More than 9,000 trainee doctors have left worksites and the number of trainee doctors who submitted resignations topped 10,000, ratcheting up their protest against the government’s plan to boost the number of medical students, officials said Monday.
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Global chips race
Korea needs to hasten deregulation, innovation to survive in chips race
With the US and Japan pulling out all the stops to reclaim global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, South Korea risks losing its competitive edge in
HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said Monday it has received a 1.43 trillion-won (US$1.08 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship order from the Oceania region.
Four LNG ships will be built at the shipyard of
South Korean stocks traded 0.49 percent lower late Monday morning after the announcement of the government’s “value-up” program.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had lost 13.18 points to 2,654.52 as of 11:20 a.m.
Earlier in t…
The Seoul city government will provide shared houses at discounted rates for singles to cater to the city’s growing number of one-person households, city officials said Monday.
The project was announced to meet the need for a new type
Hybe said Monday its annual sales surpassed 2 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) in 2023, making it the first K-pop agency ever to reach the milestone.
This achievement comes despite the absence of BTS’ group projects due to members’ mandatory
South Korean stocks closed lower Monday as investors dumped local shares on the government’s weaker-than-expected plans to boost corporate value. The Korean won edged down against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell…
South Korea plans to tighten export controls on Russia and Belarus for items that can potentially be used for military purposes, the trade ministry said Monday.
The announcement came after South Korea added 682 items with actual or potential
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday the government will release a large area of military-protected land to the public to enable the construction of essential facilities and promote regional economic development.
Yoon unveiled the plan during a gover…
POSCO International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO, said Monday it will expand its overseas traction motor core production capacity to secure a new growth driver.
In a recent board meeting, POSCO International deci…