SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical students nationwide have resolved to request their schools grant leave of absence applications they filed in collective action protesting the government’s plan to dramatically raise the medical school enrollment quota, their association said Wednesday. The Korean Medical Student Association said the decision was unanimously reached during a plenary [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A groundbreaking study has found that workers transitioning from regular to irregular employment are twice as likely to contemplate suicide compared to their counterparts who remain in regular employment. This significant discovery was made possible through the use of machine learning technology, traditionally employed in the business sector for analyzing [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A banner urging restraint in playing ball games at a children’s park in Seoul has sparked an online debate, highlighting a deeper issue of shrinking play spaces for children in urban areas. The sign, which quickly spread on social media, has drawn criticism for seemingly contradicting the very purpose of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As the conflict between Israel and Palestine persists, K-pop artists find themselves inadvertently embroiled in the fallout from a boycott movement targeting companies perceived as pro-Israel. Recently, online communities buzzed with criticism towards Le Sserafim’s Huh Yun-jin for her consumption of Starbucks coffee, considered a trigger for the backlash due [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical professors across the nation will take collective action if any damage occurs to trainee doctors and medical students protesting the government’s decision to significantly increase the medical school enrollment quota, the association of medical school faculties said Tuesday. The Medical Professors Association of Korea said it reached the [...]
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. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s MZ generation, encompassing individuals aged 14 to 40, is reportedly more invested in environmental and climate change issues compared to older age groups. However, a recent study by Statistics Korea suggests that their efforts to reduce environmental pollution fall short compared to the actions of those aged 56 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that more than one-third of the foreign tourists visiting South Korea last year were young individuals under the age of 30, a demographic surge attributed to the global popularity of K-pop, K-food, and K-beauty. The trend is not limited to Asian countries such as Japan, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In a revealing glimpse into the collective psyche of a nation increasingly alarmed by the environmental crisis at its doorstep, a recent comprehensive survey has highlighted the deep concerns harbored by South Koreans over the twin perils of climate change and the burgeoning issue of plastic waste. This widespread apprehension [...]