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A Korean travel YouTuber recently shared a frustrating experience from his trip to Uzbekistan.

While visiting his hotel's snack bar, he was charged 90,000 UZS ($8) for a single can of Mountain Dew. Although he initially paid, he later realized he had been overcharged by 15 times and demanded a refund.

Instead of helping, the Uzbek clerk pretended not to speak English and mocked him. When the YouTuber turned to other hotel staff for assistance, they also laughed it off and insisted the price was correct.

After he posted the footage online, it went viral on TikTok and YouTube. In response, the Uzbekistan Tourism Association issued an official apology and extended an invitation for him to return. The YouTuber has asked the association to take disciplinary action against the staff involved, but he has yet to receive a follow-up.

Do you think this is a common occurrence for foreigners traveling to Uzbekistan? Charging 90,000 UZS for a can of Mountain Dew is absolutely wild. But what’s even wilder is how everyone else sided with the clerk. Even with a camera rolling, did they really think it was okay to rip off a tourist like that?

> Shares of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged on Monday after reports surfaced that the pair are expected to unveil investment plans worth more than a trillion dollars.

> Samsung Electronics’ stock was down 4.7%, while SK Hynix was 3.1% lower.

> Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will unveil major investment plans of up to 2,000 trillion won ($1.3 trillion) over the next 10 years, the Korea Economic Daily reported.

> The investment plans will be announced during a government briefing at 2 p.m. local time Monday. The meeting will be chaired by President Lee Jae Myung, the presidential office said Sunday.

> The announcement comes after the Maeil Business Newspaper on Friday reported that Samsung Group will announce a 1,000 trillion won ($646 billion) investment program spanning the next decade.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/samsung-sk-hynix-reported-1point3-reported-trillion-spending-plans.html

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A Korean youtuber had to pay 90000 UZS ($8) for a can of Mountain dew in Uzbekistan. Is this news in Uzbekistan too?

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