South Korea ramps up defense exports to Europe, eyeing Ukraine war
WASHINGTON -- South Korea is working to boost defense exports to Europe, tapping growing demand in the region amid the protracted war in Ukraine.
Nikkei Seoul bureau chief in asian news
South Korea eases contentious medical school expansion
SEOUL -- South Korea's government on Friday came out with a compromise for its controversial plan to have medical schools admit 2,000 more students a year, as a mass walkout by trainee doctors strains the health care system.
South Korea medical professors resign in protest of government plan
SEOUL -- Professors at South Korea's medical schools handed in resignation letters on Monday in protest of the government's plan to increase the number of students admitted to the medical schools, escalating a crisis that has gripped the nation.
South Korea pushes ahead with controversial medical school expansion
SEOUL -- South Korea will add 2,000 slots for new students at its medical schools under plans announced Wednesday, a move meant to ease a shortage of doctors beyond the capital but strongly opposed by physicians' groups.
Shohei Ohtani fever drives $150m windfall from MLB Seoul Series
SEOUL -- Major League Baseball's tour through Thursday in Seoul is expected to produce a financial boon locally thanks largely to the appearance of Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani.
South Korea and Japan need new joint declaration, Yoon adviser says
SEOUL -- Japan and South Korea should consider issuing a new joint statement in 2025 as they mark key milestones in bilateral relations, said Park Cheol-hee, a key foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.