Jul 21, 2019

[Graphic News] Lotte Duty Free, Shilla Duty Free among global top 5 travel retailers

Two South Korean duty-free operators were among the world’s top five travel retailers in 2018, an industry report showed. Lotte Duty Free maintained the second spot with 6.09 billion euros ($6.84 ...

Jul 18, 2019

[Graphic News] Taylor Swift named world’s top-earning celebrity, BTS at No. 43

Singer Taylor Swift was named the world’s highest-paid entertainer but was closely followed by two members of the wider Kardashian clan - reality star turned cosmetics queen Kylie Jenner and rapper ...

Jul 17, 2019

[Graphic News] Lunar eclipse marks Moon landing‘s 50th anniversary

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on the moon, partial lunar eclipses were observed in Asia, Europe and South America on Wednesday. Apollo 11 was the NASA s...

Jul 16, 2019

[Graphic News] UN: 464,000 people killed in homicides in 2017

A UN report says some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks. The Global Study on Homicide 2919, publish...

Jul 15, 2019

[Graphic News] No. of Koreans with positive view of Japan falls to record low: poll

Japan’s restrictions on exports to South Korea seem to be having a significant impact on Koreans’ feelings toward Japan, a recent poll by Gallup Korea suggests. In the nationwide survey of 1,005 K...

Jul 14, 2019

[Graphic News] Number of chaebol family members with over W1tr worth of shares hit 24

The number of South Korean chaebol family members with more than 1 trillion won ($865 million) worth of listed shares reached 24 as of the previous trading session, data showed. The combined value...

Jul 11, 2019

[Graphic News] Online shopping hits record high

The total value of online shopping in South Korea hit a record high in May, government data showed, in the latest sign that a growing number of people are using computers and mobile devices to buy m...

Jul 10, 2019

[Graphic News] Games led sharp growth in Korea‘s cultural exports in 2017

South Korea’s exports of cultural goods jumped about 47 percent year-on-year in 2017, led by games, K-pop and publishing, an official survey showed. The combined overseas sales in nine culture and...

Jul 9, 2019

[Graphic News] Cocaine production hit new record in 2017: UN

Global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year’s record by 25 percent, the UN drugs and crime agency said in its annual report, as production soars in post-co...

Jul 8, 2019

[Graphic News] France has lowest levels of trust in vaccines globally

France has the lowest levels of trust in vaccines globally, according to the world’s biggest survey on public attitudes toward health and science. A third (33 percent) of French people do not agre...

Jul 7, 2019

[Graphic News] Japan resumes commercial whale hunting

Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on July 1, brushing aside outrage over its resumption of a practice that conservationists say is cruel and outdated. The hun...

Jul 4, 2019

[Graphic News] Number of museums to rise to 1,310 by 2023

The number of museums, including art galleries, in South Korea will increase by 16 percent over the next five years under a government proposal to make representative cultural infrastructure more ac...

Jul 3, 2019

[Graphic News] France’s Mirazur crowned world’s best restaurant

France’s Mirazur restaurant - whose Argentine chef Mauro Colagreco draws inspiration from the sea, the mountains and his own garden - was crowned the world’s best by an influential trade list. The...

Jul 2, 2019

[Graphic News] Health care, cosmetics exports surge

South Korea’s health care and cosmetics exports surged to $14.6 billion last year, the result of solid demand, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said. Outbound shipments of drugs, medical equipme...