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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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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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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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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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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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[Graphic News] Seoul population mobility rises
The number of people who moved from Seoul to other regions was 421,887 last month, which is more than 22,367 who moved to Seoul (398,720), according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. Last year, the figure was the lowest in 43 years due largely to a rise in housing prices and rapid aging. Housing prices in Seoul rose sharply last year despite a series of measures to rein in surging prices, including tightened home mortgages.
Social AffairsApril 26, 2018
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[Graphic News] Major statistics concerning inter-Korean talks at Panmunjeom
North KoreaApril 25, 2018
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[Graphic News] Gap in electricity output capacity growing for two Koreas
The gap in electricity supply capacity between South Korea and North Korea reached a record high, with the South capable of generating 14 times more in 2016, data from Statistics Korea and local power operators showed South Korea‘s electricity output reached 105,866 megawatts in 2016 if all of its power plants operated at full capacity. By comparison, North Korea’s output was estimated at 7,661 MW. The difference is the largest since South Korea began to release related data in 1965. Past recor
North KoreaApril 24, 2018
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[Graphic News] Number of farmers continues to fall in S. Korea
According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, the number of farmers also dropped 3 percent on-year to 2.42 million. Households engaging in the farming business totaled 1.04 million last year, down 2.5 percent from a year ago, data showed. The statistics office pointed out that it is mainly caused by the rapid aging of the population, with the younger generation moving to cities. The average age of the head of farming families reached 67 last year, up from 66.3 in 2016.
NationalApril 23, 2018
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[Graphic News] Number of births outside marriage on rise in EU
The rate of births outside marriage is on the rise in all EU member states to a greater or lesser extent, with the highest one recorded in France (59.7 percent in 2016) and the lowest in Greece (9.4 percent), the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) said in a statement. According to Eurostat, Bulgaria and Slovenia accounted for the ratio of out-of-home births with 58.6 percent, followed by Estonia (56.1percent). Sweden (54.9 percent), Denmark (54 percent), Portugal (52.8 percent)
WorldApril 22, 2018
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[Graphic News] Bill Gates, Angelina Jolie named most admired people
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie have been named the world's most admired people in a YouGov survey. Philanthropist Gates and humanitarian Jolie have topped the poll in each of the annual surveys, since the study introduced separate rankings for the sexes in 2015. Jackie Chan moves ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and ranked 3rd most admired man in the world. Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama top the lists. For
WorldApril 19, 2018
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[Graphic News] Samsung 5th-most admired firm in Canada
Samsung Electronics was named the fifth-most admired firm in Canada, an industry tracker said, recovering its reputation tainted by the suspended production of the Galaxy Note 7 in 2015. According to the report announced by Canadian researcher Leger, Samsung Electronics earned a reputation score of 75 to rank at 5th place in the 2018 Ranking of Canada‘s Most Admired Companies. US IT giant Google topped the list, followed by Canada’s Shoppers Drug Mart and Canadian Tire. Japan‘s Sony ranked at 4
World BusinessApril 18, 2018
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[Graphic News] Syria's chemical weapons
Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons went to Syria last week to try to determine whether banned toxins were used in an attack on a rebel enclave on April 7. On Monday, Washington and London accused Moscow of blocking the nine OPCW inspectors from reaching the alleged gas attack site and said Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence there. The OPCW Fact-Finding Mission, if it goes ahead, will collect samples and look for clues to determine whether i
WorldApril 17, 2018
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[Graphic News] Western strikes in Syria
The United States, Britain and France launched strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime early Saturday in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack after mulling military action for a week. A US official said the strikes had targeted chemical production facilities. Another official said multiple types of bombs were used, and a variety of targets chosen.
WorldApril 16, 2018
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[Graphic News] China's military ranks third strongest, India in fourth
China's military ranked as the most powerful in Asia, with eight other on the continent in the top 20: Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand. The cited index examined 133 countries. The Global Firepower Military Strength Index measures the countries’ military strength based on 50 parameters, including military resources, diversity of weapon systems, natural resources, industry and geographical features and available manpower. China's armed forces have been ranke
WorldApril 15, 2018
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[Graphic News] Which government is the most transparent in Asia?
