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Hanjin chairman has upper hand over sister

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae, left, and his elder sister Hyun-ah, a former vice president at Korean Air / Courtesy of Hanjin GroupBy Jun Ji-hyeHanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae has gained an advantageous position over a three-party alliance led by his elder sister and group heiress Cho Hyun-ah in a fight for control of the logistics-centered conglomerate, as a Seoul court ruled against the alliance, Tuesday, reducing its shares eligible for voting rights, industry officials said Wednesday.  The court ruling came ahead of a general meeting of Hanjin KAL's shareholders scheduled for Friday, during which time a vote will take place to decide Cho Won-tae's reappointment as chairman of the group.Cho Hyun-ah, a former vice president at Korean Air who is backed by local activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement (KCGI) and mid-sized builder Bando Engineering & Construction, has called for the need to replace the current leadership to improve the group's financial status and its shareholder value.The Seoul Central District Court ruled against Bando Engineering &a

Mar 25, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Hanjin chairman has upper hand over sister
Law & Crime

Korea University staffer accused of data breach, sexual harassment

Korea University / Korea Times fileBy Jun Ji-hyePolice have booked a staff member of Korea University for accessing personal data of dozens of international students at the college in order to sexually harass them, according to police and school officials Monday.Seoul Seongbuk Police Station said its officials are investigating the Personal Information Protection Act violation by the staff member, identified by only by his last name Park, who has worked at the global service center of the university since March 16. Park allegedly sent text messages on Kakao Talk to about 40 Chinese students at the university, saying things such as “I fell in love with you at first sight,” “I want to learn more about you,” and “I am a good guy.”He began sending such messages from his first day on the job.When several students asked about how he got their contact details, he responded, “I was lucky,” or “I saw it on the school website.”Students who received the messages made a report to the school with the assistance of a student organization.

Mar 23, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Korea University staffer accused of data breach, sexual harassment
Health

Churches criticized for ignoring gov't warnings

Passengers arriving at Incheon International Airport aboard a flight from Frankfurt queue for a chartered bus to move them to temporary accommodation near Seoul for COVID-19 tests, Sunday, after the government began conducting coronavirus tests on all arrivals from Europe. Quarantine procedures have been tightened to prevent any inflow of the virus from outside Korea. / Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-hanBy Jun Ji-hyeSeveral churches are encountering growing criticism for pressing ahead with Sunday indoor worship services despite the government and municipalities strongly calling for them to suspend the operation of their religious facilities amid the continued nationwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.Local residents living near a large church in Seoul's Guro District even staged a protest in front of the building, urging its leadership to comply with government recommendation to conduct online services.In a message, Saturday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun strongly urged the suspension of the operation of religious, indoor sports and entertainment facilities for 15 days amid concerns

Mar 22, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Churches criticized for ignoring gov't warnings
Companies

Incheon airport takes hit from plunging travel demand

A man watches news about COVID-19 at an empty arrival hall of Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1, Wednesday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeIncheon International Airport is struggling with the plunging number of international travelers amid the continued COVID-19 outbreak, with concerns that the number of daily passengers using the airport could drop to below 10,000 for the first time since its opening in 2001, government and airport officials said Wednesday.In 2019, the number of daily passengers using the nation's main gateway was 190,000 on average, but the figure fell 91.6 percent to 16,000, the lowest level ever, Monday, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The figure is lower than the previous record low of 26,773, tallied on May 20 of 2003, when international travel was hit by the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).“At the early stage of the new coronavirus outbreak, the airport saw a decrease mostly in the number of Chinese and Taiwanese travelers, but the situation has become worse due to the suspension of more international r

Mar 18, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Incheon airport takes hit from plunging travel demand
Travel & Food

Enticing promotions, new menu offered in springtime

By Jun Ji-hyeSpring is right around the corner, and luxury hotels here have been busy preparing to help their guests to embrace the seasonal change, offering special promotions and delicious seasonal ingredients.L'Escape Hotel, the first stand-alone brand of Shinsegae Chosun Hotel, is showcasing its spring package until May 31 for guests who are planning to ring in the season early. L'Escape Hotel presents its spring package until May 31, offering various privileges to guests. / Courtesy of L'Escape HotelPackage guests can enjoy various privileges and appreciate the spring floral decorations created through a collaboration with Tony Marklew, a London-based “event imagineer.” Three room types ― standard, deluxe and suite ― are prepared for the package, with prices starting from 205,000 won ($172). As people tend to be reluctant to participate in outdoor activities due to air pollution caused by fine dust at this time of the year, the hotel developed its spring package which offers a floral tea set, rose-scented cosmetics and a Jane Packer flowerpot in addition to a chance

Mar 12, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Enticing promotions, new menu offered in springtime
Companies

