INCHEON, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The western port city of Incheon is setting out to launch a special project aimed at turning the city’s international business district of Songdo into a bilingual city where you can use both Korean and English. The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZ) announced on Thursday that it made [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The trading volume of foreign investors in shares of listed companies which introduced an English-language disclosure system starting from the fourth quarter of last year has more than doubled, the bourse operator said Wednesday. The Korea Exchange (KRX) has been providing the English-language translation service for the disclosures of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Parents and children have different perceptions toward the child’s level of English at elementary, middle and high school, a recent study revealed. Yoon’s English School, a company that runs a chain of English language schools across the country, conducted a survey of 627 students from elementary, middle, and high [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of elementary schools in South Korea operated after-school English classes for first and second graders last year, following the government’s partial deregulation at the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday. The ministry said 3,409, or 55.3 percent, of the 6,167 elementary schools [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Private institutes offering English language courses for preschoolers using the description “English kindergarten” may face punishment from the authorities, the Ministry of Education said Sunday. Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae recently presided over the 16th meeting of the Education Trust Restoration Team to discuss punitive measures against private English language [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — It is a common sight to see Korean omitted where it is needed with a trend of English-only design. The new trend makes use of English exclusively for brand names and business names, in addition to other signage. A case in point is the Seoul Express Bus Terminal. It [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — V, a member of the globally celebrated K-pop boy band BTS, released his English solo song “Winter Bear” on Saturday. The new song was put up on BTS’ official social media for free download, along with a music video. V, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, composed the song [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A compilation of President Moon Jae-in’s major speeches over the past year, translated in English, was made public Tuesday. The 288-page anthology, titled “Selected Speeches, President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea,” offers transcripts of 56 speeches chosen from among 305 addresses and remarks made by the president [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to time to ask questions. At a glance, they look no different from ordinary students in South Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced that students from select schools will be able to participate in GEPIK (Gyeonggido English Program in Korea), a “Phone English” service starting September 1. The program will be for 288 elementary school students from grade four to six and will be offered [...]