[Graphic News] Bezos tops Forbes world's rich list

　Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person, having snatched the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who slipped to second place, according to Forbes magazine's annual billionaires list.　US President Donald Trump's ranking on the list fell to 766th place from 544th in the last edition, his wealth now being estimated at $3.1 billion, $400 million less than a year ago.　Bezos' fortune shot up to $112 billion, Forbes said, after a 59 percent rise in Amazon shares over the past

World BusinessMarch 12, 2018

[Graphic News] Main sources of US steel, aluminum imports

   Last week, President Donald Trump said the US would impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum. 　Last year, US imports of steel, iron and ferroalloy jumped 38 percent over 2016 levels to $33.5 billion, according to data from the Commerce Department. Imports of aluminum oxide and aluminum also rose 32 percent last year. Canada was by far the largest supplier, accounting for 40 percent of the imports.

World BusinessMarch 11, 2018

[Graphic News] Paralympic Winter Games

　The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games opens from March 9 to 18, for 10 days.　The PyeongChang Paralympics will be the biggest yet, with around 570 athletes from over 49 countries participating. 　There are six sports, with 80 total medal events, on the Winter Paralympic program:

SportsMarch 8, 2018

[Graphic News] Global cybercrime costs $600b annually: study

　The annual cost of cybercrime has hit $600 billion worldwide, fueled by the growing sophistication of hackers and proliferation of criminal marketplaces and cryptocurrencies, researchers said Wednesday.　A report by the security firm McAfee with the Center for Strategic and International Studies found theft of intellectual property represents about one-quarter of the cost of cybercrime in 2017, and that other attacks, such as those involving ransomware, are growing at a fast pace.　Russia, North

World BusinessMarch 7, 2018

[Graphic News] Incheon Airport has most flight delays among major hubs

　South Korea’s main international gateway, Incheon Airport, has the worst on-time performance among major airports, a report showed.　According to the report by Flightstats, a global flight information service provider, the airport located west of Seoul ranked 44th in terms of departure performance at major hubs last month, with an average 50.04 percent on-time record.　On-time departures are calculated by checking if a plane has taken off within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure time, the rep

WorldMarch 6, 2018

[Graphic News] China is top steel producing country

　China produced 808.4 million metric tons of Crude Steel, accounting for 50.3 percent of the world’s total production. China is home to the largest steel producing companies - mostly state-owned - such as Hebei Iron and Steel Group, Angang Steel Co., Baosteel, Wuhan Iron and Steel Corp., and Jiangsu Shagang Co. 　Last week, China warned that US President Donald Trump’s vow to impose high tariffs on steel and aluminum would have a “huge impact” on the global trade order, adding that Beijing would

World BusinessMarch 5, 2018

[Graphic News] S. Korea’s corruption index ranks low

　South Korea ranked 51st in the 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index report issued by Transparency International, up only one notch from a year earlier, when the ranking nosedived due to the influence-peddling scandal involving ousted former President Park Geun-hye.　New Zealand topped the 180-nation list and Somalia ranked rock bottom. The United States came in 16th place, Japan in 20th, China in 77th and North Korea in 171st.　The index evaluates countries based on how corrupt their public sector i

NationalMarch 4, 2018

[Graphic News] S. Korea's childbirth rate continues to drop

　According to Statistics Korea, the number of newborns in South Korea dropped to a new record low last year.　The number of babies born in 2017 reached 357,700, down 11.9 percent, or 48,500, from 2016.　The figure marked the lowest number of newborns since the statistics agency started to compile such data in 1970.　The total fertility rate, or the number of babies that a woman is projected to have during her lifetime, fell to 1.05 last year from 1.17, also marking a record low, the report showed.

