Junior doctors and gov't fail to agree on medical reforms

The government and medical sector failed to narrow their differences over planned medical reforms despite a face-to-face meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and the head of a junior doctors’ group on Thursday.

2024-04-05

President Yoon affirms 'respect for voices of junior doctors' in face-to-face meeting

President Yoon Suk Yeol told the head of a major junior doctors' group that he will "respect" their perspectives during an in-person meeting at the presidential office on Thursday.

2024-04-04

Gov't to respond to ILO concerning back-to-work orders for junior doctors

The Labor Ministry said it will respond vigorously to the International Labour Organization after junior doctors appealed to the UN agency over back-to-work orders.

2024-03-29

'Intern Possible' centers on somewhat impossible fight for employment

“I believe we would secretly be helping each other out,” said actor Han Chang-hyun. “It would be devastating if I had to compete with my dad,” said actor Jin Ah-jin. In the latest web drama series “Intern Possible” produced by JTBC Studio Lululala,

2021-08-09

Han Ji-eun offers an alternative interpretation of the term kkondae

In the recently ended MBC drama, “Kkondae Intern,” characters showed the common scenes from the daily lives of office workers to encourage many to think more about better ways to adapt to have more inclusive and productive teams within a company.

2020-07-03

Drama series ask when does mentoring cross the line to 'kkondae-ing'

In Korea, just the mere utterance of the word “kkondae” leads to eye-rolling, head-shaking and exasperated sighs as people's memories are flooded with unhappy thoughts. Kkondae is Korean slang and is used to describe a condescending person...

2020-06-23