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  "id": 8903943,
  "title": "South Korea beats foreign student target, but struggles to keep them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/south-korea-beats-foreign-student-target-but-struggles-to-keep-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:30:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3368268/south-korea-beats-foreign-student-target-struggles-keep-them"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea has surpassed its 2027 target of attracting 300,000 international students a year ahead of schedule, and universities must now find ways to retain and develop them, a new rankings assessment has shown. First launched last year and described as the country’s most internationalisation-focused assessment to date, The Korea Times University Rankings assess institutions on seven…",
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        "published": "2026-09-21T08:07:34.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/south-korea-ex-commanders-jailed-up-to-18-years-over-martial-law",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:23:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}