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South Korea’s Seoul wants to put brakes on taxi overcharging

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South Korea’s Seoul wants to put brakes on taxi overcharging
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As South Korea seeks to attract more visitors to tap into the global popularity of K-pop, a lawmaker has warned that taxi overcharging of foreign tourists could tarnish the country’s image, with official figures pointing to a perceived lack of punishment against offenders.
Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Mo Gyeong-jong cited Seoul city government data on Sunday showing only 204 of 6,481 complaints of taxi overcharging involving foreign tourists between 2021 and August this year resulted in...

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