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Background: Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north. During the Korean War (1950-53), US and other UN forces intervened to defend South Korea from North Korean attacks supported by the Chinese. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 14 times the level of North Korea. In 1987, South Korean voters elected ROH Tae-woo to the presidency, ending 26 years of military dictatorships. South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy. In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Tae-chung and the North's leader KIM Jong Il.




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A bee
13 days ago: Seoul Seeker published a blog
A bee's knees, please.
November 15th 2009  Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Hongik
Bees Knees. It's a drink and it's a little delicious. gin. lemon juice, honey syrup and a twist of lemon peel. I like the name and I really like gin and well, anyone who knows me at all will know I ... 17 photos [full story]

I
94 days ago: warpgirl published a blog
I'm digging my new digs
August 27th 2009  Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Hongik
Wanted to show you where I'm staying for the next few days- BeBop Guesthouse in the Hongdae area, one stop down the line from Sinchon. I got a taxi here on Wednesday morning and almost made it all the ... 3 photos [full story]

Hanging on for Hongdae
98 days ago: warpgirl published a blog
Hanging on for Hongdae
August 18th 2009  Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Hongik
I swear, they really need to make the Hongdae exit 5 bigger. That's the one closest to the main dining and shopping district. Every time I've been there, although that's only been two times, you have ... 10 photos [full story]

Body and Seoul
104 days ago: warpgirl published a blog
Body and Seoul
August 15th 2009  Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Hongik
I finally spent a night on the town on Saturday! As I may or may not have mentioned earlier, our dorm has a curfew from midnight to 5:30am. What this means in real terms is that we are locked out for ... 8 photos [full story]

127 days ago: do t published a blog
Boop di Boop
July 24th 2009  Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Hongik
Herro Bam here I'm is with another blog post. I know you've been anxiously waiting but your wait is over. This week has actually been pretty awesome. I slept through pychology again -__-. Monday ... [full story]


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