His election was significant given that he had in earlier years been a political prisoner sentenced to death (later commuted to exile). It is characterized by a mixture of modern Western sounds and African-American influences (including sounds from Hip-hop, R&B, Jazz, black pop, soul, funk, techno, disco, house, and Afrobeats) with a Korean aspect of performance (including synchronized Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months of June through September. Hangul Day, on 9 October commemorates the invention of hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language. [265] South Korea is the EU's tenth largest trade partner, and the EU has become South Korea's fourth largest export destination. The United States participation was critical for preventing the near defeat of the Republic of Korea by northern forces, as well as fighting back for the territory gains that define the South Korean nation today. In 2014, South Korea ranked second worldwide (after Singapore) in the national rankings of students' math and science scores by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) . On 10 May 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korea's new president to succeed Moon. Innovation is Everywhere", "South Korean war on 'fake news' raises concern of censorship", "Is South Korea Sliding Toward Digital Dictatorship? In response to then-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, former President Roh Moo-hyun suspended all summit talks between South Korea and Japan in 2009. [69][70][71][72] Buddhism flourished during this time, and many Korean Buddhists gained great fame among Chinese Buddhists[73] and contributed to Chinese Buddhism,[74] including: Woncheuk, Wonhyo, Uisang, Musang,[75][76][77][78] and Kim Gyo-gak, a Silla prince whose influence made Mount Jiuhua one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Chinese Buddhism. [340] Over one million DMB phones have been sold and the three major wireless communications providers SK Telecom, KT, and LG U+ provide coverage in all major cities and other areas. [330] Among East Asian countries, China was the most receptive, investing 1.4 billion in South Korea, with much of the investment within its service sector, a sevenfold increase from 2001. Some local media reports said earlier that people rushed to a bar after a celebrity was sighted. According to an analysis by economist Han Sang-Wan, a 1 percent increase in the exports of Korean cultural content pushes consumer goods exports up 0.083 percent while a 1 percent increase in Korean pop content exports to a country produces a 0.019 percent bump in tourism.[330]. South Korea is a constitutional democracy. However, in 1392, General Yi Seong-gye, who had been ordered to attack China, turned his army around and staged a coup. Some disposal sites are run by private operators. South Korea has the fastest Internet download speeds in the world,[341] with an average download speed of 25.3 Mbit/s. The new official name has its origin in the ancient kingdom of Gojoseon (2333 BCE). [309], South Korea's main gateway and largest airport is Incheon International Airport, serving 58 million passengers in 2016. [316] Nuclear power in South Korea supplies 45% of electricity production, and research is very active with investigation into a variety of advanced reactors, including a small modular reactor, a liquid-metal fast/transmutation reactor and a high-temperature hydrogen generation design. [412] Also in 1982, at the Baseball Worldcup, Korea won the gold medal. On 6 July 2011, Pyeongchang was chosen by the IOC to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. President Yoon declared a state of official national mourning.[128]. The judicial branch operates at both the national and local levels. [267] In 1967, South Korea obliged the mutual defense treaty, by sending a large combat troop contingent to support the United States in the Vietnam War. This impediment to South Korea's indigenous nuclear industrial undertaking has sparked occasional diplomatic rows between the two allies. Fresnos leaders concentrated the citys wealth and development farther north, catering to its affluent white neighborhoods. [316], South Korea is the third highest ranked Asian country in the World Economic Forum's Network Readiness Index (NRI) after Singapore and Hong Kong respectively an indicator for determining the development level of a country's information and communication technologies. South Korea tends to have a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by the East Asian monsoon, with precipitation heavier in summer during a short rainy season called jangma (), which begins end of June through the end of July. It was at least 10 times more crowded than usual, Moon Ju-young, 21, told Reuters. [321][322] As of 2010[update], South Korea and Turkey are in negotiations regarding construction of two nuclear reactors. In the mid-14th century, Goryeo drove out the Mongols to regain its northern territories, briefly conquered Liaoyang, and defeated invasions by the Red Turbans. Most South Korean middle schools and high schools have school uniforms, modeled on western-style uniforms. [221] It soon became a dominant religion in the southeastern kingdom of Silla, the