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South Korea Will Take Final Steps to Suspend Licenses of Striking Junior Doctors Starting Next Week
By Hyung-jin Kim
More than 90% of medical interns and residents have been on strike for about a month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions.
Battling the Numbers: South Korea’s Military Downsizes Amid Challenging Demographic Landscape
By Henry C. Brown
South Korea's approach highlights the evolving paradigm of global defense, where collaboration, joint training, and agility are increasingly central in upholding peace and stability.
Blinken’s Visit to South Korea: Democracy, North Korea, and Beyond
By Le Nhu Mai
Seoul and Washington continue to seek a more close-knit bilateral alliance to better achieve their own strategic aims.
North Korea Resumes Missile Tests, Raising Tensions With Rivals After Military Drills End
By Hyung-jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi
The launches came after South Korean-U.S. military drills concluded and as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Seoul for a democracy summit.
South Korea’s Press Freedom Under Fire
By Heesoo Jang
South Korea is on the brink of one of its most critical elections, amid an intensifying assault on press freedom.
South Korean Detained Earlier This Year Is Accused of Espionage in Russia
By Associated Press
The Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that a South Korean arrested in Vladivostok earlier this year has been taken to Moscow and charged with espionage.
South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty
By Eunwoo Lee
They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.
India Looks to Step Up Security and Economic Cooperation With Japan, South Korea
By Mari Yamaguchi
Jaishankar’s trip to East Asia touched on similar themes in both Seoul and Tokyo.
Even Without Sanctions, South Korea Significantly Reduced Fossil Fuel Imports From Russia
By Troy Stangarone
Seoul did not adopt sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, but it has sharply cut such imports nonetheless.
Moon Chung-in on Escalating Inter-Korea Tensions and What Lies Ahead
By Kenji Yoshida
The former special adviser to the South Korean president believes recent moves by Kim Jong Un represent a “brave new world.”
Helping South Korean Adoptees Return to Their Birth Country
By Lance Brownfield
The Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link has been vital in pushing for a special visa status and other services to help Koreans adopted abroad reconnect with South Korea.
South Korean and US Troops to Begin Major Exercises Next Week
By Hyung-jin Kim
Following expanded weapons tests by North Korea, this year’s Freedom Shield exercise will involve 48 field exercises, double the number conducted last year.