Se Eun Gong
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Seven months have passed since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a plan to increase the number of doctors. Trainee doctors walked off their jobs in protest and they haven’t returned.
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South Korea is investigating sexually abusive deepfakes allegedly shared on the messaging platform Telegram. Officials say the company is complying and has removed some content.
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As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.
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President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty after their summit in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
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Russia and North Korea's leaders are expected to demonstrate their deepening military and political relationship, built on cooperation on Russia's war in Ukraine. But experts doubt its sustainability.
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South Korea's liberal opposition wins nearly two-thirds of the seats in parliamentary elections, blowing a crushing defeat to President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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While many other developed countries are observing a similar phenomenon, experts say South Korea's fast social development and politicization of gender issues make its case particularly intense.
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Young men and women are politically drifting apart across the developed world. The growing political gender divide in South Korea is making experts worried about the country's future.
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A growing number of South Korea's young adults are isolating themselves from society, raising questions about the state of youths in a country known for cutthroat competition and pressure to conform.
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In a television interview, President Yoon Suk Yeol acknowledged it being "regretful" that his wife didn't reject being given a Christian Dior handbag as a gift.