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Health minister makes last-minute appeal to medical professors as resignations loom

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Friday made a last-minute appeal for medical professors not to resign en masse in support of a prolonged walkout by junior doctors, as their threat to resign is expected to further disrupt services at major hospitals.More than 90 percent of the country’s 13,000 trainee doctors have walked off the job …

Korean lawyer receives British Empire Medal for strengthening bilateral relations

British Ambassador Colin Crooks delivered a British Empire Medal to Park Jong-bak, partner at Pacific law firm, Thursday, in recognition of his instrumental role in revitalizing the alumni association of Chevening and fostering stronger ties between the United Kingdom and Korea. The association comprises individuals who have been recipients of the esteemed Chevening Scholarship. This …

FADU investors lodge class action suit over alleged IPO price inflation

Shareholders of FADU, a fabless semiconductor company, have filed a class action lawsuit against both the company and its IPO underwriters, accusing them of inflating the stock price during its initial public offering (IPO) last July, according to a law firm representing retail investors, Friday.This marks the first lawsuit related to an IPO since the …