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This photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is surrounded by solders during his visit to his top tank group, the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division, in North Korea on March 24, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida proposed a summit with Kim Jong-un

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Members of the Gyeonggi Province Medical Association stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. South Korea's government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital Tuesday for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations. The banners read "Stop President Yoon Suk Yeol government's medical policy." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Why are striking doctors in South Korea facing license suspensions and what’s next?

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the third Summit for Democracy, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values

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Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March. 3, 2024. South Korea's government expressed deep regret over the news that some senior doctors could join the protracted walkouts by thousands of junior doctors, saying Tuesday, March 12, the people won’t understand another collective action that threatens the lives of patients.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea suspends the licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punitive steps over doctors’ walkouts

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 18, 2024. North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills end

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' designated hitter Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat in the first inning of the exhibition game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Kiwoom Heroes at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 17, 2024. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will meet in a two-game series on March 20th-21st in Seoul for the MLB World Tour Seoul Series. (AP Photo/)

Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete with charm winning over historic rivals

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts during a news conference ahead of a baseball workout at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

New Dodger Ohtani says Seoul MLB games will be ‘great memories’ for him and wife

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka walk with security during the baseball team's arrival at Incheon International Airport, Friday, March 15, 2024, in Incheon, South Korea, ahead of the team's baseball series against the San Diego Padres. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Baseball superstar Ohtani and his wife arrive in South Korea for Dodgers-Padres MLB opener

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un drives a new-type tank in North Korea Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

While Seoul talks of commando hits, North Korea’s Kim drives a tank

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Medical workers walk inside a general hospital in Incheon, South Korea, Monday, March 11, 2024. South Korea's government expressed deep regret over the news that some senior doctors could join the protracted walkouts by thousands of junior doctors, saying Tuesday, March 12, the people won’t understand another collective action that threatens the lives of patients.(Lim Soon-seok/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea criticizes senior doctors for threatening to resign to support their juniors’ walkouts

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, center, smiles as she meets U.S. and Philippine business groups at Makati city, Philippines on Tuesday March 12, 2024. The United States is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used to boost its military, Raimondo said Monday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S. hopes for Philippine chip capacity expansion look overly ambitious

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The prolonged walkouts by junior doctors won't be tolerated, South Korea’s president said Wednesday, calling them "an illegal collective action" that threatens public health and shakes the country’s governing systems. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea’s president vows not to tolerate walkouts by junior doctors

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Oh Myung (Andrew Salmon/The Washington Times)

‘Dream big, build with consensus,’ South Korean IT trailblazer says

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship approaches a Philippine coast guard ship, foreground, causing a minor collision, in the vicinity of Second Thomas Shoal on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The vessels collided in the disputed South China Sea, slightly injuring four Filipino crewmen in a new confrontation that unfolded as Southeast Asian leaders gathered for an Asian summit where alarm over Beijing’s aggression at sea was expected to be raised. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Four injured as China, Philippines clash again in South China Sea

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

U.S. and South Korean, top, army soldiers gather before a combined live fire exercise between South Korea and the United States at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, South Korea, on March 22, 2023. South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Koreans play it cool as ‘Tension Season’ dawns on peninsula; N.K. menaces as U.S. drills start

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 3, 2024. South Korean officials said Tuesday they are seeking to get the leaders of thousands of striking junior doctors to face police investigations as part of legal repercussions for their walkouts that have disrupted hospital operations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Thousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Jiwon Song - Associated Press

A medical worker enters the operating room at a hospital in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, March 4, 2024. South Korea’s government began steps Monday to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors, days after they missed a government-set deadline to end their joint walkouts, which have severely impacted hospital operations. (Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

What’s next for South Korean doctors who face license suspensions because of walkouts

By Jiwon Song and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Thousands of senior doctors rallied in Seoul on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

A medical worker walks to enter Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. South Korea’s government made a last appeal to junior doctors to end a walkout, with hours left to go before the Thursday deadline on its threats to suspend medical licenses and prosecute the strikers. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Jiwon Song - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers participate in a joint military drill with South Korea in Paju, South Korea, on March 16, 2023. South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

U.S., South Korean troops to begin major exercises next week in response to North Korean threats

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press