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Criticism growing over police's bungled response to attempted murder

A 48-year-old man enters the Incheon District Court, Nov. 17, for a court review on whether to issue an arrest warrant for him after he allegedly stabbed a neighbor over a noise complaint. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyePolice in Incheon are facing fierce criticism over a “bungled” response to an attempted murder, with family members of the victim calling for severe punishment for those responsible. The case also raises a gender issue after it became known that a female police officer left the crime scene after the assailant stabbed the victim.The incident occurred at a small apartment building in Incheon's Namdong District, Nov. 15, when a male and a female police officer were sent to an apartment on the third floor, after three family members living there ― a man in his 60s, his wife in her 40s and their daughter in her 20s ― reported a 48-year-old man living on the fourth floor to police. The three claimed the neighbor repeatedly harassed and threatened them after they filed a complaint over noise coming from his apartment, located above theirs. While the male officer was talking

Nov 21, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Criticism growing over police's bungled response to attempted murder
  • Police criticized for incompetence
Society

Korea ranks low among OECD nations in employment rate for university graduates

gettyimagesbankBy Jun Ji-hyeKorea is among the lowest-ranking countries among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members in terms of the employment rate for university graduates, due mainly to a serious mismatch between their majors and available jobs. According to the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), Thursday, Korea's employment rate for university graduates, aged between 25 and 34, stood at 75.2 percent in 2020, ranking 31st out of the 37 OECD nations.The figure was compared to 90.6 percent for Britain and the OECD average of 82.9 percent.The institute attributed the low employment rate for university students to a severe mismatch between their majors and job openings, citing that this rate was tallied at 50 percent as of 2015, ranking first among the OECD nations at that time. Statistics Korea issued a similar survey this year that showed the major-job mismatch rate came to 52.3 percent, meaning that more than half of university graduates were getting jobs unrelated to their majors. The KERI said the limit of student quotas at universities has ca

Nov 18, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Korea ranks low among OECD nations in employment rate for university graduates
Travel & Food

Must-know tips and nice accommodation for travel to Singapore

Seen is Singapore's famous view around the Marina Bay district, a popular tourist attraction there. gettyimagesbankSearch for flights between Singapore, Korea soaring with travel bubble accordBy Jun Ji-hyeA travel bubble agreement signed between Singapore and Korea in October went into effect Monday. Singapore has since allowed fully vaccinated visitors to travel between Incheon International Airport and Changi Airport without quarantining through its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme. Following the signing of the agreement, the search volume for flights to both Singapore and Korea has rapidly increased, reflecting the hopes of people who have been stuck at home due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic about the resumption of international tourism, according to global online travel agencies. Hotels.com said that it saw a spike in the search volume for outbound flight to both countries in the second week of October when the travel bubble news was announced.Flight searches to Korea from Singapore spiked from the mere double digits to over 1,100 searches on the day of announcement. The

Nov 18, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Must-know tips and nice accommodation for travel to Singapore
Health

Korea shortens interval for booster shots amid increasing breakthrough cases

Medical workers at Seoul Medical Center monitor COVID-19 patients in an incentive care unit, Wednesday. YonhapEmergency risk evaluation to be conducted when over 75% of ICU beds are occupiedBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government has decided to shorten the interval between regular COVID-19 vaccine doses and booster shots from six months to four months for elderly residents over the age of 60 as well as inpatients and employees at nursing homes and geriatric hospitals.This will also be applied to those working at medical facilities. The interval will be reduced from six months to five months for citizens over the age of 50 in addition to soldiers, police officers and firefighters.Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced the decision, Wednesday, as part of measures to cope with a continued increase in breakthrough infections involving people who are testing positive for COVID-19 even after having been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.“Speeding up administering booster shots has become an urgent task to prevent further breakthrough infections,” Kim said during a government meeting

Nov 17, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Korea shortens interval for booster shots amid increasing breakthrough cases
  • Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record high
Society

Civil servants' demand for fixed lunch break raises controversy

Members of the South Gyeongsang Province branch of the Korean Government Employees' Union hold a press conference in front of the provincial office, Nov. 9, calling for instituting a 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. lunch break. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeControversy is rising over an increasing demand from civil servants across the country to guarantee them a lunch break from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. as offered to other workers. They are demanding all services at public offices, including the issuance of official documents, be suspended during the one-hour lunchtime to guarantee their “rights,” but critics say this will cause inconvenience, especially to workers who have to utilize their own lunchtime to visit public offices.The Korean Government Employees' Union (KGEU) has recently intensified calls for the guaranteed lunch break to safeguard their health and welfare rights, citing the Labor Standards Act and service regulations for civil servants that stipulate their lunchtime is from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.The law and regulations, however, also stipulate that heads of local governments can decide to adv

Nov 15, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Civil servants' demand for fixed lunch break raises controversy
Society

