President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that 2,000 is the minimum necessary increase in medical school admissions, ruling out any adjustment despite a prolonged walkout by junior doctors.
Yoon made the remark during an address to the nation as the stand…
The first blooms of cherry blossoms, a symbol of the arrival of spring, were officially observed in Seoul on Monday, the weather agency said.
The Korea Meteorological Administration said the first blooms were spotted in the observation cherry blosso…
Hur Young-in, the chairman of bakery giant SPC Group, did not show up for prosecution questioning scheduled for Monday on allegations that he forced bakers at a bakery affiliate to quit their labor union.
The 74-year-old chairman is currently under …
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating fell for the fifth consecutive week to 36.3 percent, a poll showed Monday.
The positive assessment fell 0.2 percentage point from a week ago, while the negative assessment of Yoon’s performance rose 0.6 perc…
Seoul shares extended gains late Monday morning as U.S. inflation data were in line with market expectations.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 8.64 points, or 0.31 percent, to 2,755.27 as of 11:20 a.m.
The U.S. central b…