North Korea

North Korea and a Snowy Seoul

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December 4th 2005
I was told it never snows in Seoul by everyone here. I guess they were wrong because it came with avengence last night! Then today I took a trip to the DMZ at the border between North and South Korea. It's 4km wide and runs the length of ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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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... ... read more