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October 17, 2019 World

[Graphic News] S. Korea’s passport ranks 3rd most powerful

The South Korea passport has nearly topped the list as the world’s most powerful, offering citizens access to 188 countries without a visa in advance, tying it with Germany and Finland, according to...

[Graphic News] Hong Kong protesters, police in chaotic clashes

Hong Kong has been battered by more than four months of pro-democracy protests - and increasingly violent clashes with police - with Beijing-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam unable to resolve the u...

October 16, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] No. of seniors suffering mental disorders rising rapidly

The number of elderly South Koreans with mental health issues has risen sharply in recent years, as the country scrambles to provide better health care for its people, a report showed. In the repo...

October 15, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] New York world’s top financial center

New York has extended its lead as the world’s top financial center, with London barely holding on to second place ahead of Hong Kong, as uncertainty over Brexit takes its toll on the UK capital, a Z...

October 14, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] Tether becomes most used cryptocurrency in world

What’s the world’s most widely used cryptocurrency? If you think it’s Bitcoin, which accounts for about 70 percent of all the digital-asset world’s market value, you’re probably wrong. While concr...

October 13, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] S. Korea;s annual greenhouse gas emissions hit record high in 2017

South Korea’s annual greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high of 709.1 million tons in 2017, a government environment agency said Monday. The Greenhouse Gas General Information Center, under...

October 10, 2019
National
[Graphic News] Foreign patient arrivals up 18% in 2018

The number of foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment shot up 18 percent last year, government data showed. In a report to the National Assembly, the Korea Health Industry Developmen...

October 9, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] Property bubble risks in EU rise

The risk of a property bubble in the eurozone surged last year as ultralow interest rates helped drive up house prices. Munich is now the city most vulnerable to a property bubble, according to UB...

October 8, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 20th in average wealth per capita

South Korea ranked 20th out of 53 countries surveyed by German insurer Allianz Group in terms of per capita financial assets last year, according to a report from the group. According to the recen...

October 7, 2019
Finance
[Graphic News] Dementia cost Koreans more than W2tr last year

As the population ages, the number of South Koreans with dementia has soared in recent years and so have associated costs, data showed. In 2018, dementia-related medical spending exceeded the 2 tril...

October 6, 2019
Health
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s trade surplus in beauty products hits new high

South Korea’s trade surplus in beauty products hit an all-time high of 5.47 trillion won ($4.56 billion) last year on the back of strong demand from China and other Asian countries, government data ...

October 3, 2019
Business
[Graphic News] Customs stopped over 2,300 drug smuggling attempts since 2015

The number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea over the past five years exceeded 2,300, data from the Korea Customs Service showed. A total of 2,337 instances of drug smuggling were discovered ...

October 2, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Six out of 10 Koreans in favor of later retirement age: poll

Six in 10 South Koreans support a proposal to delay the legal retirement age to 65 from the current 60, a poll showed. The poll of 1,539 adults aged 19 to 64 conducted by the Korea Institute of Pu...

October 1, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Rights abuses at military barracks on rise over past 5 years: data

The number of violations of rights cases involving soldiers has been on a steady increase over the past five years, according to government data. A total of 253 complaints were filed by service pe...

September 30, 2019
Defense
[Graphic News] No. of S. Koreans living abroad inches up in 2018: ministry

The number of South Korean nationals living overseas rose slightly last year from two years earlier, largely led by increases in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, a biennial report by the Foreign ...

September 29, 2019
Social affairs

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