Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Paris top city destination in COVID era
Global preferences for city destinations have changed, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. UK-based Euromonitor picked Paris as No. 1 destination for city tours in 2021, based on its new index, comprising six performance pillars, including “tourism policy” and “health and safety.” Previously before the pandemic, Asian cities, such as Hong Kong and Bangkok, placed higher, with rankings based on the number of international arrivals. In 2021, travelers chose to visit Eu
World May 6, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of students from multicultural backgrounds tops 160,000
The number of students from multicultural backgrounds enrolled in elementary, middle, and high schools increased by three times over the last nine years to 160,058 this year from 46,954 in 2012, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Education. As a result, the proportion of multicultural students among all students increased from 0.7 percent to 3 percent. In particular, in the case of elementary schools, the proportion nearly quadrupled from 1.1 percen
National May 5, 2022
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[Graphic News] US’ leadership’s approval jumps to 59% in S. Korea
The United States’ approval rating in South Korea jumped at one of the steepest rates among Asian countries in 2021, a poll showed. The approval rating of US leadership in South Korea climbed to 59 percent last year from 30 percent a year earlier, according to Gallup. The increase marks the second highest among 33 Asian countries where the poll was conducted between April 2021 and January 2022. The median approval of US leadership in Asia was 41 percent. The approval rate f
World May 4, 2022
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[Graphic News] Messenger phishing scams soar in 2021 amid pandemic
Phishing scams involving instant messages in South Korea spiked in 2021 due to increased not-in-person activities amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. The amount in damages from messenger phishing came to 99.1 billion won ($80.3 million) last year, up 166 percent from the previous year, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service. The figure accounted for nearly 59 percent of last year‘s total damages of 168.2 billion won resulting from phishing. Phishing is
National May 3, 2022
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[Graphic News] Foreign residents in S. Korea to rise to 4.3% of population in 2040: report
South Korea’s total population has started to decline amid low childbirths, but the number of foreigners here is forecast to continue to increase to make up of 4.3 percent of the population in 2040, a report showed. After peaking at 51.84 million in 2020, the country’s total population started to decline in 2021 and will likely further fall to 50.19 million in 2040, according to the report from Statistics Korea. Despite a fall in Korean nationals, the number of foreigners who r
National May 2, 2022
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[Interactive] Half of call center workers had suicidal thoughts due to poor labor conditions
Almost half of call center workers have thought about taking their own lives due to poor labor conditions and extreme emotional labor, a state human rights watchdog survey showed. In the survey of 1,996 call center people conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea from August to October, 48 percent said they thought of killing themselves and 30 percent said they had the thought in the past year. As reasons for having suicidal thoughts, economic difficulty was cited the most
National April 30, 2022
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[Graphic News] Vehicle registrations in S. Korea surpass 25 million
The number of registered vehicles in South Korea surpassed 25 million as of end-March, meaning roughly 1 out of every 2 South Koreans owns a vehicle, data showed. Car registrations had come to 25.07 million in the country of 52 million people as of end-March, up 2.12 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The number of environmentally friendly cars registered here had advanced 7.7 percent from the previous year to r
National April 29, 2022
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[Graphic News] Incheon Airport becomes world’s No. 2 in cargo handling
Incheon Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, became the world’s second-busiest cargo airport in 2021, up one notch from the previous year, a trade body said. Incheon International Airport handled 3.23 million tons of international cargo, up 18.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Airports Council International. The airport, some 40 kilometers west of Seoul, ranked third in the world in terms of international cargo handling in 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong International A
Business April 28, 2022
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[Graphic News] Most people in US want masks for travelers: poll
A majority of people in the United States continue to support a mask requirement for travel on airplanes and other shared transportation, a poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s transportation mask mandate on hold. The poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that despite opposition to masks that included verbal abuse and physical violence against flight attendants, 56 percent of those surveyed favor requiring people on plane
World April 27, 2022
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[Interactive] National brand positively impacts foreign buyers’ purchases of Korean goods
Nearly 7 in 10 foreign buyers think that South Korea’s national brand is having a positive impact on their purchases of products from Asia‘s fourth-largest economy, a poll showed. According to the survey of 213 foreign buyers, 72.9 percent of the respondents replied that their imports of South Korean goods have been affected positively by the country’s national brand. Slightly over 25.4 percent said South Korean products remind them of high quality, followed by reasonable
Business April 23, 2022
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[Graphic News] Norway now best place to be in pandemic
Even as a new omicron wave gathers speed in some parts of the world, most countries are pushing ahead with reopening travel and easing restrictions in a bid to move past the COVID-19 era. In March, Norway claimed the No. 1 spot in Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking. After scrapping all of its travel restrictions, the country scored the highest among the 53 economies ranked with the most Vaccinated Travel Routes open and loose social curbs. The United Arab Emirates and Ireland rounded
World April 22, 2022
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[Graphic News] Number of male victims of digital sex crimes doubles last year
The number of male victims of digital sex crimes compiled by a state support agency doubled last year from the previous year, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said. The Digital Sexual Crime Victim Support Center extended assistance to 1,843 male victims in 2021, marking a near twofold increase from 926 in the previous year, the ministry said. The spike in the number of male victims of digital sex crimes is attributed to the rising prevalence of illegal photographing and filming,
National April 21, 2022
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[Graphic News] Imported car sales dip 8.7% amid chip shortages
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea fell 8.7 percent in March as chip shortages continued to affect vehicle production, an industry association said. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles fell to 24,912 units last month from 27,297 units a year ago, the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association said in a statement. The three bestselling models last month were Mercedes-Benz’s E 250 sedan and E 350 4MATIC sedan and BMW’s 520 sedan, it said. &n
Business April 20, 2022
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[Graphic News] Nike retains top clothing brand among US teens
Nike has been named the top clothing brand among US teens for 11 consecutive years, according to a survey from Piper Sandler. Nike earned 30 percent of the votes followed by American Eagle, Lululemon, H&M and Adidas. The survey was conducted among 7,100 US teens with an average age of 16.2 years between Feb. 16 to March 22. Nike was also the teens’ most favorite footwear brand followed by Converse, Vans, Adidas and New Balance.
World April 19, 2022
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[Graphic News] Half of call center workers had suicidal thoughts due to poor labor conditions
Almost half of call center workers have thought about taking their own lives due to poor labor conditions and extreme emotional labor, a state human rights watchdog survey showed. In the survey of 1,996 call center people conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea from August to October, 48 percent said they thought of killing themselves and 30 percent said they had the thought in the past year. As reasons for having suicidal thoughts, economic difficulty was cited the most
National April 18, 2022
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