South Korea will suspend the licences of striking junior doctors next week

South Korea will suspend the licences of striking junior doctors next week
South Korean Vice health minister Park Min-soo speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Seoul (Hwang Gwang-moYonhap via AP)

South Korea’s government will start suspending the licences of striking junior doctors next week as they refuse to end their walkouts, officials said on Thursday.

More than 90% of the country’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for about a month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions.

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