South Korean Senior Doctors to Resign in Support of Ongoing Strike by Junior Doctors
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Quick Glance: Protests in South Korea: Doctors Resign in Solidarity
- Senior doctors at numerous hospitals in South Korea planned to submit their resignations as a show of support for medical interns and residents who have been on strike for five weeks due to the government's drastic increase in medical school admissions.
- The decision by senior doctors is unlikely to immediately worsen hospital operations in South Korea, given their commitment to continue working even after submitting their resignations.
- Approximately 12,000 interns and medical residents are facing potential license suspensions for persisting with their strikes, resulting in numerous canceled surgeries and treatments at their hospitals.
- The government emphasizes the urgent need for more doctors due to South Korea's rapidly aging population and the low doctor-to-population ratio, while doctors express concerns that the planned increase in admissions may lead to excessive competition and unnecessary treatments.
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South Korea protests: Senior doctors to submit resignations in support of strikes
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Quick Glance: South Korea's medical professors reduce practice hours
- Medical professors in South Korea have announced plans to reduce their practice hours starting on Monday to support striking trainee doctors protesting against a government proposal to increase medical school admissions.
- The professors intend to scale back outpatient treatment and focus on emergencies and severely ill patients, with some planning to submit resignations.
- The government argues that the plan to increase the number of medical students admitted annually from 2025 is crucial to address the doctor shortage in one of the world's fastest-aging societies.
- Despite government threats to suspend licenses of striking doctors, President Yoon Suk Yeol urged for a more conciliatory approach and flexible measures to address the situation.
South Korea's Yoon warns of tech threat to democracy at summit: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI ...
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Quick Glance: Understanding the Significance of South Korea Hosting the 'Summit for Democracy'
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized the need for actions against digital threats to freedom at the Democracy Summit in Seoul. This marks the third edition of the summit, with the presence of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other foreign officials.
- The main focus of this year's summit was the impact of digital technologies on democracy. Key topics included challenges such as misinformation, artificial intelligence, and deep fakes. Additionally, organizers aimed to promote the engagement of young individuals in democratic processes.
- Distinguished participants at the summit included senior officials from various nations, such as Blinken, British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, and the foreign ministers of Ecuador, Gambia, Indonesia, Guyana, and Mauritius. Notably, Biden is set to participate in the plenary session.
- Despite its objectives, the Democracy Summit has faced scrutiny from human rights advocates over its ability to prompt invited world leaders to take significant actions during the virtual events.
S.Korea's Yoon vows more cooperation with Britain as trade talks resume: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called for deeper defence ties with the United ...
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Quick Glance: S.Korea's Yoon pledges enhanced cooperation with Britain as trade talks resume
- South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol advocates for deeper defense ties with the United Kingdom while meeting the British deputy prime minister.
- The two countries have initiated a new round of trade negotiations and agreed on measures to combat digital threats to elections and democracy.
- The importance of regular '2+2' meetings between the foreign and defense ministers of both countries was emphasized to formalize cooperation in defense and security.
- The trade talks aim to strengthen trade relations and introduce new trade rules through negotiations on services, digitalization, SMEs, and Good Regulatory Practices.
S.Korea consumer sentiment drops as food inflation emerges as top election issue: South Korea's consumer sentiment dropped sharply in March on growing worries ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea: Consumer Sentiment Declines Due to Food Inflation
- South Korea's consumer sentiment dropped sharply in March due to rising concerns over food prices, becoming a significant political issue in the upcoming elections.
- The consumer sentiment index decreased to 100.7 in March from 101.9 in February, marking the largest monthly decline since October, according to the Bank of Korea's regular consumer survey.
- Higher prices of agricultural products have been linked in part to adverse weather conditions, with the opposition Democratic Party (DP) criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration for economic mismanagement.
- In response to the situation, the government has implemented measures such as subsidies and reduced tariffs on imported agricultural goods to curb inflation.
South Korean official resigns amid controversy over knife attack comment: A South Korean presidential official has resigned following criticism of his comments ...
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North Korea Has Supplied 7,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia, Seoul Says: South Korea's defense minister Shin Won-sik shared the assessment at a news ...
