Korea Times Finance Reporter
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The chief of the nation's human rights agency urged President Yoon Suk Yeol, Monday, to sign into law a special bill that seeks a new investigation into the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush amid growing anticipation that the president will reject the bill.
The number of plastic surgeons in private practice in Korea has increased by 1.8 times during the last 10 years on the back of the continuously growing popularity of plastic surgery among trainee doctors, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Sunday.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will start a pilot program this month to encourage large general hospitals to transfer less critically ill patients to local medical institutes in a bid to build a more effective health care system in which patients with more serious conditions can receive treatment on time.
The number of days of hospitalization for the entire population over the next decade is forecast to nearly double, due to the growing demand for checkups and other medical services driven by the country's transition into an aging society, according to data offered by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Wednesday.
One in five elementary schools across the country has less than 60 students, while one in 10 has less than 30 students, amid the continually falling birthrate, according to statistics released by the Korean Educational Development Institute, Monday.
Health authorities are warning people to take precautions against the norovirus, commonly referred to as the winter vomiting bug, as the number of cases this winter marked its highest level in the past five years.
Public medical centers that were designated by the government to treat COVID-19 patients during the pandemic have been driven into a corner due to snowballing deficits, according to financial data released by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), Thursday.
Korean veteran golfer Shin Ji-yai has been supporting children faced by economic hardships following the suicides of one or both of their parents.
The ratio of middle-aged and elderly people who remain unemployed after retirement has increased by more than 10 percentage points over the past nine years due to the country’s low birthrate and aging society, according to a state-run agency, Wednesday.
Korea's state weather agency said, Tuesday, that 2023 was the country’s hottest year on record, in line with the World Meteorological Organization’s earlier confirmation that the entire planet experienced the hottest year in 2023.