Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Workplace bullying still serious: survey
Three out of 10 workers believe that workplace bullying is still serious, even though an anti-workplace harassment law has been in place for more than two years, a survey showed. According to the survey conducted on 1,000 office workers, 28.9 percent of respondents said they experienced workplace harassment as of September, down 16.5 percentage points from the corresponding rate of 45.4 percent tallied in June. But 32.5 percent of respondents said bullying is a serious problem
National Jan. 4, 2022
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[Graphic News] 36 percent of US employers require COVID-19 vaccine for workers: Gallup
The percentage of US employers requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has flattened at 36 percent, according to a Gallup poll. According to the Nov. 29-Dec. 5 Gallup tracking survey, 36 percent of workers said their employers are requiring COVID-19 vaccination. That was unchanged from October tracking survey results. Meanwhile, 55 percent of US workers supported COVID-19 vaccine requirements at work, while 35 percent of workers opposed them. Gallup’s tracking survey r
World Dec. 30, 2021
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[Interactive] Posco named world’s most competitive steelmaker for 12th year
South Korea’s top steelmaker Posco said it was named the world’s most competitive steelmaker in a global industry report for the 12th consecutive year. In an annual assessment of 35 steelmakers worldwide, global steel information service provider World Steel Dynamics gave Posco the top mark of 8.54 points out of 10, according to the South Korean company. The WSD report, which ranks the steelmakers based on 23 categories, gave top scores for Posco in eight segments, including techno
Industry Dec. 29, 2021
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[Interactive] Exports of fishery goods up over 20% through October
South Korea’s exports of fishery products grew 20.5 percent on-year in the first 10 months of this year, data showed. Outbound shipments of fishery products reached $2.24 billion during the January-October period, compared to $1.86 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Exports to China rose 48.1 percent to $540 million, and those to the United States and the European Union surged 24.2 percent and 39.4 percent, respectively. Sales
Economy Dec. 29, 2021
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[Graphic News] N. Korean leader 3rd most-searched politician online
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is the third most-searched politician by internet users worldwide this year, data showed . Online searches for Kim totaled a monthly average of 1.9 million, behind US President Joe Biden, who topped the list with 7 million searches, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with 2 million, according to German data analytics firm Statista. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel ranked fourth with 1.4 million searches. The most-searched keyword related to the
World Dec. 29, 2021
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[Interactive] S. Korean exports of kimchi up 13.8% in Jan.-Aug.
South Korea’s exports of kimchi climbed nearly 14 percent in the first eight months of 2021 on growing overseas demand for healthier food amid the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed. Outbound shipments of kimchi reached $111.5 million in the January-August period, up 13.8 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service and the food industry. In contrast, imports of kimchi shrank 9.7 percent on-year to $86.1 million over the cited period, resulting in
Economy Dec. 28, 2021
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[Interactive] More than half of Afghans face ‘acute’ food crisis
More than 22 million Afghans will suffer “acute food insecurity” this winter, UN agencies said, warning the already unstable country faces one of the world‘s worst humanitarian crises. The crisis is already bigger in scale than that facing Yemen or Syria, and worse than any food insecurity emergency apart from the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said. According to the statement issued by the World Food Program and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, one in two A
World News Dec. 28, 2021
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[Graphic News] S. Korea has 3rd-highest ratio of NEET youth among OECD: report
South Korea has the third-highest ratio of youth “not in education, employment or training,” or NEET youth, among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a report showed. The average monthly number of NEET people aged 15-29 in the country is estimated at 1.56 million in the January-October period, according to the report from the Korea Employment Information Service. Of the total, 778,000 were preparing for employment or seeking jobs, with another
World Dec. 28, 2021
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[Graphic News] Suicides, traffic deaths decrease in 2020 amid pandemic-induced social restrictions
The numbers for suicides as well as traffic and crime-related deaths fell in 2020 due largely to various social distancing schemes imposed over concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government said. According to the Interior Ministry, the combined number of deaths connected to traffic accidents, crimes and suicides stood at 16,439 in 2020, down from 17,350 a year earlier. In terms of types, traffic deaths fell 15.9 percent to 2,858, and those connected to five major crimes, such as murder
National Dec. 27, 2021
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[Graphic News] Son Heung-min named top S. Korean athlete in 5th straight annual poll
Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min has been named the country’s top athlete for the fifth straight year in a national poll. Gallup Korea announced the findings of its annual survey on athletes. In a poll of 1,700 South Koreans over the age of 13 from Nov. 5 to 28, Son earned overwhelming support of 72.8 percent as the top South Korean athlete for 2021. Respondents could select up to two athletes. Son has developed into one of the Premier League’s most d
Sports Dec. 24, 2021
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[Graphic News] Proportion of 1-person households hits record high of 32% last year
The proportion of one-person households in South Korea hit a fresh record high last year, as the number of such households has continued to increase amid a delay in marriage and rapid aging, data showed. One-person families accounted for 31.7 percent of the total last year, up from 30.2 percent the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. Households consisting of a single member totaled 6.64 million in 2020, up from 6.15 million a year earlier, the statistics agency said
National Dec. 23, 2021
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[Graphic News] Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: poll
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of extreme turmoil. Overall, more than a third of Americans ages 13 to 56 cite the pandemic as a major source of stress, and many say it has made certain parts of their lives harder. But when it comes to education, friendships and dating, the disruption
World Dec. 22, 2021
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[Graphic News] Samsung retains No. 1 spot in Q3 global smartphone market: report
Samsung Electronics retained the top spot in the global smartphone market in the third quarter of the year, a report showed. The world‘s largest smartphone maker held a market share of 20 percent in the July-September period, followed by Apple with 14 percent and Xiaomi with 13 percent, according to a report from market researcher Counterpoint Research. During the three months, the South Korean tech giant shipped 69.3 million smartphones, up 20 percent from the previous q
Business Dec. 21, 2021
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[Graphic News] US world‘s biggest plastic polluter: report
The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing crisis. Overall, the US contributed around 42 million metric tons in plastic waste in 2016 - more than twice as much as China and more than the countries of the European Union combined, according to the analysis. On average, each American generates 130 kilograms of plastic wast
World Dec. 20, 2021
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[Graphic News] Life expectancy of S. Koreans rises to 83.5 years in 2020
The average life expectancy of South Korean babies born last year reached 83.5 years, more than seven years longer than two decades ago, data showed, amid improved public awareness about health and a better medical system. The average life expectancy at birth in 2020 was 2.4 months longer than a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. Compared with 10 and 20 years ago, the average life expectancy became 3.2 years and 7.5 years longer, respectively. The reading a
National Dec. 17, 2021
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