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[Graphic News] Carmakers’ Feb. sales rise 4.8% on SUVs

BusinessMar 9, 2021

South Korean carmakers’ sales rose 4.8 percent last month from a year earlier helped by strong demand for SUVs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, industry data showed Tuesday. The five carmakers in South...
[Graphic News] Nearly one-third of South Koreans experienced online violence last year

NationalMar 8, 2021

Over 30 percent of South Koreans experienced online violence either as a victim or an abuser last year, according to a survey by the country‘s media regulator. The Korea Communications Commission ...
[Graphic News] South Koreans spent an hour a day on YouTube in Jan.: data

NationalMar 5, 2021

South Koreans are estimated to have spent an hour on average on the mobile YouTube app a day in January, data showed. The average time a local mobile user spent on the video streaming app in Janua...
[Graphic News] S. Korea's chicken exports hit new high in 2020

BusinessMar 4, 2021

South Korea’s chicken exports touched a new high in 2020 amid growing worldwide demand for ready-to-eat products and the popularity of Korean pop culture, a report showed. Overseas shipments of pr...
[Graphic News] Jeff Bezos tops list of largest donors in 2020

WorldMar 3, 2021

As the world grappled with COVID-19, a recession and a racial reckoning, the ultrawealthy gave to a broader set of causes than ever before - bestowing multimillion-dollar gifts on food pantries, his...
[Graphic News] COVID-19 vaccines get lukewarm response in South Korea

NationalMar 2, 2021

Less than half of South Koreans are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots immediately, without waiting for further reports on those vaccines’ effects, an opinion poll showed. In the survey con...
[Graphic News] Online food sales see explosive growth in S. Korea

BusinessMar 1, 2021

South Korea’s online food market posted explosive growth in 2020 from a year earlier due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. The value of online food transactions in Asia's ...
[Graphic News] Homebuying top priority for Lotto winners

NationalFeb 25, 2021

More than 40 percent of people who won Lotto, the country‘s most popular lottery, said they will use the prize money to acquire real estate assets, a survey showed. Among 271 Lotto winners in the ...
[Graphic News] Samsung remains No. 2 chip buyer in 2020: report

BusinessFeb 25, 2021

Samsung Electronics remained the world’s second-largest chip buyer behind US tech titan Apple last year, a report showed, while manufacturers’ spending on semiconductors increased due to the pandemi...
[Graphic News] N. Korea ranks lowest in world democracy index: poll

North KoreaFeb 24, 2021

North Korea ranked the lowest in a world democracy index last year for the 16th consecutive year, a recent report showed. North Korea placed at the bottom among the 167 countries polled, with an o...
[Graphic News] Paternity leave increases 23% in 2020

NationalFeb 23, 2021

The number of men going on paternity leave jumped 23 percent last year from the previous year, reflecting cultural and policy changes, the Labor Ministry said. The total number of private sector w...
[Graphic News] Air pollution caused 160,000 deaths in big cities last year

WorldFeb 22, 2021

Serious pollution caused around 160,000 premature deaths in the world’s five most populous cities last year, even as air quality improved in some places due to coronavirus lockdowns, an environmenta...
[Graphic News] Exports of sauces hit all-time high

BusinessFeb 19, 2021

South Korea’s exports of sauces reached an all-time high in 2020 as more people enjoyed cooking at home around the globe amid the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed. Outbound shipments of sauce...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s exports of cosmetics up 16% in 2020

BusinessFeb 18, 2021

South Korea’s exports of cosmetics shot up 16 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, data showed, on the back of the growing demand from the United States and elsewhere in Asia. Outbound shipments o...
[Graphic News] Over half of S. Koreans in favor of tax hike on high earners: poll

NationalFeb 17, 2021

More than half of South Koreans are in favor of raising taxes for high income earners to mitigate the polarization that has deepened during the pandemic, a poll showed. In the survey of 1,000 Sout...