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Quick Glance: North Korea's Kim Supervises 'Super-Large' Rocket Launcher Drills
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw live-fire drills involving 'newly-equipped super-large' multiple rocket launchers.
- The drills aimed to test the 'real war capabilities' of the 600-millimeter multiple rocket launchers and included simulating an aerial explosion of a shell at a predetermined altitude above the target.
- Kim emphasized that the rocket launchers would be the 'core central striking means' in war preparations and that the army should possess destructive offensive means to block and suppress the possibility of war.
- North Korea is banned from testing ballistic missiles due to long-running sanctions, and the latest tests were seen as the regime's attempt to demonstrate strength, signal costs on the Korean Peninsula for security cooperation, and warn Washington against increased pressure.
New chief of doctors' group expected to step up protest against gov't : Protests by the doctors’ community against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s ...
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South Korea to host third democracy summit with digital threats on agenda: South Korea is poised to host the third Summit for Democracy next week, taking up a U ...
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President, PPP head show united stance to address doctors' walkout before elections
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Shinsegae's Sweet Park emerges as magnet for dessert lovers : Before the doors of Shinsegae Department Store’s Gangnam branch even swing open ...
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President says medical school quota hike is 'will of the people' : A group of doctors filed a complaint against the health minister and one of his ...
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Civic group files complaint against Yoon on charges of election meddling with pork-barrel policies
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Yoon vows to abolish house price policy of previous administration: SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to abolish a r...
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PPP leader's visit to disgraced ex-president brings little benefit : The visit of ruling People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Han Dong-hoon to former ...
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Yoon accepts PPP's calls to summon ambassador to address probe controversy: Korea's Ambassador to Australia, Lee Jong-sup, will make a brief return to Korea ...
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Ruling bloc moves toward talks, compromise in conflict with doctors: The ruling bloc is increasingly leaning toward dialogue and compromise to resolve the ...
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Besieged ambassador returns amid pressure for probe: Lee Jong-sup, the Korean ambassador to Australia, returned home, Thursday, only 11 days after he flew to ...
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South Korea's Yoon, Biden call for defending elections against fake news: SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday urged world leaders to join ...
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Ruling party's interim leader eyes post-election leadership: The nominations of proportional representation candidates by the ruling People Power Party's ...
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D&S Technology draws attention with roadblock system at SECON: D&S Technology showcased its distinctive road security products at the International Security ...
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Rival parties clash over revoking voting rights of Chinese residents: Rival parties have clashed over the idea of revoking the voting rights of foreign residents ...
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Korea, Saudi Arabia bolster economic ties in construction, clean energy, smart city tech
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Quick Glance: A Fresh Perspective on Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
- Saudi Arabia's economic strategy resembles a diversified investment portfolio, focusing on key sectors like oil, gas, and emerging areas such as mining, tourism, and entertainment.
- The Kingdom's vast gas reserves enhance industrial competitiveness, while tourism and entertainment sectors offer unique opportunities for growth.
- Investments in sports, alternative energy, and high-tech industries reflect a forward-looking approach to economic development.
- Vision 2030, empowered by increased female workforce participation, aims to drive economic diversification through strategic initiatives and long-term planning.
Yoon's med school quota hike plan raises fears regarding brain drain from sciences
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South Korea to finish sending license suspension notices to doctors in walkout: South Korea will complete sending out this week its first license suspension ...
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President Yoon Suk Yeol's rising job approval ratings in recent weeks are bolstering the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and undermining the main opposition ... Show more
Mayor of liberal stronghold Gwangju in dilemma over Yoon's town hall meeting
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AMCHAM urges Yoon to ease strict workplace safety act to attract foreign firms: The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) requested President Yoon Suk ...
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Korea has experienced a "downward slope" in its democratic process since President Yoon Suk Yeol took office, according to a Sweden-based political ... Show more
South Korea’s Yoon Offers ‘Flexible’ Response in Doctors Walkout: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol offered flexibility and talks in a pair of potential ...
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SK, KT, LG face mounting pressure to cut expensive phone plans : SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus are facing continued pressure from the government to lower their ...
