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수능, 절대평가 전환에 서·논술 도입되나? (서울=연합뉴스) 김인철 기자 = 3일 서울 대치동 학원가 모습. 이날 국가교육위원회는 대학수학능력시험(수능)의 모든 과목을 절대평가로 전환하고, 수능에 서·논술형 문제를 도입하는 내용의 대입 제도 개편을 추진하고 있다는 언론 보도와 관련해 '현재 대입제도 개편안은 확정된 바 없으며, 대학입학제도 특별위원회에서 검토와 논의가 진행 중인 단계'라고 밝혔다. 2026.8.3 yatoya@yna.co.kr/2026-08-03 12:45:44/

As gov't moves to overhaul college admissions process, cram schools eye new market

The National Education Commission announced its plans to introduce constructed-response and essay questions on the multiple-choice College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and in school curricula.

2026.8.12

A person walks past private cram schools in Dogok-dong, Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on July 23. [WOO SANG-JO]

Ordinance to extend hagwon hours in Seoul sparks debate over regulating cram schools

Seoul's 10 p.m. curfew on hagwon is facing renewed debate as an ordinance seeks to extend hours to midnight. This move raises concerns about academic pressure, student rights and the implications for public education.

2025.12.17

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The accident site after a trench collapsed during a sewage pipe replacement project at Eunma Apartment complex in Daechi-dong, Gangnam District, southern Seoul is seen on June 13. [YONHAP]

One worker dead, another injured after trench collapse in Seoul's Daechi-dong neighborhood

A construction worker was killed and another injured Friday when a trench collapsed during a sewage pipe replacement project at the Eunma Apartment complex in Daechi-dong, Gangnam District, southern Seoul, according to police and fire authorities.

2025.6.13

Students pass by a light pink colored banner advertising a cram school's preparatory program for medical school admissions in Daechi-dong, Gangnam District, in southern Seoul on May 17. [YONHAP]

Higher medical school admissions quota increases competition for spots

Admissions to get into medical schools are expected to be fiercer than ever, despite the increased student quota. Koreans, regardless of their ages, are vying for these spots to become a doctor, one of the most coveted and high-paying jobs.

2024.5.29

A 38-year-old Chinese national who supplied ingredients of methamphetamine to producers who manufactured spiked drinks is handcuffed and photographed by Cambodian police authority. [NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE]

Authorities arrest meth supplier in Cambodia involved with Gangnam drugged drinks

Korea's top spy agency and Cambodian police announced Friday that they arrested a Chinese drug supplier who provided methamphetamine to the producers of spiked drinks that fooled underage students in southern Seoul last year.

2024.4.19

The 26 year-old, who is accused of masterminding a blackmail scheme using drinks mixed with drugs, entering the Incheon International Airport on Tuesday after being extradited from China. The person only identified as Lee has been in China since October 2022 while he was on trial for another extortion case. [YONHAP]

Mastermind of hagwon drugged drink caper extradited to Korea

He is accused of orchestrating the distribution of drinks, mixed with methamphetamine and the drug ecstasy, given to four high school students in Daechi-dong on April 3 with the intent of blackmailing their parents.

2023.12.26

Bottles of drugged drinks that were distributed to bypassing students in Daechi-dong in southern Seoul last month [SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]

Suspect could face death penalty in drug-laced drink scam

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted and detained three suspects allegedly involved in the drug-laced drink blackmail scheme that occurred in a dense private cram school area in southern Seoul last month. One of the suspects could face up to ...

2023.5.4

One of the spiked drinks labeled ″Mega ADHD″ that was handed to high school students as part of a blackmail scheme [SEOUL GANGNAM POLICE PRECINCT]

3 more warrants issued in hagwon drugged-drink blackmail scheme

Arrest warrants were issued for three suspects in an elaborate blackmail scheme involving drug-laced drinks and cram school students in the Gangnam area of Seoul.

2023.4.13

Suspects behind drugged-drink distribution apprehended by police

Two people, suspected of having produced drugged drinks and distributing them to students in Seoul and of blackmailing parents of the students who took the drinks at Daechi-dong in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, have been apprehended.

2023.4.9

4th suspect arrested in Gangnam hagwon laced-drink blackmail case

A fourth suspect was arrested in the Gangnam cram-school drugged-drink blackmail case, police said.

2023.4.7