region that hitherto hosts the strongest concentration of Buddhists in South Korea. The City of Fresno makes every effort to encourage public participation, while simultaneously informing the public of projects that are under review. K-pop stars and groups are well known across Asia and have found international fame making millions of dollars in export revenue. Warsaw and Seoul on Monday signed a letter of intent for South Korea's KHNP to build Poland's second nuclear power station, the partners involved said in a statement. During the first 20 years of South Korea's growth surge, little effort was made to preserve the environment. Japan is today South Korea's third largest trading partner, with 12% ($46 billion) of exports in 2016. [111], South Korea was formally invited to become a member of the United Nations in 1991. The Hyundai Research Institute reported that the Korean Wave has a direct impact in encouraging direct foreign investment back into the country through demand for products, and the tourism industry. In the North, however, a former anti-Japanese guerrilla and communist activist, Kim Il-sung, was appointed premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in September. While reviewing position listings from the Online Career Center, please check to see if the institution offering the job is on the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) list of censured colleges or universities.If an institution is on the censured list, ask the interviewer how this affects his or her departments practices. Approximately 3 million people died in the Korean War, with a higher proportional civilian death toll than World War II or the Vietnam War, making it one of the deadliest conflicts of the Cold War era. Fuel production and waste handling technologies have also been developed locally. [349], South Korea's government maintains a broad-ranging approach toward the regulation of specific online content and imposes a substantial level of censorship on election-related discourse and on many websites that the government deems subversive or socially harmful. [331] South Korea's pension system structure is primarily based on taxation and is income-related. No peace treaty was ever signed, resulting in the two countries remaining technically at war. [110] On 10 June, the Catholic Priests Association for Justice revealed the incident, igniting the June Democratic Struggle across the country. Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes, banchan (), which accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. However, the Manchus took advantage of Joseon's war-weakened state and invaded in 1627 and 1637, and then went on to conquer the destabilized Ming dynasty. [353], In April 2008, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean to fly in space, aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-12. The estimated area rises steadily from year to year, possibly because of land reclamation. Changing economics and lifestyles have led to a concentration of population in major cities, especially the capital Seoul, with multi-generational households separating into nuclear family living arrangements. It has participated in most major conflicts that the United States has been involved in the past 50 years. South Korea is also the second-largest missionary-sending nation, after the United States.[220]. President Lee Myung-bak declared in May 2010 that Seoul would cut all trade with North Korea as part of measures primarily aimed at striking back at North Korea diplomatically and financially, except for the joint Kaesong Industrial Project and humanitarian aid. "Republic of Korea" and "Daehanminguk" redirect here. These plans include re-opening dialogue around a natural gas pipeline that would come from Russia and pass through North Korea. [297] South Koreans refer to this growth as the Miracle on the Han River. It has also developed links with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as both a member of ASEAN Plus three, a body of observers, and the East Asia Summit (EAS). Life expectancy has been rising rapidly and South Korea ranked 11th in the world for life expectancy at 82.3 years by the WHO in 2015. [414], Seoul hosted a professional triathlon race, which is part of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championship Series in May 2010. 1", "A 'C' Change in Spelling Sought for the Koreas", "Korea, 10001400 A.D. | Chronology | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History", "Korea Korea under Japanese rule | Britannica", "National Geographic, Korea, and the 38th Parallel", "195 (III) The problem of the independence of Korea", United States Army Center of Military History, "20 years later, father still seeks truth in son's death", "South Korea's New President Sworn In DW 02/25/2008", "FIFA World Cup: When South Korea created history in 2002 | Goal.com", "Rocky relations between Japan and South Korea over disputed islands", "Park Geun-hye sworn in as South Korea president", "How long will Seoul protests remain peaceful? Previous exceptions for South Korean citizens of mixed race no longer apply since 2011.