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Travel & Food

Rediscover domestic tourism: contactless travel by car

Road trips to domestic destinations are on the rise as a means of non-face-to-face travel amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. / Courtesy of ExpediaBy Jun Ji-hyePeople here are exploring new domestic destinations to visit as they have been unable to travel overseas this year due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.The pandemic has also led to growing popularity of road trips where travelers use their own car instead of public transportation, as a means of non-face-to-face travel.A road trip is unique in the sense that the journey is the destination itself.Tourists may take a wrong turn but end up somewhere with beautiful scenery. Unexpected events on the road can add to the fun and vitality of the trip.Global online agency Expedia introduced three national highway road trip courses great for an escape from the mundane daily routine, while keeping distance from crowds. Tourists can enrich the experience by adding a music playlist to drive to, pulling over to the side of the road where possible to take a snapshot of the scenery or stopping by an eatery to get a taste of local food.Taki

Sep 17, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Rediscover domestic tourism: contactless travel by car
Society

Jeju hit by typhoon

City officials on Jeju Island remove branches torn from trees by Typhoon Maysak, Wednesday. The ninth typhoon of the season was forecast to arrive over waters southwest of Busan around midnight and move northward to the country's eastern coastal regions. In addition to Maysak, the nation is expected to come under the influence of Typhoon Haishen as it moves northward from waters northwest of Guam, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. / Yonhap

Sep 2, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Society

Typhoon Bavi to hit Seoul metropolitan area Thursday

A fishing boat is moved to a safe place in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, Sunday, as Typhoon Bavi is forecast to hit the Korean Peninsula later this week. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeTyphoon Bavi is moving toward the Korean Peninsula and will reach the West Sea Wednesday following a course change, the state-run weather agency said Sunday, calling for thorough preparations.At an emergency media briefing, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the eighth typhoon of the season was moving northward at 14 kilometers per hour from waters 280 kilometers northeast of Taipei as at 9 a.m. Sunday. Its central pressure was reported to be 990 hectopascals, with a maximum wind speed of 86 kilometers per hour near its center, and a wind radius of 240 kilometers.The typhoon, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, is expected to reach waters west of Jeju Island on Wednesday afternoon and continue northward along the west coast.Seoul and the surrounding areas are expected to come under the direct influence of the typhoon on Thursday morning. The weather agency, which originally forecast that the t

Aug 23, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Typhoon Bavi to hit Seoul metropolitan area Thursday
Health

Moon orders stern legal actions against those hampering virus fight

Police officers, who were dispatched to a mass weekend rally held in central Seoul Aug. 15, go through COVID-19 testing at a makeshift testing facility in Seoul's Jung District, Friday, after several officers who were at the site tested positive for the coronavirus. / YonhapNew virus cases exceed 300 for first time since early MarchBy Jun Ji-hyePresident Moon Jae-in called on the health authorities, Friday, to take stern legal action against anyone who attempts to disrupt the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.Moon's comments came as the nation's fight against the coronavirus is now at a critical phase, with new cases exceeding 300 daily for the first time since early March, Thursday, amid growing fear of a second wave of infections. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 324 cases, including 315 locally transmitted ones, with the country's total caseload rising to 16,670.The President demanded the authorities bring criminal charges against those hampering epidemiological investigations and quarantine operations and, if necessary, apprehend th

Aug 21, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Moon orders stern legal actions against those hampering virus fight
Politics

Moon to wayward citizens: 'Abide by anti-virus rules or pay the price'

President Moon Jae-in puts on a mask before a meeting at Seoul City Hall, Friday. YonhapNew virus cases exceed 300 for first time since early MarchBy Jun Ji-hyePresident Moon Jae-in called on the health authorities, Friday, to take stern legal action against anyone who attempts to disrupt the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.Moon's comments came as the nation's fight against the coronavirus is now at a critical phase, with new cases exceeding 300 daily for the first time since early March, Thursday, amid growing fear of a second wave of infections.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 324 cases, including 315 locally transmitted ones, with the country's total caseload rising to 16,670.The President demanded the authorities bring criminal charges against those hampering epidemiological investigations and quarantine operations and, if necessary, apprehend them on site and seek an arrest warrant.“The core principle of the nation's fight against COVID-19 is swiftly detecting and testing those who have come into close contact with coronavi

