South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday his government is open to talks with doctors who oppose his plan to increase medical school admissions, while accusing critics of offering no reasonable alternative to ease a doctor shortage.

South Korea: President Yoon calls doctors for constructive dialogue

South Korean President Yoon calls doctors for constructive dialogue

South Korea's health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions.

South Korean doctors rally as government calls for end to walkout

South Korea's government has threatened to arrest thousands of striking junior doctors and revoke their medical licences if they do not return to work on Thursday. Watch in for more details!

South Korea's striking doctors warned to return on deadline or face legal action

South Korea granted nurses new powers and legal protections Tuesday, and launched an investigation into a patient’s death, as hospital chaos caused by striking trainee doctors entered a second week.

South Korea empowers nurses as doctors' strike continues

South Korean doctors have continued their demonstrations against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions and at the center of this dispute is a recent government announcement that the colleges and the universities would admit 2,000 more medical students from the next academic year. Hundreds of senior doctors held a rally near the presidential office in Seoul.

South Korean doctors stage mass walkout against government's plan

South Korea: Doctors' walkouts disrupt medical operations

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