Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Tuesday that trainee doctors would face legal punishment, including suspension of their licenses, unless they go back to work by the Thursday deadline, stepping up warnings against thousands of junior doctors who le…
The new head of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on Tuesday urged South Korean industries to stay vigilant against the growing possibility of trade protectionism by the United States against South Korean exports.
“The possibility of …
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday denied a former presidential chief of staff under the previous Moon Jae-in administration the party’s nomination in his stronghold constituency for the April 10 parliamentary elections.
The decisi…
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo urged thousands of trainee doctors Tuesday to return to work after mass resignations protesting the government’s decision to increase the medical school admission quota, saying none of them will be held accountable if they…
The average monthly salary of wage earners in South Korea rose 6 percent on-year in 2022, data showed Tuesday, on the back of higher income in the construction and transportation industries.
South Korean wage earners took home a monthly average of 3…
South Korea’s total arable land contracted for the 11th consecutive year in 2023 amid the lingering decline in the country’s rice consumption, data showed Tuesday.
The country’s arable land totaled 1.51 million hectares as of end-2023, down 1.1 perc…
