Hyung-Jin Kim

Associated Press

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South Korean Police Raid Office of Incoming Head of Doctors' Group Over Protracted Strikes

The development could further dim prospects for an early end to the strikes.

April 26, 2024

Park Dan, head of an emergency committee at the Korean Intern Resident Association, center right, is seen during a meeting at the Korean Medical Association in Seoul, South Korea, March 31, 2024. South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol met the leader of thousands of striking junior doctors on Thursday, April 4, 2024, and promised to respect their position during future talks over his contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Park Dan, head of an emergency committee for the Korea Intern Resident Association, was the first of its kind since more than 90% of the country’s 13,000 trainee doctors walked off the job in February, disrupting hospital operations.

South Korea's President Meets Leader of Doctors' Strike

The meeting was the first of its kind since more than 90% of the country's 13,000 trainee doctors walked off the job.

April 4, 2024

People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s addressing the nation at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 1, 2024. President Yoon vowed Monday not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to spike his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions, as he called their walkouts “an illegal collective action” that poses 'a grave threat to our society.”

South Korea's Yoon Vows Not to Back Down in the Face of Doctors' Strike

About 12,000 medical interns and residents in South Korea have been on strike for six weeks.

April 1, 2024

Medical professors queue to submit their resignations during a meeting at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 25, 2024. Senior doctors at dozens of hospitals in South Korea planned to submit their resignations Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions, their leader said.

Senior Doctors in South Korea Submit Resignations

It's deepening the dispute over a medical school plan.

March 25, 2024

Members of the Gyeonggi Province Medical Association stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. South Korea's government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital Tuesday for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations. The banners read 'Stop President Yoon Suk Yeol government's medical policy.'

Why Are Striking Doctors in South Korea Facing License Suspensions and What's Next?

It's still unclear whether the move will prompt the doctors to end their strikes.

March 21, 2024

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South Korea Issues First Punishment for Doctors' Walkouts

About 12,000 junior doctors have been off the job for a month, but none has received a license suspension.

March 19, 2024

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South Korea Criticizes Senior Doctors for Threatening to Resign to Support their Juniors' Walkouts

About 12,000 junior doctors in South Korea have been off the job for a month.

March 12, 2024

Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations.

Seoul Gives Young Doctors 4 Days to End Walkouts

The country is threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions.

February 26, 2024

South Korean Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min, center, speaks during a joint government briefing at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Striking Doctors Warned to Return to Work or Face Legal Action

About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea have walked off their jobs this week.

February 21, 2024