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Incheon Int'l Airport to begin face scans at departure gates

Face scan devices are installed at departure gates in Incheon International Airport, as the airport operator is set to begin the “smart pass” service at the end of this month. Courtesy of Incheon International Airport Corp.By Jun Ji-hyeIncheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) will release a mobile app, Monday, enabling travelers to register their faces in order to hasten departure procedures. The system will eliminate the need for people using the app to present passports or boarding passes. The operator of the country's largest airport will officially begin the facial recognition service at the end of this month.Those who want to use the service can download the ICN Smartpass app from Apple's App Store or the Google Play store, and register the necessary information.The IIAC said many airports around the world have already introduced non-face-to-face services following the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Singapore Changi Airport and Tokyo's Narita International Airport use facial recognition as an identification method.

Jul 9, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Incheon Int'l Airport to begin face scans at departure gates
Health

Health authorities, experts caution against excessive concerns over aspartame

gettyimagesbankGroup 2B carcinogens also include kimchi, aloe vera extractBy Jun Ji-hyeHealth authorities and experts warn against excessively creating fear and panic over aspartame amid deepening confusion among consumers, as the common sweetener is expected to be labeled a possible carcinogen later this week.The authorities and experts say aspartame is safe for the general population as long as they take in proper amounts as they have done so far. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ― the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization ― will reportedly classify aspartame as a Group 2B carcinogen ― which it considers to be “possibly carcinogenic to humans” ― in its report to be published Friday. Discovered in 1965 by U.S. chemist James Schlatter, aspartame is approximately 200 times sweeter than regular table sugar. As a low-calorie sugar substitute, it has become one of the world's most popular artificial sweeteners, being widely used in a variety of sugar-free foods and fizzy drinks including some brands of makgeolli (Korean rice wine), as well

Jul 9, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Health authorities, experts caution against excessive concerns over aspartame
Politics

8 in 10 Koreans worried about Fukushima wastewater release plan

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a national financial strategy meeting at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeNearly 80 percent of Koreans have expressed concern that the radioactive water to be released from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant could contaminate the ocean and fishery products, a new survey showed, Friday. In the Gallup Korea poll of 1,007 adults aged 18 and over conducted from Tuesday to Thursday, 78 percent of respondents said they were worried about the possible ocean and seafood contamination to be caused by Japan's planned discharge of the wastewater containing tritium, an isotope of hydrogen, from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.The plant was devastated by a tsunami triggered by an offshore earthquake in March 2011.In particular, nearly half ― 49 percent ― of those who gave a positive assessment of President Yoon Suk Yeol's performance in the survey expressed concerns over Japan's planned release of the wastewater. Amid growing concerns among the public over the Fukushima water discha

Jun 30, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
8 in 10 Koreans worried about Fukushima wastewater release plan
Politics

Hyundai Group chairwoman seeks to visit North Korea

Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun / NewsisBy Jun Ji-hyeHyun Jeong-eun, chairwoman of Hyundai Group, is pushing to visit North Korea to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of her late husband and former chairman of the group, Chung Mong-hun, according to unification ministry officials, Friday. Hyun is seeking to visit Mount Geumgang in the North in August to hold a memorial service for the late former chairman.“Hyundai Group officials submitted a plan to visit North Korea to the Ministry of Unification last Tuesday,” a ministry official said. “The ministry is reviewing the document and will process it in accordance with procedures.”The submission of the plan is the first step in a two-stage process for South Koreans seeking to visit the North and meet people there. If all requirements are met, the process moves to the next stage, typically within seven days.In the next stage, individuals can request their North Korean counterpart an invitation to visit the North. If the invitation is issued from the North, it is then submitted to the unification minist

Jun 30, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Hyundai Group chairwoman seeks to visit North Korea
  • NK says 'no intention' to review Hyundai Group chief's bid to visit Mount Geumgang
Environment & Animals

Seoul hit by torrential rain; more heavy rain set to hit Jeju Friday

People walk with umbrellas in the Namdaemun Market in central Seoul, Thursday, as the capital experienced 30 to 50 millimeters of rain per hour. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul First fatality from heavy rain reported in HampyeongBy Jun Ji-hyeSeoul, Gyeonggi Province and other regions in the central parts of the nation were hit by torrential rain, Thursday.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued a heavy rain watch for Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province as well as North and South Chungcheong and North Jeolla provinces, with 30 to 50 millimeters of rain per hour soaking the regions throughout the day.A heavy rain warning was issued for Chuncheon in Gangwon Province as the city experienced rainfall of 60 millimeters per hour. A foreign visitor pushes suitcases down Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul during a downpour, Thursday. Seoul saw between 30 to 50 m

Jun 29, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Seoul hit by torrential rain; more heavy rain set to hit Jeju Friday
  • 14-month-old dies after mudslide hits house in Yeongju
Health

