Korea Times Finance Reporter
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The number of psychiatrists per 1,000 people in Korea was far less than the average of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member nations due mainly to lack of government investment into mental health services, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday.
Four out of 10 foreign nationals who enter Korea on a language study visa end up overstaying their visas, a lawmaker said Tuesday, urging the government to tighten the visa screening process for foreign students.
Former soldiers who served in U.N. Command (UNC) and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) after the 1950-53 Korean War, will visit South Korea on Tuesday upon the invitation of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
Health authorities are on alert over an increasing number of tuberculosis (TB) patients among the elderly, as TB is one of the most fatal contagious diseases, especially for those who are vulnerable to respiratory illness.
Foreign tourists will be able to receive discounts of up to 80 percent on Korean food and its delivery services, government officials said Thursday.
The so-called “big three” private education businesses ― Megastudy, Sidae Injae and Daesung Hagwon ― are currently facing respective police investigations over cases of possible collusion, where they allegedly bought exam questions from school teachers who had served as test writers for the state-administered College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).
The government will strengthen Korean language education for children of multicultural families to help them overcome difficulties caused by language barriers, the Ministry of Education announced, Tuesday.
The government announced new measures to address a shortage of pediatric physicians in Korea, which experts fear could escalate into a major child health care crisis.
Kim Haeng, a nominee for the gender equality and family minister, faces mounting criticism for her remarks that could be construed as denying women’s freedom to terminate pregnancy.
Park Jong-pill, spokesman for the Ministry of Employment and Labor / Courtesy of Park Jong-pill By Jun Ji-hyePark Jong-pill, who was reappointed as a spokesman for the Ministry of Employment and Labor, has been cited by many other civil servants as a mentor. In 2019, the National Human Resources Development Institute under the direct control of the Ministry of Personnel Management selected Park as a great lecturer for young civil servants, as his lecture about how to write policy reports effectively received good reviews from attendees. Before being reappointed as a spokesman for the labor ministry at the end of August, he served as a deputy minister in charge of planning and coordination, the post given to a grade 1 civil servant. His reappointment as a spokesman came as President Yoon Suk Yeol decided to elevate the level of the spokesman post from grade 2 to grade 1 for seven ministries, including the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Education an