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Breakaway parties roil South Korea’s two-party system: Contemporary South Korean politics has traditionally been dominated by just two main parties – in common ...
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South Korea’s own ‘Kate-gate’? First lady’s months-long absence from public eye sparks growing speculation
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Candidate registration opens for April 10 parliamentary elections: SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration opened Thursday for the April...
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(LEAD) Yoon accepts resignation of senior aide over intimidating remarks to reporters
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South Korean Leader’s Support Slips in Poll Amid Doctor Walkout: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s support rate fell in a weekly survey for the first time ...
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South Korea doctors’ walkout leaves those in need of health care in limbo: ‘they should stay with patients’
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Quick Glance: South Korea initiates suspension of 4,900 striking doctors' licenses
- South Korea has commenced the process of suspending the medical licenses of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned in opposition to government healthcare reforms.
- The strikes have resulted in surgery cancellations, long wait times, and delayed treatments at major hospitals.
- The government is deploying military doctors to work in civilian hospitals while also taking steps to improve working conditions for trainee medics.
- Despite broad public support for the government's plan, some are advocating for negotiations to resume between the striking doctors and the government.
New Political Groups Threaten South Korea’s Ruling Party in Vote: The emergence of new South Korean political parties is likely to lower the chances of a victory ...
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South Korea to finish sending licence suspension notices to doctors in walkout: The walkout will soon enter its fourth week, with no signs of a quick ending.
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S. Korea mulls 'future-oriented' statement with Japan for anniv. - The Mainichi: SEOUL (Kyodo) -- A senior South Korean official anticipates that leaders of ...
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Ihn Yo-han, former head of the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) innovation committee, is seeking a seat at the National Assembly through proportional ... Show more
(2nd LD) Yoon vows to respond strictly to doctors' walkout: SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to respond st...
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South Korea doctors' strike: Will not tolerate walkouts, vows President Yoon
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South Korea's President Yoon to meet Meta's Zuckerberg on Thursday: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday ...
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The Seoul Metropolitan Government strongly protested the Korean Women's Associations United's (KWAU) denunciation of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon as a ... Show more
South Korea's Yoon says better Japan ties helping deter North Korea threat
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Defense minister, U.S. naval chief discuss N. Korea, defense industry cooperation
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Weighs Matchmaking Program in Attempt to Boost Births: The mayor of South Korea’s capital, Seoul, is considering a city-sponsored ...
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North Korean arms factories going full-tilt for Russia's war: South Korea: North Korean arms factories usually operate at 30%, but the ones making munitions for ...
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Quick Glance: North Korea's Second Chance with Donald Trump
- Thomas Schäfer served as Germany's ambassador to North Korea in 2007-2010 and 2013-2018.
- Pyongyang hopes for a win by former President Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, as the regime sees him as more amenable to its wishes than President Biden.
- The North Korean government views cooperation with other countries as a threat to regime stability and fears that the influx of destabilizing ideas might lead to a German-style reunification of the two Koreas.
- Pyongyang wants to give Trump another chance for negotiations to achieve its objectives, including the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the peninsula, weakening of the U.S.-Korean alliance, and control of South Korea.
PA nurses to fill medical manpower gap amid gov't-doctor conflict : The government is planning to make the most use of physician assistant (PA) nurses - ...
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Understanding Satellite Parties in South Korea and Their Dangers to Democracy: In South Korea, major political forces make strategic use of satellite parties to ...
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First came K-pop. Then came K-drama. Now South Korea is ready to seize another booming export niche: weapons. President Yoon Suk Yeol calls it K-defense.s.nikkei.com/3wmt8KK
Fewer European firms satisfied with business in Korea: The allure of Asia's fourth-largest economy to foreign investors appears to be fading ...
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N. Korea hacked into South's chipmaking firms, says Seoul: South Korea's spy agency says Pyongyang stole the facilities' product design drawings.
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Quick Glance: North Korea's Response to U.S.-South Korean Drills
- North Korea labels ongoing drills as an invasion plot, threatening military action.
- This year's drills include 48 field exercises, double the previous year's amount, lasting 11 days.
- North Korea's Defense Ministry denounces the drills as reckless and plans responsible military activities to enhance security on the Korean Peninsula.
