‘Seoul’? Seoul (in Korean language‚ 서울) is the biggest city of the Republic of Korea‚ and it’s the capital. Today‚ Seoul is considered to be a leading global city‚ ranking among the top ten global cities in the ‘Global Cities Index’ of 2010 and it is well-known as ‘Soul of Asia’. Seoul is the center of politics‚ economy‚ culture‚ transportation‚ and education for South Korea. Seoul is one of the oldest cities in Korea as well. Its history can be traced to the year 18 B.C. The Goryeo Dynasty built
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------------------------------------------------- India–South Korea relations India–South Korea relations has been relatively limited‚ although much progress arose during three decades. Since the formal establishment of the diplomatic ties between the two countries in 1973‚ several trade agreements have been reached: Agreement on Trade Promotion and Economic and Technological Co-operation in 1974; Agreement on Co-operation in Science & Technology in 1976; Convention on Double Taxation Avoidance
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Summary South Korea and USA have been chosen as research countries. The main purpose of this report is to examine the different culture reflect of these two cultures. The first part is analyzing the culture characteristics by applying Hofstede’s cultural dimensional theory. The second part discussion is about the norm‚ belief and value. Then the third part is about understanding the practical way of doing business in different culture business environment‚ such as in South Korea and USA. The business
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History influences the ethnic nationalism in Korea as well as the nature of the dynamic self-perception of the Korean people. Ethnic nationalism is defined as the combination of ethnicity and race due to historical circumstances. The self-perception of Koreans‚ a form of orientalism‚ derives from a form of ethnic nationalism and takes shape in the form of competitiveness amongst other nations. Although many critics argue that the stigma of ethnic nationalism may bring about a generalization of a
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North Karelia University of Applied Sciences Global Business Environment Assignment Lecturer: Ari Steenros Mai Pham Ha Linh 1101636 Vu Thi Ngoc Bich 1101651 Ngo Thu Ngan Veera Jaatinen Jenna Hofforén I. Introduction South Korea is country in Eastern Asia‚ occupying the southern part of the Korea Peninsula; with the official currency is Won (KRW). Its borders are Sea of Japan‚ the Yellow Sea and North Korea. South Korea’s terrain is mainly mountainous. The government system is a
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the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union would have control over North Korea‚ while the United States would have control South Korea. It was intended that these two nations would once again reunite; however‚ because of their differences‚ these two nations could not agree on one way of government. In 1950‚ North Korea crossed the 38th parallel and with the help of Soviet weaponry‚ were able to push back South Korea until almost all of South Korea had been taken over. The United States needed to get involved
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Korea is a country that has been successful in developing many industries‚ especially those of technology and education‚ within a short period of time. Korea’s advancement in mass media has been quite remarkable in the recent years. In addition‚ Korean pop music‚ also known as “K-Pop‚” is spreading all around the world‚ causing people’s interest in Korean culture to grow. Moreover‚ as Korea becomes more well-known for its entertainment industry‚ residents of other countries consider Korea as a tourist
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Early History of Korea Korea’s early history can be traced from the Paleolithic period about 500‚000 years ago. It is believed that its history began in 2333 B.C.E. King Tangun‚ a legendary figure born of the son of heaven and a woman from a bear-totem tribe established the first kingdom named Choson which means “Land of the Morning Calm”. Characterized by clan communities that formed prefectures or provinces like in Japan‚ the country rose and fell so that by the first century B.C.E.‚ 3 kingdoms
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CI Research: 1. http://geert-hofstede.com/south-korea.html 2. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10551-009-0095-z#page-1 What about South Korea? If we explore South Korean culture through the lens of the 5-D Model‚ we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of South Korean culture relative to other world cultures. Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities
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During the War in Korea‚ the main intention was to gain South Koreas territory and to stop the spread of Communism. The war never really ended even while the Peace negotiations were currently happening. (Wikipedia) The war didn’t end till South Korea gained back its territory. South Korea built it’s heavily armed border between their side of the country and the North Koreans. The U.S. troops didn’t withdrawal from their occupation in South Korea since the main intention’s to stop
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