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[Graphic News] Sales of food delivery app hit fresh high amid virus pandemic

BusinessSept 17, 2020

South Korean food delivery applications saw their sales hit a fresh high in August as more people refrained from dining out and stayed home amid the stricter social distancing scheme, data showed. ...
[Graphic News] Korea‘s ice cream exports rise 11% this year

BusinessSept 16, 2020

South Korean exports of ice cream swelled more than 11 percent in the first eight months of the year despite a slump in the country’s overall overseas shipments, official data showed. Overseas shi...
[Graphic News] Korea's tourism income hits 17-year low in Q2 due to coronavirus

BusinessSept 15, 2020

South Korea’s tourism income hit a 17-year low in the second quarter of this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, government data showed. For the April-June period, the country posted $1.19...
[Graphic News] Major firms‘ Q2 overseas sales dip 20% amid virus

BusinessSept 14, 2020

Major South Korean companies saw their overseas sales tumble nearly 20 percent in second quarter of the year during the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. Combined overseas sales of the country’s ...
[Graphic News] Number of self-employed tumbles amid coronavirus

NationalSept 11, 2020

The number of self-employed people in South Korea has fallen at a far faster pace in 2020 than last year, data showed. South Korea had 5.548 million self-employed people as of the end of July, dow...
[Graphic News] Global views on economy turn sharply negative

World BusinessSept 10, 2020

Public attitudes about the economy have become bleaker as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh globally, according to a Pew Research Center survey released recently. Overall, a median of on...
[Graphic News] Retail sales up 4.4% in July on online sales of groceries amid pandemic

BusinessSept 9, 2020

Retail sales in South Korea advanced 4.4 percent in July from a year earlier as online platforms enjoyed a spike in demand for groceries and home appliances amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The ...
[Graphic News] LG Chem becomes No. 1 EV battery supplier in 2020

World BusinessSept 8, 2020

LG Chem became the largest supplier of electric vehicle batteries in the first seven months of this year, data showed. Based on the global usage of EV batteries, LG Chem’s market share stood at 25...
[Graphic News] Korea imports 5% more coffee from January through July

BusinessSept 7, 2020

South Korea’s coffee imports expanded more than 5 percent in the first seven months of the year despite the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Tuesday. Imports of coffee stood at 90,355 metric tons...
[Graphic News] About two-thirds of SMEs suffer sales setbacks on virus: poll

BusinessSept 4, 2020

More than two-thirds of South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises have suffered setbacks in their sales following the coronavirus outbreak in February, a poll showed. According to a nationwi...
[Graphic News] Korea’s total fertility rate hits record low of 0.92 in 2019

Social affairsSept 3, 2020

South Korea’s total fertility rate hit a record low of 0.92 in 2019, government data showed, in a clear warning to the nation’s economy that a population decline lies ahead. The total fertility ra...
[Graphic News] S. Korea's home transactions hit new high in July

NationalSept 1, 2020

Home transactions in South Korea reached a new all-time high in July despite government measures to rein in soaring housing prices, data showed. The number of homes changing hands nationwide stood...
[Graphic News] More foreigners in S. Korea overstaying

Social affairsAug 31, 2020

The number of foreigners overstaying in South Korea increased 10 percent on-year in May, as travelers and migrants were stranded by strict border controls around the world due to the novel coronavir...
[Graphic News] Vehicle registrations exceed 24m in H1

BusinessAug 28, 2020

The number of vehicle registrations in South Korea exceeded 24 million in the first half, helped by strong demand for environmentally friendly models, the Transport Ministry said. Accumulated auto...
[Graphic News] Samsung maintains No. 1 spot in global DRAM market in Q2

World BusinessAug 27, 2020

Samsung Electronics maintained its dominant status in the global DRAM market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed, as the pandemic drove demand for server chips. The South Korean tec...