Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Three-quarters of people over 10 own a mobile phone: UN
Nearly three-quarters of people over the age of 10 now own a mobile phone, potentially opening the way to broader internet use, the United Nations said. The UN’s International Telecommunication Union has provided its first estimate of regional and global ownership, revealing that 73 percent of the world’s population over 10 years of age owned a cellphone in 2022. But it cautioned that mobile phone ownership remains higher than internet use — especially in lower-income countries
World News Dec. 14, 2022
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[Graphic News] Foreign ownership of South Korean land rises 1.2% in H1
Foreign ownership of South Korean land rose 1.2 percent in the first half of 2022 from the end of 2021, the Land Ministry said. Foreigners owned 260.75 square kilometers - slightly more than four times the size of Manhattan - at the end of June. That represents 0.26 percent of South Korea’s total land area, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement. The value of land in foreign hands also increased 1.2 percent to 32.46 trillion won ($24.7 billion) over the cite
Social Affairs Dec. 13, 2022
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[Graphic News] Imports of leisure equipment up 2.5% through October
South Korea’s imports of camping and hiking equipment rose 2.5 percent on-year through October this year, data showed Wednesday, as more people enjoyed activities avoiding crowds amid the pandemic. The combined imports of leisure equipment, including camping and hiking gear, came to $304 million in the January-October period, rising from $297 million posted a year earlier, data compiled by the Korea Customs Service showed. It also marked a sharp rise from just $148 million posted for all o
Consumer Dec. 12, 2022
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[Graphic News] Overseas card spending continues to grow on soaring outbound travel
South Koreans’ overseas card spending continued to grow in the third quarter as outbound travel spiked bolstered by eased pandemic curbs, central bank data showed. The amount of money spent overseas by South Koreans with cards, including credit and debit cards, came to $3.81 billion in the July-September period, up 4.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the data from the Bank of Korea. Compared with a year earlier, consumption jumped 32.6 percent. The latest data marked the se
Economy Dec. 9, 2022
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[Graphic News] 17% of women in South Korea experience career break following marriage
Around 17 percent of South Korean women experienced a career break following their marriage this year, with child-rearing among the top reasons, official government data showed. The number of women aged 15-54 who had stopped working after marriage had come to 1.39 million as of April, slightly down from 1.44 million tallied a year earlier, according to data from Statistics Korea. The decrease came in line with a fall in marriages in South Korea. The number of married women in the age group came
Social Affairs Dec. 7, 2022
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[Graphic News] International student enrollment at US colleges rebounds after pandemic
US colleges and universities are seeing more international students enroll following a sharp decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey, released from the Institute of International Education and the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, found first-time international student enrollment was up by 80 percent last year compared to the year before. During the last academic year, 948,519 international students from more than 200 countries studied at a US college
World News Dec. 6, 2022
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[Graphic News] Korean ancient book, women’s poetry listed on regional list of UNESCO Memory of the World
A South Korean ancient history book, traditional women’s poetry and records of a massive oil spill have been added to the regional list of the UNESCO Memory of the World program. The Cultural Heritage Administration said “Samguk-yusa” (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) and two other candidates from the country were granted the status during a general meeting of the UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific. “Naebang-gasa” (Songs of the Inner Cha
Social Affairs Dec. 5, 2022
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[Graphic News] What must happen for South Korea to stay in World Cup?
South Korea will play Portugal for its final match of Group H in the World Cup on Saturday (Korean time), at the same time as Ghana and Uruguay. Here is a look at what needs to happen for South Korea to reach the next round. - If two teams have the same number of points, the top team is decided by the following criteria, in order: goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head result, and "fair play" - the teams' disciplinary records. If this does not separate them, the FIFA organizi
Soccer Dec. 2, 2022
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[Graphic News] Record number of people repatriated from IS camps in Syria
Repatriations of foreign women and children affiliated with Islamic State from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said. Thousands of foreigners including women and children had gone to Syria to live in IS' so-called "caliphate" until 2019, when US-backed Kurdish forces snatched the last pocket of Syrian territory from the jihadists. Fleeing women and children were housed in overcrowded detention camps run by Kurdish authorities and in
World News Dec. 1, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of multiple-home owners down 2% in 2021
The number of multiple-home owners in South Korea fell 2 percent on-year in 2021, data showed, apparently on tax burdens. The number of multiple-home owners reached 2.27 million in 2021, falling from 2.32 million tallied in the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. They took up 15.1 percent of the total homeowners, down 0.7 percentage point from a year earlier. The total number of homeowners came to 15 million in 2021, up 2.7 percent from a year earlier. Over the period, the country'
Social Affairs Nov. 30, 2022
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[Graphic News] FIFA World Cup history
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar - the first time the soccer tournament has been held in the Middle East - kicked off on Sunday. The tournament is being held through Dec. 18. The first World Cup tournament was held in 1930 - 92 years ago - and entirely within the city of Uruguay's capital Montevideo, according to FIFA's website. Brazil has won the World Cup a record five times in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, followed closely by Germany and Italy with four wins apiece. Following is a li
Soccer Nov. 29, 2022
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[Graphic News] BTS nominated for multiple Grammys
South Korean supergroup BTS has been nominated in two categories for the 2023 Grammy Awards, becoming the first K-pop act to receive Grammy nominations for the third consecutive year. The septet was nominated for the best pop duo or group performance for “My Universe,” along with British rock band Coldplay, and best music video for “Yet to Come,” during the official Grammy nomination ceremony livestreamed by the US Recording Academy. The best pop duo/group performan
K-pop Nov. 25, 2022
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[Graphic News] World Cup Group H
South Korea will be playing the country's 10th consecutive FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Its pursuit of only a third trip to the knockout phase begins Thursday against Uruguay, the first Group H match for both countries. South Korea will then play Ghana on Nov. 28 and Portugal on Dec. 2. Portugal, at No. 9, is the highest-ranked team in Group H, followed by Uruguay at No. 14, South Korea at No. 28 and Ghana at No. 61. South Korea should have a fighting chance to make it out of Group H, but
Soccer Nov. 24, 2022
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[Graphic News] Rice output down 3% in 2022 due to bad weather conditions
South Korea’s rice output fell 3 percent this year from a year earlier due to a sharp drop in precipitation and lack of sunny days, data showed. The country’s rice production came to 3.76 million tons this year, falling from 3.88 million tons tallied in 2021, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. It marked the sixth straight year that the country’s yearly rice production stayed below 4 million tons. The agency attributed the decline in rice output to a dro
National Nov. 23, 2022
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[Graphic News] 3 in 10 elementary to high schoolers overweight or obese amid prolonged COVID-19
Three out of every 10 students from elementary to high school were overweight or obese last year, as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic kept them from outdoor activities, an Education Ministry report showed. The rate of overweight or obese students reached 30.8 percent as of 2021, according to the report based on health checkup results from 1,023 elementary, middle and high schools nationwide. Of the total students included in the report, 19 percent were obese, up 3.9 percentage points, while
Social Affairs Nov. 22, 2022
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