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Embassy of Ukraine in Seoul ( Ukrainian: Посольство України в Республіці Корея ； Korean: 주한 우크라이나 대사관) is the official diplomatic mission of Ukraine in the Republic of Korea. The embassy is located at 21 45th St., Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul. The embassy was officially established in ...
Koreana Hotel (Korean: 코리아나 호텔) is a skyscraper and hotel on Taepyeongno, in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. The hotel, with a marble lobby, contains 344 rooms and is 14 stories high. Construction. Construction began on the hotel on 20 December 1969 and it was completed exactly two years later in 1971.
Hwangudan ( Korean : 환구단) was a shrine complex that still partially stands in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. The complex consisted of two main buildings: a coronation site and Hwanggungu ( 황궁우; 皇穹宇; lit. Imperial Vault of Heaven). The coronation site was built in late 1897 and destroyed in 1913. Hwanggungu was built in ...
South Korea hosted the G-20 Summit in Seoul in November 2010, a year that saw South Korea and the European Union conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) to reduce trade barriers. South Korea went on to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Australia in 2014, and another with New Zealand in 2015. South Korea and Britain have agreed to extend ...
' Korea Daily Newspaper '), also known as The Chosun Daily, is a newspaper of record for South Korea and the oldest active daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, [11] the Chosun Ilbo has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. [12]
The map of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea ...
Seoul, officially Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Capital Area, encompassing Gyeonggi province and Incheon metropolitan city, emerged as the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, trailing only Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, hosting more than half of South Korea's population.
Joseon [a] ( Korean : 조선; Hanja : 朝鮮; MR : Chosŏn; [tɕo.sʌn] ), officially Great Joseon State ( 대조선국; 大朝鮮國; [tɛ.tɕo.sʌn.ɡuk̚] ), [17] was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. [18] [19] It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. [20] The ...