NationalMarch 1, 2018

[Graphic News] Switzerland tops global Financial Secrecy Index

Switzerland and the US are the most secretive major financial centers in the world, according to a global ranking compiled by a group campaigning for more transparency. The Tax Justice Network’s study found Switzerland to be the “global capital of bank secrecy.” The US ranked second because its share of global offshore financial services has increased steadily. The study, which is published every two years, looks at countries using several criteria including how much information they provide abo

World NewsFeb. 28, 2018

[Graphic News] Korea ranks 7th in science, technology capabilities

　South Korea’s science and technology capabilities ranked seventh last year among the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a state-run think tank.　The Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning said the evaluation was based on five categories: research environment; support from both public and private sectors; the quality of work carried out by scientists and engineers; the results of research; and overall network capabilities.　The US ca

TechnologyFeb. 27, 2018

[Graphic News] International tourism hits seven-year high

　International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7 percent in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This strong momentum is expected to continue in 2018 at a rate of 4-5 percent.　Based on data reported by destinations around the world, it is estimated that international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) worldwide increased 7 percent in 2017. This is well above the sustained and consistent trend of 4 percent or higher growth since 2

WorldFeb. 26, 2018

[Graphic News] UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

　Each year, some 2.6 million babies do not survive their first month.　The UN children’s agency has singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born in Pakistan, 46 die at birth. 　The report is part of UNICEF’s new campaign, launched last week, to raise awareness to bring down neonatal mortality rates. 　UNICEF says that after Pakistan, the Central African Republic is the next riskiest country for newborns, and Afghanistan is the third. (AP)

WorldFeb. 25, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Hockey

　Two gold medals are at stake in men’s and women‘s hockey. Teams of 20 players line up with six players typically on the ice for each team at any one time. Two referees and two linesmen officiate. Players attempt to fire a hard rubber puck into a small goal while skating at high speeds swathed in extensive padding and helmets to protect them from injury.

SportsFeb. 22, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Nordic Combined

　Nordic combined brings together cross-country skiing, with its demand for strength and endurance, and ski jumping, which requires technical mastery and audacity. There are two individual events for men -- normal hill jumping with a 10-kilometer competition, and large hill jumping, also with a 10-kilometer race. The team events feature large hill jumping with a 4x5-kilometer relay.

SportsFeb. 21, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympics: Ski jumping

　Competitors launch themselves from a takeoff ramp in an effort to fly as far as they can before touching down in the landing zone. 　Five judges mark competitors for distance and style. The four events are: men's normal hill individual, women's normal hill individual, men's large hill individual and men's team.

SportsFeb. 20, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Bobsleigh

　Bobsleigh is an event in the Winter Olympic Games where a two-or four-person team drives a specially designed sled down an ice track, with the winning team completing the route with the fastest time.　For bobsleigh, the track length is 1,200 to 1,500 meters long with an average slope of 8 to 15 percent while the curve radius is minimum 20m. The bobsleigh reaches an average maximum speed of 135 kilometers per hour. 

Olympic GamesFeb. 19, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Curling

　Three gold medals are up for grabs in curling at the 2018 PyeongChang Games: men’s team, women’s team and mixed doubles. 　A curling team is composed of two or four athletes, and each team takes turns launching the nearly 20-kilogram curling stone. When the curling stone is thrown, athletes follow the movement of the stone and sweep the ice surface using brooms to control the direction and speed of the stone. Having started from the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, mixed doubles have been introduced

Olympic GamesFeb. 18, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Luge

　Competitors ride a small flat sled in single or two-person format and accelerate feet first and face-up down a sharp gradient on an ice track measuring 1,000 to 1,500 meters. Maximum average speeds reach 140 kilometers per hour - faster than bobsleigh and skeleton. Medals are awarded in men’s singles, women’s singles, doubles and team relay.　The course includes left curves, right curves, hairpin curves, S-shaped curves, and a labyrinth. The track has a U-shaped groove, and the walls on both sid

Olympic GamesFeb. 13, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Biathlon

　Eleven gold medals (five for men, five for women, one mixed) are on offer in biathlon.　Biathlon is a sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, two events that are very different from each other. Athletes strap the guns on their backs, ski for a certain distance, and then stop to shoot at a designated target. For the shooting, there are two types of the shooting positions. One of these is shooting while lying face down, and the other is shooting while standing up. The final ra

Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018

[Graphic News] Winter Olympic Games: Skeleton

　Skeleton competitors ride a small lightweight sled head first down an ice course while lying flat on their stomachs. The sport was once considered too dangerous for the Olympics. Two gold medals are on offer, for men’s and women’s singles. Unlike the luge, there are no doubles or team events. 　Skeleton was reintroduced to the Olympic program for the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, with a woman’s event added. Sliders speed down ice tracks 1,200 to 1,500 meters long.

Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018