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[Graphic News] Korean teens suffer from lack of sleep: survey

Social affairsAug 13, 2020

The average South Korean teen gets 7 hours and 18 minutes of sleep per night, one hour short of the average in developed countries, according to a survey by the state-funded National Youth Policy In...
[Graphic News] Pandemic workday is 48 minutes longer and has more meetings

World NewsAug 12, 2020

Employees are logging longer hours, attending more meetings with more people and sending more emails. From New York City to Tel Aviv, the telecommuting revolution has meant a lot more work, accord...
[Graphic News] Korea rated 28th out of 35 for raising family

WorldAug 11, 2020

South Korea placed 28th and received a grade of C minus on Asher & Lyric’s Best Countries for Raising a Family in 2020. The best country to raise a family was once again a Nordic country, Iceland,...
[Graphic News] Mobile game sales hit record high in H1

IndustryAug 10, 2020

Sales of mobile games here soared to a record high in the first half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic that has largely confined people to their homes, industry data showed. Combined sales...
[Graphic News] Only one-third of disabled people in S. Korea had jobs in 2019

Social affairsAug 6, 2020

Only one-third of people with disabilities had jobs last year, data showed, underscoring the employment challenges facing disabled people. The employment rate of disabled people stood at 34.9 perc...
[Graphic News] 11 N. Korean defectors have returned home in past 5 years

North KoreaAug 5, 2020

Eleven North Korean defectors went back to their communist homeland from South Korea over the past five years, the Unification Ministry said, after Pyongyang claimed that a defector suspected of hav...
[Graphic News] No. of fake banknotes in S. Korea further dips in H1

Social affairsAug 4, 2020

The number of fake South Korean banknotes found here continued to decline in the first half, and the combined face value of the counterfeits also dropped sharply, central bank data showed. In the ...
[Graphic News] North Korean economy grew at 4.7% in 1956-1989

North KoreaAug 3, 2020

The North Korean economy is estimated to have expanded at an annual rate o f 4.7 percent between 1956 and 1989, the Bank of Korea estimated. North Korea's economy grew at a double-digit rate up un...
[Graphic News] Financial app users outpace e-commerce, game apps: data

BusinessJul 31, 2020

The number of people using financial mobile apps, including for banking and stock trading, has surpassed users of apps for online shopping and games, industry data showed. According to data from m...
[Graphic News] S. Korea sees increasing young HIV patients: report

NationalJul 30, 2020

The number of human immunodeficiency virus infections among young people in South Korea has been rising in recent years, a report said, stressing the need for state efforts to stem the trend. Kore...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s kimchi exports soar in H1

BusinessJul 29, 2020

South Korea’s exports of kimchi rose sharply in the first half of the year thanks to its growing popularity, data showed. Overseas shipments of kimchi came to 20,259 metric tons in the January-Jun...
[Graphic News] N. Korea loses 210,000 hectares of forest over decade: report

North KoreaJul 28, 2020

North Korea has lost around 210,000 hectares of forest over the past decade, a UN agency’s report showed, pointing to a worsening deforestation problem in the communist state. According to the rep...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s mail volume dips 9% in H1 amid coronavirus

Social affairsJul 27, 2020

South Korea’s mail volume fell at the biggest-ever pace in the first half of the year as the coronavirus outbreak sharply reduced demand, data showed. Mail volume in Asia’s fourth-largest economy ...
[Graphic News] Beer imports down for first time in decade

BusinessJul 24, 2020

South Korean imports of beer fell last year for the first time in a decade, largely on a nationwide boycott of Japanese products amid a yearlong trade dispute, data showed. Imports of beer stood a...
[Graphic News] Hallyu boosts demand for Korean ice cream in Vietnam: report

BusinessJul 23, 2020

South Korea’s exports of ice cream to Vietnam jumped 30 percent in 2019 from a year earlier on the back of the growing popularity of Korean culture in Southeast Asia, data showed. Outbound shipmen...