Use-by-date instead of sell-by-date, with milk as only exception, is among the changes expected for 2023 with an impact at daily life level; others include the adoption of global standards of age counting and the abolition of university admission fees

After a 17-month boycott over the government’s plan to boost med school admissions, medical students announced their return to classes; They urged academic support and reforms in training, while trusting Parliament and the government to guide improvements

Full support for AI as a key growth driver was pledged by President Lee Jae Myung, who launched a major data center project in Ulsan with SK Group and AWS, part of an “AI highway” to help make Korea a global AI leader, backed by tax breaks and reforms

New liberal President Lee Jae‑myung won a snap election, pledging to revive democracy and restart the economy, tackle cost‑of‑living pressures, deregulate markets, and pursue pragmatic diplomacy, strengthening U.S. ties engaging North Korea and China