and kimchi products rose sharply in the first nine months of the year on the back of rising demand for ready-to-eat meals and healthy foodstuffs amid the new...
[Graphic News] Salaried employees work 8.05 hours per day

NationalNov 18, 2020

Salaried employees in South Korea work for 8.05 hours on average per work day, a poll showed. According to the survey of 1,000 workers aged between 19 and 55 by local pollster Embrain Public, 811 ...
[Graphic News] Over 60% of N. Koreans live in urban areas

North KoreaNov 17, 2020

North Korea’s urban population increased this year compared with five years ago, with more than 60 percent of its total population now living in urban areas, though the figure is still one of the lo...
[Graphic News] Ratio of babies born to multicultural families hits new high in 2019

NationalNov 16, 2020

The proportion of babies born to multicultural families out of all childbirths in South Korea reached an all-time high in 2019 due to the country‘s low birthrate, government data showed. The numbe...
[Graphic News] Hyundai, Kia rank 4th in electrified car sales in 2019

BusinessNov 13, 2020

Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors ranked fourth in global electrified vehicle sales last year, helped by increased exports, industry data showed. Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 350,000 e...
[Graphic News] Total asylum applications tops 70,000 in Korea

NationalNov 12, 2020

The cumulative number of asylum applications filed in South Korea has topped 70,000, government data showed. According to data from the Korea Immigration Service, there have been 70,254 asylum-see...
[Graphic News] Half of S. Koreans expect no major change in inter-Korean ties due to Biden presidency: poll

WorldNov 11, 2020

Nearly half of South Koreans believe that there will be no major impact on inter-Korean relations when US President-elect Joe Biden takes office early next year, a poll showed. In the Realmeter su...
[Graphic News] Multicultural population rises 8% to top 2.22m in 2019

NationalNov 10, 2020

The number of people of foreign descent residing in South Korea exceeded 2.22 million as of November last year, marking an on-year increase of about 8 percent, government data showed. According to...