Korean family awarded refund

A Korean family that pulled two of its children out of a Beijing international school because of the global financial crisis will be refunded half of the 36,000 yuan deposit, a court has ruled.

Youngshuk Kwon, a 44-year-old Korean journalist who worked in the Beijing bureau of Chosun Ilbo newspaper, paid 36,000 yuan to Dulwich College, a British international school in Shunyi district, for the admission of his 10-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter.

According to Dulwich College, if an international student passes the interview and test, the parent or guardian is required to pay an 18,000-yuan deposit to secure admission at the school.