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Wednesday's elections are paramount for South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, as any hope of passing laws over the rest of his single five-year term depends ... Show more   asia.nikkei.com/Politics/South-Korea-s-swing-seats-hold-key-to-power-in-election-showdown
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Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer: President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he humbly accepts the sentiment of voters shown in last week's general ...
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Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer
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How young Koreans find peace of mind in pet stones: The rock-collecting culture in South Korea recently made a comeback during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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How young Koreans find peace of mind in pet stones
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Photo ID to become mandatory at hospitals for insurance benefits : Patients who want to receive national health insurance benefits at medical institutes will be ...
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Photo ID to become mandatory at hospitals for insurance benefits
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling ...
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Gov’t-doctors negotiations may begin in earnest after elections: The government and doctors are signaling apparent willingness to move toward negotiations to ...
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Gov’t-doctors negotiations may begin in earnest after elections
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South Korean man who assaulted short-haired worker ‘for being feminist’ jailed for 3 years
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Asia Budget-Store Billionaires Get Richer From Inflation Pain: Not everyone is a loser when it comes to inflation.
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‘Medical reforms are likely’: THE government is expec­ted to announce that it is willing to adjust plans to raise medical school admissions in a bid to end a ...
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‘Medical reforms are likely’
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Taiwan thanks Thai government for NT$1 million quake relief donation - Focus Taiwan
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VA: New law says menstrual data can't be forced via search warrants: Fourteen months ago, Stephen Colbert mocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin for opposing a bill to ...
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VA: New law says menstrual data can't be forced via search warrants
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Gov't vows not to backtrack increased medical school admission quotas despite doctors' walkout
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2nd vice health minister emerges as biggest adversary of doctors: Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo, who has spearheaded the Yoon Suk Yeol ...
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2nd vice health minister emerges as biggest adversary of doctors
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Government approval needed to own ‘dangerous dogs’ in South Korea from April 27: The dogs must undergo a temperament evaluation to determine their suitability as ...
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Government approval needed to own ‘dangerous dogs’ in South Korea from ...
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Box office success of 'Exhuma' ignites optimism for media stocks : Optimism is growing that media stocks may finally emerge from the prolonged ...
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Box office success of 'Exhuma' ignites optimism for media stocks
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More women than men think about taking own lives: health ministry report : More women than men think about suicide and actually attempt to take their own lives ...
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More women than men think about taking own lives: health ministry report
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Korea seeks to halve HIV infections by 2030 : Health authorities in Korea have formulated countermeasures against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections ...
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Korea seeks to halve HIV infections by 2030
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North Koreans reacted in shock when they learned that their “socialist brethren” in Cuba established official relations with capitalistic South Korea ... Show more
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BOK advised to enhance communication with market regarding monetary policy : A potential rate cut by the Bank of Korea (BOK) here is unlikely to stoke home ...
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BOK advised to enhance communication with market regarding monetary policy ...
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Free textbooks for North Korean students who can pay for them in scrap paper: With a shortage in raw materials, valuable paper must be recycled and it’s on ...
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Free textbooks for North Korean students who can pay for them in scrap ...
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New chief of doctors' group vows to disrupt election campaigns of antagonistic politicians
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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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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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Ruling bloc moves toward talks, compromise in conflict with doctors
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Possible “heir to the throne”? Kim Jong-un's daughter a "great leader": Kim Ju-ae, estimated to be 11 or 12 years old, was officially introduced for the first ...
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Explainer: Why South Korean doctors and the government remain at odds over walkout?
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Quick Glance: South Korea Suspends Licenses of Striking Doctors
  • South Korea's government initiated steps to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors who failed to end their joint walkouts, causing significant disruptions in hospital operations.

  • Around 9,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for two weeks, protesting against a government proposal to increase medical school admissions sharply, resulting in numerous canceled surgeries and threats to the country's healthcare system.

  • Officials conducted checks at hospitals to confirm the absence of striking doctors as the government proceeded with license suspensions, giving the doctors a chance to respond before implementation.

  • The government reiterated its call for the doctors to cease their walkouts and return to patient care, emphasizing the critical importance of prioritizing patient well-being during the ongoing strike.
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South Korea Will Take Final Steps to Suspend Licenses of Striking Junior Doctors Starting Next Week
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan raises fears regarding brain drain from sciences
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(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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(2nd LD) Yoon vows to respond strictly to doctors' walkout
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Medical professors seek to join mass resignations: Medical professors across the country are threatening to tender their resignations en masse as doctors ...
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Medical professors seek to join mass resignations
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Fertility rate in Korea hits another record low of 0.65 : Korea's total fertility rate fell to a fresh record quarterly low of 0.65 in the fourth quarter of 2023 ...
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Fertility rate in Korea hits another record low of 0.65
Quick Glance: South Korea's Birth Rate Continues to Plummet
  • South Korea confirmed a further decline in its already lowest birth rate on Wednesday.

