Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb 25, 2024. (PHOTO / AP)

SEOUL - South Korea's government will take steps to suspend the medical licenses of some 7,000 trainee doctors who have walked off the job and ignored a back-to-work order, a vice-health minister said on Monday.

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