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Sept 25, 2017 World

[Graphic News] World population to reach 9.8b in 2050

According to a recent United Nations report, the world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. Roughly 83 million people a...

[Graphic News] The colors of fall

Leaves use carbohydrates (sugars) to continually produce chlorophyll, which makes the leaves green; the chemical absorbs the blue and orange components of sunlight and converts them into energy for t...

Sept 24, 2017
Science
[Graphic News] Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire is a 40,000-kilometer horseshoe-shaped area of intense volcanic and seismic activity that follows the edges of the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire includes 75 percent of the world‘s...

Sept 21, 2017
World
[Graphic News] Military balance in Northeast Asia

Sept 20, 2017
World
[Graphic News] Global hunger rises for first time in decade

Hunger is on the increase across the globe once again after a decade of declines, a UN report said. Most of the world‘s hungry people are in Asia and Africa, with 520 million and 243 million, resp...

Sept 19, 2017
World
[Graphic News] China has the top longest land border in Asia

Many countries with land borders in Asia have long remained peaceful, others remain tense. Five Asian countries have no land border with other countries. In a world of connected societies, border ...

Sept 18, 2017
World
[Graphic News] Korea spending on families among lowest of OECD countries

According to an OECD report, Korea was one of the smallest investors in families among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2013. The country allocated 1.13 ...

Sept 17, 2017
World
[Graphic News] London remains world's top financial center

London remains the world‘s most attractive financial center despite fear mongering over Brexit, according to the Z/Yen Group’s latest Global Financial Centres Index. The City was placed ahead of N...

Sept 14, 2017
World Business
[Graphic News] Koreans eye trips during long Chuseok break

About 90 percent of South Koreans are expected to go on a trip during the Chuseok holiday, which begins late this month, a survey showed Monday. The government has designated Oct. 2 as a one-off h...

Sept 13, 2017
National
[Graphic News] Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh nears 300,000

Nearly 300,000 Rohingya people have fled to Bangladesh to escape the violence in Rakhine state, the United Nations said Saturday, while the Myanmarese government for the first time offered humanitar...

Sept 12, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes from 1 to 5 based on sustained wind speed to estimate potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered majo...

Sept 11, 2017
World
[Graphic News] North Korea oil embargo could add fuel to the fire

Top of the list for new sanctions on North Korea after its sixth nuclear test is an oil embargo, which analysts say would have a crippling effect on the wider economy - but might do little to curb i...

Sept 10, 2017
North Korea
[Graphic News] Ice cream sales fall

South Korea’s ice cream sales have declined in the past few years in the face of fewer children and the growing popularity of alternatives, such as iced coffee and shaved ice, a report said. Per c...

Sept 7, 2017
Business
[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 ut...

Sept 6, 2017
Business
[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

Sept 5, 2017
North Korea

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