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[Graphic News] S. Korea reports more deaths than births for 3rd month in Jan.
Social affairsMar 30, 2020
South Korea reported a net decrease in its population for the third consecutive month in January, due mainly to the critically low birthrate that has plagued Asia’s fourth-largest economy for years....
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[Graphic News] 6 stars for whom Olympics in 2021 may come too lateSportsMar 29, 2020With the 2020 Olympics postponed until 2021, there are fears the delay will shatter the gold medal hopes of many aging athletes. AFP Sport looks at six evergreen stars for whom a delayed Tokyo Gam... -
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[Graphic News] Secondhand smoke kills 880,000 people per year worldwideHealthMar 26, 2020More than 880,000 people worldwide died from exposure to secondhand smoke in 2016, compared with nearly 950,000 in 1990, an analysis published by JAMA Network Open concluded. This despite the fact...
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[Graphic News] S. Korea begins coronavirus tests on all arrivals from EuropeSocial affairsMar 25, 2020Starting Sunday, all people traveling to South Korea from Europe are required to take COVID-19 tests and undergo a two-week quarantine regardless of symptoms. Of the 1,444 people who landed in Kor... -
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[Graphic News] Number of marriages hits record low in 2019Social affairsMar 24, 2020The number of South Koreans getting married sank to an all-time low in 2019, government data showed, as young people increasingly delay marriage amid a prolonged economic slowdown. The number of c... -
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s exports of masks up 2,200% in Feb.BusinessMar 23, 2020South Korea’s exports of protective masks surged nearly 23-fold in February from a year earlier amid the global outbreak of the new coronavirus, data showed, although the volume is likely to plummet... -
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[Graphic News] No. of foreign residents in Korea falls below 2.5 millionSocial affairsMar 22, 2020The number of foreigners staying in South Korea fell nearly 4 percent in January this year, after topping a landmark 2.5 million the previous month, government data showed. According to data relea... -
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[Graphic News] Korean adults read fewer booksSocial affairsMar 19, 2020South Korean adults spent less time reading books last year, in contrast to children, a survey said. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s latest survey on the reading habits ... -
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[Graphic News] COVID-19 most seriously affects older peopleSocial affairsMar 18, 2020The World Health Organization called for countries to test suspected cases of COVID-19, as the rest of the world registered more infections and deaths in the pandemic than China. The worst affecte... -
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[Graphic News] Korea's traffic deaths dip 11% in 2019Social affairsMar 17, 2020The number of traffic fatalities in South Korea fell 11.4 percent last year from a year earlier, data showed. A total of 3,349 people died from car accidents in 2019, down from 3,781 tallied a yea... -
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[Graphic News] Samsung retains top spot in S. American smartphone market: dataWorld BusinessMar 16, 2020Samsung Electronics retained its dominant position in the South American smartphone market last year, data showed. Samsung accounted for 38 percent of the South American smartphone market in 2019,... -
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[Graphic News] 40% of S. Korean firms support work from home amid coronavirus scareSocial affairsMar 15, 2020Four out of 10 companies in South Korea are willing to allow their employees to work from home on hopes of containing the coronavirus outbreak, a poll showed. The South Korean government has urged... -
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[Graphic News] Huge locust outbreak in East AfricaWorld NewsMar 12, 2020The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, official... -
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[Graphic News] Korea's electronic financial transactions grow in 2019BusinessMar 11, 2020The amount of daily financial transactions using credit cards and electronic means continued to grow last year while the use of checks and promissory notes continued to dwindle, central bank data sh... -
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[Graphic News] COVID-19 confirmed cases in South KoreaSocial affairsMar 9, 2020COVID-19 confirmed cases in S. Korea (As of March 9) Total confirmed cases: 7,382 Death: 53 Released: 166 Total inspections: 189,236 Under inspection: 17,458 Negative: 171,778
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