SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As a seven-month-long medical dispute continues to strain South Korea’s healthcare system, a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases and the looming threat of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) have pushed hospitals to their limits. Emergency rooms, in particular, are facing near-paralysis as medical staff succumb to the virus themselves. According [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 21 trainee doctors applied for an additional round of recruitment, the health ministry said Monday, dashing the government’s hopes of normalizing the medical vacuum that has persisted since February. Hospitals closed applications for the additional recruitment last week after the medical community was lukewarm to the initial round [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of self-employed people in South Korea fell for the sixth consecutive month in July, data showed Monday, as the nation’s economy grapples with weaker consumption. There were 5.72 million self-employed people last month, down some 62,000 from the same month last year, according to the data by [...]
HAMYANG, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – For A, a 31-year-old Vietnamese worker, home in South Korea is a dormitory that defies expectations. Arriving in March with 35 colleagues under a seasonal worker agreement between Hamyang County and Vietnam’s Nam Tra My district, A initially harbored concerns about potentially harsh working conditions. Those worries have since dissipated. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Korean youth opting to remain economically inactive without a specific reason set a new record in July, data showed Sunday, amid economic uncertainties and high job competition. The number of such individuals aged 15 to 29 reached 443,000 last month, an increase of 42,000 from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hospitals were set to wrap up the hiring of more junior doctors Friday, but there are expected to be few applicants as many trainee doctors have defied the government’s medical reform for nearly seven months, officials said. Hospitals issued new recruitment notices for trainee doctors last week after the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine state-run medical schools have requested an increase of over 2,000 faculty members over the next six years to meet their expanded student admission quotas, far exceeding the government’s plan for an increase of 1,000, an analysis showed Wednesday. The nine medical schools said they need a combined 2,363 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added more than 100,000 jobs for the first time in three months in July, but jobs in the construction sector fell by the most in 11 years amid a slowdown in the industry, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people came to 28.86 million last month, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Wednesday pledged to take stern measures against attempts to obstruct junior doctors’ return to hospitals. Cho’s remarks came as lists of junior doctors who decided to return to work were circulating online, with the police conducting an investigation upon the request of the ministry. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co.’s labor union said Tuesday it will launch a four-day strike from Liberation Day this week, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise and additional bonuses. The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labor union of the South Korean tech giant, announced its [...]