Yonhap News Summary

National 17:41 March 26, 2024

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.

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■ PM vows active dialogue with medical community amid doctors' strike

SEOUL -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo pledged active dialogue with the medical community Tuesday to find a negotiated settlement to the protracted walkout by trainee doctors protesting the government's decision to significantly increase medical school admissions.

Han made the remarks during a meeting with representatives of the medical community, including presidents of major universities and leading teaching hospitals across the country, held at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul.

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Government officials, including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (3rd from L), meet with representatives of the medical community, including presidents of major universities and leading teaching hospitals across the country, held at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on March 26, 2024. (Yonhap)

■ S. Korea, Japan to cooperate in developing satellite navigation system

SEOUL -- South Korea and Japan will collaborate on the development and operation of regional satellite navigation systems in East Asia, Seoul's science ministry said Tuesday.

The two countries signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC), designed for practical cooperation in developing and operating their respective satellite systems in the region, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.

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A signing ceremony for a memorandum of cooperation on regional satellite navigation systems between South Korea and Japan takes place in Seoul on March 26, 2024, in this photo provided by Seoul's Ministry of Science and ICT. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

■ S. Korea making diplomatic efforts for extension of U.N. expert panel on N. Korea sanctions

SEOUL -- South Korea is making diplomatic efforts to extend the mandate of a U.N. expert panel on the monitoring of the implementation of sanctions on North Korea, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, amid reports of prospects of a possible veto by Russia.

The 15-member U.N. Security Council (UNSC) was to vote last Friday on a resolution calling for continuing the Panel of Experts on North Korea sanctions for another year until April 30, 2025, but the vote was postponed for further consultations, according to a Reuters report.

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■ Yoon vows to expand bio industry production size to 200 tln won by 2035

SEOUL -- President Yoon Suk Yeol announced an ambitious goal Tuesday to boost the size of the country's bio industry production to 200 trillion won (US$149 billion) by 2035 through an increase in the government budget allocation for research and development (R&D).

Yoon outlined the objective during a government-public debate, part of a series of sessions addressing people's livelihood issues, in the central city of Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province.

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