Korea

liberalization of its cinema eventually led to a changing view of its Northern counterparts, since the people became more open to trying to approach North Korea. One facet of the political history focus is arguing that what drives the change in South Korean perceptions is that they are trying to bury the Cold War rhetoric that drove them to cut off ties with North Korea. Thus, they are now trying to reach out to the North. However, sources that focus on the social side of the conflict argue that…

The people of South Korea place a significant emphasis on education, which can be seen from the disciplined study habits of Korean students and how the majority of the students attend gender divided middle and high schools. According to Jaeyoung Kim, who is a student from SKKU’s Global Dual Degree Program, the majority of middle school and high school students in South Korea attend either an all-girls or all-boys school. Sending their child to an all-girls or all-boys school is a popular choice…

of North Korea, Pyongyang is a city that went through a series of political, economic and social change over the 20th century. Pyongyang’s first major change was in its urban spatial structure in the 1930s when the city was under Japan’s rule. The city at the time resembled a capitalist city model which promoted commercial and industrial development. However, the city’s model completely transformed in 1953, after the Korean war. The Soviet Union introduced socialist ideals to North Korea and…

South Korea experienced exponential economic growth from the early 1960s through 1989. During the 1970’s is when they earned the title as an Asian Tiger. During this time South Korea saw GDP growth from $7.7 billion in 1962, to $230 billion in 1989. (South Korea the Facts) They experienced this economic growth due to foreign aid, an increase in economic policies and a heightened investment in education. There were a few fundamental causes for this economic explosion. But in order to fully…

It is forbidden for people who live in the country of North Korea to leave the country without permission of the government in power. Not only being on strict limits for leaving the country, the government in power tries to limit/restrict the people of North Koreas movement even inside their own country. You must have a clearly stated particular responsibility/duty or purpose if you wish to go to another part of the country and receive permission from your work unit. For those not living in…

Since South Korea joined the wave of globalization, it has benefited from the global market while being challenged by the impacts from outside, both socially and economically. During the late 20th century, Korea could hardly keep its “Miracle on Han”; in order to survive the competition with foreign goods that came with the economic globalization, Korean companies chose to exploit their workers more than ever. Yet what brought by the socio-cultural globalization was the awareness of democracy…

Introduction Japan and South Korea are "close but distant neighbors." This is how their relations have been described for long time. Japan and South Korea are geographically close but it is difficult to say that their relations is good. Japan and South Korea share many common elements such as similar culture, customs, and language, moreover, both nations have same political and economic system. In fact, Japan’s official view of South Korea is “our most important neighboring country”. Meanwhile,…

not be underestimated. They are capable of sustaining a conventional war with the U.S. It is unclear how long this conflict would last but there would be substantial U.S. and NATO casualties. In the event the U.S. entered a conflict with North Korea, officials estimate 300,000 casualties within the first 72…

Living and Working in Korea Accepting a job in a foreign country can be exciting and adventurous, but problems can occur. One may have to make adjustments to personal cultures, business cultures, and team working issues. However, in this case study, Ellen Moore, unfortunately experiences all of these pressing issues when she takes a job in South Korea. Coming from the United States, Ellen was blind to the Korean culture and way Koreans did business, but she did her best to acquaint herself…

North Korea is known today as one of the most remote countries in the world. Citizens have no contact with the outside world and are constantly being bombarded with state propaganda. Christianity is a major religion in the world that is widely practiced. Christianity and North Korea are similar in that they both worship a single god, have strict rituals, and their gods both have extreme amounts of power. The most major similarity of North Korea and Christianity is that they both worship a…