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2nd CATA Aviation Conference in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2024 - The audience visited the "Passenger Biometric Service Platform" at the 2nd CATA Aviation Conference in Beijing, China on October 26, 2024.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a wheel of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine in front of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a destroyed Russian military vehicle featuring the Ukrainian word for freedom or will in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against continuous tracks of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine against the photo of Vokzalna Street in Bucha, Kyiv Region, following the liberation of the city from Russian invaders, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is pictured near two miniature Ukrainian flags featuring the national coat of arms placed on a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a destroyed Russian military vehicle featuring the Ukrainian word for freedom or will in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine outside the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry building, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine outside the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry building, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

A men walks with his luggage during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

Martha Hernandez under-director of immigration control speaks during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

Colombia's migration officers during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

Colombia's migration officers during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

A general view of the immigration area during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

A Colombian migration officer looks at a passport during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

Iberia check-in counters at El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

Passangers walk with their luggage at El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

A general view of the immigration area during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

An Airport Security officer stands near the counters during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Osaka Station redevelopment

Passengers use a biometric ticketing system, which lets them through just by scanning their faces, installed at JR Osaka Station in western Japan on March 18, 2023, the day of its debut.

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Nigeria's first deep seaport put into operation

STORY: Nigeria's first deep seaport put into operation DATELINE: Jan 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lekki Deep Sea Port 2. various of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration ceremony 3. various of Lekki Deep Sea Port STORYLINE: Lekki Deep Sea Port, the first of its kind in Nigeria, was put into operation on Monday. At the inauguration ceremony, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the new maritime facility opens a new vista of economic development for the African country. The port, one of the biggest in West Africa, was constructed by China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC). The construction of the port commenced in June 2020 and was completed in October 2022. It is designed to handle 1.2 million standard containers annually. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, such as biometric scanners and facial recognition systems, the port is expected to improve security and efficiency, and streamline the clearance of cargo

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Bank to introduce biometric ATMs

NAGOYA, Japan - A senior executive (L) of Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, a regional bank in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, tells a press conference in Nagoya on April 11, 2012, about the biometric automated teller machines the bank will be introducing that let customers withdraw cash without the need of their bank cards or account books. The company said the same day that it will introduce the biometric identification system, based on veins in the palm of the hand, from late September.

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Justice minister tries out fingerprinting system at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama tries out a new fingerprinting and photographing device at Narita International Airport on Nov. 19, a day before a new law requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan comes into force. The law is aimed at preventing terrorism but officials say fingerprints and other biometric data will be stored in a database to be checked against foreigners who have been deported from Japan and those wanted by the Japanese police. The law excludes ethnic Koreans and other permanent residents with special status, foreigners aged under 16, visitors to Japan using diplomatic or official passports and state guests.

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Immigration fingerprinting, photographing device on display

NARITA, Japan - The Immigration Bureau put a new fingerprinting and photographing device (photo) on public display at Narita International Airport on Nov. 13, a week before a new law requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan comes into force. The law is aimed at preventing terrorism but officials say fingerprints and other biometric data will be stored in a database to be checked against foreigners who have been deported from Japan and those wanted by the Japanese police. The law excludes ethnic Koreans and other permanent residents with special status, foreigners aged under 16, visitors to Japan using diplomatic or official passports and state guests.

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Hitachi develops new biometric identification system

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. said on Sept. 1 it has developed an identification system based on the pattern of veins in fingers (shown in photo) as the race to develop biometric identification systems intensifies among Japanese high-tech companies. Hitachi claims the functionality of the new system is among the highest in the world as it takes only one second to identify an individual and has an error rate of close to zero.

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Afghan Taliban's supreme leader orders to provide jobs, education to Kabul beggars

STORY: Afghan Taliban's supreme leader orders to provide jobs, education to Kabul beggars DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Kabul STORYLINE: The Supreme Leader of the Taliban-run caretaker government has ordered to ban beggars in Kabul from seeking alms on the street, but to offer them jobs or education, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada in his order instructed concerned entities in the administration to round up all the beggars on Kabul city streets and find an amicable solution to the problem. "All the beggars will pass biometric process and the caretakers of fake beggars would be held responsible if he or she returns to begging again," Bakhtar quoted the order as saying. The leader also said that the government would provide job opportunities for the adult beggars who are skilled in any field and send the children beggars to schools. The order said that the government wou

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Justice minister tries out fingerprinting system at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama tries out a new fingerprinting and photographing device at Narita International Airport on Nov. 19, a day before a new law requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan comes into force. The law is aimed at preventing terrorism but officials say fingerprints and other biometric data will be stored in a database to be checked against foreigners who have been deported from Japan and those wanted by the Japanese police. The law excludes ethnic Koreans and other permanent residents with special status, foreigners aged under 16, visitors to Japan using diplomatic or official passports and state guests. (Kyodo)

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Justice minister tries out fingerprinting system at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama tries out a new fingerprinting and photographing device at Narita International Airport on Nov. 19, a day before a new law requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan comes into force. The law is aimed at preventing terrorism but officials say fingerprints and other biometric data will be stored in a database to be checked against foreigners who have been deported from Japan and those wanted by the Japanese police. The law excludes ethnic Koreans and other permanent residents with special status, foreigners aged under 16, visitors to Japan using diplomatic or official passports and state guests. (Kyodo)

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Immigration fingerprinting, photographing device on display

NARITA, Japan - The Immigration Bureau put a new fingerprinting and photographing device (photo) on public display at Narita International Airport on Nov. 13, a week before a new law requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan comes into force. The law is aimed at preventing terrorism but officials say fingerprints and other biometric data will be stored in a database to be checked against foreigners who have been deported from Japan and those wanted by the Japanese police. The law excludes ethnic Koreans and other permanent residents with special status, foreigners aged under 16, visitors to Japan using diplomatic or official passports and state guests. (Kyodo)

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Bank to introduce biometric ATMs

NAGOYA, Japan - A senior executive (L) of Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, a regional bank in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, tells a press conference in Nagoya on April 11, 2012, about the biometric automated teller machines the bank will be introducing that let customers withdraw cash without the need of their bank cards or account books. The company said the same day that it will introduce the biometric identification system, based on veins in the palm of the hand, from late September. (Kyodo)

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Passport stamps becoming a thing of the past

Tourists show immigration stamps in their passports at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 19, 2018. Many airports around the world have abolished passport stamps and introduced biometric identification to simplify entry procedures amid growing airport congestion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hitachi develops new biometric identification system

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. said on Sept. 1 it has developed an identification system based on the pattern of veins in fingers (shown in photo) as the race to develop biometric identification systems intensifies among Japanese high-tech companies. Hitachi claims the functionality of the new system is among the highest in the world as it takes only one second to identify an individual and has an error rate of close to zero. (Kyodo)