Trainee doctors appeared to have shown little signs of returning to work as hospitals were set to complete accepting their resignations on Monday, despite the government’s proposal of an olive branch to end a prolonged walkout. Accepting resignations would help trainee doctors, who have left their worksites since late February in protest of the government’s … Read more
Container shipping costs from South Korea to Europe rose for the second consecutive month in June amid prolonged tensions surrounding the Red Sea, the customs agency said Monday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container from South Korea to the European Union soared 44.6 percent on-month, or 121.6 percent on-year, to 6.14 million won … Read more
A close aide to first lady Kim Keon Hee has claimed that Kim ordered the return of a Dior bag she received as a gift from a pastor on the same day it was given, sources said Monday. Kim’s aide, surnamed Yoo, made the statement during questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in … Read more
Trainee doctors appeared to have shown little signs of returning to work as hospitals were set to complete accepting their resignations on Monday, despite the government’s proposal of an olive branch to end a prolonged walkout. Accepting resignations would help trainee doctors, who have left their worksites since late February in protest of the government’s … Read more
As he begins his second tour of duty as head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, Hong Myung-bo asked for support from disgruntled fans Monday. Hong traveled to Europe on Monday to interview candidates for assistant coaching positions on his backroom staff. He’s scheduled to make stops in Spain and Portugal in … Read more
North Korea on Monday denounced Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent visit to Germany aimed at boosting security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, calling it military collusion between two countries that committed war crimes, according to the North’s state media. On Saturday, Kishida met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, and the two countries signed … Read more