South Korea, government invites striking doctors to dialogue - last minute. Doctors had resumed work in hospitals and "we detected a decline in strikes for two consecutive days," Park told a news conference in Seoul media report.
Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong, "begging to return to hospital wards for patients," said the government was committed to its reform plan, which would increase medical school admissions by 65 percent. The Korean Medical Association (Kma) criticized the "intimidation tactics" implemented by the government.