Articles by Nam Kyung-don
Nam Kyung-don
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[Graphic News] Bamdokkaebi Night Market picked as Seoul’s best policy of year
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market has been chosen by foreigners as the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s best policy of 2018. The night market opened in various locations on Fridays and Saturdays from March through October this year, including the Cheonggye Stream, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Yeouido Hangang Park and Banpo Hangang Park. Seoul officials said the policy of lending out suits for job seekers to wear to interviews ranked as the second-best
Social Affairs Dec. 27, 2018
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[Graphic News] Alcohol addiction increasing among youth
The number of young people getting treatment for alcohol addiction neared 2,000 last year, doubling from seven years prior, a report said. The drinking rate among the young is declining, but the severity of problems from drinking is still heavy, with one 1 in 2 young peole drinking to dangerous levels, the report from the National Assembly Research Service said. There were 1,968 young people diagnosed as being addicted to alcohol last year, up 2.1-fold from 922 in 2010.
Social Affairs Dec. 26, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korea’s gaming industry ranks among world’s top in sales
South Korea’s gaming industry is the world’s fourth largest in sales, but none of the local companies rank among the top producers, a report said. According to the Korea Creative Content Agency, the industry’s sales came to $5.76 billion in October, ranking fourth behind $34.4 billion for China, $31.53 billion for the US and $17.71 billion for Japan. However, Korea would rank higher if internet connections are taken into consideration. For example, the internet-linked population in South Kor
World Business Dec. 25, 2018
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[Graphic News] People the world lost in 2018
From US President George H.W. Bush to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and former UN chief Kofi Annan, here are some of the notable figures who passed away in 2018.
World News Dec. 24, 2018
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[Graphic News] A day in Seoul by numbers
Social Affairs Dec. 23, 2018
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[Graphic News] Microsoft CEO ranks best in US
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella was named the best CEO of 2018, according to compensation, culture and career website Comparably. Other big names in the top 10 include Home Depot’s Craig Menear, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Saleforce’s Marc Benioff. Comparably asked employees to rank their CEOs using a numerical scale and received nearly 10 million ratings from employees at more than 50,000 US companies, the report said.
World Business Dec. 20, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korea ranks 115th in gender gap ranking last year
The level of economic participation and opportunity of South Korean women is well below the world average, ranking the country No. 115 out of 149 countries in terms of gender equality, according to a report from the World Economic Forum. The forum‘s Global Gender Gap Report 2018 said South Korea’s gender gap index was 0.657, compared to 0.673 for China and 0.662 for Japan, which ranked Nos. 103 and 110, respectively. The annual report uses the Global Gender Gap Index to see how countries compar
Social Affairs Dec. 19, 2018
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[Graphic News] Koreans spent about $250 each on cultural activities in 2018: survey
South Koreans spent an average of around 287,000 won ($253) each on cultural activities this year, according to a recent survey commissioned by a KBS radio program. The survey of 800 respondents between 15 and 69 years old was conducted by World Research & Consulting from Dec. 1-9. It found that 93,211 won was spent on books, 86,855 won on watching movies and 72,246 won on attending music concerts or performances. In addition, 51.5 percent said they spent a similar amount on cultural activiti
Social Affairs Dec. 18, 2018
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[Graphic News] Performing arts market improves
South Korea’s performing arts market rebounded in 2017, apparently reflecting greater political and social stability after the presidential election in May that year, officials said. According to data released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service, the nation’s performing arts market grew 8.7 percent from the previous year to 813.2 billion won ($721 million) last year. It is the first time that the domestic performing arts market has exceeded 800 b
Life&Culture Dec. 17, 2018
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[Graphic News] Russian arms industry No. 2 in world, right behind US
Russia has overtaken Britain to become the world’s second-biggest arms producer, surpassed only by the United States, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a recent report. Russia had 10 companies on Sipri’s 2017 Top 100 list, which identifies the world’s leading arms-producing and military services companies. The 10 companies’ sales totaled $37.7 billion, Sipri said, 9.5 percent of arms sales by all countries on the list. That put Russia in second place, a position previ
World Dec. 16, 2018
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[Graphic News] Korean travelers looking more at Portugal, Hungary
South Korean tourists’ interest grew the most for Portugal and Hungary over the past year, although Japan, Vietnam and other nearby Asian nations remained steady picks, according to a travel fare website. Skyscanner analyzed internet searches of travel destinations from October last year to September this year and found that searches for Portugal increased 93 percent compared to the previous period of the same months. Searches for Hungary were up second most, jumping 74 percent. Other increases
Travel Dec. 13, 2018
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[Graphic News] Public servant most-coveted job among Korean adults: poll
A civil servant position is the most sought-after job among South Korean adults, though most of them aim to take jobs as office workers for practical reasons, a poll showed. Of 1,143 job seekers and salaried people questioned, the largest portion - 26.7 percent - said they wanted to work for the government or a public institution regardless of the reality, according to the survey conducted by online job portal Saramin. Another 16.2 percent said they hoped to run a restaurant or other independen
Social Affairs Dec. 12, 2018
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[Graphic News] Samsung world’s No. 1 advertiser last year
According to Ad Age’s list of the world’s 100 largest advertisers, Samsung pumped $11.2 billion into its advertising and sales promotion in 2017, up 13 percent from the previous year. Industry insiders say the increased spending was aimed at improving the company’s image after the highly publicized recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in 2016 due to battery explosions. It is the first time that Samsung has topped the list. Consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble ranked second, spending $10.5 billio
World Business Dec. 11, 2018
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[Graphic News] S. Korean coffee imports expected to fall this year
South Korea is expected to import less coffee this year for the first time in six years, as demand for the beverage has been hit by sluggish economic growth, according to market watchers here. In the January-October period, total imports of coffee stood at 121,019 tons, down 1,031 tons from a year earlier. This is the first on-year decrease since 2012. Asia’s fourth-largest economy imported 82,446 tons of coffee in the same period in 2012.
Food Dec. 10, 2018
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[Graphic News] Merkel tops Forbes’ 100 most powerful women
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named atop the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for 2018 for an eighth year in a row. Her streak since 2006 has been broken only by Michelle Obama in 2010. South Korea’s Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin also ranked 86th on Forbes’ list. British Prime Minister Theresa May ranked as the second most powerful woman, followed by International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde and General Motors CEO Mary Barra. The business magazine’s list dete
World News Dec. 9, 2018
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