Korea to ease rules on mandatory quarantine for more int'l tourists

Travelers wait in line to go through departure procedures at Incheon International Airport, Nov. 5. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeKorea will ease mandatory quarantine rules gradually to attract more international travelers as part of efforts to support a rebound of the tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made during a government meeting on tourism strategies, presided over by Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, Friday. A travel bubble agreement signed between Singapore and Korea in early October will go into effect, Monday, aiming to exempt or ease rules on mandatory quarantine for travelers to and from both countries who have been fully vaccinated. The government said it will expand the list of countries for quarantine-free travel gradually after monitoring the COVID-19 situation in each nation. Singapore is the second destination with which Korea signed a travel bubble agreement, after Saipan. The government said it will also gradually resume visa waiver and no-visa entry programs that have been suspended due to the pandemic and begin to res

Nov 12, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Korea to ease rules on mandatory quarantine for more int'l tourists
  • Korea extends overseas travel advisory until Dec. 13
Foreign Affairs

US diplomat embroiled in controversy over alleged hit-and-run

A captured image shows a collision between a taxi and a vehicle driven by a U.S. diplomat in Yongsan District, Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times fileBy Jun Ji-hyeControversy has been growing over an alleged hit-and-run incident involving a U.S. diplomat stationed in Korea, after it was revealed that a vehicle with four U.S. diplomats, including the driver, allegedly fled after hitting a taxi while driving in central Seoul.According to police, Friday, the vehicle was suspected of hitting the taxi on the right side from behind while changing lanes near Namsan No. 3 Tunnel, Wednesday. Rather than stopping the car to deal with the accident, the driver kept driving to Gate 3 of U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan.The taxi driver chased the diplomat's car up to the gate.Police officers also came to the gate and attempted to identify the diplomat who had been behind the wheel. But the diplomat refused all police requests, including a breathalyzer test. The three other passengers did not cooperate with police either, not even opening the car windows.Police had no choice but to let the car enter the garri

Nov 12, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
US diplomat embroiled in controversy over alleged hit-and-run
Health

Distrust over COVID-19 vaccinations continues

Medical workers guide people at a COVID-19 testing center in Seoul's Songpa District, Thursday. YonhapGov't considers administering COVID-19 vaccines more regularlyBy Jun Ji-hyeAn increasing number of residents here are questioning the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations amid a continued increase in breakthrough infections involving people who tested positive even after having been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Concerns come as nearly half of infected people in recent weeks were breakthrough cases. Among 17,325 patients over the age of 18 who were confirmed to have COVID-19 between Oct. 17 and 30, 48.1 percent, or 8,336, had been fully vaccinated, according to the Central Disease Control Headquarters. The number of breakthrough cases has been increasing rapidly month after month ― from seven in May to 116 in June, 1,180 in July, 2,764 in August, 8,913 in September and 15,311 in October.“I think more people now don't feel the need to get vaccinated, as vaccinations do not totally prevent infections,” a 37-year-old man who works for a startup in Seoul said. &ldquo

Nov 11, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Distrust over COVID-19 vaccinations continues
  • New infections above 2,300 for 3rd day amid growing concerns over serious cases
Society

Seoul YMCA awarded for helping mediate disputes between neighbors

Han Sang-kyu, right, senior executive director of the civil movement headquarters at the Seoul Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), poses after receiving the Gender Equality and Family Minister award during a ceremony in Seoul, Wednesday. Courtesy of Seoul YMCABy Jun Ji-hyeThe Seoul Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) received an award from the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, Wednesday, in recognition of its contribution to helping mediate disputes between neighbors and village communities. The Seoul YMCA set up a neighborhood dispute mediation center within the organization in 2011, which has been expanded around the country including Seoul, Suwon and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province since 2013.“Neighborhood dispute mediation centers have helped mediate a variety of disputes including apartment noise and water leak issues, parking problems in small villages and location of unpleasant facilities,” Ju Gun-ihl, director of the center at the Seoul YMCA, said during a phone interview with The Korea Times. “Those centers are aiming to help residents deve

Nov 11, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Seoul YMCA awarded for helping mediate disputes between neighbors
Health

Jincheon's order to hire only vaccinated foreign workers draws criticism for discrimination

Workers in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong Province, wait for COVID-19 testing in this undated photo provided by the county office. Courtesy of Jincheon CountyBy Jun Ji-hyeJincheon County in North Chungcheong Province is facing criticism over its administrative order recommending local companies hire only migrant workers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Critics say such a policy is clear discrimination against foreign nationals and will not be that helpful to employers either, as they have been suffering from a shortage of workers amid the prolonged pandemic. The county issued the administrative order, Tuesday, amid an increasing trend of infections among foreign residents. It has reported 65 new cases so far this month, and among them, 52.3 percent, or 34, were foreign residents. The order says local firms are recommended to hire only vaccinated foreign workers. It also mandates that foreign employees must go through COVID-19 testing every two weeks if they are unvaccinated.The county office said PCR tests are offered for free even to undocumented migrant workers,

Nov 10, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Jincheon's order to hire only vaccinated foreign workers draws criticism for discrimination
  • Critically ill COVID-19 patients hit record high
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