May 20, 2018

[Graphic News] 68% of world population will live in urban areas by 2050: UN

Sixty-eight percent of the world‘s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050, the United Nation said Wednesday, up from the current 55 percent. The UN report predicted an extra 2.5 bill...

May 17, 2018

[Graphic News] Under the hammer: Record art auctions

A stunning nude that is the largest painting produced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million in New York on Monday, becoming the fourth most expensive work of art sold at auctio...

May 16, 2018

[Graphic News] Seoul ranks 10th best city for university students

South Korean capital Seoul has been named the 10th best city in the world for university students, according to a report from the QS Best Student Cities Ranking. London overtook last year’s top-pl...

May 15, 2018

[Graphic News] Record-low number of children adopted in 2017

According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, local courts in Korea granted permission for 863 children to be adopted both in the country and abroad in 2017, down from 890 a year earlie...

May 14, 2018

[Graphic News] China's Xi Jinping is world's most powerful person

Chinese President Xi Jinping has emerged as the world's most powerful person, according to Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful people. Russian President Vladimir Putin ranked second, while U...

May 13, 2018

[Graphic News] Indians most eager for self-driving cars

There is widespread interest about autonomous vehicles in India, Malaysia, China and South Korea, according to a survey by IPSOS in selected countries. The poll results show that 58 percent of glo...

May 10, 2018

[Graphic News] Over 9,000 victims suffered from past governments' blacklists of artists

Nearly 9,300 artists or groups were unjustly excluded from state support or even illegally inspected under the past two conservative administrations for political reasons, a civilian-government fact...

May 9, 2018

[Graphic News] S. Korea's medical spending grows fastest among OECD members

According to a report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, medical spending in South Korea jumped by an annual average of 6.8 percent from 2005 to 2015 The growth rate during th...

May 8, 2018

[Graphic News] India's Modi twice as popular on Facebook as Trump

US President Donald Trump may rule the roost on Twitter, but he lags far behind Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook, according to a study. Modi is by far the most followed world leader...

May 7, 2018

[Graphic News] US, China and Saudi biggest military spenders in 2017

Global military spending rose in 2017 to its highest level since the Cold War, with the United States, China and Saudi Arabia topping the list, a Swedish research institute said. The Stockholm Int...

May 3, 2018

[Graphic News] The world's leading newspapers of history

How many issues a newspaper has published reflects the print media's history. Global newspaper giant the New York Times boasts a long history and reputation. But there are few newspapers in Korea...

May 2, 2018

[Graphic News] More than half of S. Koreans trust NK willingness for denuclearization

More than 60 percent of South Koreans have confidence in North Korea’s stated willingness for denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula, a survey showed. In a Realmeter survey conducted w...

May 1, 2018

[Graphic News] Koreans work third-longest hours in OECD

South Koreans work the third-longest hours among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a report. Employees in South Korea worked an average of 2,...

Apr 30, 2018

[Graphic News] Major international rankings for South and North Korea

South Korea’s economic freedom score is 73.8, making its economy the 27th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.5 point, with a steep decline for the government integrity in...