South Korea's New Reform Party suffers split as ex-PM exits
SEOUL -- Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has decided to leave a newly created political party less than two weeks after joining its ranks.
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K-defense: South Korea's weapons industry goes global
SEOUL -- First came glitzy, boppy K-pop. Then came soapy, soppy K-drama. Now, according to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, it is time for another K-moniker for a new,more pessimistic era, as the country with a relentlessly global brand seizes another booming export niche: weapons.
Women Outnumber Men in South Korea’s Sports Stadiums
Each time the South Korean men’s soccer team scored against Singapore during a recent 5-0 rout in a World Cup qualifier, the roar from the home crowd came largely from women, who held nearly two-thirds of the tickets to the match.
South Korean trainee doctors walk off job over medical student increase
SEOUL -- South Korea was bracing for possible disruptions to health care on Tuesday as hundreds of trainee doctors walked off the job to protest a government plan to increase the number of spots at medical schools.
South Korean plaintiff in wartime labor case gets Japan firm's court deposit
SEOUL (Kyodo) -- A South Korean who won a wartime labor case against Japanese firm Hitachi Zosen received money deposited by the firm at a Seoul court on Tuesday, a lawyer said, after the company failed to comply with an order by South Korea's Supreme Court to compensate the plaintiff.
South Korea trainee doctors stage walkout over medical school quotas
SEOUL — More than 1,600 trainee doctors in South Korea's major hospitals staged a walkout on Tuesday (Feb 20) to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, stoking fears of delays to surgical operations and patient treatment.
South Korean doctors walk out to protest government policy, causing many surgery cancellations
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs Tuesday to escalate their protest of a government medical policy, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals.
Putin gave Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car in a show of their special ties, North Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car for his personal use in a demonstration of their special relationship, North Korea’s state media reported Tuesday.