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, [...]
SEJONG, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid intense global competition, particularly from the United States and China, in the utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the manufacturing sector, the South Korean government has initiated a comprehensive plan to systematically support the transition of private companies to AI autonomous manufacturing. During a meeting held in Seoul on [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Police launched an investigation Friday into what purports to be a Korea Medical Association (KMA) document ordering the listing of trainee doctors not participating in a walkout protesting the government’s decision to increase the medical school quota. The document, which was uploaded on an online community site Thursday with [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has taken steps to penalize Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly failing to protect local consumers on its e-commerce platforms of Facebook and Instagram, sources said Friday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its investigation into Meta’s purported violations of South Korea’s e-commerce law and subsequently [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Nurses were authorized to expand their role in the emergency rooms of major hospitals Friday to cope with a shortage of medical staff, as a mass walkout by more than 11,000 trainee doctors entered its 18th day and caused disruptions in health care services. About 92 percent of 13,000 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Friday it will draw up a new vision for unification between the two Koreas to include the principle of liberal democracy amid North Korea’s vow not to seek unification with the South. The government earlier said it plans to update the National Community Unification Formula, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In the midst of ongoing collective actions by resident doctors, a post surfaced on the anonymous professional community Blind, revealing the apprehensions of a doctor contemplating return but fearing backlash and negative perceptions. On March 7, a user identifying as a resident doctor, referred to as A, shared their dilemma [...]
SEJONG, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The environment ministry on Thursday announced a two-year grace period for a ban on excessive parcel packaging set to go into effect next month. The overpackaging ban, set to take effect on April 30, stipulates that less than half of empty space should remain inside a delivery box after [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The foreign ministry will scale back the bureau handling the North Korean nuclear issue and create a broader strategy department focused on foreign policy intelligence-gathering, officials said Thursday, a major shakeup that mirrors the prolonged impasse in nuclear talks with Pyongyang. The tentatively named Office of Strategy and Intelligence [...]