Articles by Park Jun-hee
Park Jun-hee
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Korea to push for ‘fundamental shifts’ in health insurance for sustainability
South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare on Sunday rolled out a five-year plan to push for “fundamental shifts” in the national health insurance system to ensure sustainability in the face of a health care supply crisis and rapid population downsizing. The 2024-28 comprehensive plan aims at better compensating essential but undervalued medical services to tackle the shortage of medical professionals in certain sectors, as well as target the issues of overtreatment and overs
Social Affairs Feb. 4, 2024
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2 firefighters die battling blaze at meat packing plant
Two firefighters who were trapped while responding to a fire at a four-story meat processing factory in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, late Wednesday were found dead early Thursday, fire authorities said. The Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters said that officials retrieved the bodies of the two firefighters at 1:01 a.m. and 4:14 a.m., respectively, adding that they were around five to seven meters from each other at the time of the discovery. The two firefighters -- reportedly a 27-year-
Social Affairs Feb. 1, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (554) 옛 연인 소환하는 요즘 예능, ‘쿨’해졌다
진행자: 박준희, Ali Abbot Korean TV programs show former couples together amid cultural shift 기사 요약: 옛 연인·배우자 소환하는 요즘 예능...환승연애 3 흥행에 달라진 시대상 반영 [1] South Korean entertainment shows which invite past lovers on the program are gaining popularity. Following a shift in Korean culture towards more openly discussing past relationships, there is an increase in audience demand for shows to more directly fulfill innate desires, according to experts. * Invite: 초대하다, 초청하다 * Shift: 변화, 이동 * Demand: 요구
Podcast Feb. 1, 2024
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Turkmenistan envoy, Korea Herald CEO discuss media cooperation
Turkmenistan Ambassador to South Korea B. Durdyev and Choi Jin-young, the CEO of The Korea Herald, discussed ways of enhancing media cooperation through content during their meeting in Seoul on Tuesday. As part of the bilateral cooperation, the two sides discussed beefing up bilateral cooperation by publishing content about the domestic and foreign policies of Turkmenistan, as well as exchanging news and information on both countries’ current events and achievements. During the meeting, th
Foreign Affairs Jan. 31, 2024
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Korea to digitize personal seals, enhance online gamer protection
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vowed to improve services in digital government administration, online gaming and telemedicine by removing organizational hassle, enhancing protections for gamers and improving the welfare of the people. The plan involves digitizing necessary documents for approximately 1,500 administrative services within the next three years and creating digital stamps in lieu of traditional personal seals, which have been in use in South Korea for 110 years. In cases where p
Social Affairs Jan. 30, 2024
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Drug prevention program to target elementary schoolers
A new drug prevention education program for elementary school students aimed at raising awareness of the harmful effects of substance abuse is underway, as South Korea sees a continued rise in adolescent drug use, according to the National Center for Mental Health on Tuesday. This marks the first time the government has come up with a drug education program targeting children in the early stages of development with mental health professionals so that interventions in early childhood can help the
Social Affairs Jan. 30, 2024
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Over 3,700 high-income workers make more than W110m monthly: data
Over 3,700 high-income employees subscribed to the state-run health insurance scheme are earning more than 110 million won ($82,300) per month, paying a medical premium of 4 million won monthly, data showed Monday. The figure translates into an income of at least 1.32 billion won annually. As of October last year, 3,791 people were categorized as employed subscribers paying the maximum amount for health insurance premiums in the data on the status of health insurance subscribers and monthly prem
Social Affairs Jan. 29, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (553) 점점 늘어나는 ‘점원 없는 가게’
