I. Korean image Through drama and music, the image of Korea has attained greater exposure to the world-wide audience. Hallyu makes foreigners feel a close connection with Korea and…
One of the primary causes for Hallyu outbreak was the adoption of media liberation in many Asian countries in the 1990s, which resulted in a favorable environment fostering…
Why is the Yasukuni shrine controversial? – By Lee Ji-yoon (Korean) The Yasukuni shrine is a place that is dedicated to the spirits of soldiers who died for Japan in its wars. The former Japanese Prime minister, Koizumi Junichiro, went to this shrine six times every year while he was in office from 2001 to [...]
The whole situation and the truth of the Gando issue, the unresolved territory and border dispute, is difficult to understand from one side. If the conflict is emphasized then this becomes a conflict issue and if the peace issues are emphasized then this becomes a peace issue. It can be said that the policies that [...]
In the 1930s, Yoo Gwang ryul said,” This is not only the present Gando problem but a Mongolian and Manchurian problem and not only a East Asian problem but a global problem that is in the spot light and critical like the Balkan peninsula problem during the European war. It is quite clear that the [...]
We have to overcome the conflict and settle this as a peace issue. Is that possible? 1) The geological significance of Gando It can be said that basically the Gando issues are a border and territorial issue between Korea and China but in the 19th and 20th century it became a northeastern concern with Japan, [...]
The reason why the Gando issue, the border conflict between Korea and China, in the 21 century is gaining more interest instead of becoming something that is overlooked is because it has so much possibility for conflict and debate. (1) The beginning The Gando issue became an issue between the two countries is in the [...]
Gando: Why does it matter? We all long for peace in Asia. A peaceful Asia allows us to have calmness and stability in our lives. However, from time to time peace is interrupted due to a failure to resolve conflicts that exist under the surface. Although there are definitely elements of conflict that persist in [...]
Over 60 years have passed since Korea became independent from Japan in 1945. Unfortunately, some political tensions between Korea and Japan have yet to be resolved. These tensions occasionally come to the surface. Prominent examples are the conflicts over the naming of East Sea/Sea of Japan and the Japanese worship at the Yasukuni shrine. Behind [...]
China carried out a national project called ‘Studies of History and Geography of Northeast Borderland and a Series of Phenomena?often shortened as ?ortheast Asia Project?, from 2002 to 2006. This project was led by the Center for the Study of Borderland History and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Social Science with the participation of [...]
Gyeongsang-do denotes Gyeongsangnam-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do. Nam represents South and Buk represents North. The name ‘Gyeongsang’ was given during the Goryeo period. It was formed by first two letters of Gyeongju and Sangju, two major counties at the time. Located at the southeastern end of the Korean Peninsula, Gyeongsangnam-do borders on Busan and Ulsan on the [...]
Gwangju is the leading city of the Honam region, with the entire country within a day’s reach. The emerging importance of Korea’s western coastline and the government’s effort to balance growth across the nation have triggered large-scale urban development projects such as the construction of the Gwangju hi-tech industrial complex, transformation of Gwangju into a [...]
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