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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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[Graphic News] Mobile credit card spending hits record high
Average daily spending of mobile credit cards came to 57.9 billion won ($51.2 million) in the first half of this year, up 41.2 percent, data showed The hike comes as a growing number of Koreans utilize smartphones to buy products ranging from clothes to electronic goods. South Korea is one of the most wired countries in the world, with one of the highest smartphone penetration rates. Eight in 10 South Koreans use a smartphone, according to government data.
BusinessSept. 6, 2017
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[Graphic News] North Korea’s exported labor
This graphic shows countries known to receive North Korean laborers, according to reports by the UN and academics. Expatriate workers are an important revenue source for Pyongyang
North KoreaSept. 5, 2017
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[Graphic News] North Korea conducts sixth nuclear test
North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth nuclear test, claiming it was now capable of producing intercontinental ballistic missiles fitted with thermonuclear warheads. Several nuclear weapons states around the world carried out these experiments throughout the 20th century, but North Korea is believed to be the only country to do so after 2000.
North KoreaSept. 4, 2017
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[Graphic News] KAIST, POSTECH named among top 10 young universities
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore retained its No. 1 spot in the latest rankings of the world’s top 50 universities established in the last 50 years, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World Universities Rankings. The young universities are ranked according to performance across six criteria: Academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per faculty member, ratio of faculty members to students, proportion of international students and proportion of international fa
WorldSept. 3, 2017
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[Graphic News] Mark Wahlberg named world's top paid actor
Rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg was named the world’s highest paid actor, earning an estimated $68 million before taxes over the past 12 months. The 46-year-old star won his place at the top of the list compiled by Forbes magazine, thanks to earnings from “Transformers: The Last Knight” and comedy sequel “Daddy's Home 2,” due out in November. Dwayne Johnson, who placed first in 2016, is in second place with $65 million, after starring in the big screen reboot of lifeguard action-comedy “Baywa
WorldAug. 31, 2017
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[Graphic News] J.K. Rowling becomes world's top-paid author
J.K. Rowling, creator of the enduringly popular “Harry Potter” series, has topped the list of the world’s highest-paid authors after earning $95 million, according to Forbes. Crime novelist Patterson was knocked down from the top perch to the No. 2 spot this year, with earnings of $87 million Far below in earnings in the third spot were children’s book writer Jeff Kinney, of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” success, with $21 million in earnings and Dan Brown of “The Da Vinci Code” fame in fourth with $20
WorldAug. 30, 2017
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[Graphic News] Beijing hosts more global companies
Asia is home to more Fortune Global 500 companies today than any other continent. Beijing alone has 57 companies which are among the world’s 500 largest companies, according to a list compiled by Fortune. Japan is home to 51 global companies although it has lost one company this year in the list. Japan’s capital, Tokyo is home to 37 global companies and Japan’s third largest city Osaka is home to 7 companies. South Korea has 15 companies on the list and eleven of them are in Soul. India ha
WorldAug. 29, 2017
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[Graphic News] Iceland safest country in world
Iceland has been named the safest country on Earth, according to the 2017 Global Peace Index. The report ranked 163 nations according to their “levels of peacefulness.” The rankings were determined by 23 factors, including homicids, violent crimes, the impact of terrorism and deaths from internal conflicts. New Zealand ranked second, followed by Portugal, while Ireland rose two places to tie with Japan for the No. 10 spot this year. Among the most dangerous countries were Syria, Afghanistan, a
WorldAug. 28, 2017
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[Graphic News] Anti-smoking campaign lacks results despite big budget
The government’s anti-smoking campaign, funded partly by increased revenue from a cigarette price hike, has not been effective. In January 2015, when the price of cigarettes was raised 80 percent from 2,500 won ($2.21) to 4,500 won, monthly cigarette sales were 295 million packs. Currently, monthly sales are close to 300 million packs, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Assembly Budget Office. Part of the revenue from the hike in cigarette price was allocated to di
NationalAug. 27, 2017
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[Graphic News] Kakao Taxi dominates cab-hailing market
Kakao Taxi is the most popular cab-hailing app in South Korea, dominating 98 percent of the market this year. UberTaxi came in a second with 11 percent. Market analysis company Open Survey polled 1,500 smartphone users between 20 through 40 to find out which online-to-offline apps they use the most for specific needs. Multiple selections were allowed in the survey. For food delivery, the most used app is Baedal Minjok with 80 percent. It was closely followed by Yogiyo with 72 percent. Baedalto
BusinessAug. 24, 2017
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[Graphic News] South Korean egg scandal
Only about 10 percent of eggs, or 4.5 million, subject to recall for possible contamination with harmful pesticides have been seized by the authorities as of Tuesday, officials said, suggesting that the majority of them may have already been bought or consumed. A total of 52 poultry farms in South Korea were found to have used insecticides not permitted for poultry farming, including fipronil, in a nationwide examination conducted between Aug. 15 -18. All eggs produced from July 1, estimated t
NationalAug. 22, 2017
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[Graphic News] China may not be the most populous country by 2024
The graph shows Asia’s demographics. By 2024, it will look very different as India’s population is all set to surpass that of China. Currently China, with a population of 1.41 billion, and India, with 1.34 billion, remain the two most populous countries, comprising of 19 percent and 18 percent of the total global population respectively, according to the UN report. And in about seven years, or around 2024, the population of India is expected to surpass that of China. Other populous Asian count
World NewsAug. 21, 2017
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[Graphic News] Angkor Wat named world's top landmark
Cambodia’s legendary ancient Angkor Wat complex was named the planet’s most stunning landmark in 2017 by TripAdvisor. Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious monument. It includes temples, reservoirs and canals. The travel website releases awards lists throughout the year, bestowing kudos on hotels, destinations, museums and more, based on users’ reviews.
