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Trauma care medics' reality more dramatic than Netflix's 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call'
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Court adds extra hearing to Yoon's trial
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Court accepts Yoon's request to summon PM Han Duck-soo, adds another hearing
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Yoon becomes first sitting president to be indicted
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Yoon denies issuing order to drag lawmakers out of parliament
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Yoon’s trial enters final stage, verdict expected in March
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6 in 10 medical residents now employed at other hospitals: data
After resigning en masse last year, many junior doctors now work elsewhere Six in 10 medical residents who resigned from their hospitals a year ago to protest the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's medical school enrollment quota hike have since become re-employed at medical institutions as non-specialists, data showed Tuesday. According to Health Ministry data received by Rep. Kim Sun-min of the Rebuilding Korea Party, 5,176 of 9,222 medical residents (56.1 percent) who resigned or declined appoint
Feb. 18, 2025
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Does thinking about sex make your hair grow faster?
In South Korea, it's a popular belief that one way to get one's hair and nails to grow faster is to think naughty thoughts. But is that really the case? Actually, the answer is no. There is no scientific evidence that having erotic thoughts directly makes hair grow faster. Hair growth is primarily regulated by genetics, hormones, blood circulation and overall health, not by thoughts or emotions alone. What exactly is critical for their growth? Since hair and nails constantly regenerate, they req
Feb. 18, 2025
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Court undecided on whether to move Yoon’s Thursday hearing
The Constitutional Court of Korea said Monday that it is still reviewing whether to move the final hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial, which has been scheduled for Thursday ― the same day his separate criminal trial is to begin. The court’s press officer Cheon Jae-hyun told reporters Monday that “nothing has been decided” as of Monday morning. On Friday, Yoon’s legal representatives submitted a request asking the court to change the date for the 10th hearing, citing scheduli
Feb. 17, 2025
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Deputy PM orders audit of Daejeon education office following elementary student’s death
South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho said Friday that the Education Ministry will soon launch an audit of the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education in response to the recent stabbing death of an elementary school student in Daejeon. During a parliamentary interpellation session held on Friday, Lee addressed the death of 7-year-old Kim Ha-neul, which occurred Monday. “We will soon conduct a thorough investigation to uncover the full truth and determine accoun
Feb. 14, 2025
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Court accepts Yoon's request to summon PM Han Duck-soo, adds another hearing
The Constitutional Court of Korea on Friday approved President Yoon Suk Yeol’s request to summon Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for the ongoing impeachment trial, adding another extra hearing on Thursday next week. The 10th hearing will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. With the addition of the 10th hearing, the impeachment trial, which was initially expected to conclude by late February or early March, is now projected to stretch beyond mid-March. The court also decided to resummon Hong Jang-won, form
Feb. 14, 2025
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Seoul City to educate 300,000 ‘digital guides’ to help older adults overcome kiosk anxiety
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Friday that more than 300,000 people would be educated this year through its "digital guide" initiative — a program aimed at assisting older adults and other individuals who have difficulty navigating digital devices and services. Since the program’s launch in the second half of 2022, a total of 690 digital guides have helped over 560,000 older adults overcome their fear of using digital kiosks. “In an era where artificial intelligence is transforming
Feb. 14, 2025
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Court adds extra hearing to Yoon's trial
Court likely to rule on Yoon's impeachment as early as mid-March The Constitutional Court of Korea said Thursday that it will add a final hearing to President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial to "organize evidence gathered so far." Over eight sessions, 14 witnesses, including key military commanders, have testified. The 9th hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. "We will go over the evidence that we didn't have a chance to look into," Moon Hyung-bae, acting chief of the court, said during t
Feb. 13, 2025
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Election system flaws debated at Yoon's 7th hearing, but no new evidence
Ex-NIS deputy declines to comment on 'election fraud,' says not part of agency's investigation Baek Jong-wook, former third deputy director of the National Intelligence Service, testified that the agency had identified a vulnerability in the National Election Commission's system during its 2023 inspection. “The internet, internal networks and election networks should be operated independently, but there were connection points between them, making external intrusion into internal systems possible
Feb. 12, 2025
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Ex-interior minister denies Yoon ordered power, water cut off at media outlets, pollster
National Security Office chief testifies Yoon mentioned 'emergency measure' in March last year Former Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min dismissed the prosecution’s claim based on investigation records that then-President Yoon Suk Yeol had ordered him to cut off power and water to a list of media organizations on the night of Yoon's Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration, during the seventh hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial on Tuesday. Lee, who resigned on Dec. 8, was one of four witne
Feb. 11, 2025
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Trauma care medics' reality more dramatic than Netflix's 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call'
Drama exposes South Korea's trauma care in crisis, highlighting shutdown threats, helicopter shortages, hospital hierarchy, doctors' dilemma Netflix's first Korean medical series, "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call," has gained global acclaim for its fast-paced and realistic depiction of medics working tirelessly to save lives. Based on a web novel by a practicing doctor, its gripping narrative has sparked curiosity about the demanding lives of trauma care specialists who make life-or-death decisi
Feb. 10, 2025