Koreans' spending on overseas education hit a record high last year as parents sought higher-quality education for their children while escaping from increasing costs at home.
There is quite possibly no more frightening a word to the foreign community in Korea than hagwon. This word conjures images of overworked staff and, dare I say it? Outright lies.
The B.C. government should move quickly to tap into the growing international education market that's currently valued at more than two billion dollars world-wide.