Airlines, travel agencies panic over Japan's entry restrictions

A cancelled All Nippon Airways flight to Osaka shows on a screen at Incheon International Airport, Friday, a day after the Japanese government announced enhanced entry restrictions on people traveling from Korea amid the spread of COVID-19. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeAirlines and travel agencies, already hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, are taking another hit from Japan's recent decision to tighten entry restrictions on people traveling from Korea, company officials said Sunday.Asiana Airlines, the nation's second-biggest airline, suspended all flights to Japan from Monday to the end of March for the first time since the company launched its Seoul-Tokyo route. Top flag carrier Korean Air will suspend flights on 16 out of 17 routes to Japan, except for the Incheon-Narita route, from Monday until March 28. Budget carriers, most of which have been under emergency management following a sharp decline in air travel demand due to the fast spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, have also suspended all or most flights on their routes to Japan. Jeju Air, the nation's largest low-cost carrier, has de

Mar 8, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Airlines, travel agencies panic over Japan's entry restrictions
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Health

Korea places travel ban on self-quarantined people

By Jun Ji-hyeThe Ministry of Justice has banned 14,500 citizens, who are self-quarantined at home after having contact with COVID-19 patients, from leaving the country in a bid to prevent any further spread of the virus and restore the trust of the international community, ministry officials said Wednesday. The self-isolated people are banned from leaving the country for 14 days from the day they had contact with confirmed coronavirus patients under the assumption that the incubation period of the virus is two weeks.The travel bans were imposed at the request of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).“The KCDC carries out epidemiological investigations into newly confirmed patients and decides on who should be self-quarantined. The KCDC can request the justice ministry to place travel bans on them in accordance with the Immigration Control Law,” a ministry official said. The ministry did not need to place travel bans on confirmed patients as they have already been quarantined by the health authorities at hospitals and other facilities run by the gover

Mar 4, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Korea places travel ban on self-quarantined people
Health

Medical staff suffers extreme fatigue as outbreak continues

Medical staff fighting the COVID-19 outbreak at Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center in Daegu go to a staff lounge to rest after finishing work Monday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeDoctors, nurses and other medical professionals here are complaining about fatigue and exhaustion as the number of coronavirus patients continues to increase in Daegu and other parts of the country, according to officials from local governments and hospitals Monday.Acute fatigue has led some nurses to quit en masse, causing shortages in Daegu and neighboring North Gyeongsang Province, which the new coronavirus has hit hardest.Korea has reported thousands of infected patients, of whom more than 80 percent have come from Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.Pohang Medical Center in North Gyeongsang Province ― which the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated as a hospital to handle exclusively coronavirus patients ― is grappling with a shortage of medical personnel after 16 of about 100 nurses quit last week. The 16 nurses cited overwork, in addition to personal reasons such as the need to t

Mar 2, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Medical staff suffers extreme fatigue as outbreak continues
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Health

Coronavirus infections surpass 2,000 after 39 days

Medical staff fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus encourage each other at Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, Friday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection here reached 2,337, Friday, 39 days after the government reported the country's first case Jan. 20. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and Daegu City Government reported 571 new cases and three more deaths from the highly-contagious virus, bringing the death toll to 16 as of 10 p.m.The spike in infections came just two days after the number surpassed 1,000.Among the 571 new patients, 511 are residents of Daegu and the adjacent North Gyeongsang Province, areas hit hardest by the new coronavirus outbreak.About 80 percent of the total confirmed cases have occurred there, with two major clusters of infections linked to the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, and Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province.In its efforts to counter the fast spread of COVID-19 and track potential patients, the government has secured a list of about 310,000 me

Feb 28, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Coronavirus infections surpass 2,000 after 39 days
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Companies

Foreign air carriers cancel or reduce flights to Korea

Singapore Airlines has reduced the number of flights to Korea following the outbreak of the new coronavirus. / Korea Times fileBy Jun Ji-hyeAn increasing number of foreign air carriers are either halting flights or reducing the number of flights to Korea as the country has continued to report a surge in cases of COVID-19 from last week, airline industry officials said Monday. Philippine Airlines informed passengers, Feb. 21, of the suspension of its Manila-Incheon route and a reduction in the number of flights on the Manila-Busan route from March 1 to 31 “due to operational issues”.The company said passengers can rebook their flights or change the route without incurring fees, or receive a full refund without any additional fee. Prior to this, the company announced, Feb. 11 that it would cancel flights on its Cebu-Incheon route from Feb. 16 to March 28.Singapore Airlines announced Feb. 18 that it had temporarily reduced services across its networks, including flights to Korea, due to weak demand as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.Affected services included its flights t

Feb 24, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Foreign air carriers cancel or reduce flights to Korea
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