SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Teo Yoo have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the prestigious Academy Awards. Their names were included when AMPAS announced a list of 487 artists and experts from around the world who were [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Facing financial challenges, esports teams are turning their attention to training academies to diversify their revenue streams. For students and young individuals aspiring to debut as professional gamers, academies are emerging as gateways to prove their skills objectively and secure spots on renowned teams. On a Saturday afternoon, teenagers clad [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gangnam District Office in Seoul said Thursday that it will run an ‘Academy for Correction of Pet Behavior’ for free for residents who are struggling with their pets’ behavioral problems. Any resident within the district who wants to correct their pets’ behavioral problems such as the habits of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of students in South Korea’s annual K-pop training course for overseas fans gained ground this year on the back of the global expansion of the Korean wave, government data showed Saturday. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday that it plans to set up an innovation academy next year to educate about 2,500 software experts by 2023 in the latest move to better cope with the fourth industrial revolution. A two-year academy — modeled after Ecole 42, a French computer programming school — [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — “Burning” has become the first South Korean film to be shortlisted for the Foreign Language Film award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy said on its website on Monday (U.S. time). The movie, by director Lee Chang-dong, was among nine foreign language Oscar contenders, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s government on Tuesday said it has imposed administrative penalties on some hundreds of private education institutes illegally operating in the affluent southern part of Seoul this year. The Seoul Gangnam Seocho District Office of Education said a total of 259 cram schools were fined or received other [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that the average English pre-school in Seoul costs approximately 10 million won ($8,670) each year, an amount that is equivalent to three times the average college tuition in Korea. Furthermore, students spend an average of five hours per day at these schools, almost equal [...]