Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Price of eating out increases 8% on-year
The price of popular dishes rose about 8 percent over a one-year period, the Korea Consumer Agency said. Posted on the agency's price information site, the list of eight dishes measured between January of last and this year showed price increases for seven. “Gimbap,” a rice roll with vegetables, cost an average 2,369 won ($2.11), up 8.1 percent from a year ago. A bowl of “naengmyeon,” cold buckwheat noodles, was priced at an average of 8,846 won, up 8 percent, while bibimbap, rice mixed with ve
National Feb. 24, 2019
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[Graphic News] Koreans’ attendance rate of cultural and arts events tops 80% for first time
South Koreans’ attendance of cultural and arts events has risen steadily in recent years due to higher incomes and growing interest in culture, showed a survey. According to the survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, the rate of public attendance of cultural and arts events was 81.5 percent between Aug. 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018. This represented an increase of 3.2 percentage points from 78.3 percent recorded in 2016 and marked the fi
Life&Culture Feb. 21, 2019
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[Graphic News] Samsung ranked among top 2 in French consumers’ brand rating
Samsung Electronics was placed among the top two in a brand rating by French consumers, company officials said. The 2019 edition of Best Brands France showed the tech firm at No. 1 in the best product brand category and at No. 2 in best corporate brand after Amazon. For the golden age brand, chosen by consumers aged 50 and up, Samsung Electronics finished at No. 2 after Bose. China's Huawei was ranked top for the best growth brand.
World Business Feb. 20, 2019
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[Graphic News] James tops NBA rich list: Forbes
LeBron James remains the top-earning player in the NBA while an increasing number of stars have boosted their income through off-field activities, according to Forbes. Forbes said that Los Angeles Lakers star James was the highest-paid player in basketball for a fifth straight year, pocketing an estimated $88.7 million in 2018-19. Around $35.7 million of James's earnings came from salary and bonuses, while $53 million was generated through endorsements. Golden State Warriors ace Stephen Curry r
World Feb. 19, 2019
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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s abortion rate falls: poll
The number of abortions estimated to have been performed in South Korea stood at 49,764 in 2017, down from 69,909 in 2016 and 168,738 in 2010, possibly due to wider use of birth control, a report said Thursday. The report was based on a survey of 10,000 women aged between 15 and 44. It was the first such nationwide survey in eight years.
Social Affairs Feb. 18, 2019
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[Graphic News] Some 2.9m tourists made use of Airbnb in S. Korea last year
A total of 2.9 million tourists used Airbnb, a global house-sharing platform, here last year, up 56 percent from a year earlier, the company said. Seven out of 10 Airbnb users, or some 2.02 million, were locals, with 156,200 Chinese tourists to South Korea staying at Airbnb accommodations, accounting for 17 percent of all foreign tourists using the house-sharing platform, it added. Airbnb hosts earned an average of 4.94 million won ($4,400) last year, according to the company.
National Feb. 17, 2019
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[Graphic News] Decline of insects threatens ‘catastrophic collapse of nature’
Nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in rapid decline and one-third could disappear altogether, according to a study warning of dire consequences for crop pollination and natural food chains. The research found that 41 percent of the world’s insect populations are declining, while a third are endangered. The extinction rate of insects is eight times greater than those of mammals, birds and reptiles, and there are suggestions they could totally vanish within a century. The study says
World Feb. 14, 2019
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[Graphic News] Poll shows fewer S. Korean students see N. Korea as enemy
Fewer young students in South Korea perceive North Korea as an enemy than a year ago, while a larger number of them regard the North as a cooperative partner, a poll has showed. In the poll of 82,947 elementary, middle and high school students by the education and unification ministries last year, only 5.2 percent said North Korea should be thought of as an enemy, marking a sharp fall from 41 percent in a similar survey held in 2017. Instead, 28.2 percent of the young students agreed with the n
North Korea Feb. 13, 2019
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[Graphic News] S. Korea falls behind China in world’s LCD TV market
China edged out South Korea in the global liquid-crystal display TV market last year to become the world’s top manufacturer of the products, data showed. According to data compiled by industry tracker IHS Markit, China accounted for the largest share (31.9 percent) of the 152.16 million units of LCD televisions shipped during the first nine months of last year. Korea came in second at 30.6 percent, or 46.58 million LCD TVs, followed by Japan with 14.6 percent and European nations with 2.8 perce
World Business Feb. 12, 2019
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[Graphic News] Emerging economies catching up in smartphone adoption: survey
Smartphone use has become the norm in most developed nations, while many emerging economies are showing sharp gains, a global survey showed Tuesday. A Pew Research Center report found strong majorities of adults using smartphones in the world’s wealthier countries, led by 95 percent adoption in South Korea and 88 percent in Israel. The report is based on a survey of 30,133 people in 27 countries, conducted from May 14 to August 12, 2018. China, believed to be the world’s largest smartphone mark
World Business Feb. 11, 2019
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[Graphic News] S. Korea's corruption awareness ranking rises 6 notches to 45th in 2018
South Korea rose six notches in an international corruption awareness ranking to No. 45 of 180 countries in 2018, a report from a global anti-corruption watchdog showed. South Korea scored 57 out of 100 points in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index report issued by Berlin-based Transparency International. The index evaluates countries based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be, using corruption-related data collected by governance and business experts, according to Transparen
World News Feb. 10, 2019
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[Graphic News] Hong Kong illegal wildlife trade on rise
Illegal wildlife trade in Hong Kong is booming, according to a new study. In a report, conservation groups said Hong Kong has become a hub for wildlife crime, as millions of animals, plants and their derivatives are trafficked through the city every year by organized smugglers who rarely face stiff penalties. According an analysis of seizures for three commonly trafficked species since 2013, the volume of animal parts could equate to the death of 3,000 elephants, 65,000 pangolins and 51 rhino
World News Feb. 7, 2019
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[Graphic News] Asian tourists favor Myeong-dong, but Americans and Europeans prefer Seoul’s palaces
Foreign tourists in Seoul prefer different sightseeing spots depending on nationality, a research paper showed. Visitors from Asia prefer Myeong-dong, one of the capital’s main shopping districts, while European and American tourists are most impressed by royal palaces, according to the paper jointly published by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Kyung Hee University. Chinese and Americans gave high marks to Seoul for safety, while Japanese said they were satisfied with the food and Europea
Travel Feb. 6, 2019
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[Graphic News] Koreans had more leisure time last year
Koreans are surveyed to have had more leisure time and spent more money on leisure activities on average in 2018 than previous years. On average, people had 3.3 hours of free time per weekday and 5.3 hours per weekend, the Culture Ministry said, citing the outcome of its 2018 survey on national leisure activities of 10,498 people aged over 15 in 17 cities across the nation via one-on-one interviews. The figures were increases from 3.1 hours and 5 hours in 2016, respectively, according
Social Affairs Jan. 31, 2019
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[Graphic News] Planes operated by S. Korea LCCs hit 140 in 2018
The combined number of passenger planes operated by South Korea’s six low-cost carriers extended to 140 airplanes last year, challenging the 167 airplanes owned by the national flag carrier Korean Air Lines, the government said. The six LCCs -- Jeju Air, Jin Air, Air Busan, Air Seoul, Eastar Jet and T’way Air -- have aggressively expanded their fleet to meet growing travel demand on short-haul routes to Asian cities. The budget carriers and two full-service carriers -- Korean Air and Asiana A
Business Jan. 30, 2019
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