SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong expressed deep concerns Tuesday over medical professors’ decision to resign, regarding the ongoing confrontation by the government and striking trainee doctors, vowing efforts to seek a breakthrough. On Monday, medical school professors at Seoul National University (SNU) resolved to submit resignations en masse next week [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical school professors at Seoul National University (SNU) resolved Monday to submit resignations en masse beginning next week if the government does not seek a reasonable breakthrough in the protracted walkout by trainee doctors, the professors’ council said. The decision was announced by the council of SNU medical professors [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The health ministry said Monday it had sent prior notices of license suspension to some 5,000 trainee doctors who have defied an order to return to work, in protest of a plan to boost the number of medical students. Deputy Health Minister Jun Byung-wang told reporters that it completed [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has launched a project to establish an automated customs clearance system in North Macedonia to advance the European nation’s customs administration system and boost bilateral relations, Seoul’s customs agency said Monday. Korea Customs Service (KCS) Commissioner Ko Kwang-hyo met with his counterpart of the European nation, Stefan [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The government seeks to establish public high schools for children of military families in an effort to improve their living and education conditions, the defense ministry said Monday. The defense and education ministries were set to sign a memorandum of understanding later in the day to make joint efforts [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Monday the government will take lenient measures if trainee doctors return to work before administrative procedures to suspend their licenses are completed, although they defied a deadline to avoid punitive steps. Cho made the remark as some 93 percent of the 13,000 junior doctors [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gyeonggi Fruit Agricultural Cooperative, tasked with running a fruit supply program for children in the province, is facing hurdles due to the soaring prices of fruits. This initiative, aimed at improving children’s health and dietary habits, provides a variety of fruit snacks to kindergartens, community child centers, comprehensive care [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to embark on a pioneering pilot project to support its employees’ use of paid generative AI services, marking a proactive step towards integrating AI into their workflows. This initiative aims to break away from the traditionally closed and slow-to-change public service culture by embracing [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –In a significant shift from traditional regulations, the South Korean government is moving towards allowing non-medical professionals to perform tattooing, provided they obtain a national certification. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it had commissioned a study on the examination for tattoo artists on March 4, in anticipation [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of a mass departure of resident doctors, some hospitals in South Korea have controversially delegated tasks, traditionally reserved for physicians, to nurses. The Korean Nurses Association reported receiving a complaint that a nurse was instructed to pronounce a patient dead due to the absence of a doctor, [...]