Only 12% of unsafe food imports taken off market for disposal: report Only about 12 percent of food imports determined to be unsafe have actually been taken off the market, a lawmaker said Sunday, citing related government data.Sep 15, 2024By Yonhap
Seoul fire services missed out on 129 calls due to brief outageOver 120 emergency calls were not received by the Seoul fire department due to a temporary network error earlier this week, but all were non-urgent cases, officials said Saturday.Sep 14, 2024By Yonhap
Ambulance transport time rises 22% amid doctor shortage at hospital ERs: report The number of emergency patient transports to hospitals that took more than an hour increased by 22 percent this year compared with the previous year, a National Fire Agency report showed Saturday, amid the protracted doctor walkout.Sep 14, 2024By Yonhap
Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccination drive on Oct. 11 The Korean government will begin a vaccination program for older adults and other high-risk groups to counter the latest variant of COVID-19.Sep 13, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Retiree takes up K-pop dance class to reduce risk of dementia Six months ago, Byun Seong-wook, 63, welcomed his mother-in-law, who has dementia, to his home in Seoul.Sep 13, 2024By Kim Se-jeong
Patients to pay up to 50% more for medical treatments during Chuseok holiday The government announced on Thursday that people using hospitals or pharmacies during the Chuseok holiday will face an increase in costs of 30 to 50 percent compared to usual.Sep 12, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Gov't urges doctors to become partners for medical reform The government has once again urged the medical community to engage in dialogue and participate in a consultative body to address the ongoing medical crisis, which stemmed from a dispute over the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s plan to increase medical school quotas.Sep 12, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Regulator grants construction permit for 2 new nuclear reactors The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) on Thursday granted a construction permit for two new nuclear reactors on the east coast of Korea, eight years after the application was submitted.Sep 12, 2024By Yonhap
Korea to use all resources to ensure medical services during holidays amid strike Korea on Thursday declared a special emergency medical response period for two weeks in September and said it would use all available resources to ensure services, as a strike by young doctors increases strains on the medical system.Sep 12, 2024By Reuters
PM vows stern action against blacklisting of emergency room doctors Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday strongly denounced a "blacklist" of emergency room doctors drawn up to name and shame those not participating in the walkout by junior doctors, vowing to take stern action against those responsible.Sep 12, 2024By Yonhap
