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[Graphic News] S. Korean air exports soar amid pandemic

BusinessMar 23, 2021

South Korea’s airfreight exports jumped to account for 36 percent of the country’s overall exports last year, industry data showed, on higher demand for chips and bio-health products. Of the count...
[Graphic News] Samsung takes second place in connected TV devices market in Q4

World BusinessMar 22, 2021

Samsung Electronics was relegated to the runner-up spot in the market for connected TV devices, which includes smart TVs, streamers and gaming consoles, in the fourth quarter of 2020, a report showe...
[Graphic News] Health care exports hit record high amid pandemic

BusinessMar 18, 2021

South Korea’s health care and cosmetics exports soared more than 38 percent to an all-time high in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry data showed. The country’s overseas shipments of pha...
[Graphic News] Hong Kong removed from economic freedom ranking it once topped

WorldMar 17, 2021

Hong Kong has been removed from an annual index of the world’s freest economies because the think tank that compiles it said the city was now directly controlled by Beijing. The announcement is a ...
[Graphic News] Seoul population falls below 10m for first time in over three decades

NationalMar 16, 2021

Seoul’s population has fallen below 10 million for the first time in over 30 years, the city government said. The total stood at 9,911,088 residents at the end of last year, with 9,668,465 citizen...
[Graphic News] Growing number of Americans identify as LGBT

WorldMar 15, 2021

A growing number of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, a Gallup poll indicates. The survey found that 5.6 percent of Americans identified as LGBT in 2020, while 86.7 perc...
[Graphic News] BTS most tweeted about musician in US in 2020

K-popMar 12, 2021

K-pop sensation BTS was the most tweeted about musician in the United States last year, the band’s agency said. In a recent survey by Twitter, BTS topped the list of 2020 most tweeted about musici...
[Graphic News] iPhone 12 sales propel Apple to top of smartphone market

BusinessMar 11, 2021

Strong sales of iPhone 12 models lifted Apple to the top of the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter, a survey showed. The report by market tracker Gartner showed Apple sold some 79.9 mi...
[Graphic News] OTT use jumps in S. Korea amid pandemic

NationalMar 10, 2021

Over 66 percent of South Koreans used over-the-top (OTT) media, or video streaming services, last year amid the stay-at-home trend driven by the pandemic, a survey showed. South Korea’s OTT usage ...
[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...