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Study: Gap between High, Low Ranking Students Widened during Pandemic

Written: 2022-02-22 14:01:32 / Updated: 2022-02-22 14:38:24

Academic polarization of students in high and low academic ranks was found to have worsened in schools that had reduced class hours due to the outbreak ...

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Self-introduction Letter to be Omitted from College Admission Process from 2024

Written: 2022-02-22 12:02:02 / Updated: 2022-02-22 14:13:23

Starting from the academic year in 2024, self-introduction letters will be omitted from the so-called "comprehensive school-record application,” ...

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Asia's 1st UN Women Center of Excellence for Gender Equality to Open in S. Korea

Written: 2022-02-22 11:22:03 / Updated: 2022-02-22 11:36:02

The first UN Women Center of Excellence for Gender Equality in Asia will be set up in South Korea. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said ...

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Daily COVID-19 Cases Climb Back to Nearly 100,000

Written: 2022-02-22 09:48:43 / Updated: 2022-02-22 13:15:21

Daily COVID-19 cases climbed back to nearly 100-thousand on Tuesday, with the steady rise in critical cases and deaths. The Korea Disease Control ...

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Schools Given Online Class Option for First 2 Weeks of New School Year

Written: 2022-02-21 19:00:07 / Updated: 2022-02-21 20:48:00

Schools across the country will be allowed to replace in-person classes with online classes during the initial two weeks of the spring semester ...

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Health Authority: Too Early to Consider Lifting Mask Mandate

Written: 2022-02-21 19:00:03 / Updated: 2022-02-21 20:48:08

As more countries are lifting their mask-wearing rules, South Korea looks to keep its preventive mandate for now.  Senior health official ...

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Omicron Wave May Peak as Late as Mid-March with up to 270,000 Daily Cases

Written: 2022-02-21 18:11:40 / Updated: 2022-02-21 18:45:10

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Moon Requests Understanding from Public after COVID-19 Guideline Revision

Written: 2022-02-21 17:12:57 / Updated: 2022-02-21 20:48:27

President Moon Jae-in asked for the public’s understanding regarding the latest changes to the COVID-19 guidelines on Monday, adding that the ...

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Dokdo Experience Centers to be Established in 17 Major Cities, Provinces

Written: 2022-02-21 16:35:53 / Updated: 2022-02-21 19:48:15

The government will build or renovate centers educating students on the Dokdo islets in each of the 17 major cities and provinces around the country. According ...

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Wartime Forced Laborer Dies at 93 While Awaiting Court Decision

Written: 2022-02-21 15:46:54 / Updated: 2022-02-21 16:41:16

Ahn Hee-soo, a victim of Japanese wartime forced labor, died on Monday morning as the Supreme Court was reviewing her case.  The 93-year old passed ...