  • Ongoing investments in programs to boost the birth rate have not reversed the decline.

  • South Korea's fertility rate dropped to 0.72 in 2023, nearly 8% lower than the previous year.

  • Experts attribute low birth rates to various factors, including high child-rearing costs and a competitive society.
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South Korea needs more doctors. A massive strike shows it won’t be easy.: Surgeries are delayed as residents and interns protest a plan to increase medical ...
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South Korea needs more doctors. A massive strike shows it won’t be easy.
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
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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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President says medical school quota hike is 'will of the people'
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Veterans ministry to enhance medical services for veterans : The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said Tuesday it will enhance medical services for ...
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Veterans ministry to enhance medical services for veterans
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South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty: They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.
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South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty
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K-fat phobia: Why remarks about another’s body size might not necessarily raise red flags in South Korea.
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South Korean doctors continue walkout as global body weighs in: South Korean trainee doctors continued their walkout Saturday with little sign of them returning ...
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South Korean doctors continue walkout as global body weighs in
Quick Glance: Government Takes Action Against Striking Doctors
  • A large number of doctors are returning to work; more expected to come back

  • The Ministry of Health and Welfare issued an ultimatum for striking doctors

  • Government aims to increase medical student enrollment to address doctor shortage

  • Government unveils plan to augment professors at national medical schools
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South Korean tales of inequality strike chord with Japan readers : TOKYO -- The Korean boom in Japan has spilled into the literary space as Japanese readers ...
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South Korean tales of inequality strike chord with Japan readers
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) Monday joined with the Diaspora in condemning recently reported racist, sexist and violent remarks about UK Member ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/26/ministry-condemns-reported-racist-remarks-contractor/
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Images show North Korea sealing its border with China: Guard posts along a stretch of the northern border have increased from fewer than 40 to 6,500.
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Images show North Korea sealing its border with China
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South Korea opens hotline to support doctors defying walkout: South Korea's government opened a hotline for doctors on Tuesday that the health minister said was ...
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South Korea opens hotline to support doctors defying walkout
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Victorian Labor senator Linda White dies after taking leave over health issues: The prime minister says Labor's hearts are broken at news Victorian senator Linda ...
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Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Dawes is urging the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) to provide transparency regarding its ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/25/opposition-calls-mohw-clarify-contract-details-phoenix-partnership/
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Report says Taiwan has world’s 45th- highest PM2.5: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has joined with the diaspora in condemning recently reported racist, sexist and violent remarks about Jamaican and United ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240325/health-ministry-condemns-reported-racist-remarks-about-uk-mp-contractor   #GLNRToday
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Why self-immolation has been used by political protesters for decades: Aaron Bushnell's death in Washington, D.C., is the latest example of an extreme form of ...
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South Korea Will Take Final Steps to Suspend Licenses of Striking Junior Doctors Starting Next Week
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Thousands of South Korean doctors stage mass demonstration in Seoul: Thousands of doctors in South Korea took to the streets of Seoul on Sunday to protest the ...
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Thousands of South Korean doctors stage mass demonstration in Seoul
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South Korea health alert raised to ‘severe’ over doctors walkout: South Korea raised its health alert to the highest level after a walkout by trainee doctors ...
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South Korea health alert raised to ‘severe’ over doctors walkout
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South Korea Issues First License Suspension for Doctors’ Walkout: South Korean authorities have issued notices to temporarily suspend the licenses of two doctors ...
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South Korea Issues First License Suspension for Doctors’ Walkout
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Gov't issues trainee doctors ultimatum to return to hospitals by Thursday : Cases of patient damage are piling up, with an elderly woman dying of cardiac ...
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Gov't issues trainee doctors ultimatum to return to hospitals by ...
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K-pop band SEVENTEEN's S.Coups exempted from mandatory military service : K-pop band Seventeen lead, S.Coups has been exempted from military service due to ...
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K-pop band SEVENTEEN's S.Coups exempted from mandatory military ...
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Korea's suicide rate falls slightly in 2022: data : Korea's suicide rate inched down in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic, though it remained at the highest ...
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Korea's suicide rate falls slightly in 2022: data
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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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South Korea's trainee doctors continue walkout over pay, hours
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Foreign missions to represent migrant workers in filing industrial injury insurance claims
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Mehr Medizinstudienplätze trotz Ärztestreiks in Südkorea: Seoul – Die südkoreanische Regierung in Seoul treibt trotz eines Ärztestreiks eine Reform des ...
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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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(2nd LD) Health ministry sends final notice of license suspension to 2 leaders of doctors' group
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