Day: February 28, 2024

New Galaxy S24 sales top 1 million in S. Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday sales of its latest Galaxy S series smartphones have exceeded 1 million units in South Korea within just 28 days of their launch.

The Galaxy S24 series, which was unveiled on Jan. 16, reached the 1 million mark…

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Ministry Asks UNOPS to Expand Health Cooperation

The Ministry of Health has asked the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to expand cooperation on health with Cambodia.

The request was made by H.E. Chheang Ra, Minister of Health, during a meeting with Ms. Eda Kraja, UNOPS Country Ma…

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Seoul shares open nearly flat ahead of key U.S. data

South Korean stocks started nearly flat Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see approach ahead of key economic indicators set to be released in the United States this week.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) edged up 0.78 poi…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 28)

It all starts with a head-to-head meeting

Thursday is the deadline the government set for doctors to return to their hospitals. But trainee doctors still refuse to return. If this stalemate continues, catastrophe cannot be avoided. In an emergency m…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 28)

Preventing unnecessary collapse

Gov’t, doctors should both step back, compromise

After more than a week of a mass walkout by junior doctors protesting against a rise in medical school admissions quotas, the government has issued a call for their re…

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