Warranty Periods in Korea Differ by Product: 1 Year, 2 Years, 3 Years for Core Parts, and You Can Ask for an Exchange or Refund When the Same Defect Returns After Two Repairs
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View all →Warranty Periods in Korea Differ by Product: 1 Year, 2 Years, 3 Years for Core Parts, and You Can Ask for an Exchange or Refund When the Same Defect Returns After Two Repairs
When a TV or washing machine you bought breaks down a year and a few months late…
TechBefore You Buy a Used Phone, Look Up Its 15-Digit IMEI: Lost or Stolen Devices Cannot Be Activated, and the Same Number Shows 25% Plan Discount Eligibility
When you buy a used phone on a secondhand marketplace, the first things you look…
TechYour Overseas Shopping Customs Code Now Needs Renewing Every Year -- Miss the 30-Day Window Around Your Expiry Date and It Is Cancelled, So Check the 150-Dollar Limit and Return Refunds Too
As Black Friday approaches, you fill your overseas shopping cart and, right at c…
TechIf You Cannot Use Your Internet After Moving, You May Cancel Without a Penalty in Korea — Three Cases and the Documents You Need
If you are about to move and your internet contract still has a year or more lef…
Education
View all →If You Are Hurt on Your Commute, It Can Be an Industrial Accident: The Route Must Be the Usual One, and Only Daily-Life Errands Like Shopping, Medical Visits and School Drop-offs Are Exceptions
You slip on station stairs on the way home and break an ankle, and someone tells…
EducationIf You Ask for Parental Leave and Are Pushed Toward Dismissal or Unpaid Leave -- The Disadvantageous Treatment Article 19 Bans, the Duty to Return You to the Same Job, and the Evidence to Gather Before a Labor Office Complaint
You apply for parental leave, and suddenly an HR meeting appears on your calenda…
EducationMaternity Leave Is 90 Days and 45 of Them Must Come After the Birth -- Who Pays the First 60 Days Depends on Company Size, and the Benefit Claim Closes 12 Months After the Leave Ends
Under Article 74 of the Labor Standards Act, a pregnant employee can take 90 day…
EducationIf a Former Employer Won't Issue Your Career Certificate: Article 39 Says Request It Within 3 Years and It Must Be Issued 'Immediately', With Only the Items You Ask For
When you are preparing to change jobs, the new employer asks for a career certif…
Life
View all →Checking a Deceased Relative's Assets and Debts at Once: The Inheritance One-Stop Service Runs One Year From the End of the Month of Death, With Results in 7 and 20 Days
After a family member dies, one set of questions arrives right after the funeral…
LifeIf a Used Car Differs From Its Inspection Record, You Can Cancel Within 30 Days of Delivery -- 90 Days for Flooding, and the Inspection Must Be Within 120 Days
Suppose you bought a used car and, a few days later, found that the odometer rea…
LifeA Certified-Content Letter Is Sent With an Original and Two Copies — The Post Office Proves Only That You Sent It, and You Must Sue Within Six Months of the Demand to Keep the Limitation Period Alive
A certified-content letter, called naeyongjeungmyeong in Korea, is the last docu…
LifeThe Monthly Rent Tax Credit in Korea Takes More Than a Move-In Report — Lease and Registration Addresses Must Match, and Rent Is Prorated by Day in a Move Year
If you pay monthly rent and wonder whether you can claim the monthly rent tax cr…
Finance
View all →Crypto Lost to a Voice-Phishing Scam Is Now Covered From October 1: Payment Freezes, a Choice Between Assets and Cash, and Why Fake Goods-and-Services Scams Are Still Excluded
If you sent crypto from an exchange to a scammer's wallet, that loss sat outside…
FinanceIf Your Data Leaked in a Bank Hack, Compensation Splits Into Three Routes -- The Bank's Voluntary Plan, Article 9 of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act and Statutory Damages Under the Personal Information Protection Act Have Different Conditions
As reports of external hacking and customer data leaks at Shinhan, Hana and KB K…
FinanceEven With a Comprehensive Wage, Overtime, Night and Holiday Pay Is Recalculated and Any Shortfall Is Paid: The April 9, 2026 Labor Ministry Guideline and What to Check on Your Payslip
Many people were told when they joined a company, "We pay a comprehensive wage, …
FinanceGifts to Your Child Are Tax-Free Up to KRW 50 Million Over 10 Years -- KRW 20 Million for a Minor, an Extra KRW 100 Million for Marriage or a Baby, and You File Within 3 Months
When a child gets married or looks for a home, it is common for parents to chip …
Health
View all →When You Must Rest Because of Illness, the Sickness Benefit Is Paid Only in Pilot Regions: 49,540 Won a Day After a 7-Day Wait, Up to 150 Days, and the Nationwide Rollout Is Pushed Back to 2027
You need weeks off for a bad flu or a broken bone, and your sick days come with …
HealthIf Your Company Checkup Shows an Abnormal Finding, the Company Has Duties Too -- Follow-Up Measures Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Scope of the 30-Day Report
Your company checkup result says "suspected disease" or "abnormal finding," and …
HealthNational Lung Cancer Screening Is for Ages 54-74 With 30+ Pack-Years -- Smoking History Is Checked From Questionnaires, Not Memory, and Quitters Stay Eligible for 15 Years
If you have smoked for years and your checkup notice does not mention lung cance…
HealthKorea Pays for a Pneumococcal Vaccine at 65 and Over — Anyone Born on or Before December 31, 1961 Gets One Dose of the 23-Valent Vaccine at a Health Center or Designated Clinic, and Anyone Already Vaccinated Is Not Eligible
Many older adults get a flu shot every year but have never had the pneumococcal …