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 ... Listen
Part 30: The 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul 2015-07-28 Seoul at last won the bid to host the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in the vote at the IOC general assembly held in the German city of Baden-Baden, making ... Listen
Part 29. An Age of Diverse Culture 2015-07-21 In the 1980s, a new wind began to blow into the Korean culture scene, with the high wall of art collapsing and the thick wall of ideology crumbling. ... Listen
Part 28. Breakthrough Events for Improved Inter-Korean Relations 2015-07-14 On July 4th, 1972 South and North Korea simultaneously announced the landmark Joint Communique, which heightened hope for unification. But nothing ... Listen
Part 27. Looking for the Lost Loved Ones 2015-07-07 At 10:15 on the night of June 30th, 1983 a KBS special live program titled “Looking for Separated Families” went on air. The show, aired to mark the ... Listen
Part 26: Dawning of Professional Sports in Korea 2015-06-30 In September 1981 the government won the bid to host the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul and the pro baseball league was launched in March of the ... Listen
Part 25: Reviving the Han River 2015-06-23 The Han River in Seoul is a playground for Seoul citizens as well as a tourist destination. Koreans were able to enjoy the Han River through the hard ... Listen
Part 24. From Oppression to Democracy 2015-06-16 Former army general Chun Doo-hwan was inaugurated as Korea’s 12th president on March 3, 1981, opening the era of the Fifth Republic. From the very ... Listen
Part 23. The May 18th Democratic Uprising 2015-06-09 In the midst of the chaos following President Park Chung-hee's assassination in October 1979, then-army commander Chun Doo-hwan staged a military ... Listen
Part 22. Cultural policies in the 1970s 2015-06-02 In 1973 the government initiated a five-year plan to promote Korean culture. It was the beginning of a nationwide project to restore the nationalistic ... Listen