- Experts predict increased tensions with more missile tests and aggressive rhetoric from North Korea this year, particularly with upcoming elections in the U.S. and South Korea.
South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections: Both President Yoon and his PPP and the opposition Democratic Party face leadership ...
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The Reform Party, led by former People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Lee Jun-seok, and the Saemirae Party, headed by former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) ... Show more
Yoon's office warns of strong response to fabricated video of president: The presidential office said Friday it will respond strongly to similar events in ...
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Yoon says providing prompt medical treatment is state's constitutional responsibility
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Politicians join calls to sack national football head coach Klinsmann : Politicians are joining in with the criticisms made by some Korean football fans against ...
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Ruling party head pushes opposition chief for TV debate : Han Dong-hoon, interim head of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), is increasing the pressure on main ...
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South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections: Both President Yoon and his PPP and the opposition Democratic Party face leadership ...
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Yoon attends church service marking March 1 Independence Movement : President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a church service Sunday, marking the 1919 independence ...
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Song Joong-ki on why Netflix’s My Name Is Loh Kiwan, about a North Korean defector, is ‘a healing movie’ and why starring in it ‘felt like fate’
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K-defense: South Korea's weapons industry goes global: SEOUL -- First came glitzy, boppy K-pop. Then came soapy, soppy K-drama. Now, according to South Korean ...
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South Korea's Yoon says won't back down over medical reforms as doctors strike
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Quick Glance: South Korea sets Deadline for Doctors to Return
- South Korean doctors protest government policies
- Government issues ultimatum for doctors to return by end of February
- Protest leads to patient rejections and procedure cancellations
- Government plans to increase new medical students and improve medical services
South Korea doctors walk off job over medical school slots: The extent of the walkout is not yet known, but it has caused some hospitals to delay or postpone ...
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South Korea: 'Dior bag scandal' a political manoeuvre, president says: Yoon Suk Yeol's has addressed furore over a luxury bag given to his wife as a gift.
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Quick Glance: South Korea: President's Response to 'Dior Bag Scandal'
- South Korea's first lady involved in 'Dior bag scandal'
- Mr Yoon calls the act 'regrettable', but does not apologize
- Comments on 'Dior bag scandal' disappoint citizens and anger the opposition
- Analysts view scandal as threat to conservative People Power Party in April elections
Teenage assailant attacked ruling party lawmaker for media attention: police: The teenage assailant who attacked Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the ruling People Power ...
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South Korea and Japan need new joint declaration, Yoon adviser says: SEOUL -- Japan and South Korea should consider issuing a new joint statement in 2025 as they ...
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'Rough-handled' KAIST graduate files petition against Yoon: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A graduate of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science...
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South Korea's trainee doctors continue walkout over pay, hours: SEOUL -- Na submitted her resignation a week ago to the Seoul hospital where she worked as a ...
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'Birth of Korea': Filmmaker's ode to South Korea's first president
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South Korean President Reiterates That Seoul Will Not Seek Its Own Nuclear Deterrent
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Japan's Kishida eyes South Korea visit on March 20 for talks with Yoon: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South ...
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Seoul says N. Korea has sent 6,700 cases of munitions to Russia: The accusation was made by defense minister Shin Won-sik at a briefing yesterday.
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Steadfast or stubborn? Yoon pursues controversial policies before April elections
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Yoon pledges $2.48 bil. worth of projects for nuclear power industry : President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Thursday to boost the nuclear power industry by providing ...
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South Korean president's office says handling of heckler within law: South Korean security guards were acting within the law when they removed a man who was ...
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South Korea Needs More Doctors. Here’s Why Trainees Are Threatening a Walkout: Some 2,700 trainee doctors are planning to walk off the job on Monday in a move ...
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Quick Glance: Protest: South Korea Trainee Doctors Resigning
- 20% of South Korea's trainee doctors resigning to protest government plan to increase medical school admissions.
- Government remains firm on plan despite doctor strikes and public support last year.
- Trainee doctors make up about a fifth of the country's interns and resident doctors.
- Government's plan aims to increase doctors outside Seoul and enhance protections for the medical profession.
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