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S. Korea, U.S. reaffirm commitment to complete N.K. denuclearization after North's missile launch
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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.
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Medical schools request far more additional admission seats than gov't plan: SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Forty medical schools nationwide have applied for a ...
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Medical schools request far more additional admission seats than ...
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Ads for paid dates spring up online as cherry blossoms flower : As cherry blossoms are now in full bloom across the nation, an intriguing trend has emerged among ...
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Ads for paid dates spring up online as cherry blossoms flower
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Yellow dust storm blankets Korea; fine dust advisory issued: A massive yellow dust storm blanketed Korea on Friday, with fine dust advisories issued across many ...
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Yellow dust storm blankets Korea; fine dust advisory issued
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Subway operations delayed in Seoul due to heavy snowfall : ...
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Subway operations delayed in Seoul due to heavy snowfall
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S. Korea to draw up new unification vision based on liberal democracy: SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Friday it will draw up ...
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S. Korea to draw up new unification vision based on liberal democracy
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Health minister voices leniency for defiant trainee doctors: SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Monday the govern...
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Health minister voices leniency for defiant trainee doctors
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.
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Babymonster sets first-week sales record for girl group debut album : Babymonster, the latest girl group from YG Entertainment, has set a new record for ...
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Babymonster sets first-week sales record for girl group debut album
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Aespa's Karina, actor Lee Jae-wook dating: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aespa's Karina and actor Lee Jae-woo...
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Aespa's Karina, actor Lee Jae-wook dating
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Cold wave continues; Seoul's morning low at minus 11.2 C: SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- Bitter cold weather continued to grip the nation Wedn...
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Cold wave continues; Seoul's morning low at minus 11.2 C
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Temperatures to dive to minus 14 C in Seoul on Tuesday: SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The latest cold wave is expected to peak Tuesday, wit...
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Temperatures to dive to minus 14 C in Seoul on Tuesday
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Power outage disrupts operations on Goyang section of Seoul Subway Line 3: SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- A power outage disrupted subway operations on a Line...
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Power outage disrupts operations on Goyang section of Seoul Subway Line 3
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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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Yoon vows to respond strictly to doctors' walkout
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SNU medical professors to resign next week if gov't doesn't seek breakthrough in walkout
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Babymonster makes full-group debut with self-titled album: SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- YG Entertainment's highly anticipated new girl group,...
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Babymonster makes full-group debut with self-titled album
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Nearly 80 pct of junior doctors join walkout amid growing medical service disruption
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(2nd LD) Hospitals experience disruptions on extended doctors' walkout: SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- Major hospitals across the country continued to exper...
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Quick Glance: Current Status of Doctors' Strike in South Korea
  • For over a week, thousands of doctors in South Korea have been on strike, yet a resolution to their dispute with the government remains elusive.

  • The conflict originated from the government's proposal in February to increase student admissions to medical schools in order to combat the long-standing physician shortage in South Korea.

