Latest news from South Korea, in Korean newspapers
How College Seniors Can Obtain a Job in These Tough Hiring Times
By James Pak The author is head counselor of Academic & Career Mentors (Email: jpak@acmentors.com Website: https://acmentors.com) The job market for college seniors is currently quite competitive. Desirable job openings are often attracting (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
28 March 2024
Micron’s attempt to scout Korean chip engineer blocked by Korean court
Recruiting and scouting chip talent has become a top priority for global chipmakers as the boundaries between designing and manufacturing, once strictly segmented, are increasingly becoming blurred amid cutthroat competition to gain an upper (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
28 March 2024
Hotels in Korea will no longer provide disposable toothbrushes for free
Starting tomorrow, hotels operating in Korea will no longer be allowed to provide disposable items like toothbrushes for free. This shift follows the implementation of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources, which will (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
28 March 2024
Hospitals close wards, go into debt after junior doctors’ walkout
Seoul’s largest hospitals are closing inpatient wards to cut operating costs, mainly due to snowballing debt. With the junior doctors’ walkout, understaffed hospitals had no choice but to cancel or reduce their medical appointments and (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
28 March 2024
Korean-American doctor starts fight against fentanyl that killed her son
A Korean-American doctor who lost her son to fentanyl is in the news for developing a drug test kit. The online fundraising site GoFundMe recently posted the story of Jeanie Chung, a doctor in Denver, Colorado. Chung said on her GoFundMe page (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
28 March 2024
Bank of Hope offers $150,000 in student scholarships: Apply by May 17
Bank of Hope is now accepting applications for the 2024 Hope Scholarship. Bank of Hope announced on March 26 that it is now accepting applications for the 2024 Hope Scholarship for incoming college (two-year or four-year) students for the (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
28 March 2024
Costco restricts food court access, $1.50 hot dogs now members-only
Non-Costco members will no longer be able to buy the $1.50 hot dog and soda combos, and this time, the company really means it. That’s because some Costco stores announced that they will begin checking membership cards at its food courts (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo -
27 March 2024