President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decision to leave the gender equality minister’s position unfilled is a signal of his commitment to abolish the ministry as planned even without the legal revision necessary to make it official, a senior presidential official…
Six out of 10 medical students in the country have filed for a leave of absence, with more than 3,000 newly joining the collective action protesting the government’s plan to raise the medical student quota.
A total of 3,025 students from medical scho…
South Korea’s central bank froze its key rate for the ninth straight session Thursday amid woes over slower-than-expected inflation moderation and high household debts.
In a widely expected decision, the monetary policy board of the Bank of Korea (BO…
A work stoppage by trainee doctors grew Thursday in spite of the government’s warning of taking legal action against their collective action in protest of a plan to boost the number of medical students.
Major general hospitals in Seoul and elsewhere …
North Korea on Thursday denounced the United States over what it claimed to be a “double standard” toward human rights issues, calling on the country’s special envoy to visit the Middle East rather than “scheming” against the North.
The North made th…
Ryu Hyun-jin is coming home.
The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Thursday that they have signed Ryu, a former major league All-Star, to an eight-year contract worth 17 billion won (US$12.8 million). The deal makes him…