Japan has the most open government system in Asia, according to the recently released World Justice Project. The report measures whether a country’s basic laws and information on legal rights are publicly available, presented in simple language and if there is civic participation and complaint mechanisms. It also measures if the processes by which the laws are enacted and administered are accessible, fair, and efficient. Japan is ranked 20th globally followed by South Korea which is ranked 22nd
WorldApril 12, 2018
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[Graphic News] Moroccans top list of recipients of EU citizenship
Moroccans ranked as the top nationals who have obtained the nationality of a European country, followed by Albanians and Indians, according to Eurostat data. A total of 820 people from North Korea acquired citizenship of member countries of the European Union in the 2007-2016 period, with nearly 90 percent of them living in Germany and Britain, the EU‘s statistics office showed in a report. Most are believed to have defected to and settled in Europe after escaping from North Korea, given that t
WorldApril 11, 2018
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[Graphic News] Facebook scandal affected up to 87m users
Several million Facebook users in the EU who installed the Cambridge Analytica app and their friends may have been affected by the data leak involving the political consultancy. Facebook said last week that as many as 87 million people might have had their data accessed -- an increase from the 50 million disclosed in previous reports. Facebook is basing the estimate in part on the number of friends each user might have had. Cambridge Analytica said in a statement that it had data for only 30 m
World BusinessApril 10, 2018
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[Graphic News] OPCW: Ridding the world of chemical weapons
Russia lost a bid last week at the global chemical weapons watchdog to launch a joint probe with Britain into the spy poisoning scandal. It has sought to press its case at the highest level, calling for urgent UN Security Council talks. Founded in 1997, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons based in The Hague oversees the application of the Chemical Weapons Convention aimed at ridding the world of toxic arms. Chemical weapons, such as mustard gas, were first used on the battl
WorldApril 9, 2018
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[Graphic News] US-China trade fight escalates over tariffs
Tit-for-tat trade penalties have escalated between the world’s two-largest economies as they inch closer to the brink of a damaging international economic conflict. The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed 1,300 Chinese items, mainly in the advanced technology and heavy industry sectors, to be hit by US tariffs that will target $50 billion of goods.
World BusinessApril 8, 2018
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[Graphic News] Samsung overtakes IBM for top spot in US patent portfolio
Samsung Electronics has overtaken IBM as the holder of the most US patents as of the start of this year, data showed. The South Korean tech firm held 75,596 US patents, outdoing No. 2 IBM by nearly 1.6 times, as of Jan. 1, according to the top 100 list drawn up jointly by the journal IAM and intellectual property big data analysis company ktMINE. IBM, which had ranked top for the past 25 years, held 46,443 patents. Another South Korean tech firm, LG Electronics, was at seventh place with 28,2
World BusinessApril 5, 2018
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[Graphic News] Vienna remains world's most livable city
Austrian capital Vienna once again defended its position as the city offering the best quality of life in the world, while Iraqi capital Baghdad remained the worst, in an annual survey from consulting firm Mercer. Mercer's survey of 231 cities helps companies and organizations determine compensation and hardship allowances for international staff. Its criteria include political stability, health care, education, crime, recreation and transport. Europe has eight of the world’s top 10 most plea
WorldApril 4, 2018
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[Graphic News] Number of Facebook users worldwide rises
The number of active Facebook users worldwide rose from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2017. Around 1.4 billion users visited the social network daily in the fourth quarter of last year. Facebook was also the most popular social app in terms of users, with around 2 billion monthly users in June last year. YouTube saw 1.5 billion monthly users in the same month, while Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, both owned by Facebook, each had 1.2 billion users in April and February l
World BusinessApril 3, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korea's overseas direct purchases hit record high
According to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service, a total of $2.11 billion worth of foreign goods was directly bought by Korean shoppers via overseas internet shopping malls last year. The number of overseas direct purchases soared 35.6 percent a record 23.59 million. The customs office said the strengthening of the Korean won versus the US dollar and the Japanese yen, combined with massive promotion events, helped fuel South Koreans’ purchases from international shopping sites.
BusinessApril 2, 2018
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[Graphic News] Men's smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2017
According to a survey from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of men who smoke came to 39.3 percent in 2017, down 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier. The survey was conducted with 228,381 adults here. The smoking rate has steadily fallen from 47.8 percent in 2008 to 40.3 percent in 2015, with exceptions in 2009 and 2016, the survey showed. The smoking rate temporarily moved up to 40.6 percent in 2016 following a huge drop a year earlier due to an increas
TechnologyApril 1, 2018