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International students in a classroom at SUNY Korea, Incheon (photo: Mango0567 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Oct 03, 2025 PM EDT - Jason

South Korea Surpasses Foreign Student Target as Global Demand Grows

South Korea has blown past its landmark goal of hosting 300,000 international students, reaching 305,329 as of August 2025-two years earlier than planned, according to fresh counts from the Korea Immigration Service summarized by multiple industry monitors. Roughly 225,769 are enrolled in degree programs on D-2 visas, while about 79,500 are studying Korean on D-4-1 visas, with a small cohort on other training visas. The milestone effectively hits the Education Ministry's "Study Korea 300K" blueprint-220,000 degree students plus 80,000 in non-degree

U.S. dollar note — via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Jason

Dollar–Won Reclaims 1,400: What It Means for Households, Markets, and Korea–U.S. Trade

The Korean won slipped back above 1,400 per U.S. dollar on Thursday as investors weighed stalled Korea-U.S. tariff talks, a firm greenback, and persistent caution around global rates. Local press reported a 1,400.6 close in Seoul-its first finish above the line in roughly two months-after intraday trading repeatedly tested the threshold this week. The move follows several days of headlines tying FX nerves to the slow grind of trade negotiations with Washington.

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