July 24, 2024

Hospitals required to set up side rooms for dignified deaths

Hospitals with more than 300 beds will be required to establish at least one room for patients near death to stay and prepare for the end of their life with dignity, the health ministry said Wednesday.

Under the enforcement regulation of the medical…

(LEAD) Yoon hosts dinner meeting with new ruling party leadership

President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted a dinner meeting with Han Dong-hoon, the newly elected ruling party leader, Wednesday, a day after Han’s sweeping victory in the party leadership election.

The dinner, held in the garden in front of the presidential of…

Retrieval rate of public funds reaches 71.9 pct in June

The government had retrieved 71.9 percent of public funds used to bail out troubled firms as of end-June, the financial regulator said Wednesday.

In the three months ended June 30, the country retrieved 596 billion won (US$429.6 million) in public f…

Yoon appoints new environment minister

President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed Kim Wan-sup, a former vice finance minister with expertise in budget planning, as the new environment minister Wednesday, his office said.

Kim, known for his expertise in environment-related budget planning while se…

Number of people changing residences lowest in 50 years in June

The number of South Koreans who moved to different residences in the country fell to the lowest in 50 years in June due to fewer new homes and demographic changes, data showed Wednesday.

Around 440,000 people changed residences last month, down 7.1 …