South Korean president facing 3 lame duck years?
South Korea’s parliamentary election of April 10, 2024, was widely seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s first two years in office.
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South Korea to adjust medical school quotas in bid to end walkout
SEOUL — South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday (April 19) the government will adjust its healthcare reform plans to let medical schools determine their own admissions next year in a bid to end a prolonged walkout by junior doctors.
South Korean government offers compromise on medical school quotas in bid to end walkout, following crushing election defeat
South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday the government will adjust its healthcare reform plans to let medical schools determine their own admissions next year in a bid to end a prolonged walkout by junior doctors.
Elderly South Korean woman dies after 5-hour wait for hospital that can perform heart surgery amid doctors’ strike
An elderly South Korean woman has died following a five-hour wait to find a hospital that could take her in for heart surgery as a weeks-long doctors’ strike continues to cripple the country’s healthcare system.
Singapore’s Changi loses world’s best airport crown to Qatar
This year the title has switched, with 12-time winner Singapore being edged out of the top spot by its Middle Eastern rival in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024.
South Korea, Japan signal readiness to respond to excessive FX volatility
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea and Japan expressed serious concerns about the recent depreciation of their currencies and stood ready to take action against excessive exchange-rate volatility, South Korea's Finance Ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday.
South Korea remembers deadly Sewol ferry accident 10 years on
SEOUL -- Kim Jong-ki is imagining what kind of adult his youngest daughter could have become.
South Korea's Yoon vows to listen to the public after election loss
SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, smarting from his conservative party's losses in pivotal legislative elections last week, pledged on Tuesday to prioritize issues related to living standards as he seeks a fresh start with more than three years left to govern.