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South Korea and how the awareness of nunchi affects social relations on professional and casual levels. The main purpose of my research is to identify how nunchi serves as grounding in interpersonal relations and why it plays such a large role in Korean culture compared to other cultures. As a result, my main research question is how nunchi affects and reflects…

However, the theory of North Korean connection to the Sony hacking as a consequence of North Korea outraged of Sony film, The Interview, where two American aspiring journalists are recruited by the Unites States government to murder their leader Kim Jong-Un. The FBI has confirmed North…

transactions as a whole (Figure 1). Concerning business interactions, Koreans prefer to have copious amounts of context and details about the individuals they will be contacting. In accordance with this style of communication, Koreans tend to take an indirect approach by avoiding the word “no” and paying particular attention to nonverbal responses such as appropriate silence, expressive gestures, and humble etiquette. For Koreans, family dependency is extremely valued between generations. Within…

and support of Koreans overseas.” After the end of Korean War, DPRK government got more support due to putting more resources to Compatriots. However, after 1970s, ROK had better “economic position and international status.” Many compatriots “recognize ROK as a motherland”, although some identifies themselves “with their country of residence.” DPRK government distinguishes “the compatriots from other foreigners.” ROK government has less structured special status, but South Korean people have…

and Prospects for the Korean Economy: An International Business Perspective” is written by Yoon-Shik Park, PhD & DBA Professor of International Finance, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. This paper was presented at The Joint Annual Conference 2007 of ICKS-KAUPA on Impending Changes on the Korean Peninsula and The Future of U.S.-Korean Relations. The author’s main argument is that due to the economic state of North Korea, which has been on the decline since Korean peninsula was…

South Korea Nowadays, to get a good job in South Korea, education background is one of the most important factors on young students’ career. All the certification and diploma from a well-known university is a strong competitiveness in Korean society. Me as Korean student I came to America to graduate university in here because I could not be admitted to a university in Seoul, South Korea. In my country, it is hard to get a job if people did not graduate famed university in Seoul, so parents…

An entertaining, satirical novel written by Chae Man-Sik, “Peace Under Heaven” portrays the colonial reality of Korea under the Japanese rule. Although its controversial aspects focus on the Korean culture instead of the Japanese, the author treads a line between propriety and realism. The story highlights the tragicomedy of materialistic greed, ambition, sensual decadence, and egoism of the protagonist, Master Yun; however, the author also portrays him as a pathetic human being through his past…

The report Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative, estimates that in 2012, 9,790 suicides took place in North Korea, with almost equal numbers of males and females killing themselves. Analysts have said that North Koreans may be driven to suicide mainly because of poverty, and then psychological stress of living in a highly restrictive environment. Sandra Fahy, assistant professor at Sophia University in Tokyo and author of the monograph: Marching Through Suffering:…

business idea from KNK’s business model. I lived near the Seoul Train Station where lots of foreigners reside. I saw most of foreigners were really struggling to settle down in Korea because Korea is definitely not a foreigner-friendly country. Most Koreans cannot speak English at all, and there are a lot of special cultures or ways to live in Korea. For example, except homeowners, more than half of the house rental contract is made as “full lease” which is the unique form of lease contract in…

North Koreans suffer all their lives, by the countless human rights violations brought upon them by their very own ruler of Kim Jong-un and the North Korean government. The North Korea public suffers from many violations such as starving, police brutality, forced pregnancy’s, forced abortions, torture, executions, false imprisonment, and hard labor. These are just a few of the enormous amount of human rights violations. This paper will cover the three most common and most occurring human right…