The number of gambling addicts in Korea who received hospital treatment has nearly doubled in the last four years, increasing sharply among those in their 20s, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday.
While the government is pushing to launch trial telemedicine services connecting doctors with patients through the use of information and telecommunications technology, attention is growing on how medical fees for related services will be decided. The medical fees refer to the sum of the costs covered by patients and the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) ratcheted up pressure on the presidential office during a National Assembly audit of the office, Tuesday, to replace Cabinet members, including the interior and safety minister, and ranking police officers for their inadequate response to the Itaewon crowd crush. However, presidential Chief of Staff Kim Dae-ki responded by saying that removing those officials at the moment will not be helpful, reiterating that the people who are responsible will be replaced once an ongoing investigation into the tragedy is completed.
SEOUL A South Korean ministerial nominee said on Tuesday he would try to prevent problems arising from a legislative push to make such global content…
South Korean lawmakers have called for the speedy passage of a bill that would oblige overseas content providers, including Netflix, to share the burden of network usage costs.