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South Korea’s education spending drops for first time since pandemic
As consumer sentiment weakens, South Korean households are cutting back on education expenses—typically one of the last areas ...
The Korean tiger mum is called ‘Daechi mom’ and she’s been sent up brilliantly on YouTube
She wears Moncler, drives a Porsche and speaks English to her 4-year-old. Comedies about Korean tiger mums are a hit online and on TV.
South Korea’s private education sector rakes in profits despite drop in student numbers
Cram schools are shifting their business strategies to focus on premium, high-intensity programmes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Over $11 billion spent on hagwon
Hagwon (cram schools and other private learning institutes) exceeded 12 trillion won ($11 billion) in annual revenue last ...
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Korean-American murder suspect operated hagwon here for 14 years
Loose resident registration system The fugitive became a hagwon operator and enjoyed every right as a Korean for the last 14 years, police said, adding it was possible due to the flawed resident ...