No. of HIV carriers increased 9.3% last year

gettyimagesbankBy Jun Ji-hyeThe number of people who newly contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) last year reached 1,066, an increase of 9.3 percent from the 975 infections reported a year earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Thursday.HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system and can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). While AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV, a person with HIV will not necessarily develop AIDS.Among the 1,066 people, 825, or 77.4 percent, were Korean nationals, while 241, or 22.6 percent, were foreign nationals. The KDCA said the ratio of foreign nationals contracting HIV has been rising, as they accounted for 19.5 percent in 2020, 20.7 percent in 2021 and 22.6 percent last year.HIV carriers were mostly men, who accounted for 92.3 percent, compared to women at 7.7 percent. No information was provided about transgendered virus patients. By age, those in their 30s were the most at 34.9 percent, followed by those in their 20s at 31.5 percent and those in their 40s at 16.5 percent. The KDCA's

Jun 29, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
No. of HIV carriers increased 9.3% last year
Health

Global biomanufacturing training hub in Korea to educate 1,000 workers this year

Hwang Seung-hyeon, sixth from left in front row, director general of the Global Vaccine Hub Office at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, poses with participants in an introductory course of the Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing at Seoul National University Siheung Campus in Gyeonggi Province, June 19. Courtesy of Ministry of Health and WelfareFirst education program this year kicks off June 19 for two-week runBy Jun Ji-hyeThe Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing (GTH-B), established in Korea in 2022, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to offer a variety of educational courses this year on vaccine and biologics manufacturing to 1,000 workers in the industry from around the world. In February of last year, the WHO announced the selection of Korea as a global biomanufacturing workforce training hub, aimed at supporting self-sustainable vaccine production in low- and middle-income countries by providing training in vaccine and biologics manufacturing.The establishment of the global training hub came at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic had underscored in

Jun 29, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Global biomanufacturing training hub in Korea to educate 1,000 workers this year
Politics

Gov't to raise quota for skilled worker visas to 30,000 from 2,000

Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, left, talks to Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ahead of a national financial strategy meeting presided over by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government will drastically increase the quota for skilled worker visas to 30,000 this year from 2,000 last year, aiming to tackle labor shortages faced by industries, Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said Wednesday.Han made the remarks during a national financial strategy meeting presided over by President Yoon Suk Yeol. The meeting was held to discuss follow-up measures after Yoon instructed the government earlier this week to streamline the management of foreign workers to meet the changing needs of businesses, according to presidential spokesman Lee Do-woon.“Labor shortage is a major issue that industries need to resolve in the short term,” Han was quoted as saying by the spokesman. “We are pushing to increase the number of foreign workers as instructed by the president.”Han also said the government will push to

Jun 28, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't to raise quota for skilled worker visas to 30,000 from 2,000
  • Yoon calls for abolishing 'nonsensical political subsidies'
Politics

Government's treatment of war veterans under scrutiny

Korean War veterans pay silent tribute during a ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of the outbreak of the war in Wonju, Gangwon Province, Sunday. YonhapMonthly average allowance for veterans stands at just $70By Jun Ji-hyeThe treatment of war veterans by central and local governments has been called into question following news of a Korean War veteran stealing food due to his economic plight.The veteran in his 80s was booked by police in Busan earlier this month for allegedly stealing several bottles of sesame oil, “jeotgal” (fermented fish) and other food products worth 83,000 won ($64) between April and May.According to police, the veteran relied on government subsidies but evidently, it was not enough and, therefore, stole the food due to financial difficulty.The issue has raised questions over whether the central and local governments have properly protected former soldiers who have risked their lives, fought and survived war. According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Wednesday, since May 2003 it has paid a monthly allowance to Korean War and Viet

Jun 28, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Government's treatment of war veterans under scrutiny
Politics

Korea's age system to change from Wednesday

Minister of Government Legislation Lee Wan-kyu speaks during a media briefing at the Government Complex in Seoul, Monday. YonhapAll Koreans to become one or even two years younger under int'l systemBy Jun Ji-hyeKorea will scrap its traditional method of counting a person's age and officially adopt the internationally recognized system beginning this Wednesday, the Ministry of Government Legislation announced Monday.The change comes as the revisions to the Basic Administrative Act and the Civil Act, which were passed by the National Assembly last December to scrap the country's increasingly unpopular custom, are set to take effect that day.This will make all Koreans one or even two years younger, as under the Korean traditional age system, a person is deemed to be a year old at the time of birth and then gains a year every Jan. 1. The international standard calculates a person's age from zero at birth and a year is added on every individual's birthday.For example, as of June 26, a person born on June 30 of 2003 is 19 and turns 20 on June 30 this year under the international system. Bu

Jun 26, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Korea's age system to change from Wednesday
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