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Medical School Quota Hike ‘Prerequisite’ for Medical Service Normalization: Interior Minister

SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Increasing the nationwide medical school admission quota is a “prerequisite” for the normalization of the country’s medical services, the interior minister said Wednesday, sticking to the government’s 2,000-seat expansion despite escalating protests from doctors. Interior Minister Lee Sang-min made the remark during a government meeting as the government-medical standoff [...]

PM Says Expanding Workforce of Doctors is Starting Point of Healthcare Reform

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 [...]

S. Korea Gets Extra Tuna Catch Quota in Pacific Ocean

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea was granted additional catch quota for tuna in the Pacific Ocean in 2024 under a regional fisheries body agreement, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) granted South Korea a quota of 883 tons of bluefin tuna in the region for [...]

S. Korea Raises Foreign Worker Quota by 10,000 to Ease Labor Shortage

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea decided Wednesday to increase the quota of foreign workers with non-professional employment visas for this year by 10,000 to alleviate pandemic-induced labor shortages in shipbuilding and other major industries, officials said. The government committee on foreign workforce policy finalized the plan to issue the E-9 visa to [...]

Gov’t Increases Foreign Worker Quota to Alleviate Labor Shortage

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will increase the quota of foreign workers in five industries to alleviate labor shortages, officials said Monday. The Ministry of Labor and Employment said it will speed up the entry process for immigrant workers, streamline administrative procedures for employers of immigrant workers and strengthen support tailored for [...]

S. Korea’s Steel Exports to U.S. Drop by Bigger Margin than Rivals

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s steel exports to the United States last year, regulated by a quota, fell more than those by key rivals China and Japan that were subject to higher tariffs, analyzed data indicated Tuesday. According to the analysis by the Washington office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), [...]