SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday that the government will deploy additional military surgeons and public health doctors to help cope with the prolonged walkout by junior doctors. Over 90 percent of the country’s 13,000 junior doctors have been on mass resignations for more than a month, protesting against [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As the South Korean government finalizes plans to increase enrollment at medical schools by 2,000 students, a leading voice in the medical community has sounded the alarm about a potential exodus of aspiring doctors disillusioned with the changes. “Many residents are preparing for medical licensing exams in the United States [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans opting to receive their national pension benefits before the official retirement age, despite incurring a financial penalty, has reached nearly one million, reflecting the economic struggles faced by many retirees. According to data from the National Pension Service released on March 20, the total number [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The health ministry said Thursday it will begin suspending medical licenses of trainee doctors who have defied a return-to-work order from next week, as the government pushed ahead with its plan to hike the number of medical students. A monthlong walkout by trainee doctors in protest of the hike [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), South Korea’s electricity monopoly, said Thursday it has decided to freeze electricity prices for the second quarter. In 2023, KEPCO raised the rates three times — by 13.1 won per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the first quarter, 8 won in the second [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The International Labour Organization (ILO) has dismissed a request by striking South Korean trainee doctors for intervention in the government’s back-to-work order, concluding that they are not recognized as a labor union eligible for the process, officials said Thursday. The labor ministry revealed the development after the Korean Intern [...]
CHANGWON, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea’s aging population continues to rise, the South Gyeongsang provincial government has announced a new elderly welfare brand aimed at addressing the four major challenges faced by the elderly – poverty, illness, loneliness, and loss of purpose. The initiative, unveiled on March 20, seeks to support a fulfilling [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The main opposition Democratic Party of South Korea unveiled an ambitious plan on March 20 to increase the country’s reliance on renewable energy sources to 40% by 2035, a significant stride toward achieving the “100% Renewable Energy” (RE100) goal. The party’s policy committee announced the “Renewable Energy 3540″ electoral pledge, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to help teenagers with drug addiction recover their daily lives and foster self-reliance, the South Korean government plans to pilot the country’s first residential treatment camps in the latter half of this year. According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the state-run Korea Youth Counseling [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government was set to announce Wednesday the allocation of an additional 2,000 medical school admission seats even as the biggest doctors’ group threatens to launch a general strike to protest the quota hike. Education Minister Lee Ju-ho is expected to make the announcement in the afternoon following a [...]