Three major groups of senior and junior doctors plan to hold a rare meeting on Wednesday, a medical source said, as the government is set to announce the allocation of an additional 2,000 medical

The government was set to announce Wednesday the allocation of an additional 2,000 medical school admission seats even as the biggest doctors’ group threatens to launch a general strike to protest the quota hike.

Ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-sup is likely to return home soon, an official said Wednesday, amid growing criticism of his appointment and departure at a time when he is subject to an investigation over

The government said Wednesday it has imposed fines totaling 10.3 billion won (US$7.6 million) on 10 foreign and domestic automakers for selling cars with inadequate safety standards.

Of those, nine were foreign companies, including

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips, said Wednesday that macroeconomic uncertainties are expected to be high this year but vowed to embrace a new opportunity in the rise of artificial