[Graphic News] South Korea’s life satisfaction among lowest in OECD

South Korea reported one of the lower levels of life satisfaction among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a recent report showed.According to the OECD’s How‘s Life 2015 report, South Korea ranked 27th among the 34 OECD countries, with a score of 5.8, substantially lower than the OECD average of 6.58. Denmark topped the list, followed by other Nordic countries -- Iceland, Switzerland and Finland. Japan came in 26th, a notch higher than Korea. The OECD

Social AffairsOct. 19, 2015

[Graphic News] Koreans still engage in heavy drinking, smoking

 

TechnologyOct. 8, 2015

[Graphic News] S. Korea faces severe drought

Most regions of the country are suffering a severe drought particularly Seoul City and its surrounding areas, officials said Wednesday.　According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the accumulated precipitation in the country from January to early this month recorded 754.3 milliliters, accounting for only 63 percent of the average of the past 30 years -- 1,189 milliliters. 　Seoul City and Gyeonggi Province had the lowest accumulated precipitation with 572.4 milliliters, making up 43 per

Oct. 7, 2015

[Graphic News] Average age of top top 100 corporate executives 53.5 years

The average age of executives in the nation’s top 100 companies was 53.5 years old, data showed Tuesday.According to Korea CXO Institute, this year there were a total of 6,928 executives across the top 100 companies -- excluding financial firms.When dividing the age group of executives by five years, those who were born between 1960-1964 dominated the list, accounting for 44.8 percent of the total executives, the institute noted.Most of the executives were born in 1964, making them 51 years old

IndustrySept. 22, 2015

[Graphic News] Autumn foliage expected later this month

This year’s autumn leaves will start to bloom later this month across the mountainous Gangwon Province.The foliage will arrive about two days earlier than usual in the province as the average temperature in the earlier half of this month was colder, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.The leaves will start to change color on Mount Seoraksan on Sept. 25, Mount Odaesan on Sept. 29 and Mount Chiaksan on Oct. 6. The peak time for foliage usually comes two weeks after the first appearance.Th

Social AffairsSept. 20, 2015