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Three arrested in Hong Kong as a high-rise fire leaves at least 44 dead and 279 reported missing

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing, with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.

2025-11-27

Number of foreigners in Korea hits record high of 2.73 million in June

The number of foreigners or ethnic Koreans with foreign citizenship living in Korea has reached a record high of 2.73 million, with one in three being Chinese, according to government data.

2025-07-27

Mobile ID cards to roll out next month

Physical resident identification cards will no longer be required for identity verification starting next month as a mobile version becomes available.

2024-11-27

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

Don’t forget the Hippocratic oath (KOR)

If resident doctors defy the order, the government must take stern actions against them.

2024-02-20

Don’t forget the Hippocratic oath

If resident doctors defy the order, the government must take stern actions against them.

2024-02-19

Reform bill mandates renewing ID card every 10 years

The government is drafting a bill to require people to renew their personal ID cards every 10 years. The Interior Ministry announced Wednesday that it has drafted a bill to put a 10-year validity period on the personal IDs issued by the government...

2023-06-07

[THINK ENGLISH] 전공의(resident), 전임의(fellow)의 차이

의사들의 집단휴진이 정부와의 협상 타결로 지난 4일 끝났다. 이번 집단휴진은 고용주가 아닌 정부 의료정책에 항의하기 위해 했던 집단휴진으로 정확한 의미의 strike라고 하긴 어렵지만 업무를 중단했다는 점에서 파업, 즉 strike라고 할 수 있다. 의대생들이 의사국가고시를 거부한 것은 boycott이다. 의대 6년 과정을 마치면 의사국가고시를 볼 수 있는데 이 시험을 통과하면 의사 면허를 받을 수 있다...

2020-09-11