China woman mistakenly pays US$8,300 for hotel room by confusing yuan and Korean won symbols


By Fran Lu

BEIJING (SCMP): A woman in China mistook the Chinese yuan symbol for the Korean won while booking a hotel apartment in South Korea on Airbnb, ultimately paying 60,000 yuan (US$8,300) for a single night.

The woman, surnamed Xiao, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, recently sought help online regarding her payment with Airbnb.

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