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Stephanie Malamas

Korea (South Korea) Visa Requirements Page - 0 views

www.traveldocs.com/vr.htm

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shared by Stephanie Malamas on 22 Apr 08 - Cached
    • Jennifer Dorman
      Jennifer Dorman on 22 Apr 08
       
      This is important info for all group wikis.
  • REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER SOUTH KOREA Requirements for U.S. Citizens, Tourist or Business TravelRequirements for U.S. Official or Diplomatic Passport HoldersRequirements for U.S. Military DependentsRequirements for Non-US Citizens Applying in USA
  • Jennifer Dorman on 22 Apr 08
     
    This page has links to instructions and documents for American citizens to optain working visas for South Korea.
John Pedersen

South Korea (03/08) - 0 views

www.state.gov/...2800.htm

team19

shared by John Pedersen on 14 Feb 08 - Cached
    • dekker28
      dekker28 on 27 Feb 08
       
      many invasions by larger neighbors in 2000 years of existence/// Repelled numerous foreign invasions
    • dekker28
      dekker28 on 27 Feb 08
       
      1910- Japan began 35 year period of colonial rule over Korea/// Many older Koreans stil hold a grudge against Japan
  • Japan's surrender to the Allied Powers in 1945, signaling the end of World War II, only further embroiled Korea in foreign rivalries.
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  • On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea
  • The war left almost three million Koreans dead or wounded and millions of others homeless and separated from their families.
  • The Second Republic under the leadership of Chang Myon ended after only one year, when Major General Park Chung-hee led a military coup. Park's rule, which resulted in tremendous economic growth and development but increasingly restricted political freedoms, ended with his assassination in 1979
  • . Subsequently, a powerful group of military officers, led by Lieutenant General Chun Doo Hwan, declared martial law and took power.
    • dekker28
      dekker28 on 27 Feb 08
       
      throughout the Park and Chun eras, there were many strong protests against the authorities, led by students and labor union activists
  • movements reached a climax after Chun's 1979 coup and declaration of martial law.
  • Thereafter, pro-democracy activities intensified even more, ultimately forcing political concessions by the government in 1987, including the restoration of direct presidential elections.
  • In 1987, Roh Tae-woo, a former general, was elected president
  • 1992 election of a long-time pro-democracy activist, Kim Young-sam. Kim became Korea's first civilian elected president in 32 years.
  • Former business executive and Mayor of Seoul Lee Myung-bak's 5-year term begins with his inauguration on February 25, 2008.
    • Mike Acker
      Mike Acker on 25 Apr 08
       
      Look under People, Government, and Economy
  • Natural resources: Limited coal, iron ore, limestone, kaolinite, and graphite.Agriculture, including forestry and fisheries: Products--rice, vegetables, fruit, root crops, barley; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs, fish. Arable land--17% of land area
  • PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Korean(s).Population (2006): 48,846,823.Population annual growth rate (2006): 0.42%.Ethnic groups: Korean; small Chinese minority.Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism, Confucianism, Chondogyo.Language: Korean.Education: Years compulsory--9. Enrollment--11.5 million. Attendance--middle school 99%, high school 95%. Literacy--98%.Health (2006): Infant mortality rate--6.16/1,000. Life expectancy--77.0 yrs (men 73.6 yrs.; women 80.8 yrs).Work force (2005): 23.53 million. Services--67.2%; mining and manufacturing--26.4%; agriculture--6.4%.
    • Meg! Vetter
      Meg! Vetter on 06 May 08
       
      economy and natural resources
    • Meg! Vetter
      Meg! Vetter on 06 May 08
       
      Economy and resources
    • Meg! Vetter
      Meg! Vetter on 06 May 08
       
      Econmy and resources
    • Meg! Vetter
      Meg! Vetter on 06 May 08
       
      SouthKorea and other countries
  • puppies4life on 14 Feb 08
     
    good info
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  • melissar14 on 20 Feb 08
     
    economy facts
  • morgan0127 on 26 Feb 08
     
    general information (economy)
  • katenix on 26 Feb 08
     
    info on economy, government, etc
  • sburnzy on 27 Feb 08
     
    This tells everything!!!!
  • Joshua Geiss on 25 Apr 08
     
    everything but the kitchen sink!
  • Ryan Henning on 28 Apr 08
     
    etc
  • Stephen Morrash on 28 Apr 08
     
    overview general information
  • Matt Kinney on 30 Apr 08
     
    Mostly a history of modern South Korea
  • Becky Dadey on 01 May 08
     
    very good site.
staci fink

CNN.com - Voting begins in South Korea parliamentary elections - April 12, 2000 - 0 views

archives.cnn.com/...skorea.election

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shared by staci fink on 01 May 08 - Cached
  • oting has begun across South Korea in parliamentary elections that observers say are critical to the country's economic and political future. The elections come amid now-robust economic performance, as well as on the heels of the announcement of improved ties with North Korea. Rival candidates made last-ditch appeals for votes as the world focused on the first-ever summit between the two Koreas.
  • Another pressing issue for Kim's 2-year-old government is the reform of South Korea's inefficient economic systems, especially its family-owned conglomerates, or chaebol. About a dozen of the conglomerates collapsed under debts in 1997, forcing South Korea to accept a record $58 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund.
  • President Kim has publicly said reunions of those separated family members will top the agenda. Only 50 people from each Korea were allowed to cross the border in 1985 for the first temporary family reunions. No further reunions have since been arranged because of military and political tensions. The Korean border, the world's most heavily armed, is sealed with nearly 2 million troops deployed on both sides.
Daniel Dougherty

CIA - The World Factbook -- Korea, South - 0 views

www.cia.gov/...ks.html

team17

shared by Daniel Dougherty on 20 Feb 08 - No Cached
  • Government type: republic
  • 15 August 1945 (from Japan)
  • Economy - overview:
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  • 4.8% (
  • 823.8 billion
  • 1.206 trillion
    • anthony magliozzi
      anthony magliozzi on 08 May 08
       
      Great Info on all government related issues and economics.
    • anthony magliozzi
      anthony magliozzi on 08 May 08
       
      Great for finding economic facts.
    • anthony magliozzi
      anthony magliozzi on 08 May 08
       
      Military 12,483,677 Men 12,014,462 Women
  • melissar14 on 20 Feb 08
     
    good for all categories
  • Meg! Vetter on 08 May 08
     
    CIA world factbook
Brooke Saffren

Elections: Voting for Military and Overseas US Citizens - 0 views

www.sec.state.ma.us/...milidx.htm

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shared by Brooke Saffren on 20 Feb 08 - Cached
  • stripedsweater on 20 Feb 08
     
    voting overseas
chocairplane

South Korea - SOCIETY - 0 views

www.mongabay.com/...SOCIETY.html

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shared by chocairplane on 19 Feb 08 - Cached
  • When the war ended in 1945, the great majority of the people living in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula were poor peasants.
  • Japanese colonial regime from 1910 to 1945 had promoted modernization of the economy and society
  • By 1990 educational and public health standards were high, most people lived in urban areas, and a complex structure of social classes had emerged that resembled the social structures of developed Western countries or Japan. The country also was making substantial progress in its evolution from a military dictatorship similar to that of many Third World regimes to a democratic, pluralistic political system.
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  • The poverty and distress of the South Koreans were deepened by the Korean War of 1950-53
  • katenix on 19 Feb 08
     
    society of south korea
  • adamsky on 21 Feb 08
     
    This is a good site to find out what South Korea's society is like.
  • chocairplane on 25 Feb 08
     
    someone from team 4 should look this over, there is a lot of stuff here.
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