Articles by Nam Kyung-don
[Graphic News] S. Korea's population likely to peak in 2028
Social affairsMar 31, 2019
South Korea's statistics agency forecast that the country's population is likely to peak at 51.94 million in 2028, before declining to 39.29 million in 2067. The demographic outlook came as deaths...
[Graphic News] Finland remains world's happiest country
World NewsMar 28, 2019
Finland has emerged as the happiest nation for the second consecutive year, according to a report. Researchers say the small Nordic country of 5.5 million people has succeeded in coming up with a re...
[Graphic News] S. Korea becomes top exporter of 77 products in 2017: KITA
World BusinessMar 27, 2019
South Korea became the No. 1 exporter of 77 products in 2017, a local trade organization showed, on the back of improved performance from the petrochemicals industry. According to the Korea Intern...
[Graphic News] Global hearable market to grow quickly
The world market for wireless hearables is expected to grow quickly over the next two years thanks to the popularity of Apple's AirPod, an industry report said. The global market is estimated to r...
[Graphic News] Number of marriages lowest in over 40 years
The number of marriages in Korea has dropped to the lowest level in more than 40 years in 2018, as young people delay marriage amid a weak economic picture, according to government data. The numbe...
[Graphic News] Growth of medicine side effects slows in 2018
HealthMar 24, 2019
South Korea saw reports of medication side effects gain about 2 percent in 2018, although their rate of growth slowed sharply from the prior year, data showed. Local health authorities handled 257...
[Graphic News] Seoul ranks 7th most expensive city for expats
Paris has climbed to the top of the world's priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore and Hong Kong according to a survey that named the capital of strife-torn Venezuela as the cheape...
[Graphic News] Counseling for twilight divorce increasing rapidly
A growing number of couples over the age of 60 are applying for divorce counseling, data released by a provider of free legal consultation services showed. The Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Re...
[Graphic News] 1 in 4 Korean students overweight
A quarter of young South Korean students were obese or overweght, the Ministry of Education said. According to data compiled from a survey of 108,000 elementary, middle and high school students co...
[Graphic News] Number of gas stations drops for 4th year in 2018
The number of gas stations in South Korea dropped for the fourth straight year in 2018, amid worsening profitability facing the industry, data have showed. As of end-December, 11,769 gasoline stat...
[Graphic News] Private education costs up 4.4% in 2018
South Korea's total spending on private tuition for children came to about 19.5 trillion won ($17.2 billion) in 2018, up 4.4 percent from a year earlier, government data showed. The data compiled ...
[Graphic News] Bezos, Gates still top world's ultrarich: Forbes
Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest person, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, according to the latest Forbes list of the ultrarich, while far behind President Donald Trump jumped 51 spots i...
[Graphic News] 50,000 women a year killed by intimate partners
More than half of women murdered worldwide last year were killed by intimate partners or family members, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Data found that of 87,000 women ...
[Graphic News] The nations grounding their Boeing 737s
A number of countries grounded Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet on Monday in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane was th...
[Graphic News] World's dirtiest air is in India
Seven of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India, according to a new study showing South Asia's battle with deteriorating air quality and the economic toll it's expected to take wo...
T'way Air to continue 'international flights to nowhere' later this month
N. Korea holds military parade, showcases new SLBM