SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called on the medical community Tuesday to cooperate with the government’s plan to significantly increase the annual medical school enrollment quota, stating that it marks the starting point of healthcare reform. Last week, the government announced its plan to add 2,000 seats to the country’s medical school [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. diplomat on Monday highlighted America’s commitment to working in tandem with South Korea and Japan to address growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, which he said serves only to prolong Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Speaking at a forum, Robert Koepcke, deputy assistant secretary of state [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is “open-minded” about the idea of Japan participating in a currently bilateral nuclear deterrence dialogue between Seoul and Washington, a former South Korean national security advisor said Monday. Kim Sung-han, who served as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s top security advisor from 2022-2023, made the remarks, noting that [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A White House official on Monday highlighted strengthened trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan among key achievements of the Joe Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy unveiled two years ago. During a press briefing, John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, catalogued key examples of progress in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The health ministry on Tuesday called for trainee doctors to avert looming collective actions in protest of a plan to increase the number of medical students by 2,000. Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo also said the government was “relieved” as an association of trainee doctors made no announcement [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court upheld an 18-month prison sentence for an Uzbek national accused of sending money to a U.N.-designated terrorist group while residing in South Korea, judicial officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court confirmed the lower court’s ruling on the migrant worker from Uzbekistan, saying the provision [...]
PYONGYANG, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In North Korea, the Lunar New Year, a significant cultural holiday, is observed with traditional customs similar to those in South Korea, including the exchange of bows (sebae) and sharing rice cake soup (tteokguk) with family. However, the state promotes a distinct celebration of the holiday in line with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) –In response to a noticeable disinterest in public sector jobs among younger South Koreans, commonly referred to as the MZ generation, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has unveiled plans to enhance welfare benefits to prevent early-career civil servant turnover and attract talented individuals. The initiative aims to create an environment where [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea appears to be setting its sights on Fourth Industrial Revolution technology, such as artificial intelligence, in a bid to explore ways to expand its applications. The Rodong Sinmun, North Korea’s main newspaper, reported Dec. 24 that global competition for science and technology has been intensifying, citing efforts [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –In the import car sector, a clever discount strategy is being employed to bypass the green license plates mandated for corporate vehicles valued over 80 million won. This workaround involves slightly reducing the acquisition cost to fall below the 80 million won threshold, as the green license plate requirement is [...]