Foreign students in S. Korea top 500,000 for 1st time on Korean cultural boom
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-09-10 09:26 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Asia, South Korea, World News, Asia Pacific
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SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners coming to study in South Korea surpassed 500,000 for the first time last year, a more than sixfold increase over four years, driven by the global popularity of Korean pop culture, government data showed Thursday.
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