Return-to-work order expanded nationwide
02:01 Return-to-work order expanded nationwide as doctors’ strike continues “Doctors don’t need any special reason or purpose to come back to work. The only reason they need is to save…
S. Korea tightens social distancing measures on indoor facilities such as restaurants and cafes
So, the tightened social distancing restrictions in the greater capital area it’s surely short of shifting the country up to the highest level three in the three-tier system, but it…
S. Korea tightens social distancing measures, restrictions on restaurants and cafes imposed
Starting this Sunday, social distancing in South Korea will be much stricter. Lasting for eight days, the new measures are a stronger version of the current distancing level 2, affecting…
S. Korean gov’t issues back-to-work orders to 278 striking doctors
South Korean health authorities have issued back-to-work orders to 278 striking doctors across the country on Saturday. The KCDC said Saturday that it conducted an on-site inspection into ten training…
Two S. Koreans reportedly kidnapped from fishing vessel off Ghana
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped two South Korean nationals in waters off Ghana. According to Seoul’s foreign ministry, a Ghanaian-flagged fishing vessel was attacked in waters two-hundred kilometers southeast of…
02:11 76% of S. Korea's trainee doctors willing to submit letters of resignation amid continued walk-out Seventy-six percent of South Korea's trainee doctors have stated they are willing to submit letters of resignation, as they continue their walk-out protesting the government's medical reform plan. The Korean Inter… 2020-08-28 06:59:58 KST
02:11 76% of S. Korea’s trainee doctors willing to submit letters of resignation amid continued walk-out Seventy-six percent of South Korea’s trainee doctors have stated they are willing to submit…
British diplomat, Philippine-born politician discuss racial discrimination in S. Korea
The death of African American George Floyd earlier this year re-ignited the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, and triggered a lot of soul-searching across societies on systematic…
S. Korean gov’t, ruling Democratic Party agree to provide free education to all high schoolers starting 2021
The South Korean government and the ruling Democratic Party, working on next year’s budget, have pledged to make public high schools free of charge starting next year. Right now they…