There is a lot of confusion here in Korea among foreigners about driving with licences from our home countries.
Most foreigners assume (wrongly) that if you get an international driving permit then you are OK.
Wrong, according to this article. The man was involved in an accident and he learnt the hard way.

The Korea Times : One Good Korean Cop

By Mike Sluchinski

If you are a resident of Korea (meaning you have an alien registration card), you must change your old driver?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s license to a new Korean drivers license within 14 days of arriving in Korea. If you don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t, you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re driving without a license and liable for prosecution.
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The Korea Times : [The Nation] Prosecution’s Plea for Power

At first blush, the announcement a few weeks back by the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office that it wants to introduce American-style plea bargaining into the legal system seemed like a constructive effort at reform. But on closer examination, it’s obvious the move is nothing more than a sad attempt to cling to power.
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