Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
don@heraldcorp.com-
[Graphic News] Syria's chemical weapons
Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons went to Syria last week to try to determine whether banned toxins were used in an attack on a rebel enclave on April 7. On Monday, Washington and London accused Moscow of blocking the nine OPCW inspectors from reaching the alleged gas attack site and said Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence there. The OPCW Fact-Finding Mission, if it goes ahead, will collect samples and look for clues to determine whether i
World April 17, 2018
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[Graphic News] Western strikes in Syria
The United States, Britain and France launched strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime early Saturday in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack after mulling military action for a week. A US official said the strikes had targeted chemical production facilities. Another official said multiple types of bombs were used, and a variety of targets chosen.
World April 16, 2018
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[Graphic News] China's military ranks third strongest, India in fourth
China's military ranked as the most powerful in Asia, with eight other on the continent in the top 20: Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand. The cited index examined 133 countries. The Global Firepower Military Strength Index measures the countries’ military strength based on 50 parameters, including military resources, diversity of weapon systems, natural resources, industry and geographical features and available manpower. China's armed forces have been ranke
World April 15, 2018
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[Graphic News] Which government is the most transparent in Asia?
Japan has the most open government system in Asia, according to the recently released World Justice Project. The report measures whether a country’s basic laws and information on legal rights are publicly available, presented in simple language and if there is civic participation and complaint mechanisms. It also measures if the processes by which the laws are enacted and administered are accessible, fair, and efficient. Japan is ranked 20th globally followed by South Korea which is ranked 22nd
World April 12, 2018
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[Graphic News] Moroccans top list of recipients of EU citizenship
Moroccans ranked as the top nationals who have obtained the nationality of a European country, followed by Albanians and Indians, according to Eurostat data. A total of 820 people from North Korea acquired citizenship of member countries of the European Union in the 2007-2016 period, with nearly 90 percent of them living in Germany and Britain, the EU‘s statistics office showed in a report. Most are believed to have defected to and settled in Europe after escaping from North Korea, given that t
World April 11, 2018
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[Graphic News] Facebook scandal affected up to 87m users
Several million Facebook users in the EU who installed the Cambridge Analytica app and their friends may have been affected by the data leak involving the political consultancy. Facebook said last week that as many as 87 million people might have had their data accessed -- an increase from the 50 million disclosed in previous reports. Facebook is basing the estimate in part on the number of friends each user might have had. Cambridge Analytica said in a statement that it had data for only 30 m
World Business April 10, 2018
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[Graphic News] OPCW: Ridding the world of chemical weapons
Russia lost a bid last week at the global chemical weapons watchdog to launch a joint probe with Britain into the spy poisoning scandal. It has sought to press its case at the highest level, calling for urgent UN Security Council talks. Founded in 1997, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons based in The Hague oversees the application of the Chemical Weapons Convention aimed at ridding the world of toxic arms. Chemical weapons, such as mustard gas, were first used on the battl
World April 9, 2018
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[Graphic News] US-China trade fight escalates over tariffs
Tit-for-tat trade penalties have escalated between the world’s two-largest economies as they inch closer to the brink of a damaging international economic conflict. The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed 1,300 Chinese items, mainly in the advanced technology and heavy industry sectors, to be hit by US tariffs that will target $50 billion of goods.
World Business April 8, 2018
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[Graphic News] Samsung overtakes IBM for top spot in US patent portfolio
Samsung Electronics has overtaken IBM as the holder of the most US patents as of the start of this year, data showed. The South Korean tech firm held 75,596 US patents, outdoing No. 2 IBM by nearly 1.6 times, as of Jan. 1, according to the top 100 list drawn up jointly by the journal IAM and intellectual property big data analysis company ktMINE. IBM, which had ranked top for the past 25 years, held 46,443 patents. Another South Korean tech firm, LG Electronics, was at seventh place with 28,2
World Business April 5, 2018
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[Graphic News] Vienna remains world's most livable city
Austrian capital Vienna once again defended its position as the city offering the best quality of life in the world, while Iraqi capital Baghdad remained the worst, in an annual survey from consulting firm Mercer. Mercer's survey of 231 cities helps companies and organizations determine compensation and hardship allowances for international staff. Its criteria include political stability, health care, education, crime, recreation and transport. Europe has eight of the world’s top 10 most plea
World April 4, 2018
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[Graphic News] Number of Facebook users worldwide rises
The number of active Facebook users worldwide rose from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2017. Around 1.4 billion users visited the social network daily in the fourth quarter of last year. Facebook was also the most popular social app in terms of users, with around 2 billion monthly users in June last year. YouTube saw 1.5 billion monthly users in the same month, while Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, both owned by Facebook, each had 1.2 billion users in April and February l
World Business April 3, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korea's overseas direct purchases hit record high
According to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service, a total of $2.11 billion worth of foreign goods was directly bought by Korean shoppers via overseas internet shopping malls last year. The number of overseas direct purchases soared 35.6 percent a record 23.59 million. The customs office said the strengthening of the Korean won versus the US dollar and the Japanese yen, combined with massive promotion events, helped fuel South Koreans’ purchases from international shopping sites.
Business April 2, 2018
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[Graphic News] Men's smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2017
According to a survey from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of men who smoke came to 39.3 percent in 2017, down 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier. The survey was conducted with 228,381 adults here. The smoking rate has steadily fallen from 47.8 percent in 2008 to 40.3 percent in 2015, with exceptions in 2009 and 2016, the survey showed. The smoking rate temporarily moved up to 40.6 percent in 2016 following a huge drop a year earlier due to an increas
Technology April 1, 2018
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[Graphic News] Hawaii most popular honeymoon spot in 2017
Hawaii was the most popular destination for honeymooners last year, trailed by the Thai resort island of Phuket, a travel agency said. About 18.6 percent of 19,000 honeymooners, who bought group tour programs offered by Hana Tour last year, chose the US resort destination, according to the biggest travel agency in South Korea. Hana Tour attributed the popularity of Hawaii to the fact newlyweds can enjoy a variety of sightseeing, shopping and aquatic sport options in Honolulu on Oahu and several
National March 29, 2018
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[Graphic News] Singapore named world’s most expensive city
The eye-watering cost of owning a car in space-starved Singapore means the city-state is the world’s most expensive place to live - for a fifth year in a row - according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living 2018 survey. The Asian financial hub - where owning a no-frills sedan can set you back $76,000 - beat global capitals to the dubious title, despite stiff competition from resurgent European cities. Pricey perennials Tokyo and New York did not even make the top 10 in
World Business March 28, 2018
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