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Kaesong
Kaesong or Kaisong , Jap. Kaijo, city (1993 pop. 334,433), S North Korea. A long-time commercial center, it is important for its exports of ginseng, a valuable medicinal root. There is also active trade in rice, barley, and wheat. Textiles are made in the city, and there is some heavy... Read more |
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Panmunjom
Panmunjom officially Panmunjeom , village, N South Korea. It lies south of the 38th parallel, the military demarcation line that partitions Korea. In the Korean War the truce negotiations, begun at nearby Kaesong , were moved in Oct., 1951, to Panmunjom, where the truce was signed on July 27,... Read more |
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Korean War
Korean War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The... Read more |
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Relations with Korea
KOREA, RELATIONS WITH The first contact between Russia and Korea can be traced to the seventeenth century, but it was only from 1858 to 1861, when Russia established its control over the lower Amur River and acquired a short (8.7-mile [14-kilometer]) land border with Korea that the interaction of... Read more |
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Daewoo Group
Daewoo Group 541, Namdaemunno, 5-GAChung-gu SeoulKoreaTelephone: (02) 759-2114Fax: (02) 753-9489 Defunct CompanyIncorporated: 1967 Daewoo Group was founded by Kim Woo Choong in March 1967. Daewoo’s emergence was inseparable from South Korea’s rapid transformation from an agrarian... Read more |
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Bandung Conference
Bandung Conference meeting of representatives of 29 African and Asian nations, held at Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955. The aim—to promote economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism—was more or less achieved in an atmosphere of cordiality. China played a prominent part and... Read more |
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Busan
Busan or Pusan , Jap. Fusan, city (1995 pop. 3,813,814), extreme SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is the nation's second largest city and largest port, handling most of South Korea's foreign trade. Since 1963, Busan has been a independent metropolitan city with the status of a province.... Read more |
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Kia Motors Corp
Kia Motors Corporation 15-21 Yoido-dongYoungdeungpo-kuSeoul 150-706South Korea82 2 7881114Fax:2 7840746Web site: http://www.kia.co.kr 51 % Owned by HyundaiGroup Founded: 1944Employees: 18,098Sales: $3.9 billion (1997)NAIC: 336111 Automobile Manufacturing Until its merger with Hyundai in 1998,... Read more |
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South Korea
South Korea Basic Data Official Country Name: Republic of Korea Region: East & South Asia Population: 47,470,969 Language(s): Korean, English Literacy Rate: 98% Academic Year: March-February ... Read more |
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Koreans
South Koreans PRONUNCIATION: sowth kaw-REE-uns LOCATION: Republic of Korea (South Korea) POPULATION: 40 million LANGUAGE: Korean RELIGION: Mahayana Buddhism; Christianity (Protestantism and Roman Catholicism); Ch'ondogyo (combination of Christianity and native pre-Christian beliefs) 1... Read more |
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A Road Through Seoul
...the future of Korea might be settled...Pyongyang, excluding Seoul. Two events...1994 of North Korea's dictator...Dae Jung to the South Korean presidency...which increased Seoul's diplomatic...of encouraging economic ... |
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North Korea cuts off talks with U.S. officials in Demilitarized Zone.(Knight...
...Michael Zielenziger SEOUL, South Korea _ With a curt...telephone, North Korea cut off its only...straddling the 38th parallel dividing North from South Korea in the ... |
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Regular Contact between North Korea, U.S. Military Officials Is Cut.
...Mar. 27--SEOUL, South Korea--With a curt...telephone, North Korea cut off its only...straddling the 38th parallel dividing North from South Korea in the village...South ... |
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REP. HINOJOSA JOINS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA TO DISCUSS...
...to South Korea, China, Hong...as China, Korea, and Taiwan...interests." In Seoul, South Korea, the American...post at the 38th parallel. They are...impose tougher economic ... |
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SEOUL S. Korea Hails Summit Set With Soviet
...by South Korea in the Soviet...reports that Seoul is considering...openness and cooperation now sweeping...Koreas. "Korea now remains...Olympics in Seoul rather than...a strong economic and ... |
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Problems with current U.S. policy.(relation with North Korea)
...to North Korea's missile...of North Korea in his Axis...approach in Seoul in August 2002. "The 38th parallel serves as...hermetic North Korea has been...has blocked South ... |
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LT. GOV. LEMAN'S REPORT, OCT. 19
...Conference in Seoul, Korea. The purpose...began with cooperation from Alaska...alternates between Seoul and a city...event in 2003. South Korea is Alaska...Korea near the 38th ... |
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Korean President Roh holds summit with Presidents Bush, Gorbachev. (Roh Tae...
...Republic of Korea is now able...dividing up Korea along the 38th Parallel 45 years...Republic of Korea is now a...of rapid economic development...invade the South in June 1950...persisted between ... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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GORBACHEV, KOREA'S ROH VOW TO FORGE FORMAL TIES
...Union and South Korea achieved...political and economic ties between...event," South Korean President...Gorbachev. "Korea is the only...across the 38th Parallel since the...Moscow and Seoul: ... |
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U.S.S.R., SOUTH KOREA PLEDGE TIES.(Main)
...Union and South Korea achieved...political and economic ties between...Soviet-South Korean summit...and South Korea, which have...across the 38th Parallel since the...Moscow and ... |
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