South Korea to Suspend Licenses of Striking Junior Doctors

South Korea's government is set to take final steps to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors next week after they refused to end their weeks-long walkouts protesting the government's plan to increase medical school admissions. The strikes have caused hundreds of cancelled surgeries and treatments, prompting the government to take administrative steps required to suspend their licenses. The government aims to increase medical school enrollment, citing a need for more doctors to address a shortage in rural areas and low-paying specialties, but doctors argue that the plan could undermine medical services and lead to unnecessary treatments.