Thanks to the easy to learn Korean alphabet 한글, the illiteracy rate in Korea is less than 1 percent. Having a simple and easy language system means that people can easily acquire as much information as they need, and easily record what they think and feel. Another notable feature of 한글 is that, unlike most other languages, it did not come into being spontaneously. Around 600 years ago, King 세종, ..
Political leaders who carried on the independence movement during Japan`s colonial rule formed a number of political parties and organizations after liberation, calling for establishing a unified independent government on the Korean peninsula. In 1947, the US submitted the issue of Korean independence to the United Nations General Assembly. The UN adopted the American resolution and decided to e..
During the conflict, tens of thousands of women - some say as many as 200,000 - from across Asia were sent to military brothels to service Japanese soldiers. Many of the victims, known as "comfort women", were Korean. Many young girls were kidnapped by the Japanese authorities and were forced to serve as a " Comfort woman " (sexual slavery) of the Japanese military during the war. The ones who s..
At the end of World-War 2, leaders from the US, Britain, and China came to Cairo, Egypt and made decisions about postwar Asia. After the war, foreign ministers from the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union took part in the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers and came up with establishing a provisional government in Korea and implemented a five-year trusteeship by four countries----the US, Britai..
National Anthem : Until the East Sea is dried and Mt. Baekdusan is worn away, God watch o`er(over) our land forever ! Live long Our Korea ! Rose of Sharon, thousand miles of our country filled with splendid rivers and mountains ! Guarded by her people, ever may Korea stand ! Taegeukgi : The white background symbolizes peace, and the Taegeuk figure composed of red and blue circles symbolizes the ..
The rapid growth of South Korea`s economy increased the country`s status on the world stage, with Korean pop culture, otherwise known as the the Korean Wave(hallyu), gaining more and more popularity worldwide. However, many foreigners often think of " North Korea " and " division " between the two countries when they hear the word "Korea". As a single nation-state, Korea has a history going back..
