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Focus on Headline 05/17/2024 Focus on Headline

    • Daily News

1. The Seoul High Court on Thursday rejected a request by doctors group to suspend the government's plan to increase the medical school quota starting next year. In response, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in a briefing that the government will "swiftly push for the revision of school regulations."

2. South Korea's Ministry of Economy on Friday released its monthly economic assessment report of the Green Book and stated the domestic market is showing signs of economic recovery on top of positive trends in the nation's manufacturing sector and exports, and an increase in foreign tourists.

3. The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Friday. Meanwhile, the North’s state news agency reported that Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said weapons the North is developing are not meant for export to Russia, but for defense against South Korea.

1. The Seoul High Court on Thursday rejected a request by doctors group to suspend the government's plan to increase the medical school quota starting next year. In response, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in a briefing that the government will "swiftly push for the revision of school regulations."

2. South Korea's Ministry of Economy on Friday released its monthly economic assessment report of the Green Book and stated the domestic market is showing signs of economic recovery on top of positive trends in the nation's manufacturing sector and exports, and an increase in foreign tourists.

3. The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Friday. Meanwhile, the North’s state news agency reported that Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said weapons the North is developing are not meant for export to Russia, but for defense against South Korea.

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