SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of Thais wishing to work in the manufacturing and construction industries in South Korea took a Korean language proficiency test on Sunday. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea), jointly with the Thai Department of Employment, hosted the 7th Employment Permit System Test of Proficiency in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 600,000 high school seniors and graduates began their state-administered college entrance exam Thursday morning. Also known as the College Scholastic Ability Test, or Suneung in Korean, the test’s results will play a crucial role in college applications that will determine academic endeavors and future careers. The exam [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A temporary noise ban will prevent all aircraft from landing or taking off during a short listening session of the annual college entrance exam to be held this week, the government said Wednesday. The ban will be enforced between 1:05 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. Thursday when some 600,000 students [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – November 17 is D-Day for Suneung, Korea’s infamous College Scholastic Ability Test. Traffic will be controlled, airplanes rerouted, and many employees will go to work an hour or so later than usual to help ease traffic congestion, making sure no students are late for the examination that could have [...]