South Korean junior doctors expected to continue walkouts, defy government pleas
The South Korean government made a final plea to junior doctors to call off their strike hours before Thursday’s deadline, but many doctors are expected to refuse to comply with orders to return to work, threatening suspension of their medical licenses and prosecution. in danger. Thousands of medical trainees and local residents have been on […]
Mark Zuckerberg meets South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to discuss collaboration with U.S. companies in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital ecosystems, according to Yoon’s office. We held discussions to explore ways to strengthen cooperation. Yun said South Korea’s portfolio of smart home appliances, wearable devices and smart […]
Medical crisis unfolds as thousands of South Korean doctors continue to strike
It has been a week since thousands of doctors began a labor boycott in South Korea to protest the government’s efforts to increase recruitment of medical students to cope with the rapidly aging population. As of Tuesday, approximately 8,940 medical interns and residents had left their workplaces in protest. The government has warned doctors they […]
Angry North Korean Workers Occupy Chinese Factory, Beat Manager to Death
A group of North Koreans sent to work at a seafood factory in China last month rioted and occupied the building to protest unpaid wages, Japanese media said on Sunday. During the protests, they took factory officials hostage and bludgeoned to death the representative of the company that owned it. The story is broken Japanese […]
North Korean Missile Fired By Russia Contained US Electronics, Report Says
The North Korean ballistic missile fired by Russia toward Ukraine contained numerous electronic components supplied by the United States and Europe, according to a new report from the Conflict Arms Investigation (CAR), a UK-based research organization. It is said to have been included. Of the 290 parts analyzed on the missile, about 75 percent were […]
South Korean officers convicted in Halloween crowd crush cover-up
A South Korean court on Wednesday found three former police officers guilty of destroying internal files and other evidence in a cover-up after a 2022 Halloween mob riot in the capital Seoul that killed nearly 160 people. . Deaths (number) The main cause of the high death toll was the failure of the government’s disaster […]
NYC’s most exclusive poker club is above a Korean restaurant
Forget about Zero Bond or Casa Cipriani. His most exclusive private club in New York City is his poker spot above a Korean restaurant on East 58th Street. Tony Park, the real estate mogul who owns Ant Korean Steakhouse, wanted an upscale retreat where his wealthy friends, mostly financiers and entrepreneurs, could hang out above […]
$167M of North Korean false eyelashes, wigs exported to West via China
Last year, more than $165 million worth of false eyelashes and wigs were exported from North Korea and sold to Western countries as “made in China.” False eyelashes and wigs, known colloquially as “fake,” accounted for 60% of North Korea’s declared exports to China in 2023, bringing in $167 million in foreign exchange for the […]
South Korean President Warns ‘Irrational’ Kim Jong-un Will Interfere in Elections
South Korean President Yun Seok-Yeol told attendees at a major national defense conference on Wednesday that the “irrational” communist regime in North Korea has “many provocations aimed at interfering in our elections” scheduled for April. He said there is a high possibility that he will do so. Yun proclaimed communist dictator Kim Jong Un’s recent […]
South Korean opposition leader accuses president of fostering divisions
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was recently stabbed in an attack, accused President Yun Seok-yeoul of fomenting division in society. Mr. Lee criticized Mr. Yoon for encouraging polarization instead of promoting national unity, and described his leadership as a “dictatorship of the prosecutor’s office.” South Korean politics is deeply divided, and the upcoming […]