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King Gaeru

2015-09-09

King Gaeru came to the throne in the year 128 when his father, King Giru, died. In 132, he built a mountain fortress called Bukhan Sanseong in present-day ...

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Part 35. The Revival of the Local Self-governing System

2015-09-08

Autonomous governance system for local government was briefly instituted in 1948, right after the government of the Republic of Korea was established, ...

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King Giru

2015-09-02

King Giru was the eldest son of King Daru, the second ruler of Baekje. He remained the crown prince for 44 years before finally coming to the throne ...

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Part 34. Korea’s cultural relics preserved as heritage of humanity

2015-09-01

In recognition the diversity and importance of Korea’s cultural heritage that has accumulated over five thousand years, UNESCO at last inscribed ...

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King Daru

2015-08-26

King Daru was the first son of King Onjo, the founding father of Baekje. He was proclaimed the crown prince in the year 10 and succeeded to the throne ...

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Part 33: Dawning of the Age of the Internet

2015-08-25

The world has been calling Korea an Internet superpower since the early 21st century. Measuring up to the nickname, Korea boasts of many world’s ...

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King Onjo

2015-08-19

Baekje was one of the ancient kingdoms that prospered on the Korean Peninsula during the so-called Three Kingdoms period. It existed on the southwestern ...

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Part 32: Seo Taiji and Boys Revolutionizes Korean Pop Music

2015-08-18

Seo Taiji and Boys revolutionized Korean pop music by introducing a new genre of rap imbued with social messages. Their resistance to and criticism ...

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King Bojang

2015-08-12

King Bojang was the nephew of his predecessor King Yeongryu. In 642, General Yeon Gaesomun staged a military coup and killed Yeongryu. Then he put ...

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Part 31. Joining the U.N.

2015-08-11

A unanimous decision by 159 nations was reached at the General Assembly in 1991 to admit both South and North Korea simultaneously to the United Nations ...

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