ESPOO, Finland, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, the materials company Dassiet is launching UCAST – a product line targeted towards hospitals and health centres, making fracture treatment faster and safer both for the patient and nursing staff. Thermoplastic UCAST cast takes only about 5 minutes to apply, while a traditional cast can take up [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The cast and lead crew of director Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” were invited to join the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to the Hollywood film trade organization on Tuesday (local time). The academy announced on its website that it extended invitations to 819 artists and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — On Thursday, as South Korean students sat for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), civic groups gathered to protest the current college-centric education system. ‘The Hidden Bag for Change by Rejecting College Entrance Examinations,’ a student organization, held a press conference in Seoul where six protesters including teenagers and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea held the annual state-administered college entrance exam on Thursday, with roughly half a million applicants sitting for the high-stakes test that some claim will determine their future. The College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT), known as “suneung” in Korean, began at 1,185 exam venues across the nation at [...]