The Korea Herald

GRAPHIC NEWS

LATEST NEWS

[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 ...

Aug 31, 2017
World
[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 Patter...

Aug 30, 2017
World
[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 ...

Aug 29, 2017
World
[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 determine...

Aug 28, 2017
World
[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 ...

Aug 27, 2017
National
[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 ...

Aug 24, 2017
Business
[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...

Aug 22, 2017
National
[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, ...

Aug 21, 2017
World News
[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, res...

Aug 20, 2017
World
[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 f...

Aug 17, 2017
World News
[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 Lumpu...

Aug 16, 2017
World News
[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 th...

Aug 15, 2017
National
[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 yea...

Aug 13, 2017
World News
[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 liqu...

Aug 13, 2017
North Korea
[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...

Aug 10, 2017
World News

The Korea Herald by Herald Corporation

Address : Huam-ro 4-gil 10, Yongsan-gu,Seoul, Korea
Online newspaper registration No : Seoul 아03711
Date of registration : 2015.04.28
Publisher. Editor : Kwon Chung-won
Juvenile Protection Manager : Shin Chang Hoon
Tel : 02.727.0114