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How K-pop might lead to the downfall of Korea’s richest self-made tech mogul

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How K-pop might lead to the downfall of Korea’s richest self-made tech mogul Every Korean, Korean-American, or K-pop fan you know probably has the KakaoTalk app. | Image: GettyKakao Corp. founder Kim Beom-su was arrested Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea. That might not mean much to westerners, but the story is a bizarre tale of how a celebrated, self-made tech billionaire fell from grace… partly because he bought a scanda…

The Verge 852 2024-07-24

Did you prefer Korea or Japan?

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Did you prefer Korea or Japan? Hi all! I’m Canadian, F27 and recently went to Japan for 6 weeks. While I was there I had a ton of other travellers raving that they LOVED Korea and Seoul was a cooler older sister to Tokyo and had more to offer. In what ways did you find the countries vastly different? I loved the night-life in Tokyo but at times felt a little unsafe. Aside f…

Reddit Travel 571 2024-07-12

how to use KT sim in Korea

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how to use KT sim in Korea been struggling to activate the sim card, seen many videos on how but nothing worked. I’m using a Xiaomi phone. submitted by /u/PokPok3000

Reddit Travel 1.1k 2024-07-04

Why did Putin visit a tiny Orthodox church in North Korea?

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Why did Putin visit a tiny Orthodox church in North Korea? (RNS) — The presence of a Russian Orthodox Church in Pyongyang is meant to send a powerful message about Russia’s sphere of influence. The post Why did Putin visit a tiny Orthodox church in North Korea? appeared first on Religion News Service.

Religion News Service 629 2024-06-29

Is Japan – South Korea – Thailand within 5-6 weeks possible?

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Is Japan – South Korea – Thailand within 5-6 weeks possible? My sister (21) and I (20), who are from the Midwest, have always wanted to go on a trip together, and we have been talking about where we want to go next summer (beginning of May – June). We want to go to Japan since our grandma lives in Osaka, and my sister just spent a month in Seoul and fell in love with it. We also heard people rave about Th…

Reddit Travel 559 2024-06-27

Pictures from my trip to Seoul, South Korea. May, 2024

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Pictures from my trip to Seoul, South Korea. May, 2024 1,2- Namsan tower 3-Statue of King Sejong 4- Garden of morning calm 5-Lotte tower 6-Gangnam 7-Bukhchon Hanok village 8-Changgyeongung palace 9-Changdeokgung palace 10-Cheonggyecheon Stream submitted by /u/bearsbeets111

Reddit Travel 925 2024-06-27

Visiting S Korea for a few days whilst travelling in Japan

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Visiting S Korea for a few days whilst travelling in Japan I am going to Japan for 6-7 weeks and have a direct return ticket LA-Tokyo. I plan to visit Seoul for a few days a week or so after arriving in Japan by purchasing a Tokyo-Seoul return ticket. Because I wanted a direct flight to and from Japan, this seemed to work out cheaper and allow me the week in Japan to settle when I first arrive and dro…

Reddit Travel 759 2024-06-10

Suspension of Prosecution- can I still travel to South Korea?

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Suspension of Prosecution- can I still travel to South Korea? I was involved in an altercation with someone in korea 2 years ago (they were korean and I am a foreigner just for context) and we both took statements (apparently there are no self defence laws in korea so I screwed up..) after being told it would be more hassle to punish each other we both dropped the charges against each other and they prosec…

Reddit Travel 417 2024-06-10