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Doctors at SNU hospitals set to stage walkout from June 17
Doctors at four major hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University are set to stage a walkout from June 17, according to hospital officials on Friday, in a move that would complicate efforts by the government to resolve a protracted walkout by trainee doctors. Medical professors at the four SNU hospitals voted to launch the walkout, calling for the government to fully withdraw administrative steps to punish trainee doctors who have left their worksites since late February in protest of th
Social Affairs June 7, 2024
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Indonesia's parliament accepts S. Korea's donation of retired warship: reports
Indonesia approved a proposal Thursday to accept a South Korean donation of an aging corvette for its navy, reports showed. Indonesia's parliament passed the proposal to receive the 1,200-ton Bucheon 773 corvette, which retired in 2021 after nearly 30 years in service, from South Korea, Reuters reported. It is estimated that US$85 billion will be needed for maintenance and other costs to make it operational, Deputy Defense Minister Herindra told parliament. The donation came after Indonesia
Defense June 6, 2024
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SNU hospital doctors vow to go on strike amid impasse over striking trainee doctors
Professors at four hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University have voted to go on strike later this month if the current impasse over striking trainee doctors is not resolved, their representative said Thursday. The hospitals conducted surveys on whether to go on strike after the health ministry announced Tuesday it will allow hospitals to accept the resignations of trainee doctors, who have remained off the job since late February in protest of the government's plan to raise the n
Social Affairs June 6, 2024
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UNESCO advisory body withholds designation of Japan's Sado mine as World Heritage
An advisory body to a committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has deferred the nomination of a controversial former Japanese gold mine as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Japanese government said Thursday. The International Council on Monuments and Sites, one of the three advisories to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommended "withholding" Sado mine's designation and demanded additional documents, the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs said
Foreign Affairs June 6, 2024
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Putin 'highly appreciates' S. Korea's position not to directly supply weapons to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he highly appreciates South Korea's position not to directly supply weapons to Ukraine, and that Moscow is ready to restore relations with Seoul. Putin made the remark during a meeting with representatives of leading international news agencies, including Yonhap News Agency, which was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The remark drew attention in that Putin, who began his fifth term as president last mon
Foreign Affairs June 6, 2024
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S. Korea, US, Japan discuss supply chains, emerging technologies at economic security dialogue
South Korea, the United States and Japan held an economic security dialogue in San Diego on Thursday to discuss cooperation on supply chains and emerging technologies, the presidential office said. The fourth session of the dialogue was attended by Wang Yun-jong, presidential secretary for economic security; Tarun Chhabra, senior director for technology and national security on the White House National Security Council; and their counterpart from the Japanese prime minister's office, Yasuo
Industry June 6, 2024
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S. Korea, US, Japan, India, EU launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance
An alliance involving South Korea, the United States, Japan, India and the European Union has been launched to put joint efforts to build a resilient supply chain in the biopharmaceutical sector, the presidential office said Thursday. The inaugural meeting of the Biopharmaceutical Alliance was held in San Diego during the Bio International Convention 2024, the world's largest biopharmaceutical exhibition. Government officials and representatives from bio and pharmaceutical companies from th
Industry June 6, 2024
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Hybrid threats, economic coercion, other challenges drive NATO-S. Korea engagement: expert
A security expert on Wednesday cited "hybrid" threats, economic coercion and other common challenges as a driver of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's engagement with South Korea and other Asia-Pacific partners, as a NATO summit is set to take place in Washington next month. Kristine Berzina, managing director of GMF Geostrategy North, an institute analyzing various security issues, made the remarks, anticipating that the NATO summit, set for July 9-11, will bring together t
Foreign Affairs June 6, 2024
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Yoon pledges to enhance critical mineral partnership with Africa
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that South Korea will establish a critical mineral partnership with major African nations to develop resources on the continent in a "mutually beneficial" way. Yoon made the remark during a business summit attended by industry leaders from Korea and Africa, an event on the second day of the first-ever Korea-Africa Summit. On the first day of the summit, Korea and delegates from 48 African countries adopted a joint declaration to boost trade and in
Politics June 5, 2024
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US B-1B bomber holds bombing drills in S. Korea for 1st time in 7 years
The United States on Wednesday deployed one B-1B bomber for joint bombing drills in South Korea for the first time in seven years amid heightened tensions over North Korea's trash balloon campaign and GPS jamming attacks. The US heavy bomber from Andersen Air Base in Guam and two South Korean F-15K fighters released live GBU-38, 500-pound joint direct attack munitions, to strike multiple simulated targets at Pilsung Range in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, according to the US 7th Air Force in So
Defense June 5, 2024
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Late transgender soldier to be laid to rest at natl. cemetery
A transgender soldier who died in an apparent suicide in 2021 after forcible discharge will be laid to rest at a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon, a veterans ministry official said Wednesday, after a state panel recently recognized her as having died in the line of duty. In March, the state review committee affiliated with the defense ministry recognized Sergeant Byun Hee-soo's death as an on-duty one, overturning a previous classification and allowing her remains to be inte
Social Affairs June 5, 2024
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Seoul shares rise over 1% on US rate cut hopes
South Korean stocks rose more than 1 percent Wednesday backed by gains of chip and battery shares amid hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The local currency rose against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 27.40 points, or 1.03 percent, to close at 2,689.50. Trade volume was heavy at 871 million shares worth 13.4 trillion won ($9.76 billion), with gainers far outpacing losers 642 to 226. Foreign investors bought shares worth a net 589 billion won, while
Market June 5, 2024
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Chat records show pastor sent photo of gift to first lady ahead of meeting
Choi Jae-young, a Korean American pastor who secretly filmed himself handing over a luxury Dior handbag to first lady Kim Keon Hee in 2022, persistently demanded a meeting with Kim by sending a photo of the gift to her via a chat app, according to records of messenger dialogue obtained by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. Choi sent a photo of the Dior handbag and a gift box to Kim via the messaging app KakaoTalk on Sept. 7, 2022, saying he wants to give Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) greetings to
Politics June 5, 2024
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Military to resume border area artillery drills following suspension of pact with N. Korea
South Korea is set to restart artillery drills near the Military Demarcation Line and the northwestern border islands as early as this month, military sources said Wednesday, after the country effectively suspended a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact. On Tuesday, President Yoon Suk Yeol endorsed a motion calling for the full suspension of the Comprehensive Military Agreement in response to the North's trash-carrying balloon campaign and GPS jamming attacks in recent days. The move en
Defense June 5, 2024
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Signs detected of N. Korea demolishing part of Donghae inter-Korean railway: NIS
South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday it has detected signs that North Korea has recently been demolishing some sections on the northern side of the inter-Korean railway on the east coast in an apparent move to erase the legacy of inter-Korean exchange and cooperation. South and North Korea agreed to restore two railways -- the Gyeongui and Donghae -- in 2000, when the divided countries held the first summit of their leaders. The Donghae railway linked eastern coastal cities across the he
North Korea June 5, 2024
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