South Korea’s government is pressing ahead with its vow to suspend the licenses of thousands of junior doctors who ignore demands to end their collective walkouts. Doctors refusing back-to-work orders may face up to 3 years in prison, according to South Korea’s
As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before a Thursday deadline, many were expected to defy orders to return to work, risking suspensions of medical licenses and prosecution. Thousands of medical interns and
Doctors in South Korea have been given until Thursday to end their walkouts, or they may face suspension of their medical licenses. Approximately 9,000 medical workers have been on strike since early last week, protesting a government plan to increase medical school
Lee Ho-yang, known as “Shinsadong Tiger,” a prominent K-pop composer and producer, was found dead at his Seoul studio by the Seoul Metropolitan Police on Friday. One of Lee’s acquaintances reportedly found him collapsed on the floor at his studio and called
The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations. About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea
South Korean trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs Tuesday to protest a government push to recruit more medical students, triggering cancelations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals. The Health Ministry urged them to return to work immediately, saying they
North Korea’s supreme leader has drawn a red line at sea, vowing to fire upon any South Korean vessel that even barely crosses it. Kim Jong Un reportedly attended the test launch of a new surface-to-air missile on Wednesday, where he told
Hundreds of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul and other cities against the government’s plan to increase the number of medical students by 2,000 from 2025. Doctors say that the steep increase is undesirable and propose using available resources to raise low
A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. They were the first
The South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office claims that presumed North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members prior to Yoon’s November trip to Europe. The cyberattack allegedly targeted the personal account of the staff member,