WorldAug. 20, 2017
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[Graphic News] Harvard tops list of world university rankings again
US universities retained their dominance in an annual Chinese ranking of the world’s top academic institutions, with Harvard staying No. 1 for the 15th straight year.In the top 10, little changed from last year, Stanford held on to the second spot in the “Academic Ranking of World Universities” compiled by the independent Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, which has ranked the top 500 institutions each year since 2003.A statement accompanying this year’s results said the rankings were based on a rang
World NewsAug. 17, 2017
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[Graphic News] Best places to retire overseas
Portugal‘s Algarve region has been named the best place in the world to retire for the fourth year in a row, according to a report from Live and Invest Overseas.Only two Asian cities -- Kuala Lumpur and George Town -- made the list in the top 10, ranking sixth and 10th, respectively.Valletta, Malta came in at No. 2, while Mazatlan, Mexico took the No. 3 spot.Factors taken into account include: cost of living, safety, whether English is spoken, availability of entertainment, environmental conditi
World NewsAug. 16, 2017
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[Graphic News] Women hold nearly half government jobs
Women held roughly half of governmental positions in South Korea as of last year, mostly concentrated in educational services. According to data released by the Ministry of Personnel Management this week, of the nation’s 650,000 civil servants at the end of 2016, 323,000, or 49.8 percent, were women. The proportion of female civil servants has been on a steady increase in recent years, moving from 48.1 percent in 2013 to 49 percent in 2014 and 49.4 percent in 2015. Education services showed
NationalAug. 15, 2017
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[Graphic News] Delhi to grow fastest in Asia
Delhi is now the fastest growing city in Asia, according to a new study from Oxford Economics. Indian cities are set to expand the most across the region, with growth speeding up from the past 5 years.Tianjin is forecast to clock the fastest growth in China, given that it has a large manufacturing base and one of the nation’s busiest ports. Ho Chi Minh was the only non-Indian city in the top five, reflecting the city’s success in establishing itself as a manufacturing center, as well as its stro
World NewsAug. 13, 2017
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[Graphic News] North Korea's Guam attack plan
North Korea's threat against Guam, a key US military outpost, is based on the Hwasong-12, a new intermediate range missile the country successfully flight-tested for the first time in May. The liquid-fuel missile is designed to be fired from road mobile launchers and has been previously described by North Korea as built for attacking Alaska and Hawaii. The North followed the May launch with two flight tests of its Hwasong-14 ICBM last month. Analysts said that a wide swath of the continental Uni
North KoreaAug. 13, 2017
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[Graphic News] Samsung registers 2nd largest number of patents in US
South Korea‘s tech giant Samsung Electronics registered an average of 19 patents per day in the United States in the first seven months of the year, industry data showed.According to the data by US online journal Quartz, a total of 4,143 patents were registered by Samsung Electronics through Aug. 1, with a daily 19.5 patents on average.It ranked second among technology firms in terms of patent registers in the world’s largest economy, after IBM, which posted 5,797 patents in total over the same
World NewsAug. 10, 2017
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[Graphic News] France remains world’s favorite tourism destination
France retained its position as the world’s favorite tourism destination in 2016, the UN’s World Tourism Organization said, defying concerns over terror attacks. The United States came second followed closely by Spain, according to annual figures that the Madrid-based UNWTO normally announces in January, but which were delayed this year.The number of tourists visiting the US was also down, falling three percent to 75.61 million, which saw the country narrowly maintain its second position as Spai
World NewsAug. 9, 2017