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SEOUL -- Na submitted her resignation a week ago to the Seoul hospital where she worked as a trainee pathologist, walking away from her dream of practicing medicine to protest what she sees as an unwise government plan for South Korean health care.
SEOUL — South Korean nurses have been given legal protection to perform some medical procedures normally conducted by doctors, the health minister said on Feb 27, as the authorities seek to ease the burden on hospital staff caused by a walkout of trainee doctors.
SEOUL -- Before major elections in South Korea, the Korean Peninsula is often buffeted by what has been dubbed a "North Wind" -- a military provocation or another move by North Korea that shakes up the bilateral relationship and sways the vote.
As a critical bilateral agreement nears expiry in 2028, Japan and South Korea face renewed tensions over Block 7, an underexplored zone in the East China Sea that could hold vast oil reserves, presenting a serious challenge to their recent diplomatic progress.
Hello from Tokyo. Thanks to the global popularity of South Korean entertainment exports such as BTS, "Squid Game" and more, everyone knows about K-pop and K-dramas. The K-wave phenomenon underscores South Korea's status as one of Asia's biggest soft powers.
There are 82 chaebols in South Korea as of 2023. These are conglomerates that are usually run by one single family, with total assets that exceed 5 trillion Korean won ($3.69 billion).
SEOUL -- The scent of countless candlelit dinners still hung in the air in downtown Seoul the morning after Valentine's Day, but there was little love felt by protesters outside the headquarters of the Korea Football Association (KFA). The country's men's national team was in turmoil, and banners demanded answers. "We have had enough of people putting their own interests above Korean soccer," one fan from Seoul, Kim Min-ji, told Nikkei Asia.
SEOUL - South Korea has raised its health alert as of Friday morning after thousands of doctors walked off the job this week to protest against a government plan to raise the number of medical school admissions, the health ministry said.