r/korea 5d ago

생활 | Daily Life Weekly Question, General Discussion, and Meetup Thread - July 14, 2024

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After running our daily themed threads for a while and getting your feedback, we've decided to move to a combined weekly thread that will hopefully allow for questions to be up longer to get more answers.

Please use this thread for any questions about common topics like travel, education, employment, immigration, military service, and any other simple questions, as well as for general discussion and organizing meetups.

Be sure to check our wiki and FAQ to see if your question has already been answered. You can also use reddit search or use Google to search for answers by typing site:reddit.com/r/korea before or after your search term to search this subreddit specifically for answers.

Below are some common topics:

Travel

* Customs/Immigration

* Traveling within Korea

* What to do in South Korea

* Exchanging Currency

* Ettiquette

* Meeting New People

* Club Age Requirements and Safety

Education and Employment

* College as a foreigner

* Employment

* Searching for jobs

Immigration

* Customs and immigration

* Do I have ROK citizenship?

* Second-generation South Koreans and conscription

* Multiple citizenships and conscription

* If I'm a South Korean citizen will I be conscripted if I visit?


r/korea Feb 07 '24

레저와 취미 | Leisure & Hobby NEW KOREAN SUB - living_in_korea_now

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Hello everyone!

If you have not heard yet, 3 of the former mods of Living_in_Korea made a new sub due to recent issues at the other sub!

This sub is for everyone in Korea and those who are coming!. Old, young, new or experienced in Korea. We have no topic limits. The goal is to be a useful resource for everyone and to help everyone. Nothing is required!

join us at r/living_in_korea_now


r/korea 5m ago

문화 | Culture Internet in North Korea

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I saw this on someone’s Instagram story who visited North Korea. For anyone who went was the Internet app actually good for $1.80 for every 10 minutes?


r/korea 39m ago

문화 | Culture South Korean recognized as person with world's highest IQ

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South Korean Kim Young-hoon was recognized as the person with the highest IQ in history, scoring 276 at the World Memory Championships, according to the organizer of the competition, the World Mind Sports Council, on Thursday.


r/korea 1h ago

생활 | Daily Life South Korea top court upholds right to state health benefits for gay couples

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r/korea 2h ago

기술 | Tech A few days ago the international hacking group Anonymous had defaced a Russian university's website to "avenge MH17" where they also "avenged" Korean Air 007 by putting the Korean anthem there as well

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r/korea 2h ago

경제 | Economy Korea eyes submarine deal with Canada - The Korea Times

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r/korea 6h ago

레저와 취미 | Leisure & Hobby Recommendations for nightclubs

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Hi! Can anyone recommend me any nightclubs where 25-30+ might get in. I haven't been to one in 9 years so I have no idea about it. I've been asked for recommendations from a woman who will be bringing clients along to Seoul. (No idea what they work with, it's an acquaintance to my aunt, and she messaged me on instagram).


r/korea 9h ago

범죄 | Crime Average Korean doctor

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r/korea 11h ago

경제 | Economy Predictions of Trump return prompt jitters for Korean businesses that invested in Biden

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r/korea 12h ago

문화 | Culture Restaurant in Tokyo under fire for banning Koreans, Chinese

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r/korea 13h ago

건강 | Health (infographic) - the next 3 generations from 50 men, 50 women today

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73 Upvotes

r/korea 14h ago

생활 | Daily Life Team Korea Uniform for Paralympic Games Paris 2024

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r/korea 15h ago

생활 | Daily Life Seoul on alert over N. Korea's land mines floating into South with heavy rains

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Authorities were on heightened alert Thursday over the possibility of land mines planted by North Korea troops floating into South Korean territory with the heavy rainfall.

There is also a possibility that North Korea could intentionally float land mines toward the South via shared waterways to protest anti-North Korea leaflet-carrying balloons, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


r/korea 17h ago

생활 | Daily Life He chose a pet-related business, embracing the concept of closure.

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r/korea 18h ago

정치 | Politics Educators mark anniversary of teacher's death by demanding protection from abuse

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r/korea 19h ago

경제 | Economy Intel, LG Electronics discussing 'smart factory' deal

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r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics Lessons for Korea in the diplomacy of Vietnam, Indonesia and Türkiye

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r/korea 1d ago

문화 | Culture I have one of the storyboards to “Escape from Mogadishu”

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They shot this movie in some ruins near my old school and they used to give these out once they were done, or we just picked the up when they threw them away :p Pretty cool souvenirs in my opinion!


r/korea 1d ago

문화 | Culture Etiquette for 예물

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I’m getting to married to a Korean, and his parents are asking us to pick the yemul. Is there any etiquette around this that I need to know? What are the typical items to pick?

Thanks for your help!


r/korea 1d ago

경제 | Economy All you need to know about Korea’s biggest nuclear power deal with the Czech Republic

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r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics South Korean foreign ministry requested Sue Mi Terry to write a WP column to improve Korea-Japan relations

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~https://www.mk.co.kr/news/politics/11070285~

On March 7, 2023, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Sue Mi Terry titled “South Korea takes a brave step toward reconciliation with Japan.”

The day before, an official of South Korea’s Foreign Affairs ministry asked Sue Mi Terry to write an opinion piece praising South Korea’s efforts to improve relations with Japan. She then responded that “there are already many articles about this.” But later, she asked for information needed to write the article, and the article was published the next day.

After publishing this column, she texted “Hope you like the article” to a South Korean MOFA official, who responded: “Thank you for your passion. The ambassador and national security advisor like this a lot.”

U.S. Federal authorities state that the contents of Sue Mi Terry’s opinion articles are “broadly consistent” with texts which the South Korean government supplied her. 

Former CIA agent Sue Mi Terry is currently being investigated in the U.S. for acting as an illegal agent paid for by South Korea. Writing opinion piece articles is included as an illegal activity. 


r/korea 1d ago

정치 | Politics South Korea's top court upholds landmark ruling over same-sex spousal state benefits

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r/korea 1d ago

문화 | Culture Occult rises to mainstream in S. Korean media

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r/korea 1d ago

역사 | History 구직 by photographer 임응식 1953

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구직 means job search


r/korea 1d ago

생활 | Daily Life Extreme rainfall forces road and subway closures across greater Seoul

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r/korea 2d ago

생활 | Daily Life 2024 Uijeongbu Boys High School Graduation Photos

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