Day: March 15, 2024

Seoul shares open lower on U.S. slump

South Korean stocks opened lower Friday, as investors locked in profits after a three-session winning streak.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index dropped 27.51 points, or 1.01 percent, to 2,691.25 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Ove…

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Yoon confers awards on 34 meritorious people

President Yoon Suk Yeol conferred state awards on 34 meritorious people Friday, including a late South Korean doctor who dedicated his life to treating the sick in the Philippines.

The 34 people, including three married couples, were chosen from amo…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 15)

Strike goes overboard

Medical professors should seek to arbitrate, not exacerbate conflict

With medical school professors shaving their heads and threatening to resign to “protect” their students and trainee doctors, the doctors’ strike has gone to…

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