Articles by Choi Jeong-yoon
Choi Jeong-yoon
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More universities gear up for bigger tuition hikes
Four-year universities in South Korea are gearing up to raise tuition fees, going away from the so-called "half-price" tuition policy that encouraged them to freeze the price since 2012. Out of 137 universities that have set the amount of their tuition fees, 19 have decided to raise the expenditure. Keimyung University raised its tuition fee for the first time in 16 years, while Chosun University and Dong-Eui University raised them for the first time in 15 and 13 years, respectively.
Social Affairs Feb. 19, 2024
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'4-day workweek, great opportunity for Gangwon': governor
Gangwon Province is making moves to implement a four-day workweek, as Governor Kim Jin-tae aims to prepare relevant policy alternatives. "The recently discussed four-day workweek will be a significant opportunity for the state," said Kim at the plenary session of the Gangwon State Council last Wednesday. "With a four-day workweek in the future, the state will garner the attention and interest of the entire nation," Kim added. Major companies such as Samsung Electronics, Posco
Social Affairs Feb. 19, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (559) 러시아 난민들이 한국에 폭증한 이유는?
진행자: 최정윤, Elise Youn Korea sees surge in number of asylum seekers from Russia 기사 요약: 지난해 5천 7백 여명의 러시아인이 한국 정부에 난민 신청, 2022년 비해 5배 늘어난 이유는? [1] South Korea saw a significant rise in the number of Russian asylum seekers last year, with over 5,000 submitting refugee applications, a government report found Monday. *asylum: 망명 [2] According to the latest monthly report by the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice, the number of Russian nationals who sought refugee status in Kore
Podcast Feb. 19, 2024
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Government orders hospitals to reject mass leave of trainee doctors
The Health Ministry ordered 221 hospitals on Friday to ban mass leave of junior doctors and to maintain essential medical personnel, in response to a nationwide movement of collective action among doctors in protest of the government's recent decision to increase the medical school enrollment quota. The government's decision comes after trainee doctors from five major general hospitals in Seoul threatened to walk off the job at 6 a.m. on Tuesday next week, in an apparent show of protes
Social Affairs Feb. 16, 2024
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1 in 6 elementary schools in Seoul to have under 40 students per grade: study
Amid a sharp decline in the school-age population due to a rapidly dropping birth rate, 1 out of 6 elementary schools in Seoul will have fewer than 40 students per grade level, government research suggested Thursday. The number of "small-scale schools" that have fewer than 240 students will increase by 101 in 2028, an almost 50 percent increase from this year with 69 schools, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's prediction on arrangements of schools from 2024
Social Affairs Feb. 15, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (558) '라면'과 '라멘'의 차이는?
진행자: 최정윤, Elise Youn Why ramyeon makers still stick with 'ramen' marketing 기사 요약: 라면과 라멘의 분명한 차이에도 한국 라면 회사들이 해외 출시시 ‘라멘’을 고집하는 이유는? [1] Amid soaring exports of Korean instant noodles in recent years, a renewed spotlight has been cast on a decadeslong dilemma among local food companies -- whether or not the word "ramen" should be ditched from their marketing strategy. *cast light on: 새로운 정보를 주다, 보여주다 *ditch: 버리다/ 배수로 [2] Ramen, rooted in Japanese culinary traditi
Podcast Feb. 15, 2024
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Teenagers souring on marriage: survey
Teenagers in South Korea are becoming less keen to get married, while more than half believe that having children out of wedlock is acceptable, a study suggested Wednesday. According to the National Youth Policy Institute's recent research on teenagers' values conducted among some 7,718 students from elementary school to high school last year, 29.5 percent agreed that "marriage is a must." This is less than half the percentage 11 years ago, compared to 2012, when 73.2 percent
Social Affairs Feb. 14, 2024
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4 out of 10 young adults forgo health care
More than 4 out of 10 young adults in South Korea have been unable to go to the hospital when they were sick because they were too busy or did not have enough money, a recent study showed. A report on young adult poverty and self-reliance released by the National Youth Policy Institute on Tuesday found that 41.6 percent of 4,000 young adults aged 19 to 34 said they had been unable to go to the hospital when they should have in the past year. The most common reason for not being able to go see th
Social Affairs Feb. 13, 2024
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Korea sees surge in number of asylum seekers from Russia
South Korea saw a significant rise in the number of Russian asylum seekers last year, with over 5,000 submitting refugee applications, a government report found Monday. According to the latest monthly report by the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice, the number of Russian nationals who sought refugee status in Korea last year stood at 5,750, a five-fold increase from the number of asylum applications by Russian nationals in 2022, which stood at 1,038. The number is also almo
Social Affairs Feb. 12, 2024
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No. of schoolchildren to drop below 5m by 2026
As South Korea continues to struggle with a remarkably low birth rate, the number of school-age children is estimated to fall below the 5 million mark in just two years. According to the latest data released by the Korea Educational Development Institute on Monday, the number of elementary, middle and high school students nationwide is expected to fall from some 5.13 million this year to about 4.83 million in 2026. In 2029, the number of students is expected to further decline to 4.275 million,
Social Affairs Feb. 12, 2024
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'Vietnamese brides guidelines' fuel debate
An online post uploaded by an international marriage agency on the guidelines of "bride education" stirred up fierce debate on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday for containing potentially sexist and degrading remarks about Vietnamese women living in Korea through arranged international marriages. The post under the title "We offer dormitory education," listed seven topics the agency conducts classes on for Vietnamese brides-to-be, such as "do not lie," "avo
Social Affairs Jan. 30, 2024
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Informing medical fees for pets in advance still in limbo
It has been three weeks since the government passed a bill requiring every veterinary clinic to post the estimated fees for major medical procedures prior to treatment. However, the new change seems yet to have settled in, with medical professionals claiming the policy lacks an understanding of reality and many hospitals still not implementing the change. Starting earlier this month, veterinary clinics are obligated to post the cost of treatment for 11 major categories, including examination, ho
Social Affairs Jan. 29, 2024
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Number of newborns halves in 8 years to lowest number
The decline in the number of newborns has continued accelerating, putting a greater burden on the demographic cliff the country faces. The number of children born between January and November last year stood at 213,572, an 8.1 percent drop from the previous year for the same period, according to the Korean Statistical Information Service on Sunday. This is the lowest number of children the stats agency has ever recorded being born within 11 months. On average, the monthly number of newborns last
Social Affairs Jan. 28, 2024
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Yoon critic vows to stay in PPP
Yoo Seong-min, a former four-term lawmaker, said Sunday he would not run in the April general election but rather protect his party, deflecting speculation that he would leave the party. Yoo, a former lawmaker who is considered a key critic of President Yoon Suk Yeol in the People Power Party, announced in a Facebook post that he will not apply for the election nomination and would continue to wait as he has done. "Twenty-four years ago, I joined the Grand National Party (the predecessor
Politics Jan. 28, 2024
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Ministry extends after-school programs
South Korea announced plans to dramatically extend after-school care and reform education programs for elementary school students in an effort to combat the country's low birth rate. Under the extension plan announced by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, before and after-school child care programs provided by elementary schools will be extended, opening from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and closing at 8 p.m., officials said. Previously, after-school programs were provided to some 50.3 percent of
Social Affairs Jan. 24, 2024
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