Workloads have skyrocketed for doctors and nurses at major general hospitals in Seoul as thousands of trainee doctors stayed off their jobs for the fourth consecutive day Friday in protest of the government’s plan to raise the medical school quota.
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Nearly 80 percent of trainee doctors nationwide have submitted resignations and over 7,800 doctors walked off the job to protest a plan to raise the medical school enrollment quota, leading to the government’s issuance of the highest health alert ami…
T’way Air Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, was under investigation by the government over the suspected use of unauthorized aircraft parts, according to industry sources Friday.
According to the sources, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and…
North Korea may create the post of first vice foreign minister in charge of affairs with South Korea, as the country has been pushing to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean ties, a Seoul official said Friday.
Ko Young-hwan, a former North Kor…
China has been so dominant in table tennis that the country has won every men’s team world title since 2001, covering 10 consecutive tournaments.
Overall, China has won 22 world titles, with Hungary a distant second on the list with 12.
South Korea…
The government decided Friday to fully extend telemedicine services at hospitals on a temporary basis as fears of a worsening medical system crisis have grown over the prolonged walkout by junior doctors nationwide.
Thousands of intern and resident …