진행자: 박준희, Ali Abbot [Weekender] Behind the rise of unstaffed stores in Korea 기사 요약: 늘어나는 무인점포들, 왜일까? [1] Choi Seung-hoon, 32, a regular patron of self-service venues in Korea, recently broadened his experiences in unstaffed shops by purchasing a takeaway sashimi dinner set for one. * Patron: 고객, 후원자, 홍보 대사 / Customer, Client, Buyer * Self-service: 자급식 판매 방법 / Do-it-yourself * Broaden one’s experience: 시야를 넓히다, 알거나 경험한 것들의 범위를 넓히다 / Expand; Widen * Unstaffed: 무인의 / Unmanned [2] Unstaffed
Podcast Jan. 29, 2024
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Court acquits ex-top justice of all charges in power abuse scandal
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday acquitted former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae of all 47 charges related to his alleged abuse of judiciary power, including allegations that he deliberately delayed a ruling on Japan’s forced labor victims for then-President Park Geun-hye, who had sought to stabilize ties with the country. Yang, who headed the top court from 2011 to 2017, faced multiple allegations of abusing his judiciary power. After 1,810 days since the prosecution&
Social Affairs Jan. 26, 2024
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Korean doctors perform free surgery for Madagascar neurofibroma patient
Surgeons at Korea University Anam Hospital have offered pro bono surgery to a 30-year-old neurofibroma patient named Rasoanandrasana Vaosolo from the Republic of Madagascar, the hospital said Thursday. KUAH, one of the leading health institutions here, said that it decided to conduct the operation as well as cover the patient’s medical expenses as the developing country lacks healthcare infrastructure. A neurofibroma is a type of peripheral nerve tumor that forms soft bumps on or under the
Social Affairs Jan. 25, 2024
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Woman gets suspended sentence for throwing dog from 3rd-floor apartment
A woman in her 40s was handed a four-month prison term with two years of probation and 40 hours of community service for throwing her dogs from an apartment balcony, according to the Yeongwol Branch of Chuncheon District Court on Thursday. The 49-year-old, whose identity has been withheld, was charged with breaching the Animal Protection Act, which stipulates that killing an animal without justification shall be punished. It was reported that the woman threw two of her one to two-month-old puppi
Social Affairs Jan. 25, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (552) 베트남 휴양지 매력에 풍덩 빠져볼까?
진행자: 박준희, Ali Abbot Escape winter’s chill, dive into paradise in Vietnam 기사 요약: 한국인들한테 인기 많은 다낭부터 요즘 뜨고 있는 푸꾸옥 섬까지, 가지각색의 매력을 지닌 베트남 여행지 [1] If the abounding lush green paddies and the Trump-Kim Hanoi summit click in your mind about Vietnam, you’re missing out on a big part, because the country has much more to offer. *Abounding: 풍부한, 많은 / Flourish, Be plentiful, Abundant *Click in your mind: 떠오르다 / Come to mind; Stick in your mind; pop up; cross your mind *Miss out on: ~를 놓치다 / Ov
Podcast Jan. 25, 2024
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Health insurance criteria for foreigners, overseas Koreans to become stricter in April
Following an amendment to the Health Insurance Act that goes into effect on April 3, foreign nationals and overseas South Koreans must reside in the country for at least six months to receive health insurance coverage as dependents of the actual subscribers. The new measures, however, will allow children under the age of 19 or spouses of foreign workers to be covered by the national health insurance before residing in Korea for six months so that families of diplomats and expatriate employees ca
Social Affairs Jan. 24, 2024
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Free condoms at Youth Olympics spark protest
The Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee’s decision to make 3,000 condoms freely available to some 1,800 athletes aged between 13 and 18 participating in this year’s Youth Olympics has sparked debate, with some arguing that it encourages teenagers to have sex, while others say it is an effective part of safe sex education. The committee said Tuesday that it had distributed 2,500 condoms to the Gangneung-Wonju National University athletes village, while the remaining 500 were sent to the
Social Affairs Jan. 23, 2024
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President least trusted profession among students: survey
South Korean middle and high school students regard politicians and presidents as the least trusted professions, while they view teachers as the most, a survey showed Sunday. Although poor working conditions have taken a toll on waning teachers’ rights, some 86.8 percent of middle and high school students said they have trust for teachers when asked how much they trusted the profession, according to a poll conducted by the Korean Education Development Institute on students’ education
Social Affairs Jan. 21, 2024
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