Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Smartphone sales continue to sag globally: report
Sales of smartphones continued to shrink globally in the recently-ended quarter as consumers watched their spending, market tracker Counterpoint reported. Smartphone sales fell 8 percent, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of decline in year-over-year comparisons, according to research by Counterpoint's Market Pulse service. The decline was “largely due to slower-than-expected recovery in consumer demand,” the group said in its findings. Samsung continued to lead the smartpho
Market Nov. 14, 2023
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[Graphic News] Nearly 40,000 S. Koreans die by suicide over past 3 years: data
Nearly 40,000 South Koreans took their own lives over the past three years, with the suicide rate increasing among the younger generation, data showed. A total of 39,453 people killed themselves from 2020 to 2022, according to data from the Health Ministry and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency submitted to Rep. Baek Jong-hean of the ruling People Power Party. The tally of suicides here was greater than the 32,156 deaths due to COVID-19 recorded over the same period here. Ko
Social Affairs Nov. 13, 2023
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[Graphic News] 500 bird strikes reported in past 5 years: data
A total of 500 aircraft incidents involving collisions with birds have been reported in airports across South Korea over the past five years, according to data. According to data unveiled by Rep. Heo Jong-sik of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, the total number of aircraft bird strike cases during takeoff and landing has totaled 500 since 2019. The lawmaker cited data submitted by airport authorities. Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul and Gimhae International Airport in
Social Affairs Nov. 10, 2023
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[Graphic News] Data shows 144 teachers died by suicide over last decade
The number of elementary, middle and high school teachers who have taken their own lives over the past decade amounts to 144, a ruling party lawmaker said, citing data from the Ministry of Education. The suicides occurred between 2014 and August this year, Rep. Lee Tae-kyu of the People Power Party said, noting the annual number spiked from six in 2014 to 20 in 2018 and 25 in 2021. The number dropped to 20 last year but as many as 14 teachers died by suicide in the first eight months of t
Social Affairs Nov. 9, 2023
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[Graphic News] Biden trails Trump in states likely to decide 2024 US election, polls show
In the US, Democratic President Joe Biden is behind Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in five of the six most important battleground states exactly a year before the presidential election as Americans express doubts about Biden’s age, dissatisfaction toward his handling of the economy and other issues, polls showed. The polls were conducted by The New York Times and Siena College. Trump, first in the field for his party’s 2024 nomination as he seeks to regain the presidency, leads
World News Nov. 8, 2023
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[Graphic News] Number of foreign nationals convicted for drug-related offenses in Korea triples over 4 years
The number of individuals of foreign nationality convicted of drug crimes in South Korea nearly tripled in the past four years, data showed. From 2018 to 2022, the number of foreign nationals convicted of drug-related offenses here reached 6,423 after registering a steady rise each year, according to National Police Agency data released by Rep. Lee Sang-min of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea. Since reaching 596 in 2018, the figure rose to 1,072 in 2019, 1,428 in 2020 and 1,606 in 2
Social Affairs Nov. 7, 2023
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[Graphic News] Number of delivery workers falls in post-pandemic era: data
The number of delivery workers has fallen this year, following sharp growth in recent years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while the number of cooks rose to an all-time high with people returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, data showed. The number of delivery workers fell by 24,000 during the January-June period to 426,000, marking the first on-year fall since 2019, according to Statistics Korea. The couriers and messengers industry had a total of 343,000 jobs in 2019, and the figure jumped to 371,00
Social Affairs Nov. 6, 2023
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[Graphic News] Survey shows 51% of US teens spend an average 4.8 hours a day on social media
Just over half of US teens said in a Gallup Poll that they spend at least 4 hours a day on social media sites such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and X, formerly known as Twitter. Gallup found 51 percent of teens averaged 4.8 hours a day. Across age groups, the average time spent on social media ranges from as low as 4.1 hours per day for 13-year-olds to as high as 5.8 hours per day for 17-year-olds. The data is from Gallup’s Familial and Adolescent Health Survey conducted
World News Nov. 3, 2023
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[Graphic News] Over 4,000 people have fallen victim to ‘jeonse’ frauds this year: data
A total of 4,481 people have fallen victim to home rental scams this year, with their combined financial damage reaching 510.5 billion won ($377.3 million), police data showed. Police apprehended 2,582 suspects of so-called “jeonse” scams but were only able to retrieve 22.6 percent, or 115.3 billion won, of the damage incurred before the suspects were convicted, according to the data submitted to Rep. Jeon Bong-min of the ruling People Power Party. Under South Korea’s decades-o
Social Affairs Nov. 2, 2023
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[Graphic News] The toll of the Israel-Hamas war in numbers
The latest Israel-Hamas war has quickly become the deadliest and most destructive of the five wars fought between the sides since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007 from the Palestinian Authority. Fighting erupted Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a bloody attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes that have wrought unprecedented destruction, flattening entire neighborhoods. Here’s a look in numbers at the toll of the Israe
World News Nov. 1, 2023
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s malaria cases reach highest level in 12 years
The number of malaria cases has been rising sharply in South Korea this year, reaching the highest level in 12 years, health authorities said. A total of 719 cases of the mosquito-borne disease were confirmed from January to the second week of October, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. It is the first time that the annual malaria cases have topped the 700 level in a single year since 2011, when the country reported 826 patients. Out of the total cases for this year, 6
Social Affairs Oct. 31, 2023
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[Graphic News] Luxury goods imports from China to N. Korea increased over past 3 years: data
North Korea’s imports of luxury goods from China reached $28.5 million last year, despite pandemic border control and international sanctions, data from China’s customs office showed. Except for a temporary dip during the pandemic in 2021, the aggregate value of luxury goods imported from China to North Korea showed an upward trend, having risen from $22.8 million in 2020 to $40.6 million as of July 2023, according to the data from the General Administration of Customs of the People&
North Korea Oct. 31, 2023
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[Graphic News] Gaza running out of water
The World Health Organization has repeated its warnings of the dire situation in the Gaza Strip, pointing to a particularly precarious water shortage, as the densely populated Palestinian territory has been under siege. The WHO estimates that there are only 3 liters of water per person per day left, whereas the minimum requirement per person is 15 liters, for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene. Hardly anyone has taken a proper shower or bath there in recent weeks, he said. With about 1
World News Oct. 27, 2023
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[Graphic News] Senior citizens make up 18.4% of population
People aged 65 and older took up 18.4 percent of South Korea’s population this year, reflecting the rapidly aging demographic of Asia’s No. 4 economy, data showed. The number of older adults stood at 9.5 million out of the country’s 51.5 million population this year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. South Korea is set to become a “superaged society” in 2025, in which the age group takes up 20 percent of the population. The number is expected to continue
Social Affairs Oct. 26, 2023
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[Graphic News] Cancer, heart disease among major causes of death in 2022
Cancer and heart diseases were among the major causes of death for South Koreans in 2022, data showed, with the total number of deaths hitting a new record. Last year, the total number of deaths reported in the country came to 372,939, up 17.4 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. It was the highest figure since the agency began compiling such data in 1983. The agency said 727.6 deaths were reported per 100,000 South Koreans last year. Cancer was the major cause of death, t
Social Affairs Oct. 25, 2023
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