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South Korea officially recognizes and maintains diplomatic ties with the Federal Government of Somalia.In May 2013, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accepted the credentials of the new South Korean Ambassador to Mogadishu, Kim Chan-Woo, the first diplomatic representative of an Asian Pacific country to work in Somalia in many years.
In order to accommodate American television viewers, South Korea observed daylight saving time (GMT+10:00) when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics. The one-hour time change meant that many daytime events could be broadcast live from South Korea when it was prime time on the U.S. east coast. [4] North Korea also uses Korea
2021 Nepal floods were a series of flash floods caused by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods. In June 2021, the Melamchi River flooded , caused damage in the Melamchi Bazar in Sindhupalchowk District of Nepal killing several locals and some foreigners.
North Korea, [c] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), [d] is a country in East Asia.It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
In September 2005, without warning, North Korea released a massive amount of water from a dam, causing large floods in South Korea. [1] [2] To protect itself against the perceived threat, South Korea built the Peace Dam across the border, 22 miles to the south. Since Imnam Dam was built, water inflow to the Han River has decreased by 12 percent.
South Korea, [c] officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), [d] 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 2021 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka are flash floods and mudslides which were caused from heavy torrential rainfalls during May and June 2021. As of 7 June 2021; the monsoon floods affected in about 10 districts, killing at least 17 persons including about 10 because of floods and 4 people because of mudslides.
Parasite (Korean: 기생충; RR: Gisaengchung) is a 2019 South Korean dark comedy [8] thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the film with Han Jin-won.The film, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, and Lee Jung-eun, follows a poor family who infiltrate the life of a wealthy family.