The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee has approved the National Medical School Establishment Act, a bill that would create a government-funded national medical school. President Lee Jae-myung welcomed the committee’s move and praised the lawmakers who led the bill, particularly Park Ju-min, chair of the Welfare Committee.

Naver, South Korea’s internet-services powerhouse, disclosed its 2024 annual report on compensation for its executives and key staff. Chief executive Choi Soo-yeon earned a total of 30.29 billion won in compensation last year, a roughly 54% rise from 2024’s 19.69 billion won. Her pay included a

A parliamentary hearing into the Itaewon disaster opened in Seoul on the 11th to determine what happened and who is responsible. The session, the first of its kind in years, seeks to establish accountability for the crowd crush that overwhelmed Seoul’s nightlife district more than three years and five

South Korea is forecast to enjoy a milder spring weekend, but mornings will remain chilly. The Korea Meteorological Administration says Saturday, the 14th, will bring sunny to partly cloudy skies with daytime temperatures climbing to 10–15°C in many areas. Across the country, morning lows are expected from -4

Politico reports that Vice President JD Vance opposed planning for a large-scale Iran strike in the so-called Epic Fury operation, during the discussions leading up to the possible attack. A senior official told Politico that Vance was skeptical about the plan, worried about its likelihood of success, and simply opposed

JW Holdings, the parent company of Korea’s JW Pharmaceutical, announced on the 13th that it has acquired biotech-focused venture capital firm Soliders Investment and folded it into a subsidiary. The deal value is 30.6 billion won, about 2.45% of JW Holdings’ total assets. With the acquisition, JW

The South Korean government on Friday released its 2027 admission quotas for one of the country’s key medical training paths. Nationwide, excluding Seoul, 32 medical schools will enroll 3,548 students, up 490 from the 2024 level. Regionally, the Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam area saw the largest planned increase, with

The 16th Gwangju Biennale will run from September 5 to November 15 at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall, with the theme You must change your life. Organizers say the phrase, drawn from the final line of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Archaic Torso of Apollo, points to art’s transformative power

The 16th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea will open in September under the artistic direction of Ho Chuni-en, a Singaporean media artist and curator. The event will run for 72 days at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall, with the program lasting until November 15. At a press briefing on the

South Korea’s price-control policy on petroleum products entered full effect as of midnight on the 13th, after President Lee Jae-myung announced the move at a Blue House meeting with senior aides on the 12th. The measure aims to curb domestic fuel costs in the face of global oil price