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#. Musicians Offer Free Online Performances Like almost everywhere else, the coronavirus pandemic has hit the culture industry hard. Many theaters have had to temporarily shut down, while concerts and performances both here and abroad have been cancelled or postponed. But instead of getting down, performers and organizations are finding ways to make the best of the situation. Many are streaming ..

#. Oil Nations Engage in Price War In late March, oil prices fell to their lowest point in nearly 30 years. The precipitous drop came as Saudi Arabia and Russia failed to agree on proposed cuts to oil production. The feud began when OPEC, the Saudi-led group of oil-producing nations, asked Russia to join it in reducing its oil output. The goal was to restrict the supply of oil available on the m..

#. Company Behind BTS Praised in U.S. Fast Company is a business magazine in the United States. In March, it released a list of the world's 50 most innovative companies in 2020. The Korean company Big Hit Entertainment was ranked fourth on the list. It was only ranked behind such major global corporations as Snap, Microsoft, and Tesla. Founded by Bang Si-hyuk, Big Hit Entertainment manages the K..

#. NASA Names Next Mars Rover NASA is preparing to take the next step in its Mars project. The U.S. space agency will launch its latest rover towards our neighboring planet in July. The Mars rover is named Perseverance, but many are already calling it by its nickname, Percy. When choosing a name for the rovers, NASA holds a nationwide contest for school-age children. This time, a middle school s..

#. CSAT Postponed The national university entrance exam will be postponed this year. Students preparing to take the test will two more weeks to study. The CSAT, also called suneung in Korean, was scheduled to take place on November 19. However, schools had been suspended for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. This put the students preparing for the CSAT at a disadvantage. The Education Mini..

#. Starting School in Fall Normally, the school year in Korea begins in March. But this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the beginning date was postponed. This has led to some Koreans suggesting a drastic change. They have requested the government to permanently move the start of the school year from spring to fall. That way, the school year would start from September and end just before s..

#. Sports Leagues Suspend Season The coronavirus epidemic has affected nearly every aspect of society. It has also had an unprecedented effect on the world of sports, as nearly all the leagues worldwide have suspended their seasons. In Korea, the situation began in late February. As the number of coronavirus cases began to rise, the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) and other sports leagues beg..

#. Korea Builds Amazon Hospital Ship A new hospital ship recently began its medical mission in the Amazon rain-forest. The Brazilian ship is equipped with smart technology developed together with Korea. The ship is the product of a four-year, 1.8 billion-won project by the Korean government. Korean engineers and medical experts transformed an old Brazilian boat into a modern medical vessel. With..