[274]. [183], South Korea is one of the top-performing OECD countries in reading literacy, mathematics and sciences with the average student scoring 519, compared with the OECD average of 492, placing it ninth in the world. By early 2009, relationships between North and South Korea were very tense; North Korea had been reported to have deployed missiles,[232] ended its former agreements with South Korea,[233] and threatened South Korea and the United States not to interfere with a satellite launch it had planned. From them, Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla emerged to control the peninsula as the Three Kingdoms of Korea. [95][96] In the 19th century, the royal in-law families gained control of the government, leading to mass corruption and weakening of the state, and severe poverty and peasant rebellions throughout the country. A Microsoft 365 subscription offers an ad-free interface, custom domains, enhanced security options, the full desktop version of Office, and 1 [168] Regardless of the ethnicity, there are 28,500 US military personnel serving in South Korea, most serving a one-year unaccompanied tour (though approximately 10% serve longer tours accompanied by family), according to the Korea National Statistical Office. South Korean brands such as LG Electronics and Samsung are internationally famous and garnered South Korea's reputation for its quality electronics and other manufactured goods.[294]. There is a major cultural taboo in South Korean society attached to those who have not achieved formal university education, where those who do not hold university degrees face social prejudice and are often looked down by others as second-class citizens. [97], Towards the end of World War II, the U.S. proposed dividing the Korean peninsula into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one). Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11 ha) real estate development in the Hudson Yards area of Manhattan, New York City, between the Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods. The southern coast is subject to late summer typhoons that bring strong winds, heavy rains and sometimes floods. Combined, South Korean airlines serve 297 international routes. South Korea still uses some Chinese Hanja characters in limited areas, such as print media and legal documentation. Fire officials and witnesses said people continued to pour into the alley while it was already packed wall-to-wall. [385] People of the upper classes built bigger houses with elegantly curved tiled roofs with lifting eaves. [117], In 2010, there was an escalation in attacks by North Korea. [411] In the 2008 Summer Olympics, South Korea won the gold medal in baseball. True the Vote leaders jailed after being found in contempt. The bodies of people who had been crushed or trampled to death lay in rows, covered with blankets or makeshift shrouds. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, South Korea ranked fifth in the overall medal rankings. The schedules are not uniformly standardized and vary from school to school. [138] The country already the world's most wired plans to build a nationwide next-generation network that will be 10 times faster than broadband facilities, in order to reduce energy usage. Since the 1980s, the Korean government has invested in the development of a domestic biotechnology industry, and the sector is projected to grow to $6.5 billion by 2010. There is heavy anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea because of a number of unsettled Japanese-Korean disputes, many of which stem from the period of Japanese occupation after the Japanese annexation of Korea. On 12 October 2011, the U.S. Congress passed the long-stalled trade agreement with South Korea. [35] Gojoseon expanded until it controlled the northern Korean Peninsula and parts of Manchuria. [165], South Korea is considered one of the most ethnically homogeneous societies in the world with ethnic Koreans representing approximately 96% of total population. The Emperor and Empress met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and first lady Elke Budenbender at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. The South Korean government blamed North Korea for these attacks, as well as incidents that occurred in 2009, 2011 and 2012, but Pyongyang denies the accusations. South Korea's border with North Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. [335] Anyone who is not employed, of the age of 60 or above, and excluded by article 6 of the National Pension Act[336] but of the ages between 18 and 59, is covered under the individually insured pension scheme. Eventually, Chun's party, the Democratic Justice Party, and its leader, Roh Tae-woo, announced the 6.29 Declaration, which included the direct election of the president. [348], Following cyberattacks in the first half of 2013, whereby government, news-media, television station, and bank websites were compromised, the national government committed to the training of 5,000 new cybersecurity experts by 2017. Both North and South Korea claim complete sovereignty over the entire peninsula and outlying islands. Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. [142][143], Seoul's tap water recently became safe to drink, with city officials branding it "Arisu" in a bid to convince the public. [244] The Republic of Korea broke off official relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) upon gaining official relations with the People's Republic of China, which does not recognize Taiwan's sovereignty. This transition to a South Korean command has been slow and often postponed, although it is currently scheduled to occur in the early 2020s. There followed a series of massive public demonstrations from November 2016[121] and she was removed from office. [269] It went into effect on 15 March 2012. [213] Other religions include Islam (130,000 Muslims, mostly migrant workers from Pakistan and Bangladesh but including some 35,000 Korean Muslims[215]), the homegrown sect of Won Buddhism, and a variety of indigenous religions, including Cheondoism (a Confucianizing religion), Jeungsanism, Daejongism, Daesun Jinrihoe, and others. During World WarII, more than 100,000 Koreans served in the Imperial Japanese Army. Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, fish and meats. In May 2011, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea's largest plane maker, signed a $400 million deal to sell 16 T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets to Indonesia, making South Korea the first country in Asia to export supersonic jets.[281]. [145] One major challenge is air quality, with acid rain, sulfur oxides, and annual yellow dust storms being particular problems. Marshals "for one-day and further until they fully comply with the Court's Order," according to a notice from the federal court in Houston. We've developed a suite of premium Outlook features for people with advanced email and calendar needs. [202] In 2017, the country ranked fifth for the percentage of 25 to 64 year old's that have attained tertiary education with 47.7 percent. [364], In 2005, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed the world's second walking humanoid robot, HUBO. [156][157] In a further indication of South Korea's dramatic decline in fertility, in 2020 the country recorded more deaths than births, resulting in a population decline for the first time since modern records began. The free trade agreement was approved in September 2010, and took effect on 1 July 2011. It is welcome news that the value of a traditional Japanese culture that local communities have Trust in the pension system, which supports the lives of the elderly, must not be shaken. [219] Widespread Christianization of the Koreans took place during State Shinto,[219] after its abolition, and then in the independent South Korea as the newly established military government supported Christianity and tried to utterly oust native Sindo. On 17 May, Chun Doo-hwan forced the Cabinet to expand martial law to the whole nation, which had previously not applied to the island of Jejudo. 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The four largest diaspora populations can be found in China (2.3 million), the United States (1.8 million), Japan (0.85 million), and Canada (0.25 million). Seoul hosted the 1967 and 1995 Asian Basketball Championship. [167] As of 2016[update], South Korea had 1,413,758 foreign residents, 2.75% of the population;[166] however, many of them are ethnic Koreans with a foreign citizenship. [343] From 2014 to 2019, the country ranked first among the most innovative countries in the Bloomberg Innovation Index. [124] In April 2018, former president Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in jail, because of abuse of power and corruption. Many dramas tend to have a romantic focus, such as Princess Hours, You're Beautiful, Playful Kiss, My Name is Kim Sam Soon, Boys Over Flowers, Winter Sonata, Autumn in My Heart, Full House, City Hunter, All About Eve, Secret Garden, I Can Hear Your Voice, Master's Sun, My Love from the Star, Healer, Descendants of the Sun, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and Crash Landing on You. 3 October is National Foundation Day. However, it is not a direct translation of the Korean name. Christianity is South Korea's largest organized religion, accounting for more than half of all South Korean adherents of religious organizations. The latest Lifestyle | Daily Life news, tips, opinion and advice from The Sydney Morning Herald covering life and relationships, beauty, fashion, health & wellbeing When those at the top of the sloped street fell, it sent others below them toppling over others. [63][64][65][66] Later Silla was a prosperous and wealthy country,[67] and its metropolitan capital of Gyeongju[68] was the fourth largest city in the world. CBC archives - Canada's home for news, sports, lifestyle, comedy, arts, kids, music, original series & more. Yonhap news articles produced by building a network covering domestic supplies in various newspapers, broadcasting and government departments, major institutions, major corporations, media ,K-pop, K-wave, Hallyu, Korean Wave, Korean pop, Korean pop culture, Korean culture, Korean idol, Korean movies, Internet media and international agreements of the Republic of The name Goryeo itself was first used by the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo, which was considered a great power of East Asia during its time, in the 5th century as a shortened form of its name.
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