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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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[Graphic News] Shopping on social media seen hitting $1.2tr by 2025
Shopping on social media such as Facebook, TikTok and WeChat is going to grow three times faster than sales from traditional channels over the next three years, according to a study released by Accenture. Social commerce, defined as transactions that take place entirely within the context of a social-media platform, will reach $1.2 trillion by 2025, up from $492 billion in 2021, the consulting company said in the report. The trend is being driven primarily by Gen Z and millennial consumers,
World BusinessJan. 17, 2022
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[Graphic News] S. Korean webtoon market jumps to top W1tr in sales
The South Korean webtoon industry saw its combined sales top 1 trillion won ($843.6 million) for the first time in 2020, government data showed. The total sales of the local web-based comic market amounted to 1.05 trillion won in 2020, up 64.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by the Culture Ministry and the Korea Creative Content Agency. It is the first time that the annual industrywide sales surpassed the 1 trillion-won threshold since 2017, when the ministry started to
BusinessJan. 14, 2022
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[Graphic News] 7 out of 10 S. Koreans see China as biggest threat: poll
Seven out of 10 South Koreans chose China as the biggest security threat to their country among the neighbors, excluding North Korea, a survey showed. According to a survey by the state-run Korea Institute of National Unification on 1,006 adults, 71.8 percent of the respondents picked China as the biggest threat to the nation, followed by Japan with 21.1 percent and the United States with 6.3 percent. The institute said China‘s “coercive and disrespectful attitude”
NationalJan. 13, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of workers taking parental leave up 3.7%
The number of South Korean workers who took time off to take care of their children rose 3.7 percent in 2020 from a year earlier amid more government support for parental leave, government data showed. A total of 169,345 workers took parental leave to take care of their children in 2020, up 6,089 from the previous year, according to the preliminary data from Statistics Korea. The figure was approximately 2.3 times the number 10 years earlier. Women accounted for 77.3 percent of the
NationalJan. 12, 2022
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[Graphic News] S. Korea‘s e-commerce imports hit new high amid pandemic
South Korea’s imports via e-commerce reached a new all-time high in 2021 as more people purchased foreign goods online, government data showed. The country’s e-commerce imports stood at $4.15 billion in the first 11 months of last year, up 25.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service. The amount for the 11-month period surpasses the full-year figure for 2020. The number of e-commerce transactions came to 79 million during the period,
BusinessJan. 11, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of Americans who identify as Christian further declines: poll
The percentage of Americans who identify as Christian dropped 15 percentage points over the past 14 years, while those who consider themselves religiously unaffiliated increased by 14 percentage points, a Pew study released indicates. Pew‘s National Public Opinion Reference Survey found that the majority of Americans - 63 percent - consider themselves Christian, down from 78 percent in 2007. Meanwhile, 29 percent of adults list their religion as “none,” meaning they conside
WorldJan. 10, 2022
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[Graphic News] No. of marriages in Seoul nearly halved over 20 years: data
The number of marriages in Seoul has dropped by almost half in the past 20 years, while births of newborns also dropped by 64 percent, the city government said. Marriages in the capital stood at 44,746 in 2020, down 43.2 percent compared with 78,745 in 2000, according to the city’s latest report on population trends. The average age of first nuptials for men and women last year were 33.61 and 31.6, respectively, 3.96 and 4.35 years older compared with those 20 years ago. Babies bor
NationalJan. 7, 2022
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[Graphic News] Foreign student enrollment in US colleges drops 15%
Enrollment of foreign students in US colleges and universities plunged 15 percent in the 2020-21 school year even though American institutions remain in high esteem, research showed. Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at US universities in the 2020-21 school year, marking a 15 percent year-over-year decrease from the previous school year, according to data from the Institute of International Education analyzed by the Pew Research Center
WorldJan. 6, 2022
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[Graphic News] Bio sector output, exports grow at fastest pace amid pandemic
Output and exports of South Korea’s bio industry expanded at the fastest clip ever in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. Output of the local bio industry was estimated at 17.5 trillion won ($14.7 billion) in 2020, up 38.2 percent from the previous year, according to the data from the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Trade Ministry. It was the highest on-year growth rate to date. The bio industry’s production had been growing at a double-digit rate
BusinessJan. 5, 2022
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[Graphic News] Workplace bullying still serious: survey
Three out of 10 workers believe that workplace bullying is still serious, even though an anti-workplace harassment law has been in place for more than two years, a survey showed. According to the survey conducted on 1,000 office workers, 28.9 percent of respondents said they experienced workplace harassment as of September, down 16.5 percentage points from the corresponding rate of 45.4 percent tallied in June. But 32.5 percent of respondents said bullying is a serious problem
