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Pandemic brings some positive changes to Koreans' health: study

gettyimagesbank By Yoon Ja-youngMany people feared that they would gain much weight as they stayed home more due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a recent study showed that it is not true. In fact, Koreans have become healthier in some diagnostic tests such as blood sugar and cholesterol tests, and this may be partly due to positive effect of eating at home, experts say. A research team led by Professor Song Sang-wook of family medicine at the Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital tracked data of 1,867 people who took consecutive annual medical checkups at the hospital in 2019 and 2020. They weighed on average 67.1 kilograms in 2019 before the pandemic, and their average weight only slightly increased to 67.3 kilograms the next year amid the pandemic. Their body mass index (BMI), which indicates the percentage of an individual's body fat, also increased to 24.3 from 24.2, but the research team said it is negligible increase. Subjects' average blood pressu

Sep 2, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Pandemic brings some positive changes to Koreans' health: study
Law & Crime

Doctors arrested on 'ghost surgery' charges

Doctors and office workers at a hospital in Incheon present themselves to Incheon District Court for arrest warrant review, Aug. 31, following allegations of surrogate surgery. YonhapBy Yoon Ja-youngDoctors working for a spine surgery hospital in the western port city of Incheon have been arrested on charges of surrogate surgery, in which they allegedly made office workers without medical licenses take part in the operations.According to Incheon Metropolitan Police Station, three doctors, who are co-directors of a renowned hospital in the district specializing in spinal disc surgery, were arrested on Aug. 31, along with three staff of the hospital. The district court judge issued arrest warrants following a request by the prosecution, acknowledging concerns of them fleeing. The investigation began after a media report, which included around 10 hours' video footage of the operations in the hospital. The doctors reportedly had one of the employees make an incision in the back of a patient, and after around five minutes' work by the doctor, another employee sutured the wounds. The patie

Sep 1, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Doctors arrested on 'ghost surgery' charges
Health

Food poisoning cases lead consumers to shun gimbap

gettyimagesbankBy Yoon Ja-youngA series of food poisoning incidents at restaurants that sell gimbap are making consumers shun the staple Korean dish.Gimbap, or seaweed rice rolls that come with various ingredients such as vegetables, eggs and processed meat, is one of the most easily accessible food in the country, but food poisoning incidents have made headlines recently. Over 130 victims filed a class action suit against a gimbap franchise following an incident in which 276 people who ate gimbap at two of its branches in Bundang District, Seongnam City between July 29 and Aug. 2 showed food poisoning symptoms. Around 40 of them were hospitalized for treatment.Another food poisoning incident occurred in Paju between Aug. 19 and 22, when 27 customers from a gimbap restaurant got sick, and most recently in Goyang on Aug. 23, in which 29 suffered symptoms such as fever and diarrhea. Among them, a female in her 20s died two days later. Park Ji-yeon, a mom of two kids in Seocho District, Seoul, said she is refraining from buying gimbap. “I bought gimbap at least twice a week as a s

Sep 1, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Food poisoning cases lead consumers to shun gimbap
Companies

INGINE inks Canada deal to develop onshore wave energy system

Yuquot, Western Canada where a wave power generation system will be installed / Courtesy of INGINEBy Yoon Ja-youngKorea's wave power generation system developer INGINE signed a deal to develop an onshore wave energy system in Canada, which will contribute to the supply of renewable and clean energy for a remote First Nations community.According to INGINE, it inked a deal with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations in Yuquot, Canada, for the installation of an onshore wave energy system as a part of the Yuquot Wave Project.Supported by the Federal Government of Canada, the Yuquot Wave Project also includes the involvement of the Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery (PRIMED) at the University of Victoria, the Barkley Project Group (BPG) and the EDI Environmental Dynamics, as well as the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations and INGINE. After INGINE completes the detailed engineering design, the second phase of the project, which includes construction and commissioning, is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022.The contract has symbolic significance for the Korean wa

Aug 6, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
INGINE inks Canada deal to develop onshore wave energy system
Economy

Stagflation concerns return to haunt financial markets

gettyimagesbankStagflation abroad emerging as new risk factor for Korean economyBy Yoon Ja-youngThe spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, coupled with inflationary pressure, have led to concerns over stagflation in the United States. Korea is also not immune to such concerns, with economists saying the government should prioritize the acceleration of vaccinations and reaching herd immunity as soon as possible. A number of U.S. media outlets recently reported that concerns over stagflation seem to have been reflected in financial markets already. Stagflation, a toxic cocktail of stagnation and inflation, refers to a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment with rising prices.The real yields on 10-year U.S. treasuries fell to a record-low of minus 1.127 percent July 26 as investors began to increasingly turn to safe assets. This is unusual, as falling yields have come together with inflation ― the U.S. consumer price index rose 5.4 percent last month, marking the steepest rise since 2008. Analysts say that the latest trend reflects market jitters over economic stagnation

