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 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will launch a new initiative aimed at enriching the cultural experiences of young people across the country. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday it will issue the “youth cultural-arts pass,” a program designed to empower all residents aged 19 with greater access to the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Leaders of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), the country’s biggest doctors’ group, appeared before police on Wednesday for another round of questioning over suspicions of instigating a mass walkout by trainee doctors. Joo Soo-ho, the chief KMA spokesperson, and Park Myung-ha, the group’s organization consolidation chief, arrived at the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s financial regulator unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to provide 420 trillion won (US$315 billion) in policy loans by 2030 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Seoul has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from business-as-usual levels. “There exist concerns that the global competitiveness of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea National Park Service announced on March 18 that it will produce Braille maps for all 22 national parks across the country by 2026, in an effort to make these natural treasures more accessible to the visually impaired. The first Braille map, covering Odaesan National Park, has been completed [...]
JEONJU, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Faced with a continuing population decline, the government of North Jeolla Province announced on March 18 that it would introduce a region-specific visa program aimed at attracting skilled foreign workers and ethnic Koreans living abroad. The new visa policy seeks to ease requirements for certain qualified foreigners and overseas Koreans, [...]