NationalJan. 4, 2022
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[Graphic News] 36 percent of US employers require COVID-19 vaccine for workers: Gallup
The percentage of US employers requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has flattened at 36 percent, according to a Gallup poll. According to the Nov. 29-Dec. 5 Gallup tracking survey, 36 percent of workers said their employers are requiring COVID-19 vaccination. That was unchanged from October tracking survey results. Meanwhile, 55 percent of US workers supported COVID-19 vaccine requirements at work, while 35 percent of workers opposed them. Gallup’s tracking survey r
WorldDec. 30, 2021
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[Graphic News] N. Korean leader 3rd most-searched politician online
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is the third most-searched politician by internet users worldwide this year, data showed . Online searches for Kim totaled a monthly average of 1.9 million, behind US President Joe Biden, who topped the list with 7 million searches, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with 2 million, according to German data analytics firm Statista. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel ranked fourth with 1.4 million searches. The most-searched keyword related to the
WorldDec. 29, 2021
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[Graphic News] S. Korea has 3rd-highest ratio of NEET youth among OECD: report
South Korea has the third-highest ratio of youth “not in education, employment or training,” or NEET youth, among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a report showed. The average monthly number of NEET people aged 15-29 in the country is estimated at 1.56 million in the January-October period, according to the report from the Korea Employment Information Service. Of the total, 778,000 were preparing for employment or seeking jobs, with another
WorldDec. 28, 2021
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[Graphic News] Suicides, traffic deaths decrease in 2020 amid pandemic-induced social restrictions
The numbers for suicides as well as traffic and crime-related deaths fell in 2020 due largely to various social distancing schemes imposed over concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government said. According to the Interior Ministry, the combined number of deaths connected to traffic accidents, crimes and suicides stood at 16,439 in 2020, down from 17,350 a year earlier. In terms of types, traffic deaths fell 15.9 percent to 2,858, and those connected to five major crimes, such as murder
NationalDec. 27, 2021
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[Graphic News] Son Heung-min named top S. Korean athlete in 5th straight annual poll
Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min has been named the country’s top athlete for the fifth straight year in a national poll. Gallup Korea announced the findings of its annual survey on athletes. In a poll of 1,700 South Koreans over the age of 13 from Nov. 5 to 28, Son earned overwhelming support of 72.8 percent as the top South Korean athlete for 2021. Respondents could select up to two athletes. Son has developed into one of the Premier League’s most d
SportsDec. 24, 2021
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[Graphic News] Proportion of 1-person households hits record high of 32% last year
The proportion of one-person households in South Korea hit a fresh record high last year, as the number of such households has continued to increase amid a delay in marriage and rapid aging, data showed. One-person families accounted for 31.7 percent of the total last year, up from 30.2 percent the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. Households consisting of a single member totaled 6.64 million in 2020, up from 6.15 million a year earlier, the statistics agency said
NationalDec. 23, 2021
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[Graphic News] Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: poll
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of extreme turmoil. Overall, more than a third of Americans ages 13 to 56 cite the pandemic as a major source of stress, and many say it has made certain parts of their lives harder. But when it comes to education, friendships and dating, the disruption
WorldDec. 22, 2021
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[Graphic News] Samsung retains No. 1 spot in Q3 global smartphone market: report
Samsung Electronics retained the top spot in the global smartphone market in the third quarter of the year, a report showed. The world‘s largest smartphone maker held a market share of 20 percent in the July-September period, followed by Apple with 14 percent and Xiaomi with 13 percent, according to a report from market researcher Counterpoint Research. During the three months, the South Korean tech giant shipped 69.3 million smartphones, up 20 percent from the previous q
BusinessDec. 21, 2021
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[Graphic News] US world‘s biggest plastic polluter: report
The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing crisis. Overall, the US contributed around 42 million metric tons in plastic waste in 2016 - more than twice as much as China and more than the countries of the European Union combined, according to the analysis. On average, each American generates 130 kilograms of plastic wast
WorldDec. 20, 2021
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[Graphic News] Life expectancy of S. Koreans rises to 83.5 years in 2020
The average life expectancy of South Korean babies born last year reached 83.5 years, more than seven years longer than two decades ago, data showed, amid improved public awareness about health and a better medical system. The average life expectancy at birth in 2020 was 2.4 months longer than a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. Compared with 10 and 20 years ago, the average life expectancy became 3.2 years and 7.5 years longer, respectively. The reading a
NationalDec. 17, 2021