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[Graphic News] Biggest buyers of Saudi Arabian oil

World BusinessSept 22, 2019

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group last week attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry in a strike that could impact about 5 million barrels per day of crude production - close ...
[Graphic News] S. Korean beer imports from Japan plunge 97%

BusinessSept 19, 2019

South Korean imports of Japanese beer slumped almost to zero last month in the face of a consumer boycott sparked by a bitter trade and historical dispute between Seoul and Tokyo, data showed. Jap...
[Graphic News] Aramco is the biggest oil firm in the world

World BusinessSept 18, 2019

Drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco last weekend. Aramco is the biggest energy company in the world. It prod...
[Graphic News] North Korea world’s 2nd most censored country

World NewsSept 17, 2019

North Korea is the world’s second-most censored country, an international press freedom group said in a recent report, calling Pyongyang’s media a state “mouthpiece.” Access to the internet is res...
[Graphic News] S. Koreans hold W61.5tr in overseas accounts

MarketsSept 16, 2019

South Korean individuals and corporations held a combined 61.5 trillion won ($51.5 billion) worth of wealth in overseas accounts this year, down 7.4 percent from a year earlier, the country’s tax ag...
[Graphic News] Seoul now world’s 9th safest city

World NewsSept 15, 2019

South Korea’s capital Seoul has ranked as the world’s ninth safest city, according to a recent report. Tokyo took the No. 1 spot in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for the third time run...
[Graphic News] Bangkok world’s most visited city again

TravelSept 11, 2019

Bangkok was the world’s most-visited city in 2018 for the fourth consecutive year, ahead of Paris and London, according to a ranking compiled by Mastercard. Thailand’s capital hosted more than 22 ...
[Graphic News] Credit card firms’ H1 net dips on decline in commission fees

BusinessSept 10, 2019

South Korea’s credit card firms saw their combined earnings fall in the first half, hit by a decline in credit card processing fees, data showed. The combined net profit of eight card issuers, inc...
[Graphic News] Nearly half of S. Korean population to be aged 65 or older by 2067

Social affairsSept 9, 2019

The proportion of people in South Korea aged 65 years or older could increase sharply amid a rapidly aging population, the country’s statistics agency said. Statistics Korea forecast that the coun...
[Graphic News] Pirated content increasing on YouTube

NationalSept 8, 2019

A state copyright agency found a total of 8,833 YouTube videos so far this year to be illegally copied content that violates copyrights here, marking a sharp rise from last year, data from the agenc...
[Graphic News] More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century

World NewsSept 5, 2019

More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, according to a recent report, urging more action to protect the giant cats. With an avera...
[Graphic News] 42% of N. Koreans likely to face food insecurity by 2029: USDA

North KoreaSept 4, 2019

Forty-two percent of North Korea’s population is expected to remain food insecure even 10 years later, a recent US Department of Agriculture report said, as the impoverished country grapples with wo...
[Graphic News] What is a Category 5 storm?

WorldSept 3, 2019

What is a Category 5 storm? Hurricane Dorian has slammed into the northern Bahamas, one of the strongest storms to make landfall in history. It’s also the fifth Category 5 storm to form in the Atla...
[Graphic News] Quarter of world’s population facing extreme water stress

World NewsSept 2, 2019

Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to “day zero” conditions when the taps run dry, according to a recent report. The World R...
[Graphic News] Market for ready-to-eat meals grew in 2018

BusinessSept 1, 2019

The South Korean market for ready-to-eat products increased 14 percent in 2018 on the back of rising demand from single-member households, seniors and others who seek convenience, data showed. Sal...