Finance & Banking

A lot of what you buy in Korea — cosmetics, clothes, shoes, electronics — has a 10% VAT baked into the price, and as a tourist you can get most of it back. The system is genuinely easy once you unders

Yes — but only at ‘Global’ ATMs, and only if you avoid two common traps. A quick, practical guide to withdrawing cash in Korea with a foreign card: which banks, what fees, and the limits.