Jul 31, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Stagflation concerns return to haunt financial markets
Health

Beware of heat stroke

A teenager tries to cool himself down with water at a basketball court in Dongdaegmun District, Seoul, as the temperature rose to 35 degrees Celsius, July 22. Korea Times fileBy Yoon Ja-youngAs a heat wave is currently hitting the country, some people's lives ― even of those who are young ― are being lost due to exposure to the high temperatures. Doctors stress that heat stroke can be life-threatening.In a Facebook group where participants share information about the Republic of Korea's military, the mother of an army corporal surnamed Shim posted that her son had died due to heat stroke and blamed army officials for reckless management. According to the mother, her son joined the army last December to fulfill his compulsory military service and was placed in the 22nd Infantry Division as a medic. After being sent to a guard post (GP) on June 30, he was assigned for a reconnaissance mission near the border with North Korea.The mother said that her son had to carry military gear on his back as well as a box in front of him, which she estimates together were heavier than half of his ow

Jul 27, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Beware of heat stroke
Society

Sri Lankan worker dies in industrial accident after working 18 consecutive hours

Emblem of Korea's police / Korea Times file By Yoon Ja-youngA Sri Lankan worker at a plastic manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, died in an industrial accident. He had been working for 18 consecutive hours to meet a deadline.According to Hwaseong Seobu Police Station, the 33-year-old worker from Sri Lanka died at a plastic goods manufacturing factory in Paltan Township of Hwaseong City, at around 3:30 a.m. on July 25. He was caught in an oil pressure compressor while trying to replace the plate. There were two other workers of foreign nationality nearby, but they weren't aware of the accident until they heard the victim screaming, according to police. They immediately reported the situation to the manager of the factory, who then called 119 while on his way to the factory. Police said that the compressor, which had some oil pressure gas left in it, seemed to have started operating suddenly, but they are investigating the exact cause of the accident

Jul 27, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Sri Lankan worker dies in industrial accident after working 18 consecutive hours
Trends

How to save energy while using air conditioning

gettyimagesbankBy Yoon Ja-youngAs air conditioners are being left on for most of the day due to the current heat wave, there comes the perennial concern over electricity bills. Some people are using their own tactics, such as turning off the air conditioner when it reaches the temperature they want, or using the “dehumidifier mode” to reduce power consumption, but not all of them are helpful.According to the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, experts at air conditioner manufacturers say it isn't always good to turn the air conditioner off when it gets cool enough, and this is especially the case with the latest models. Most of the air conditioners released on the market these days come with an inverter, which enables the machine to work at full force in the beginning to cool down a hot room, but then to automatically switch to minimal operation once the desired temperature is reached. Non-inverter air conditioners, meanwhile, continue operating on full power, fully stopping when they reach the desired temperature and then resuming full-power operation as s

Jul 27, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
How to save energy while using air conditioning
Economy

Increasing Chinese property purchases concern Koreans

gettyimagesbankBy Yoon Ja-youngChinese buyers are increasing real estate purchases in Korea, leading to concerns among some Koreans who are suffering from soaring housing prices. According to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport submitted to Rep. Hong Seok-joon of the main opposition People Power Party, foreigners owned 157,489 real estate properties as of 2020, which is 2.2 times more than 2011. Of this number, 40,431 were apartments. The real estate owned by Chinese nationals especially rose steeply. The number of properties owned by Chinese nationals totaled 57,292 in 2020, which is up 16.3 times from 2011. They account for 36.37 percent of total foreign ownership as of last year. They are especially purchasing real estate in Seoul, with the number of properties under Chinese ownership increasing 11.1 times from 2011 to 2020. Chinese real estate ownership increased 26.6 times in Gyeonggi Province which surrounds the capital. On Jeju Island, a popular tourist destination, it grew 112 times to 11,219 properties. They are also purchasing real estate in Sejong,

Jul 27, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Increasing Chinese property purchases concern Koreans
Entertainment

Obama to appear on Korean TV program

Former U.S. president Barack Obama / Courtesy of tvNBy Yoon Ja-youngFormer U.S. president Barack Obama will appear on a Korean TV program for the first time. The program's producer said that it took a few months of effort to make the appearance happen.According to the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, Obama will appear on tvN's “Monthly Connect” on Aug. 6The former U.S. leader who left office in 2017 will share his personal experiences as a politician and as a family man. The producer told Hankook Ilbo that she was impressed as Obama explained the things his family went through during his journey from ordinary man to the man in the world's most powerful office.In the interview with tvN, he will mainly talk about the importance of communication, as well as the power of diverse cultural exchanges, touching on K-pop songs and the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” by director Bong Joon-ho. Obama will also talk about “A Promised Land,” his memoir which sold over 5 million copies in North America and was translated into 26 languages since

Jul 22, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Obama to appear on Korean TV program
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