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'Learning foreign language is about changing yourself'
'Learning foreign language is about changing yourself'
Many people learn foreign languages for different reasons - for studying, traveling abroad or for business opportunities, to list just a few. For Lee Ji-hyun, founder and CEO of Chinese language learning application Five Color Chinese, learning Chinese as a foreign language was about learning another way to view the world and express herself.
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-20 13:06
Online graduation ceremony
Online graduation ceremony
A graduation ceremony is held online for Woosol Elementary school in southern Seoul, Wednesday, in a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19. Graduation certificates, yearbooks and other presents have been put on desks so each student can visit individually and take them home. Joint Press Corps
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-13 16:54
'Being poor is nothing to be ashamed of'
'Being poor is nothing to be ashamed of'
Bang Kyung-ja, 71, a graduate student of economics and international trade at Pusan National University (PNU), recently donated 10 million won ($9,206) in scholarships for students in need.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-01-05 09:15
Drive-thru greeting
Drive-thru greeting
A teacher checks a student's name during a drive-thru orientation at an elementary school in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday, as public elementary schools in the area start orientation for new students. The drive-thru greeting was offered as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. Yonhap
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-04 16:43
96% of Seoul citizens think pandemic widens learning gap
96% of Seoul citizens think pandemic widens learning gap
The vast majority of Seoul citizens believe the gap in academic performance has been widened among students in Korea during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, a poll showed Wednesday.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-12-30 15:32
Cram school owners protest gov't's stricter distancing measures
Cram school owners protest gov't's stricter distancing measures
An association representing private cram school owners said Sunday that it plans to take legal action against the government, claiming that their businesses have been forced to suspend operations over the last three weeks under stricter social distancing measures.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-12-27 16:59
  • South Korea confirms COVID-19 variant from arrivals from Britain
  • New infections under 1,000 for 2nd day amid extended virus curbs
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Drive-thru exam results
Drive-thru exam results
Students and parents in cars go through a drive-thru at a high school in Busan, Wednesday, to receive reports cards for the college entrance exam, which the students took earlier this month. The drive-thru was offered as a preventive measure against further spread of COVID-19. Yonhap
Jung Da-min | 2020-12-23 16:58
Decision on online classes hits double-income families
Decision on online classes hits double-income families
Working parents are facing a struggle with childcare issues as all kindergartens and schools in Seoul and its surrounding area will be closed from Tuesday until at least the end of the year, offering only online classes, due to the ongoing spike in COVID-19 cases.
2020-12-14 17:07
  • Seoul to open 18 more treatment centers for COVID-19 patients
  • Hospitals struggling with bed shortages amid virus spike
Incheon holds online childcare event
Incheon holds online childcare event
Incheon Metropolitan City hosted an event for parents and children in an effort to make the city a better place to raise children, the city government said, Tuesday.
Jung Da-min | 2020-12-08 16:31
UNESCO board unanimously adopts decision against racial discrimination
UNESCO board unanimously adopts decision against racial discrimination
The executive board of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has unanimously adopted a document that a South Korea-led multilateral group submitted in hopes of ending racial discrimination, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. During a virtual executive board session on Monday, the Group of Friends for Solidarity and Inclusion with Global Citizensh...
2020-12-08 10:34
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