China, Japan, South Korea Looking to Hold Summit in May After Pause: South Korea is in talks with China and Japan to host a three-way summit in May ...
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South Korea's Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea's Yoon participates in early voting for parliamentary elections
- President Yoon Suk Yeol casts his vote for the 22nd parliamentary election
- High turnout in early voting as ruling party aims to regain majority
- Opposition rejects controversial laws, Yoon hopes for success for his party
- Yoon and Han, both former prosecutors, central figures in the elections
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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South Korea’s Doctors’ Walkout Spurs Thousands of Complaints: Thousands of interns and residents who stopped working in February are testing the public’s high ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea’s Doctors’ Protest and Public Frustration
- Six weeks after thousands of residents and interns at South Korean hospitals went on strike, frustration is on the rise.
- Over 2,000 complaints have been filed by patients about postponed, canceled, or refused surgeries and treatments.
- Much of the anger over the disruptions is directed at President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is pushing to expand medical school admissions to address a physician shortage.
- Critics accuse doctors of trying to protect their elite status and income by keeping the number of physicians low, leading to public frustration.
South Korean man who assaulted woman for having short hair gets 3 years in jail: He accused the victim of being a feminist based on her short hair and said ...
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South Korean man who attacked ‘feminist’ shop worker over short hair jailed for 3 years
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Explainer: South Korea's Yoon hints at flexibility in doctors' strike as election looms
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Quick Glance: Yoon urges doctors to resolve impasse over trainees
- President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled willingness to compromise on his medical reform proposals.
- Over 90% of the 13,000 trainees have been striking since Feb. 20 against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions.
- Yoon emphasized the urgency of medical reforms and urged the medical community to present specific proposals backed by scientific evidence.
- Previous governments failed to address doctor shortages due to strong opposition from the medical sectors.
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Nearly 30% of South Korean students overweight, with more binge drinking than before
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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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Nearly 30% of South Korean students overweight, with more binge drinking than before
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan raises fears regarding brain drain from sciences
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South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan
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Quick Glance: Thousands rally in South Korea amid healthcare crisis
- Thousands of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul against the government in an escalating conflict over medical training reforms, leading to junior doctors quitting en masse and hospitals being plunged into chaos.
- Around 10,000 junior doctors stopped working nearly two weeks ago to oppose increases in medical school admissions meant to address doctor shortages and an aging society next year.
- The government issued a deadline for the striking professionals to return to work by Feb 29, threatening legal action including arrests or medical license suspensions.
- The mass work stoppage has severely impacted hospitals, with critical treatments and surgeries being cancelled, prompting the government to elevate its public health alert to the highest level.
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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South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty: They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.
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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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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 Korean doctors on mass walkout say they are overworked and unheard: Ryu Ok Hada always wanted to help people, but now the South Korean trainee doctor has ...
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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 to improve young doctors’ pay: The country will move quickly to improve pay and working conditions for young doctors, the government said ...
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South Korean doctor dies, reportedly from overwork, as strike piles more pressure on healthcare system
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Gov't raises health care crisis level to 'serious': SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government raised its four-scale health care serv...
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Over 8,000 South Korea doctors join walkout over med school quotas: More than 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have walked off the job in protest against a ...
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South Korea: Strikes against more university places: South Korea is threatened with aging and a shortage of doctors. The government therefore wants to train more ...
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#VantageOnFirstpost : The South Korean doctor's strike has entered its fourth week. About 12,000 trainee doctors are on strike. The government is scrambling as the country's ... Show more
Quit medicine for farming? S.Korean doctors speak out: From the outside, Seoul’s main hospitals seem unchanged: ambulances pull up, patients walk in ...
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With freedom comes responsibility, Yoon says to doctors: SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that with freedom co...
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South Korean nurses to take on more medical work due to doctor walkout: Strikes over pay and working conditions have led to patient rejections and canceled or ...
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South Korean Doctors Widen Walk Out to Protest More Seats at Med Schools: Nearly 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have not reported for work in a protest ...
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Quick Glance: South Korean Doctors Protest Physician Increase
- Image caption: Doctors rallied in Seoul against government plans to increase the number of physicians.
- South Korea's low doctor-per-patient ratio prompts government to expand medical school placements.
- Highly privatized healthcare system in South Korea with majority procedures linked to insurance payments and over 90% private hospitals.
- Prof. Soonman Kwon states more doctors mean more competition, reduced income, explaining opposition to physician supply increase proposal.
Young people opt out of gov't savings plans as cost of living soars : A man in his 20s surnamed Kim remembers closing a government-assisted savings account ...
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Could eating kimchi help to keep us slim?: A South Korean study finds a link between regular consumption of kimchi and lower risk of obesity.
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South Korean DJ accused of killing delivery rider while drunk and with pet dog on lap
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