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#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 15. Jeon Tae-il Ignites Korea’s Labor Movement

2015-04-14

A young garment worker set himself on fire on November 13, 1970 in protest of the deplorable working conditions in the Pyeonghwa Market sewing factories. ...

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King Micheon (1)

2015-04-13

King Micheon was the fifteenth ruler of the Goguryeo kingdom. He was the grandson of the 13th king, Seocheon. But he had a miserable boyhood, as he ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 14. The Gyeongbu Expressway

2015-04-07

The Gyeongbu Expressway, Korea's first modern highway, was opened on July 7th, 1970. The 428-kilometer expressway linked Seoul and Busan, two ...

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King Bongsang

2015-04-06

King Bongsang was the fourteenth monarch of the Goguryeo Kingdom, who ruled the country for eight years from the year 292 to 300. Unfortunately, ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 13. North Korean Terrorist Attack on Cheong Wa Dae in 1968

2015-03-31

There had been a series of provocations instigated by North Korea following the Korean War, but the most brazen one was the attempted assassination ...

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King Seocheon

2015-03-30

King Seocheon was the second son of his father and predecessor King Jungcheon. He was proclaimed Crown Prince in the year 255. He took the throne after ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 12. Treaty on Basic Relations between the Republic of Korea and Japan

2015-03-24

Korea and Japan normalized their diplomatic ties with the Treaty on Basic Relations between the Republic of Korea and Japan. The treaty earned Korea ...

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King Jungcheon

2015-03-23

King Jungcheon was the twelfth ruler of the Goguryeo kingdom. His name was Yeon-bul, and he became crown prince at the age of 20 in the year 243. He took ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 11. Korean Miners and Nurses in West Germany

2015-03-17

Back in the early 1960s Korea needed money to power the first phase of the five-year economic development plan. South Korea’s need for funds and West ...

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King Dongcheon

2015-03-16

King Dongcheon was known for his mild personality and generosity. He hardly lost his temper. Since his mother was his father’s second wife, the first ...

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