Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] The 74th Cannes Film Festival in numbers
Film July 12, 2021
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[Graphic News] 95.6% of vaccinated people say they recommend receiving shots: poll
Nine out of 10 people who have been vaccinated said they would recommend that their families and friends receive shots, a government survey showed. The poll, jointly conducted by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters and the Culture Ministry, showed that 95.6 percent were favorable toward receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The share was up 10.4 percentage points from the same survey conducted last month. Some 1,000 adults aged 18 and older took part in the latest surv
National July 9, 2021
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[Graphic News] Amazon, Apple most valuable brands
Amazon and Apple are the world’s most valuable brands but Chinese brands are rising up the leaders list and are more valuable than Europe’s top brands, according to a global ranking by Kantar’s BrandZ. Amazon, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, remained the world’s most valuable brand with an estimated value of $684 billion, followed by Apple, founded in 1976, at $612 billion and Google at $458 billion, Kantar said. Tencent, China’s biggest social media and vid
World Business July 8, 2021
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s global competitiveness ranking stays at 23rd in 2021: report
South Korea’s global competitiveness ranking remained unchanged this year after rising by five notches in the previous year on the back of its efforts to contain the pandemic, a report showed. South Korea ranked 23rd in terms of global competitiveness among 64 countries surveyed, according to the 2021 report by the International Institute for Management Development. IMD, a Swiss-based international institution, has been releasing the report every year since 1989 based on a country
World July 7, 2021
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[Graphic News] Nearly 80% of S. Korean consumers increase online shopping amid pandemic
Nearly 8 out of 10 South Korean consumers have increased their online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed. The survey of 1,000 local consumers, taken by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, showed 78.4 percent of the respondents saying their online purchases have risen since the outbreak of COVID-19. About 71 percent of them said they have purchased more foodstuffs and beverages online, followed by dining out and other food services, kitchen and daily goods an
Business July 6, 2021
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[Graphic News] 6 in 10 S. Koreans oppose Moon’s visit to Japan during Tokyo Olympics: poll
Over 60 percent of South Koreans are opposed to President Moon Jae-in’s possible visit to Japan during the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, a poll showed. In a survey of 500 people aged 18 and older conducted by Realmeter on June 25, 60.2 percent of respondents said they object to Moon’s visit during the games scheduled to open July 23, while 33.2 percent approved of his visit and the remaining 6.6 percent were undecided. Japanese media have reported the two governments have been
National July 5, 2021
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[Graphic News] Child labor swells for first time in two decades: UN
The world has marked the first rise in child labor in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward the same fate, the United Nations said. In a joint report, the International Labor Organization and the UN children’s agency UNICEF said the number in child labor stood at 160 million at the start of 2020 - an increase of 8.4 million in four years. The hike began before the pandemic hit and marks a dramatic reversal of a downward trend that
World July 2, 2021
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[Graphic News] Sales of fiction, poetry increase amid pandemic
Sales of fiction and poetry books at leading online bookstore Yes24 have grown this year as people spend more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company said. The sales volume of novels, poetry and dramas has risen 8.3 percent year-on-year so far this year, Yes24 announced. Their sales increased 21.4 percent year-on-year last year after decreasing 9.6 percent in 2019. Among this year’s 100 bestsellers, 13 titles belonged to the category, which came in third after busi
National July 1, 2021
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[Graphic News] Samsung ranks 2nd in European wearables market in Q1: report
Samsung Electronics was the second-largest vendor of wearable devices in Europe in the first quarter of the year, although its market share declined as archrival Apple expanded its presence. Samsung posted a 16.1 percent market share in the January-March period in the European market, down from 16.8 percent a year earlier, according to the latest report from market researcher International Data Corp. The South Korean tech giant shipped 3.5 million wearable products in the region in th
World Business June 30, 2021
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[Graphic News] E-scooter accidents in Seoul rise sharply over past 3 years
The number of accidents involving e-scooters in Seoul more than tripled between 2018 and 2020, the fire authorities said. The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters said it had responded to 366 e-scooter accidents over the three years: 57 in 2018, 117 in 2019 and 192 in 2020. The increase reflects the vehicles’ increased popularity. Collisions between e-scooters and cars were the most frequent, accounting for 107 accidents, or 29.2 percent of the total. There were 2
National June 29, 2021
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[Graphic News] New Zealand has ‘bubbliest’ housing market in world
New Zealand has the bubbliest housing market in the world, followed by Canada and Sweden, according to a ranking by Bloomberg Economics. Real estate prices around the world are flashing the kind of bubble warnings that haven’t been seen since the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the global news service said. Bloomberg ranked the world’s frothiest housing markets based on key indicators such as the price-to-rent ratio, price-to-income ratio, price growth and credit growth.
World June 28, 2021
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[Graphic News] Seoul National University ranks 9th among Asian universities
Seoul National University has retained its rank of 9th place among Asia‘s top universities, while Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Sungkyunkwan University ranked 13th and 14th respectively in the latest rankings by Times Higher Education. The top 10 universities in Asia were dominated by China. Tsinghua topped the ranking followed by Peking University and the National University of Singapore The university rankings are based on global performance tables that judg
World June 25, 2021
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[Graphic News] S. Korea atop Q1 chip equipment spending chart: report
South Korea was the world's largest spender on chip equipment in the first quarter of the year, a report showed, amid a global semiconductor shortage. South Korea, home to major memory chip producers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, spent $7.31 billion in chipmaking equipment in the January-March period, up 118 percent from a year ago, according to quarterly billings data from SEMI, a global industry association representing companies in the electronics design and manufacturing supply c
World Business June 24, 2021
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[Graphic News] Image of US abroad improves under Biden
The image of the United States throughout the world has changed significantly since the election of Joe Biden to replace former President Donald Trump, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released. Pew Research examination of 16 public surveys found a noteworthy increase in the image of the United States, pointing to the election of Biden and several of his major policy initiatives. The center said more than 6 in 10 people surveyed said they had confidence in Biden to make the
World June 23, 2021
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[Graphic News] One-person households make up 30.4% of homes in 2020
The portion of single-member households in South Korea surpassed 30 percent last year, a government survey showed, amid an increase in diverse forms of families. One-person households accounted for 30.4 percent of the total in 2020, according to a survey conducted of 11,000 households by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family every five years. The percentage was 21.3 percent in 2015 and 15.8 percent in 2010. At the same time, the portion of households composed of parents and unma
National June 22, 2021
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