  • Despite the doctors' opposition and the backing of their senior colleagues, the government persisted with its plan, resulting in a surge of resignations among trainee doctors.
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Dodgers' Opening Day starter hoping to see Korean style cheering in Los Angeles
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Police tracking down email bomb threat at Gocheok Sky Dome during MLB opener: SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Police are tracking down the sender of an email thre...
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Police tracking down email bomb threat at Gocheok Sky Dome during MLB ...
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Yoon says providing prompt medical treatment is state's constitutional responsibility
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(LEAD) Ryu Hyun-jin determined to take Eagles to KBO postseason in return from MLB
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NCT Wish loves interaction with fans 1 month into debut : NCT Wish debuted under K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment just in February and is swiftly impacting the ...
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NCT Wish loves interaction with fans 1 month into debut
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Hospitals struggle to cope with patients as trainee doctors stop work for 3rd day
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Court warns of using force to bring opposition leader Lee to hearings: SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung again did not show u...
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Court warns of using force to bring opposition leader Lee to hearings
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Girl group aespa to kick off world tour in June: Girl group aespa will kick off its second world tour in Seoul in June, the group's agency, SM Entertainment ...
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Girl group aespa to kick off world tour in June
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How old is 'elderly?' : Traditionally, the elderly are considered to be those aged 65 and older, but the decadeslong perception of the age from which a ...
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How old is 'elderly?'
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S. Korea, Japan to hold first transport meeting in 8 years: SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan plan to hold their first meetin...
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S. Korea, Japan to hold first transport meeting in 8 years
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Seoul Fashion Week to kick off next week with NewJeans as show ambassadors: SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Fashion Week, South Korea's biggest biannual fa ...
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Seoul Fashion Week to kick off next week with NewJeans as show ambassadors
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South Korean court acquits Samsung chief over merger case | kuwaittimes: South Korean court acquits Samsung chief over merger case - Business - SEOUL: A South ...
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Korea-Italy photo exhibition to open in Seoul Tuesday : A photo exhibition commemorating the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations ...
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Korea-Italy photo exhibition to open in Seoul Tuesday
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2%-range inflation fails to spur consumers to open wallets: Consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in January, the government announced on Monday ...
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2%-range inflation fails to spur consumers to open wallets
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Car rams into guard post in front of Russian Embassy, injures police officer : An SUV rammed into a guard post in front of the Russian Embassy in central Seoul ...
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Car rams into guard post in front of Russian Embassy, injures police ...
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U.S. envoy to U.N. to meet S. Korea's defense chief in Seoul: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. envoy to the United Nations will meet w...
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U.S. envoy to U.N. to meet S. Korea's defense chief in Seoul
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Voters hit polls in parliamentary elections: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Polls opened Wednesday in South Korea's parliamentar...
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Voters hit polls in parliamentary elections
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Seoul-bound subway services on Line 1 disrupted after death on track near Uiwang: UIWANG, South Korea, April 15 (Yonhap) -- A person was struck by a metro train ...
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Seoul-bound subway services on Line 1 disrupted after death on track near ...
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Ive to return with new EP this month: SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Ive will be coming back to the K-pop...
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Ive to return with new EP this month
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(4th LD) Doctors hold mass rally protesting medical school quota hike plan: SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Tens of thousands of doctors held a rally in western ...
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(4th LD) Doctors hold mass rally protesting medical school quota hike plan
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.
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(LEAD) Parties in final showdown with calls for judgment on 'incompetent' gov't, 'shameless' opposition
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Yoon meets doctors, asks them to engage in dialogue with gov't: SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called on doctors Monday to ...
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Yoon meets doctors, asks them to engage in dialogue with gov't
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(News Focus) Demographic time bomb in S. Korea over world's lowest birth rate, super aging
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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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(LEAD) Ambassador to Australia returns home amid criticism over his appointment: SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-sup returned home T ...
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(LEAD) Ambassador to Australia returns home amid criticism over his ...
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(5th LD) Gov't asks doctors to remain by patients amid looming collective action
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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.
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(LEAD) Gov't rules out negotiations on plan to hike medical students: SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The health ministry on Thursday ruled out negotiatio...
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(LEAD) Gov't rules out negotiations on plan to hike medical students
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Gov't set to complete sending 1st suspension notice to striking doctors: SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- The government is expected to wrap up sending out the...
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Medical professors up threat to resign en masse: SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Professors from medical schools nationwide have begu...
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Medical professors up threat to resign en masse
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Truck collision causes massive gridlock on Gyeongbu Expressway during rush hour: SEONGNAM, South Korea, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Two large trucks collided on the Gye ...
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Truck collision causes massive gridlock on Gyeongbu Expressway during rush ...
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(2nd LD) Health ministry sends final notice of license suspension to 2 leaders of doctors' group
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Korean conglomerate workers earn higher salary than Japanese workers for 1st time in 2022: report
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Korea blanketed with 1st yellow dust of year : Yellow dust covered most parts of the country for the first time in a year on Sunday, the weather agency said.
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Korea blanketed with 1st yellow dust of year
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Trainee doctors set to stop work in protest over med school quota hike: SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Trainee doctors were set to walk off the job Tuesday ...
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Trainee doctors set to stop work in protest over med school quota hike
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Gov't to fully allow telemedicine services in case of doctors' collective action: PM
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(3rd LD) Gov't says nationwide doctors' strike unlikely despite growing grievances
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U.S. investigations into F-16 crashes in S. Korea ongoing amid public safety concerns
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Health minister says no change in principle against 'illegal' labor action by trainee doctors
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Yoon's office stands by plan to increase med school admissions by 2,000: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Sunday it continues to t...
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Seoul police chief indicted over deadly Itaewon crowd crush: SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolit...
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Seoul police chief indicted over deadly Itaewon crowd crush
Quick Glance: Seoul Police Chief Charged After Deadly Halloween Tragedy
  • Seoul's chief of police charged with professional negligence after deadly Halloween tragedy with nearly 160 victims.

  • Thousands were celebrating in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife on October 29, 2022, when a crowd in a narrow alley led to a deadly tragedy.

  • Kim Kwang-ho, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, charged without detention for professional negligence.

  • Highest-ranking police official facing trial over the tragedy.
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Babymonster's Ahyeon to resume activities after hiatus: SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Babymonster's Ahyeon will return to ...
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Babymonster's Ahyeon to resume activities after hiatus
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Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of Itaewon special bill
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Prosecutor gets 1-yr prison sentence in political meddling case: SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- A senior prosecutor indicted for conspiring in 2020 w...
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Prosecutor gets 1-yr prison sentence in political meddling case
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Jinbo Party demands Yoon's apology after lawmaker carried out of event: SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The minor progressive Jinbo Party demanded Friday tha...
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Jinbo Party demands Yoon's apology after lawmaker carried out of ...