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[Graphic News] Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

HealthMay 29, 2020

Timeline of reported cases Late April: An unidentified children’s illness reported in Europe May 9: Illness claims three children in New York, US, and one in France May 13: Casualty occurs in the ...
[Graphic News] US video game industry sees record April sales: survey

World BusinessMay 28, 2020

Spending on video games in the US jumped to a new April record as locked-down consumers sought refuge in playing games, industry figures showed. A total of $1.5 billion was spent on video game har...
[Graphic News] Tesla 3rd highest-selling imported auto brand in Korea

IndustryMay 27, 2020

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors ranked third in first-quarter sales in South Korea’s imported passenger vehicle market on strong demand for the Model 3, an industry association said. In the Janu...
[Graphic News] S. Korea unveils draft plan to foster renewable energy

BusinessMay 26, 2020

South Korea announced a long-term plan to spur a shift toward renewable power sources away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy. The draft plan for the nation’s ninth basic energy policy for the y...
[Graphic News] Average monthly household spending W2.45m in 2019

Social affairsMay 25, 2020

South Korean households spent an average of 2.45 million won ($2,003) per month in 2019, data showed. In 2018, South Korean households spent an average 2.53 million won, but an annual comparison m...
[Graphic News] Cultural exports jump 9.1% in 2018, led by games, character IP

CultureMay 22, 2020

South Korea’s exports of cultural goods jumped nearly 10 percent on-year in 2018, led by games and character intellectual property, a government survey showed. The combined overseas sales in 11 cu...
[Graphic News] Number of abandoned pets up 12% in 2019

Social affairsMay 21, 2020

The number of abandoned animals in South Korea climbed 12 percent on-year to more than 130,000 in 2019 with dogs taking up the majority, government data showed. A total of 135,791 dogs, cats and o...
[Graphic News] More Seoul residents worried about COVID-19 lasting longer: poll

Social affairsMay 20, 2020

More residents in South Korea‘s capital appeared to be concerned about the new coronavirus pandemic lasting longer here following the recent outbreak traced to nightspots in Itaewon, a poll showed. ...
[Graphic News] N. Korea spent estimated $620m on nuclear weapons in 2019

World NewsMay 19, 2020

North Korea is estimated to have spent $620 million on its nuclear weapons program last year, an international anti-nuclear weapons group said. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons,...
[Graphic News] 75 percent of S. Korean students get private tutoring: survey

EducationMay 18, 2020

Three-quarters of South Korean students received private tutoring in 2019, for which they spent 6 1/2 hours a week on average, a new survey showed. The annual survey conducted by the national Stat...
[Graphic News] Pay TV subscribers in S. Korea up 3.4% to reach 33.6m

NationalMay 15, 2020

The number of pay TV subscribers in South Korea reached 33.6 million last year, up 1.1 million, or 3.4 percent, from the previous year, data showed. The figure includes pay subscribers to system o...
[Graphic News] Apple dominates global smartwatch market

World BusinessMay 14, 2020

Apple again commanded a majority share of the smartwatch market in the first quarter, when the COVID-19 outbreak encouraged health tracking and drove a 20 percent rise in shipments. Global smartwa...
[Graphic News] 19 million children among 46 million displaced in 2019: UN

World NewsMay 13, 2020

The UN children’s agency said an estimated 46 million people - 19 million of them children - fled violence and conflict last year but remained in their home countries, and millions more were displac...
[Graphic News] Samsung tops 5G smartphone shipments in Q1: report

World BusinessMay 12, 2020

Global 5G smartphone shipments grew to 24.1 million in the first quarter. Samsung Electronics was the top vendor of 5G smartphones, shipping 8.3 million units globally in the first quarter this ye...
[Graphic News] Most Americans now spending less amid COVID-19 crisis

World NewsMay 11, 2020

More Americans are now spending less each month than at any time since the Great Recession, a new Gallup survey showed. When asked about money habits compared to previous months, 51 percent said t...