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[Graphic News] Americans maintain virus precautions as states reopen: poll

World NewsJun 24, 2020

Most Americans say they are wearing masks. They are still by and large avoiding restaurants. And the vast majority are still staying at least 2 meters from others when out and about. Even as state...
[Graphic News] 1 in 10 youths have experienced unwanted sexual inducement online: poll

Social affairsJun 23, 2020

One out of 10 teenagers in South Korea has experienced a form of sexual inducement online in the past three years, such as being asked to provide a video of their body In the survey of 6,423 middl...
[Graphic News] Moviegoers trickle to cinemas in May

NationalJun 22, 2020

The number of moviegoers in South Korea rebounded from a month earlier in May on the back of an extended holiday and relaxed social distancing, data showed. A total of 1.53 million movie tickets w...
[Graphic News] Number of animals used for experiments triples in decade

ScienceJun 19, 2020

The number of animals used for experiments in South Korea nearly tripled in 2019 from 10 years earlier, data showed, with private firms carrying out most of the related research. South Korea used ...
[Graphic News] Total monthly unemployment benefits above W1tr for 1st time

Social affairsJun 17, 2020

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the government paid 1.16 trillion won ($954 million) in benefits to those struggling to find jobs in May, marking a 33.9 percent increase from 758....
[Graphic News] US dollar deposits at banks rise 30% over pandemic

FinanceJun 16, 2020

US dollar-denominated deposits at South Korean banks have risen nearly 30 percent since February, as investors have chased safer assets amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, industry data showed. O...
[Graphic News] Auto exports fall nearly 60% in May amid pandemic

IndustryJun 15, 2020

South Korea’s auto exports more than halved in May from a year earlier due to falling demand in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic that as infected more than 7 million people, data showed. L...
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 10th safest country for COVID-19

World NewsJun 12, 2020

South Korea been named 10th safest country out of 200 regions in the world for COVID-19, according a report from Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of companies and non-profit organisations. The s...
[Graphic News] Samsung dominates US 5G smartphone market in Q1

World BusinessJun 11, 2020

Samsung Electronics dominated the 5G smartphone market in the United States in the first quarter of the year, a report showed. Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series, which was unveiled in February, made up ...
[Graphic News] What do you miss most during COVID-19 pandemic?

World NewsJun 10, 2020

Schools and businesses have been closed, sports events canceled and cultural institutions shut down around the world, as countries try to stem the coronavirus outbreak. The latest Nielsen survey s...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s exports of chicken soup jump amid lockdowns

WorldJun 9, 2020

South Korea’s exports of packaged traditional chicken soup, or samgyetang, have posted sharp growth in the first four months of 2020 from a year earlier, data showed, amid the growing demand for rea...
[Graphic News] Amount of idle money in S. Korea hits record high

BusinessJun 8, 2020

The volume of short-term floating capital in South Korea hit an all-time high of more than 1,100 trillion won ($904 billion) amid low interest rates and increased uncertainties over the novel corona...
[Graphic News] NCSoft ‘s Lineage 2M highest grossing app on Google Play Store

World BusinessJun 5, 2020

Lineage 2M, a mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Korean online game maker NCSoft, was the highest grossing app on the Google Play Store during the first quarter of the year, in...
[Graphic News] Only half of Americans would get COVID-19 vaccine: poll

World NewsJun 4, 2020

Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
[Graphic News] Medical equipment output tops W7tr in 2019

HealthJun 3, 2020

South Korea‘s output of medical equipment and related materials passed 7 trillion won ($5.7 billion) in 2019 on solid demand for dental treatment products, data showed. About 7.3 trillion won wort...