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Nam Kyung-don
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[Interactive] More than half of Afghans face ‘acute’ food crisis
More than 22 million Afghans will suffer “acute food insecurity” this winter, UN agencies said, warning the already unstable country faces one of the world‘s worst humanitarian crises. The crisis is already bigger in scale than that facing Yemen or Syria, and worse than any food insecurity emergency apart from the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said. According to the statement issued by the World Food Program and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, one in two A
World News Dec. 28, 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
World Dec. 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
National Dec. 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
Sports Dec. 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
National Dec. 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
World Dec. 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
Business Dec. 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
World Dec. 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
National Dec. 17, 2021
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[Graphic News] Overseas card spending down 14.8% in Q3 on weak won
South Koreans’ overseas card spending declined 14.8 percent in the third quarter from three months earlier as the government tightened rules on withdrawals of money from automatic teller machines and the won depreciated against the dollar, central bank data showed. According to the data by the Bank of Korea, the amount of money spent overseas by South Koreans with cards, including credit and debit cards, came to $2.88 billion in the July-September period, down from $3.37 billion
Business Dec. 16, 2021
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[Graphic News] More than third of world has never used internet: UN
Some 2.9 billion people - 37 percent of the world’s population - have still never used the internet, the United Nations said, despite the COVID-19 pandemic driving people online. The UN’s International Telecommunication Union estimated that 96 percent of those 2.9 billion live in developing countries. The agency said the estimated number of people who have gone online rose from 4.1 billion in 2019 to 4.9 billion this year, partially due to a “COVID connectivity boost.&rdq
World Dec. 15, 2021
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[Graphic News] Korea’s whisky imports jump over 70% this year
South Korea’s imports of whisky soared more than 70 percent in the first 10 months of the year as more people drank at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. The value of whisky imports came to $93.21 million in the January-October period, up 73.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service and the local liquor industry. It represents the first on-year increase in the country’s whisky imports since 2014. Industry sources attribu
Business Dec. 14, 2021
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s total population to fall for first time this year
South Korea’s total population is expected to record its first decline this year, the statistics agency said, a grim assessment of its demographic situations amid the country’s chronically low birthrate, rapid aging and a decline in incoming foreigners during the pandemic. The country’s total population is estimated to have peaked at 51.84 million last year before falling to an estimated 51.75 million this year and an estimated 37.7 million in 2070, according to the latest
National Dec. 13, 2021
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[Graphic News] Imports of golf equipment at record high in first 10 months of this year
South Korea’s imports of golf equipment rose to a record high in the first 10 months of this year on the back of strong demand amid the pandemic, customs data showed. The imports of golf clubs and other related equipment reached $601 million in the January-October period, up 29.3 percent from the previous year, according to data from the Korea Customs Service. The reading hit an all-time high for any first 10-month period of the year. It was also higher than the yearly imports of gol
Business Dec. 10, 2021
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[Interactive] Internet banking users reach record high in H1
South Korea's internet banking services continued to grow in the first half of the year, with the number of users and daily transactions rising to new highs, central bank data showed. The number of internet banking users, including mobile banking, came to 186.5 million as of end-June, up 5.6 percent from six months earlier, according to the data from the Bank of Korea. The figure is the simple sum of all registered users of 18 internet and mobile banking service providers in the country, meani
Economy Dec. 9, 2021
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