Country Notebook for South Korea James Jones Dallas Baptist University Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Culture Analysis 7 Introduction 7 Brief discussion of the country’s relevant history 7 Geography setting 8 Area Comparative: 9 Land boundaries: 9 Coastline: 9 Climate: 9 Elevation Extremes: 9 Natural Resources: 9 Natural Hazards: 9 Social Institutions 9 Family: 9 Education 10 Literacy Rates 11 Political System 11 Legal System 12 Six Basic Codes
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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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DOING BUSINESS IN SOUTH KOREA BUSINESS ISSUE IN SOUTH KOREA South Korea continues a process of economic liberalisation and deregulation‚ but the government has yet to adopt a fully laissez-faire policy where the economy and trade are concerned. The UK TI team in South Korea works actively to lift or loosen the many regulatory barriers that still exist to ease UK-based company enter to the market(UK Trade and Investment‚ 2009) Getting Paid - Terms of Payment The payment terms you can normally
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Tourism in south Asia: This world contains a facet of nations‚ peoples‚ scenario etc. critically visualizing everyone in this world is racing infinitesimally with the needs and challenges emerging in their general life in response to their daily work. So as a means to get relief and refreshment from the daily work ‚ most of the people visit abroad for recreational ‚ business‚ educational purposes etc. And this is known as tourism. From the definition point of view; theobald in 1994 suggested
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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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Seoul National University‚ Korea University‚ and Yonsei University‚ commonly known as SKY‚ are the top three universities in South Korea and are the hardest to get accepted into. High school students spend the majority of their time studying for the CSAT‚ which is similar to the SAT and ACT in the United States. Performance on the CSAT can determine which college students get accepted into‚ which consequently can affect their futures. In addition‚ students only get one chance to take this test; retaking
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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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Bibliography Sheen‚ Seongho. Grudging partner: South Korea: Asian affairs‚ 2003. Grudging partner article explains about the importance of U.S military toward South Korea’s economy and security relationship. South Korea has worked closely with U.S. military forces in maintaining a strong alliance with the United States. Most of South Korea believes that the U.S. military presence is crucial for South Korea’s national security in fighting with North Korea. Seongho gave numerous details about the importance
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South Korea South Korea‚ officially the Republic of Korea. "The Great Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia‚ constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It shares land borders with North Korea to the north‚ and oversea borders with China to the west and Japan to the east. The capital and largest city is Seoul‚ with a population of 10 million. The Korean War began in 1950 when forces from the North invaded the South. The war lasted three years
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