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…
Subject What Japanese Textbooks say Korean Analysis Mimana: Ancient Japanese occupation post in Korea * Japanese forces from the Yamato court advanced to the Korean Peninsula across the sea and established a military outpost named Mimana. *The Yamato forces formed an alliance with Baekje and Silla to fight against Koruryo during the Three Kingdoms Period [...]
Goguryeo’s relationship with China The tributary relationship that Sui and Tang dynasties demanded of Goguryeo, was of a different nature from previous practices. As unified dynasties in Middle China they tried to wield absolute power over the surrounding states. They formally demanded Goguryeo to become a tributary state in fact. When Goguryeo refused this demand, [...]
What lies behind the ‘Northeast Asia Project? China’s history distortions that claim Goguryeo as part of Chinese history, are far more serious than the issue of Japanese distortion of history textbooks. The Japanese history textbook case concerns a “new edition” of state-approved school history textbooks. The Chinese history issue is truly serious because the project [...]
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VANK has been sent letters and emails to world map publishers, textbook publishers, websites and other media to introduce Korea correctly. As a result many websites replied to VANK. Geography 1. Letter Writing Campaign Influences Cartegraphy For well over a year, I have been continuously receiving email form letters from members of Voluntary Agency Network [...]
Many foreigners have prejudice that there are no places to visit in South Korea compared to other countries. It does not have a wide territory like China or does not retain beautiful culture of the middle ages like Italy. However, Korea is a country that retains beauty more than expectation with a long history and [...]
Busan is the first trading port in Korea. It fronts the sea to the south and is the gateway of southeastern Korean Peninsula. It hosted 2002 Asian Game, 2005 APEC. It is famous for the beaches (Haeundae, Gwangalli, etc), the annual PIFF (Pusan International Film Festival), and raw fish. There is an old market which [...]
Dokdo is in the eastern reaches of Korea territory. It is apart 87.4km from Ulleung do Island, and you can go to Dokdo by ship departing from Ulleung do. Dokdo consists of Dong(east) do, Seo(west) do, and small rocky islands around them. The island keeps its natural beauty and the summit of it is 98.6 [...]
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