SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is likely to accept a request made by the chiefs of six national universities to lower their medical school enrollment quotas for next year, officials said Friday. The six universities, all located outside the capital region, made the request Thursday amid an ongoing standoff between the government [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next year, students in Busan with three or more siblings will receive priority in admission to their preferred general high schools, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced on March 27. In a meeting of the Committee for High School Admissions for the 2025 academic year, held on March [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A major lobby group of community doctors is set to elect a new leader Tuesday, with a prolonged walkout by junior doctors over the increased medical school enrollment quota continuing to disrupt public health services at major hospitals. The Korean Medical Association (KMA), which represents some 100,000 community doctors, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” surpassed 10 million admissions in South Korea on Tuesday to reach the milestone on the 42nd day of its release, data showed. The sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi flick “Avatar” has attracted slightly over 10 million since its release on Dec. 14, drawing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” is widely expected to top 10 million admissions in South Korea when more moviegoers visit local theaters during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday season. The sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi flick “Avatar” has attracted 9.53 million viewers since its theatrical release on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” has drawn over 6 million viewers in the first two weeks of its theatrical release in South Korea, data showed Wednesday. Released on Dec. 14, the sequel to James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” (2009) had amassed 6.01 moviegoers as of 8 a.m., according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — James Cameron’s sequel to his 2009 sci-fi blockbuster, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” surpassed 3 million admissions in South Korea in its first week, data showed Tuesday. Released on Dec. 14, “Avatar 2″ had amassed a total of 3.07 million moviegoers as of 7 a.m., topping the local box [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has become the first movie to surpass 5 million in admissions since the coronavirus pandemic began in South Korea, its local distributor said Tuesday. The latest Marvel superhero film hit the landmark at 7 a.m., on the 14th day of its release, according to Sony [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of weekend moviegoers in South Korea more than doubled from a week earlier thanks to a government-led discount event, raising hopes for a turnaround for the film industry hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, data showed Tuesday. The number of moviegoers from Saturday to Sunday reached [...]