Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Over 1,800 cases of digital sex crime reported from schools over past 5 years: data
A total of 1,860 cases of digital sex crimes have occurred in elementary, middle and high schools nationwide over the past five years, government data showed. Of them, 218 happened in 2018, 464 in 2019, 427 in 2020, 461 in 2021 and 290 as of August 2022, according to a report from the Education Ministry submitted to independent lawmaker Min Hyung-bae. By type, illegal filming was reported the most at 30.4 percent, followed by sexual bullying online at 29.8 percent and blackmail to distribu
National Oct. 28, 2022
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[Graphic News] Britain's shortest-serving prime minsters
British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who announced her resignation on Oct. 20 after just six weeks in power, goes down as the shortest-serving premier in the last 100 years. The shortest-serving prime minister in UK history leaves lasting scars on the economy after her botched budget rocked markets, spiked borrowing costs and tanked the pound. Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is Britain's third leader in seven weeks and the first prime minister of color in its history. Here is the list o
World Oct. 27, 2022
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[Graphic News] Prepping for World Series
The NL champion Philadelphia Phillies will be facing off against the AL champion Houston Astros beginning Friday at Minute Maid Park, in Houston, for the 118th edition of the World Series - the annual crowning championship of Major League Baseball. The Houston Astros are considered favorites in the Fall Classic, with most sports betting platforms leaning to the Astros over the Phillies. The Astros are coming off a powerful sweep of the Yankees in the AL Championship Series, and having conten
Baseball Oct. 26, 2022
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[Graphic News] Gray whale population off US west coast continues to decline
US researchers say the number of gray whales off western North America has continued to fall over the last two years, a decline that resembles previous population swings over the past several decades. According to an assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, the most recent count put the population at 16,650 whales - down 38 percent from its peak in 2015-16. The whales also produced the fewest calves since scientists began counting the births in 1994. An
World Oct. 25, 2022
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[Graphic News] Electronic payments jump in H1 amid pandemic
The amount of payments made electronically posted two-digit growth in the first half of this year, central bank data showed, as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted more people to engage in contactless commerce. The daily average amount of electronic financial transactions came to 802 billion won ($575 million) in the January-June period, up 13.5 percent from six months earlier, according to the data from the Bank of Korea. The daily average number of electronic financial transactions rose 4.4 p
Business Oct. 24, 2022
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[Graphic News] 8 out of 10 Britons disapprove of Liz Truss-led government: poll
Eight out of 10 people in Britain now disapprove of the government, a YouGov poll showed on Oct. 18, as the country deals with an economic crisis inflamed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss's now-abandoned attempts at radical tax cutting reforms. The poll found that 77 percent Britons disapproved of the Conservative-led government, the highest in 11 years of YouGov tracking, the company said. YouGov also said that 9 in 10 Britons, or 87 percent of those polled, say the government is handling
World Oct. 21, 2022
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[Graphic News] No. of S. Koreans abducted, detained or missing overseas in 5 years reaches 2,762: lawmaker
The number of South Korean citizens who have been kidnapped, detained or missing overseas in the recent five years has come to 2,762, an opposition lawmaker said, citing data from the Foreign Ministry. Rep. Lee Jae-jung of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said that the number of South Koreans who went missing abroad from 2018 through the first half of this year tallied 2,474 while the figure of those, kidnapped or detained totaled 288 for the same period. Of the total 2,762, t
National Oct. 19, 2022
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[Graphic News] Senior citizens make up 17.5% of S. Korea’s population in 2022
People aged 65 and older accounted for 17.5 percent of South Korea’s population this year amid rapid aging, data showed, underscoring concerns that the demographic change could weigh on the country’s economy. The number of older adults stood at 9.02 million out of the country’s 51.6 million population this year, according to data from Statistics Korea. The number of senior citizens is expected to continue to rise to reach 10.6 million in 2025, or 20.6 percent of the total
National Oct. 18, 2022
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[Graphic News] Chinese account for 62% of apartment purchases by foreigners since 2015
Chinese nationals have accounted for over 60 percent of apartment purchases by foreign nationals in South Korea since 2015, a government report showed. According to a report from the Land Ministry submitted to Rep. Yang Kyung-sook of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, the number of apartment purchase deals by Chinese nationals amounted to 18,465 between January 2015 and August of this year. The tally accounts for 62 percent of a total of 29,792 apartment purchases by foreigners
Business Oct. 17, 2022
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[Graphic News] Deaths in S. Korea hit record high last year amid rapid aging, pandemic
The number of deaths in South Korea hit an all-time high last year due largely to rapid aging and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed. A total of 317,680 people died in the country last year, up 12,732 people, or 4.2 percent, from the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The 2021 tally marked the largest since 1983, when the statistics agency began compiling related data. The spike in deaths was mainly attributable to rapid aging, and COVID-19 was the
Technology Oct. 14, 2022
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[Graphic News] South Korea ranks 17th best country to retire
Korea ranked 17th in this year’s global retirement ranking, up six notches from last year’s survey, according to the Natixis Investment Managers 2022 Global Retirement Index. Norway ranked No. 1, out of the 44 developed countries, followed by Switzerland and Iceland. The index includes 18 performance indices, grouped into four thematic indices that cover key aspects for welfare in retirement: The material means to live comfortably in retirement, access to quality financial serv
World Oct. 13, 2022
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s global digital competitiveness ranking climbs to 8th spot: IMD
South Korea’s global ranking in terms of digital technology competitiveness climbed to No. 8 this year, the Science Ministry said, citing the International Institute for Management Development. According to the ministry, South Korea climbed four notches from last year’s 12th spot in the 2022 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking report. The country ranked 19th in 2017 and later reached the 14th and 10th spots in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The IMD, a Switzerland-based inte
World Oct. 12, 2022
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[Graphic News] Some 200 environmental activists killed in 2021
Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country in the annual report by nongovernmental organization Global Witness. More than three-quarters of the killings took place in Latin America, where Colombia, Brazil and Nicaragua also logged double-digit death tolls. It was the third consecutive year of increases for Mexico and a jump from 30 such activists killed in 2020. T
World Oct. 11, 2022
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[Graphic News] Student drug offenders jump 2.5-fold over 3 years: report
Student drug offenders jumped nearly 2.5-fold over the past three years, marking a sharp increase compared with a 1.3-fold rise in overall drug offenders seen during the period, a report showed. According to the report from police submitted to Democratic Party Rep. Kang Deuk-gu, the number of elementary to graduate school student drug offenders had increased steadily from 140 in 2018 to 195 in 2019, 323 in 2020 and 346 last year. The corresponding number of January to August this year stoo
National Oct. 10, 2022
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[Graphic News] SK Telecom’s 5G download speed ranks No. 1 among global telecos
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, ranks No. 1 in terms of download speed of 5G networks, an industry report showed. According to global mobile industry tracker Opensignal, the average download speed using SK Telecom’s 5G network was recorded at 469.6 megabits per second (Mbps), 2.55 times faster than the 184.2 Mbps average among global mobile carriers. LG Uplus, the country's third-largest mobile carrier, ranked second, with 429.6 Mbps, followed by Bulgaria&rs
World Business Oct. 7, 2022
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