Six out of 10 medical students in the country have filed for a leave of absence, with more than 3,000 newly joining the collective action protesting the government’s plan to raise the medical student quota.
A total of 3,025 students
South Korea’s central bank froze its key rate for the ninth straight session Thursday amid woes over slower-than-expected inflation moderation and high household debts.
In a widely expected decision, the monetary policy board of the Bank of Korea (BO…
A work stoppage by trainee doctors grew Thursday in spite of the government’s warning of taking legal action against their collective action in protest of a plan to boost the number of medical students.
Major general hospitals in Seoul and
North Korea on Thursday denounced the United States over what it claimed to be a “double standard” toward human rights issues, calling on the country’s special envoy to visit the Middle East rather than “scheming” against the North.
The North
Ryu Hyun-jin is coming home.
The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Thursday that they have signed Ryu, a former major league All-Star, to an eight-year contract worth 17 billion won (US$12.8 million). The deal makes him…
Jisoo of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has established her own label for solo activities, music industry sources said Thursday.
“I’m making a new beginning with the name ‘Blissoo’,” the singer wrote on social media the previous day.
“I would be
Hyundai Motor Group’s output at its car manufacturing plants in India has reached a record 1.08 million units last year, surpassing the 1 million unit milestone for the second year in a row, industry data showed Thursday.
According to data
Hanwha Solutions Corp. on Thursday reported its 2023 net loss of 155.3 billion won (US$116.7 million), swinging from a profit of 366 billion won a year earlier.
Operating profit for the year was 604.5 billion won, down 34.6 percent from
South Korea’s suicide rate inched down in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic, though it remained at the highest level among major advanced nations, data showed Thursday.
A total of 12,906 people took their own lives in 2022, and the number
Hanwha Solutions Corp. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 330.1 billion won (US$248.1 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the October-December per…