Truly All about Korea

Travel & Lifestyle April 13, 2026 Everything a foreign visitor needs to know before stepping into a Korean casino — from the best venues to entry rules, facilities, and the fascinating law that keeps locals out. 📋 Table of Contents Overview: Korea's Casino Scene Major Casino Venues & How to Get There Entry Requirements for Foreigners Facilities & Visitor Amenities Smoking Policy Why Are Koreans Banned from Casinos? Special Case: Kangwon Land Frequently Asked Questions by Foreigners Essential Tips Before You Go Overview: Korea's Casino Scene South Korea may be famous for K-pop, kimchi, and cutting-edge technology, but it also harbors a surprisingly vibrant casino industry — one with a very unusual twist. With the exception of a single government-run resort, every casino in South Korea is exclusively reserved for foreign nationals . This makes Ko...

Korea Tech History April 13, 2026 From dominating Korea's early internet to falling behind even Microsoft Bing — the complete story of Daum's rise, blunders, and uncertain future under AI startup Upstage. 📋 Table of Contents What Was Daum? Korea's First Superstar Portal How Daum Lost Its Crown to Naver Daum's Fatal Blunders: Email Fees & the Lycos Disaster Why Naver Won: Jisik-in and More The Agora Controversy: Was Daum Really Left-Leaning? The Kakao Merger: A Rescue That Became a Cage Market Share Collapse: The Numbers Tell the Story Can Daum Come Back? The Upstage Gamble 1. What Was Daum? Korea's First Superstar Portal To understand just how dramatic Daum's downfall has been, you first need to appreciate how dominant it once was. Daum Communications was founded in 1994 by Park Geon-hee and Lee Jae-woong, and launched its web portal in May ...

If you've ever visited South Korea or researched Korean internet culture, you've probably noticed something unusual — most Koreans don't use Google as their primary search engine. Instead, they rely on a platform called Naver (네이버) . For many foreigners, this is surprising. In nearly every other country, Google is the undisputed king. So what makes Korea so different? This guide breaks down everything you need to know about Naver — what it is, why it dominates, and how foreigners can navigate it. 🔍 What Is Naver? Korea's Answer to Google (And More) Naver (NAVER Corporation, ticker: 035420.KS) is a South Korean technology conglomerate founded on June 2, 1999 , by Lee Hae-jin, a former Samsung engineer. It is headquartered in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Naver launched as the first Korean web portal to develop its own proprietary search engine , at a time when foreign-built search tools like AltaVista and later Google could barely unders...