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[Graphic News] Korea ranks 7th in science, technology capabilities

South Korea’s science and technology capabilities ranked seventh last year among the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a state-run think tan...

February 27, 2018
Science
[Graphic News] International tourism hits seven-year high

International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7 percent in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This strong momentum is expected to co...

February 26, 2018
World
[Graphic News] UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

Each year, some 2.6 million babies do not survive their first month. The UN children’s agency has singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children...

February 25, 2018
World
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Hockey

Two gold medals are at stake in men’s and women‘s hockey. Teams of 20 players line up with six players typically on the ice for each team at any one time. Two referees and two linesmen officiate. Pl...

February 22, 2018
Sports
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Nordic Combined

Nordic combined brings together cross-country skiing, with its demand for strength and endurance, and ski jumping, which requires technical mastery and audacity. There are two individual events for ...

February 21, 2018
Sports
[Graphic News] Winter Olympics: Ski jumping

Competitors launch themselves from a takeoff ramp in an effort to fly as far as they can before touching down in the landing zone. Five judges mark competitors for distance and style. The four eve...

February 20, 2018
Sports
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh is an event in the Winter Olympic Games where a two-or four-person team drives a specially designed sled down an ice track, with the winning team completing the route with the fastest time...

February 19, 2018
Olympic Games
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Curling

Three gold medals are up for grabs in curling at the 2018 PyeongChang Games: men’s team, women’s team and mixed doubles. A curling team is composed of two or four athletes, and each team takes tur...

February 18, 2018
Olympic Games
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Luge

Competitors ride a small flat sled in single or two-person format and accelerate feet first and face-up down a sharp gradient on an ice track measuring 1,000 to 1,500 meters. Maximum average speeds ...

February 13, 2018
Olympic Games
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Biathlon

Eleven gold medals (five for men, five for women, one mixed) are on offer in biathlon. Biathlon is a sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, two events that are very different...

February 12, 2018
Olympic Games
[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Skeleton

Skeleton competitors ride a small lightweight sled head first down an ice course while lying flat on their stomachs. The sport was once considered too dangerous for the Olympics. Two gold medals are...

February 11, 2018
Olympic Games
[Graphic News] Korea ranks 10th worldwide in autonomous vehicle

South Korea ranks 10th among major economies in the world in terms of the autonomous vehicle readiness index, a report showed. According to the recent report from global accounting and consulting ...

February 8, 2018
Industry
[Graphic News] Those in 20s, 30s least happy among age groups in S. Korea: Survey

According to new survey results, those in their 20s and 30s in South Korea are less happy than other age groups. The Center for Happiness Studies at Seoul National University and KakaoTalk, the co...

February 7, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Number of foreign students in Korea grows

According to the National Institute for International Education, the number of foreign students registered at South Korean universities was nearly 124,000 as of April last year. Around 70,000 of the...

February 6, 2018
Education
[Graphic News] Airbnb crowns Gangneung top trending destination

Gangneung, a subhost city of South Korea’s 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, tops the list of trending destinations with bookings rising 2,175 percent from last year, according to travel booking web...

February 5, 2018
World

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