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Aug 22, 2017 National

[Graphic News] South Korean egg scandal

By Nam Kyung-don

Only about 10 percent of eggs, or 4.5 million, subject to recall for possible contamination with harmful pesticides have been seized by the authorities as of Tuesday, officials said, suggesting that...

[Graphic News] China may not be the most populous country by 2024

By Nam Kyung-don

The graph shows Asia’s demographics. By 2024, it will look very different as India’s population is all set to surpass that of China. Currently China, with a population of 1.41 billion, and India, ...

Aug 21, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Angkor Wat named world's top landmark

By Nam Kyung-don

Cambodia’s legendary ancient Angkor Wat complex was named the planet’s most stunning landmark in 2017 by TripAdvisor. Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious monument. It includes temples, res...

Aug 20, 2017
World
[Graphic News] Harvard tops list of world university rankings again

By Han Chang-duck

US universities retained their dominance in an annual Chinese ranking of the world’s top academic institutions, with Harvard staying No. 1 for the 15th straight year. In the top 10, little changed f...

Aug 17, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Best places to retire overseas

By Han Chang-duck

Portugal‘s Algarve region has been named the best place in the world to retire for the fourth year in a row, according to a report from Live and Invest Overseas. Only two Asian cities -- Kuala Lumpu...

Aug 16, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Women hold nearly half government jobs

By Nam Kyung-don

Women held roughly half of governmental positions in South Korea as of last year, mostly concentrated in educational services. According to data released by the Ministry of Personnel Management th...

Aug 15, 2017
National
[Graphic News] Delhi to grow fastest in Asia

By Lee Hyun-joo

Delhi is now the fastest growing city in Asia, according to a new study from Oxford Economics. Indian cities are set to expand the most across the region, with growth speeding up from the past 5 yea...

Aug 13, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] North Korea's Guam attack plan

By Lee Sun-young

North Korea's threat against Guam, a key US military outpost, is based on the Hwasong-12, a new intermediate range missile the country successfully flight-tested for the first time in May. The liqu...

Aug 13, 2017
North Korea
[Graphic News] Samsung registers 2nd largest number of patents in US

By Korea Herald

South Korea‘s tech giant Samsung Electronics registered an average of 19 patents per day in the United States in the first seven months of the year, industry data showed. According to the data by US...

Aug 10, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] France remains world’s favorite tourism destination

By Korea Herald

France retained its position as the world’s favorite tourism destination in 2016, the UN’s World Tourism Organization said, defying concerns over terror attacks. The United States came second follow...

Aug 9, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Neymar becomes most expensive soccer player

By Korea Herald

Paris Saint-Germain -- owned by sanctions-hit Qatar -- has signed Brazilian forward Neymar from Barcelona for a world-record transfer fee of $264 million. The Brazilian superstar signed a five-year ...

Aug 8, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] UN bans key N. Korea exports over missile tests

By Korea Herald

The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third the Asian state‘s $3 billion annual export revenue over its two interconti...

Aug 7, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Xiaomi ranks world's No.1 wearables vendor

By Korea Herald

Xiaomi is the world’s largest wearables vendor, exceeding Apple and Fitbit, according to the market researcher Strategy Analytics. Data showed that global wearables shipments rose 8 percent yearly t...

Aug 6, 2017
World Business
[Graphic News] National Museum of China tops list of most-visited museums

By Korea Herald

The National Museum of China in Beijing is now the most-visited museum in the world, according to a report published by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM. The museum for Chinese history...

Aug 3, 2017
World News
[Graphic News] Foreign reserves across Asia

By Korea Herald

China is the world‘s largest holder of foreign exchange reserves. It has over 2 1/2 times more foreign reserves than the second-largest reserve holder, Japan. The Asian giant has $3.483 trillion in ...

Aug 2, 2017
World Business

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