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Doctors Win Battle but Lose War
President Kim Dae-jung stated that he plans “to revise pharmaceutical laws during next month’s National Assembly special session” at the June 24 meeting with opposition Grand National Party (GNP) leader Lee Hoi-chang. After the announcement, doctors who gathered at the Korea Medical Association (KMA) applauded the victory they‘d won at the cost of a five day strike. The massive medical strike, which had put patients in dangerous situations with …
June 26,2000
Hospital Employees under Pressure to Use Vacation Time
“The hospital is practically forcing vacation time down our throats, holding public life as hostage. This is totally absurd.” These words were spoken by hospital employees from a hospital in Kwangju Province, watching in disbelief the recent conduct of the hospital. Whatever happened to the Hippocratic oath? The recent walkout by doctors, which currently leaves only 52 administrative doctors out of 166 at the hospital, is causing a se…
June 25,2000
Confrontation between Government and Banks Escalates
An urgently called breakfast gathering of presidents of Korean domestic banks on June 22 ended with disagreement and aggravated tensions. At the heart of the dispute is the government’s recent announcement on June 20 of its policy to extract $7.3 billion in contributions from local banks under the banner of a market stability fund. The money will go to create a fund to finance the purchase of bonds previously issued by companies to resolve t…
June 23,2000
Government Must Disclose Summit Details
Following the success of the historic inter-Korean summit June 13 to 15 in Pyongyang, a frenzy of newspaper articles and press reports have been interpreting and analyzing the few details to come out of the Pyongyang summit. President Kim Dae-jung asserted on June 21 the importance of informing the public with an accurate account of the talks in order to consolidate summit-related opinions from both the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MD…
June 22,2000
Doctors Cross The Line
The government-initiated medical reform plan is approaching a vicious turn, with the nation’s medical facilities at a virtual standstill. Clinics have closed their doors to those seeking medical help, including vulnerable infants and the elderly. Doctors’ protests don’t seem to correspond with their earlier proclamation, ‘For the Citizen’s Health.’ The president of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) suggested, “Patients can use emergency me…
June 21,2000
Garlic Dispute Creating a Big Stink
If you asked me to pinpoint the stance the government is taking on the trade war threatening to start between Korea and China, I would be very hard-pressed to give you a definitive answer. What started, according to China, as unfair taxation by the South Korean government on cheaper Chinese garlic, has resulted in retaliatory restrictions on Korean products like mobile phones. With each agreeing that further ‘friction’ in trade must be avoid…
June 20,2000
Veterans Change Tune toward North Korea
The Korean Veterans Association held a rally yesterday at the Chamshil Olympic Stadium in Seoul to voice their support for the just-completed summit and to promote further efforts to reunify the divided peninsula. Veterans gathered at the rally under the slogan, “Rally for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula.” A statement released by the Korean Veterans Association summed up the purpose of the rally, “We have made one giant st…
June 19,2000
Trouble in the Economy
Is the party over? The emotional aftershock from the historic inter-Korea summit talks hasn‘t yet completely faded, but the cold reality is slowly starting to sink in. In the capital market in particular, conditions don’t look too good. Except for companies like Samsung, LG, SK, Lotte and a few of the strong small- and middle-sized companies, most firms are having trouble gathering enough cash for company maintenance. Regardless of the size …
June 18,2000
Looking at North Korea As It Is
During the past two months we have received so many telephone calls related to the series of 18 articles entitled, ＇Changes in the Winds Blowing to North Korea,＇ published in JoongAng Ilbo beginning April 25. Many readers, including elementary school students doing their homework, housewives, people separated from their hometowns in North Korea, officials at the Ministry of Unification, researchers at universities and research institutes, and off…
June 16,2000
Kim Jong-il Unveiled
The summit now underway in Pyongyang, North Korea is the center of attention for most of the world. In particular, seperated families in Korea are desperately hoping for the reunification of the two Koreas. South and North Korea have been technically at war since the Korean War. Each stage of the summit has been broadcast on television. Kim Jong-il attracted a great deal of atttention when he unveiled himself to the world. A great deal of cur…
June 15,2000
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