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…
The development of techniques brought comfort and convenience to the human life. You may find evidences all around you. For travelers, development of public transportation would be the best thing for them. If you plan or live in Korea, take this advantage as possible as you can. KTX connects all regions in Korea within 2 [...]
Korean people, 1% of the world’s population Korean territory, 0.07% of the world’s total land Should the size of the population or its land decide Korea’s global influence in the 21st century? Henry Kissinger, a master of diplomacy Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the richest people in the world Mark Zuckerberg, [...]
Average annual growth rate over the last 10 years = 9.2% The first among G-20 member countries GDP = $7.42 trillion The second largest in the world Military expenditure The second highest in the world Expected to become the world’s largest economic power by 2018 – The Economist, British weekly newspaper Expected to become the [...]
Do you know the story about how 50 cents made possible the world’s No.1 shipbuilding yard? In the early 1970s, the late founder of Hyundai, Jung Ju-young, visited the U.K. to gain investment for starting a Korean shipbuilding industry. “The poor country of Korea is incapable of developing a shipbuilding industry.” Due to such pessimistic [...]
Spec Short for Specifications Korean job seekers refer to the combination of educational background, professional background and English test score as “spec”. Good specs include graduating from a top university, family wealth, fluent English, and international experience. There was a young man who had none of these. His life seemed hopeless. He went to an [...]
67,890,000,000,000 Can you count this number? 67,890,000,000,000 = Around 70 trillion won (12.7 billion dollars) The amount of international aid Korea received for 50 years :1945 – 1999 However, Korea overcame its difficult times and joined the world’s top 10 economic superpowers. In 2000, Korea left its status as an OECD beneficiary. In 2009, Korea [...]
You may know very famous masterpiece of Vincent Van Gogh. I saw this artwork when I visited New York city. When I found this, I couldn’t move my body. I was standing like a statue and would not walk. When I close my eyes, I saw stars and night scene like I saw that painting [...]
전 한국의 문화유산에 관심이 많아요. 저에게 한국의 문화유산에 대해 알려 줄 수 있어요 I am interested in the world-famous heritages in Korea. Can you tell me about these heritages? 제가 세계인들이 친근하게 한국을 알 수 있는 문화유산을 알려 줄게요. 한국 사람들이 자랑스러워하는 중요한 문화유산으로‘한글’이 있어요. 한글은 15세기(1443년)에 세종대왕이 백성들을 위해서 창제했어요. 유네스코에서는 1989년부터 세종 대왕의 [...]
Nami Island Petite France Chuncheon Dakgalbi street, Soyang Lake and more…. Have you been to these places? Or do you want to visit them? They are all popular travel spots near Seoul. Many Koreans and foreigners visit these sites to see the filming locations from famous Korean dramas and movies. If you plan to [...]
Korea has designated National Parks for the preservation of natural environment and beauty as well as to promote public health, leisure, and recreation. Most Korean National Parks are mountains, but coasts are also included because Korea is surrounded by seas. If you like mountain climbing, Korean mountains will be wonderful challenges. Most mountains are not [...]
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