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Sooyeon Choi 최수연

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Sooyeon Choi writes about Korean cards and the statement households actually pay. Professional spoilsport for points culture.

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Travelers waiting near a duty-free pickup counter corridor at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 with muted beige panels and soft overhead lighting, rolling suitcases and shopping bags without visible branding, no logos or readable text.

Credit Cards

Lotte Members Renews Duty-Free Lounge Miles at Incheon Terminal One

Lotte Duty Free renewed mileage accrual toward Incheon Terminal 1 lounge access for Lotte Members, tying LDF Mileage tiers to Star Lounge visits before the Chuseok departure rush.

Sooyeon Choi 최수연 Sep 18, 2026South Korea

Factory worker seated on a break bench scrolling a banking app on a smartphone, lunchbox and thermos beside them under fluorescent light in a suburban Seoul industrial park, screen facing away from camera, no logos or readable text.

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KakaoBank Lifts Zero-Fee Remittance Caps for Chuseok ASEAN Worker Transfers

KakaoBank temporarily raised daily limits on zero-fee overseas account transfers to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand ahead of Chuseok, targeting factory and service workers sending holiday money home through its 4,900-won flat-fee corridor.

Sooyeon Choi 최수연 Sep 18, 2026South Korea