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[Graphic News] Smuggled drugs more than double in H1 amid pandemic

NationalAug 2, 2021

Drug smuggling caught by South Korea‘s customs agency more than doubled in the first half of the year as trafficking via non-contact delivery means rose amid the pandemic, data showed. A total of ...
[Graphic News] World hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year: UN

WorldJul 30, 2021

The United Nations lamented a “dramatic worsening” of world hunger last year, saying much of that is likely connected to the pandemic, and it urged that billions of dollars are needed to save millio...
[Graphic News] Seoul reports largest population drop in 5 years: data

NationalJul 29, 2021

Seoul has suffered its largest population decline in five years, with the soaring housing prices likely driving people out of the capital city, data showed. According to figures compiled by the Mi...
[Graphic News] Exports of farm goods hit all-time high in H1

BusinessJul 28, 2021

South Korea's exports of agricultural products shot up to set a new record in the first six months of 2021, data showed, on the back of stronger global demand for healthier foodstuffs amid the new c...
[Graphic News] Only 3 in 10 Koreans interested in Tokyo Olympics

SportsJul 27, 2021

The level of interest in the Tokyo Summer Games is much lower in South Korea compared with past Olympic events, a survey showed. According to a survey of 1,003 people aged 18 and older conducted b...
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 3rd in global passport index

WorldJul 26, 2021

The South Korean passport was found to be the third most effective one for travelers around the world, allowing its bearers to travel to 191 countries visa-free, data showed. Asia’s fourth-largest...
[Graphic News] Tokyo Olympics in numbers

SportsJul 23, 2021

Tokyo Olympics organizers have worked to slash the cost and scale of the 2020 Games after a historic postponement, but the numbers involved are still staggering. Here are some key figures from the...
[Graphic News] S. Korea accounts for one-third of global EV battery market in Jan.-May

World BusinessJul 22, 2021

Three South Korean electric vehicle battery makers accounted for a third of the global market in the first five months of the year, but their share has slightly slipped since last year in the face o...
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 2nd in monthly capacity of 200mm wafers in 2020: report

World BusinessJul 21, 2021

South Korea had the second-largest monthly capacity of 200-millimeter-equivalent wafers last year behind Taiwan, a report showed. The country, home to major chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and...
[Graphic News] US auto brands rank No. 2 in imported car sales in S. Korea in 2020: data

BusinessJul 20, 2021

US automakers overtook Japanese brands to take the No. 2 spot in the imported car market in South Korea last year, a report showed, taking advantage of local consumers’ boycott of Japanese products ...
[Graphic News] Turkmenistan capital tops Hong Kong as world's costliest: survey

World BusinessJul 19, 2021

Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat has overtaken Hong Kong as the world‘s most expensive city for foreign workers, a survey showed. Turkmenistan is almost wholly dependent on natural gas exports and ...
[Graphic News] Parcel shipments rise 27% in Seoul in 2020 due to COVID-19

NationalJul 15, 2021

Parcel shipments in Seoul increased 26.9 percent last year from the previous year, a study showed, as an increasing number of people have preferred ordering food and daily necessities online amid th...
[Graphic News] Value of household work up 36% in 2019 from 5 years earlier

NationalJul 14, 2021

The value of household chores grew nearly 36 percent in 2019 from five years earlier, with men‘s participation in such work rising amid an increase in one-person households and double-income familie...
[Graphic News] No. of fake banknotes dips to record low in H1 amid pandemic

NationalJul 13, 2021

The number of counterfeit South Korean banknotes identified dropped to a new record low in the first half of 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of cash use, the Bank of Korea sai...
[Graphic News] The 74th Cannes Film Festival in numbers

FilmJul 12, 2021

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