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Private Education Spending Up 10.8 pct in 2022

SEJONG, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Spending on private education for South Korean students shot up 10.8 percent on-year in 2022, data showed Tuesday, reflecting the country’s unwavering enthusiasm for education. Total expenditures on private education for primary, middle, and high school students amounted to 26 trillion won (US$20 billion) in 2022, soaring from 23.4 [...]

S. Koreans’ Expenditures in Japan Down 60 pct in Aug. amid Boycott

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ expenditures made in Japan moved down a whopping 60 percent in August from a year earlier amid the growing trade row between Seoul and Tokyo, which led to a boycott of Japanese products here, including traveling to the Asian neighbor, data showed Thursday. The number of transactions [...]