[Graphic News] Korea ranks 31st in trustworthy GDP data

Korea ranked 31st in the world in terms of quality on gross domestic product data, according to a report released by World Economics, a U.K.-based economic information provider.The Data Quality Index developed by the consulting firm to show which countries data can be trusted covered five factors, including national accounting standards used and the size of the informal economy.Korea gained 75 points in the 100 possible score. Switzerland topped the list with 97.2 points, followed by the United

Jan. 10, 2016

[Graphic News] Billionaires’ stock value hits all-time high

The total market value of shares held by the top 100 stock-rich people in Korea surpassed the 100 trillion-won ($849.25 billion) mark for the first time last week, according to market researcher Chaebul.comThe data showed that the billionaires held 103. 83 trillion won worth of stocks as of Dec. 30, accounting for 8.3 percent of the total market capitalization.The stock value of the top 100 has been risen steadily over the past several years, to 74 trillion won in 2013 and 92.6 trillion won in 2

Jan. 3, 2016

[Graphic News] 2015 in numbers

Dec. 30, 2015

[Graphic News] IPOs to hit 13-year high

The number of companies which went public this year on the main KOSPI and tech-heavy KOSDAQ markets reached the highest in 13 years, data showed on Wednesday.As of Tuesday, a total of 119 companies have listed on the stock markets, 17 on the benchmark KOSPI and 102 on the secondary KOSDAQ, according to Korea Exchange. By the end of this year, nine more companies will join the IPO march, two on the KOSPI and seven on the KOSDAQ.This 2015 figure is the largest since 2002 when 178 firms went public

Dec. 23, 2015

[Graphic News] Male sexual abuse victims on rise

About 5 percent of all sexual abuse victims reported in South Korea last year were male, with the number of male victims having significantly increased since 2011, a government report showed Thursday.According to the report released by the Ministry of Gender Equality, the number of reported male victims increased from 749 in 2011 to 1,066 in 2014. In 2011, they accounted for 3.8 percent of all Korean victims, but the proportion increased to 5.1 percent last year. This was the first time the Kore

Social AffairsDec. 17, 2015