Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Qatar Airways named world’s best airline
Qatar Airways was named the best airline globally in 2018, followed by German carrier Lufthansa and United Arab Emirates’ national carrier Etihad Airways, according to AirHelp. Overall rankings are based on three factors: on-time performance, quality of service and a claims-processing score, which reflects how a company handles customer complaints. Korean Air ranked 66th and Asiana Airlines came in at No. 59.
World Business June 10, 2018
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[Graphic News] GDP growth projection for Asia 2018
India is expected to be the fastest growing economy in Asia at 7.3 percent growth in 2018, according to the World Bank. Boasting one of the world’s youngest workforce, India is projected to be the fastest growing economy in Asia in 2018. The country’s growth rate this year is estimated to beat other Asian economies, including that of rival China. Bhutan, one of the world’s smallest countries with limited access to global markets, is projected to have the second fastest economy in Asia. The coun
World Business June 7, 2018
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[Graphic News] The deadliest volcanic eruptions of the past 25 years
After Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted on Monday killing at least 65 people, here is a list of the most deadly volcanic eruptions over the last quarter century.
World News June 6, 2018
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[Graphic News] Koreans’ average level of life satisfaction scores 6.4 out of 10
Koreans gave an average score of 6.4 on a scale of zero to 10 for the level of satisfaction with their quality of life, a government survey showed. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism commissioned Hankook Research to conduct the inaugural survey on 1,500 adults from May 15-21. Respondents were asked how satisfied they were with their lives. According to the survey, the level of life satisfaction was inversely proportional to age. People aged 19-29 were most contented with their lives,
Social Affairs June 5, 2018
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[Graphic News] Dokdo's official land price rises 9.17%
A South Korean provincial government put the official land value of Dokdo, a pair of rocky islets in the East Sea, at 5.93 billion won ($5.49 million) as of Jan. 1, 2018, up 9.17 percent from a year ago. The land price of Dokdo, which was 5.43 billion won last year, has steadily risen over the past decade, according to the government of North Gyeongsang Province, which annually updates land values of all public and private properties in its vicinity. In South Korea, the actual market prices of
Business June 4, 2018
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[Graphic News] 12% of young children use smartphones every day: survey
Around 39 percent of children aged between 2 and 5 watch TV daily and 12 percent use smartphones every day, according to Ajou University Hospital, which surveyed the parents of 350 young children. Forty-eight percent of the children watch TV for an hour a day on average, and 66.5 percent had watched TV before they reached the age of 2. The survey also revealed that 36.5 percent use smartphones more than four days a week, and 12.2 percent had been exposed to mobile phones before they were 12 mo
Social Affairs June 3, 2018
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[Graphic News] North Korea: The world’s most isolated country
North Korea is at the bottom of the rankings on freedom of media, hunger situation and corruption. This graphic shows North Korea's general figures.
North Korea May 31, 2018
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[Graphic News] Conflict flight highest in a decade: monitors
Conflict forced nearly 12 million people to flee within their own country last year, the highest level of such internal displacement in 10 years, international monitors said. A total of 11.8 million people were uprooted from their homes and displaced internally in 2017 -- nearly double the 6.9 million who suffered the same fate a year earlier, according to a report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center and the Norwegian Refugee Council. The newly displaced bring the total number of peo
World News May 30, 2018
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[Graphic News] Amazon's Bezos named most powerful CEO
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the most powerful CEO in the world, according to a list by Forbes. Larry Page, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, ranked second, followed by Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg and Warren Buffett. Jack Ma, chairman and founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, was named the most powerful Asian chief executive this year, taking sixth place.
World Business May 29, 2018
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[Graphic News] Most and least peaceful Asian countries
According to a World Justice Project report, people in Singapore feel the safest, while people in Pakistan feel the least secure. The report measured the prevalence of common crimes in 113 countries, including homicides, kidnappings, burglaries, thefts, armed robberies and extortions, as well as people’s perceptions of safety. Japan was the second safest in Asia and eighth in the world, while South Korea ranked third in the region and 22nd in the world. Despite the tension with North Korea, pe
World News May 28, 2018
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[Graphic News] Walmart tops Fortune 500's list
Walmart topped the Fortune 500 list for the sixth straight year and Amazon made the Top 10 for the first time. The 64th annual Fortune 500 list ranks America’s largest companies, representing two-thirds of the US gross domestic product with $12.8 trillion in revenue. The companies on the list employ more than 28 million people. Exxon Mobil and Berkshire Hathaway ranked No. 2 and No. 3 on the list with $244 billion and $242 billion each in annual revenue, respectively. The e-commerce giant run
World Business May 27, 2018
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[Graphic News] Europe car sales speed up in April
Car sales in the top European markets rose sharply in April, statistics showed Thursday, confounding fears that a slowdown in the eurozone's recovery might put the brakes on the continent's vehicle industry. “In April 2018, the EU passenger car market showed a strong return to growth (+9.6%) after demand declined in March,” the European Automobile Manufacturers Association said in a statement. The Spanish car market grew the fastest - by 12.3 percent - followed by the UK at 10.4 percent, France
World Business May 24, 2018
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[Graphic News] Annual salaries of top 30 firms rise 2.6% in 2017
The average annual salaries of employees at South Korea’s top 30 listed companies grew in the mid-2 percent range in 2017, with the growth rate for women nearly twice that for men. According to job portals Job Korea and Albamon, the per capita annual salary of leading companies increased at an average rate of 2.6 percent last year from a year earlier. Top web portal operator Naver Corp. posted the highest increase of 18.3 percent (12.75 million won) on-year.
Business May 23, 2018
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[Graphic News] Air pollution kills over 480,000 Europeans a year: report
Air pollution causes more than 480,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite “slowly” improving air quality on the continent, the EU’s environment authority said. Data collected at monitoring stations showed that 82 percent of the EU’s urban population was exposed to these microscopic particulates, known as PM2.5, in 2015, down from 85 percent in 2013. Other sources of air pollution linked to the premature deaths include nitrogen dioxide, emitted in the air, and ground-level ozone ca
World News May 22, 2018
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[Graphic News] Plastic planet
More than 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics have been produced since the 1950s, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. As of 2015, humans had generated 8.3 billion tons of plastics, 6.3 billion tons of which had already become waste. Of that waste total, only 9 percent was recycled, 12 percent was incinerated and 79 percent accumulated in landfills or the natural environment. The research predicts around 12 billion tons of plastic waste will be polluting the natur
World May 21, 2018
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