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2 days ago · South Korea is a country in East Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. It faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War. The capital is Seoul.
- Economic and Social Developments
South Korea - Economy, Technology, Education: In the 1950s...
- Cultural Institutions
South Korea - Cultural Institutions: The National Museum of...
- Settlement Patterns
South Korea - Urbanization, Megacities, Provinces:...
- Daily Life and Social Customs
South Korea - Culture, Cuisine, Traditions: The...
- Relations With The North
South Korea - Relations, Divisions, Reunification: Tensions...
- The Sixth Republic
South Korea - Politics, Economy, Culture: In the...
- Plant and Animal Life
South Korea - Flora, Fauna, Ecology: The long, hot, humid...
- Armed Forces and Security
South Korea - Military, Security, Defense: South Korea...
- Economic and Social Developments
1 day ago · South Korea - Relations, Divisions, Reunification: Tensions between South Korea and the North remained high after the Korean War, exacerbated by such incidents as the assassination attempt on Park Chung-Hee by North Korean commandos in 1968, the bombing in Rangoon in 1983, and the North’s destruction by time bomb of a South Korean ...
1 day ago · Seoul is the seat of the South Korean government . Seoul's history traces back to 18 BC when it was founded by the people of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. During the Joseon dynasty, Seoul was officially designated as the capital, surrounded by the Fortress Wall of Seoul.
21 hours ago · 16 July 2024 Human Rights. Forced labour is widespread and institutionalized across the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), maintained through violence and recrimination, the UN human rights office OHCHR said on Tuesday. In a report based on 183 interviews with victims and witnesses of forced labour who managed to escape DPRK and now ...
4 days ago · South Korea consists of over 4,000 islands, each with its own unique story and history. Not long ago, South Korea was a small, developing nation closed off to much of the world.
1 day ago · The Third Reich, [l] meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918).
3 days ago · The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee as president, and formally replaced the US military occupation on 15 August. In North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was declared on 9 September, with Kim Il Sung as prime minister. Soviet forces left the North on 10 December 1948.
