![]() The closing time for the stock market was pushed back to 4:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m., and activities at nearby construction sites were also held off.īanks, stock markets and government offices opened an hour late at 10 a.m. ![]() Some cities also had emergency transportation vehicles ready near stations to transport students to their designated test sites.Īirplane takeoffs and landings at airports near test sites were banned during the English listening comprehension test from 1:05 p.m. Regional police agencies dispatched hundreds of police officers around cities to help transport test takers in case of emergencies, and to manage traffic.Ĭity and provincial governments expanded the operation of public transportation. However, fine dust levels were in the “bad” range in the metropolitan regions, including Seoul, South Chungcheong and North Jeolla provinces, according to the National Institute of Environmental Research. While cold waves have often hit the country on Suneung days - which take place on the third Thursday in November - the weather was warmer than last year.Īcross the country, the morning temperatures went down as low as 2 degrees Celsius, and climbed up to range between 13 C and 18 C during the day. Those who came to cheer on their seniors expressed both excitement and worries. I told him to solve the problems as usual,” Koh told The Korea Herald before hurriedly leaving for church to pray for good results. I believe my son will do well because he is very calm and has been preparing a lot (for the exam). Koh Jung-hee, a mother who came to send off her son, stood in the crowd at Yongsan High School and prayed. For the sake of the national exam, airplanes waited on land and in the air for takeoffs and landing temporarily, while the opening of banks and government institutes were delayed an hour to keep traffic off the streets in the morning. ![]() ![]() Suneung is the culmination of 12 years of elementary, middle and high school education for students in Korea, and a rite of passage into adulthood. “I hope I do not get too nervous (taking the exam) and want to do well, as usual.” Time went faster than I thought and I am a little nervous,” Park Sung-ho, a third-year student at Hwanil High School in Seoul, told The Korea Herald as he entered the test site in Yongsan. 'It does not feel real (that it is Suneung day) yet. ![]() (Video shot by Lim Jeong-yeo and Jo He-rim, edited by Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald) ![]()
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