At the end of World War II‚ Korea was a poor former agricultural colony of Japan. But the rapid growth of Korea’s industrial economy has been remarkable. The economy of South Korea is now the third-largest in Asia and the 13th largest in the world by GDP as of 2007. To trace back the economic development of South Korea‚ the former president Park Chung-Hee played a pivotal role‚ and was credited for shifting its focus to export-oriented favoring a few large conglomerates. Unlike his predecessors
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Travel and Tourism - South Korea Euromonitor International : Country Market Insight July 2010 Travel And Tourism South Korea List of Contents and Tables Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Decline in Outbound Tourism Continues.................................................................................................................. 1 Domestic Tourism
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South Korea: Where Investment and Business Blossoms Country Background • Name of Country: South Korea • Neighboring countries: China to the west‚ Japan to the east and North Korea to the north. Southern half of the Korean Peninsula‚ bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. • Territorial size of South Korea: 96‚920 sq km • Population size: 48‚860‚500 • Political system: Democracy • Current prime minister: KIM Hwang-sik • Political party in power: Democratic United Party or DUP • Form
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South Korea: Economic Overview Economic history and projections: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in South Korea expanded 0.80 percent in the first quarter of 2013 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in South Korea is reported by the Bank of Korea. Historically‚ from 1970 until 2013‚ South Korea GDP Growth Rate averaged 1.73 Percent reaching an all time high of 6.80 Percent in March of 1988 and a record low of -7 Percent in March of 1998. South Korea relies mainly on
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The Haeinsa Temple or “Temple of Reflection on a Smooth Sea” also belongs to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This is one of the more important temples in Korea as it houses the historical Tripitaka Koreana – Buddhist scriptures that are carved into approximately 81‚258 printing blocks. Those blocks have stayed in the Haeinsa Temple since 1398. The construction of this temple has 2 legends. The first one mentions that Haeinsa was built in gratitude of Buddha’s mercy after two monks have
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"New Zealand continues to stand with South Korea”. When New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says “stands with‚” he is signifying the key element to the positive diplomatic relations between New Zealand and South Korea that have existed for fifty years: New Zealand standing ‘side by side’ with South Korea. He emphasises that New Zealanders do not stand higher than Koreans or over them as an insignificant racial group‚ but instead‚ he defines the fifty-year long diplomatic friendship as one of equality
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HIV/AIDS in South Korea Fall 2011 H312 AIDS and STIS in Modern Society AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)‚ is a world pandemic disease that has plagued countries around the world since 1981. HIV/AIDS affects both men and women of all ages. AIDS is a deadly disease that deteriorates the immune system. You don’t have to be sexually active to get AIDS some people are even born with it. It has an impact on many people’s lives either by themselves being
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1950 when North Korea surprise attacked South Korea. While China fought for North Korea who supported communism‚ the United States backed South Korea who was a non-communist country. Three years after the war started‚ in 1953‚ an armistice was signed and the Korean war
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Air Pollution in South Korea South Korea has many problems. One of South Korea’s problems is air pollution. Air pollution can give a lot of people respiratory diseases. South Korea’s air pollution will be most helped by utilizing air sterilizers. Air pollution is a big problem in South Korea. Air pollution can give many people respiratory diseases. Air pollution is caused by car exhaust‚ smoke from factories‚ and the use of cigarettes. Air pollution can cause many problems to humans‚ animals‚ and
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Political Economy of South Korea: A Necessary Transformation I. Introduction: In this paper‚ I will discuss the measures that the Republic of Korea’s (addressed as South Korea from here on out) government took in trying accomplishing economic development despite its several economic and political upheavals. I will‚ specifically‚ review the economic growth and institutions established in South Korea beginning in the 1950s‚ the process of democratization in South Korea‚ and the effects that
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