Aug 21, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Moon to wayward citizens: 'Abide by anti-virus rules or pay the price'
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Companies

Airlines' worries deepen amid 2nd wave of infections

Passengers heading to Jeju Island line up at the Gimpo International Airport departure terminal on July 27. Domestic airlines, especially budget carriers, have relied heavily on domestic routes to survive the COVID-19 crisis, but the second wave of infections is raising concerns of a decline in domestic travel. / Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han By Jun Ji-hyeDomestic airlines are facing increasing concerns that the airline industry's financial crisis could worsen as the second wave of COVID-19 infections spreads quickly around the country.Carriers, especially low-cost carriers (LCCs), have mostly been relying on domestic routes to survive the COVID-19 crisis as international travel has become difficult due to the pandemic.But a new wave of infections in Korea ― with daily the number of new virus cases remaining at three digits since Aug. 13 ― could lead to a decline in domestic travel demand. According to data compiled by the Korea Civil Aviation Association, the nu

Aug 21, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Airlines' worries deepen amid 2nd wave of infections
  • Asiana deal at critical juncture, leaning toward collapse
Health

Stop eating hamburgers!

Members of a civic group hold a protest performance in central Seoul, Wednesday, calling for people to stop eating fast food such as hamburgers and adopt a vegetarian diet in the wake of a recent mass outbreak of food poisoning in a kindergarten in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. More than 100 students and teachers there have complained of food poisoning symptoms, with about one third of them hospitalized for hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), also known as hamburger disease, and other disorders. / Yonhap

Jul 1, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Stop eating hamburgers!
Health

Gov't hit for poor virus management at ports

Health authorities move Russian sailors who have been confirmed to have COVID-19 to hospitals from a Russian vessel docked at Gamcheon Port in Busan, Tuesday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government is facing criticism over its bungled COVID-19 screening procedures for arrivals at seaports following an outbreak involving at least 17 Russian sailors on a vessel that docked at the southern port city of Busan.Fears are growing about a possible community spread of the coronavirus from the infected Russians as they have already come into contact with more than 150 Korean dockworkers.Health experts said the contact between the Russians and Koreans could have been prevented if the authorities at the port had carried out stricter screening procedures for arrivals from Russia amid the recent rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases there.“The government's virus management system aimed at preventing an inflow of COVID-19 from overseas has focused more on airports rather than seaports,” professor Ki Mo-ran at the National Cancer Center said. “It seems the government failed t

Jun 24, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't hit for poor virus management at ports
Health

People exposed to higher infection risks at gyms, bars, cram schools

Officials take the temperature of applicants who came to take an employment exam of the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) at Myongji College in Seoul, Sunday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeVisitors to gyms, cram schools, bars and other crowded establishments are exposed to higher risk of COVID-19 infections, and their “easygoing attitude” has been leading to a continuous rise in infection clusters in the densely populated capital area, the health authorities warned Sunday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said 164 patients have been traced to the multi-level marketing company, Richway, as of noon Sunday, up from 153 the previous day. The first case linked to the company ― a man in his 70s ― was confirmed June 2.Initially, patients traced to Richway were mostly elderly citizens as the company was selling health food supplements, but infections are believed to have occurred for those in their 20s who live a more active life and frequently visit crowded spaces. A female patient in her 70s, who had contracted the virus after visiting Richway, May 30, has spread t

Jun 14, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
People exposed to higher infection risks at gyms, bars, cram schools
Health

Gov't struggles to contain series of infection clusters

Citizens wait to go through coronavirus testing at a public health center in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu, Thursday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe health authorities are struggling to identify COVID-19 infection vectors to stop additional community transmissions as a string of sporadic infection clusters have continued to emerge in the densely populated capital area.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) is facing difficulties investigating infection routes and blocking additional cases as infections that broke out in one group spread rapidly to other groups.Most of the locally transmitted cases have been reported in Seoul and the metropolitan area in recent weeks, amid a continuous rise in infection clusters in the capital region, including one traced to a multi-level marketing company in Gwanak District. The KCDC reported 45 new infections Wednesday, including 40 local cases, which raised the nation's total to 11,947. The death toll remained unchanged at 276. Among the 40, 20 lived in Seoul, while 15 and five were residents of Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, respectively.

Jun 11, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't struggles to contain series of infection clusters
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