Sep 18, 2017

[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 ...

Sep 17, 2017

[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 ...

Sep 14, 2017

[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...

Sep 13, 2017

[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...

Sep 12, 2017

[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...

Sep 11, 2017

[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...

Sep 10, 2017

[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...

Sep 7, 2017

[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...

Sep 6, 2017

[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...

Sep 5, 2017

[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

Sep 4, 2017

[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 sta...

Sep 3, 2017

[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 Symond...

Aug 31, 2017

[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 30, 2017

[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...