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#Moments towards Unification

Unification Plan for One National Community in 1989

2018-04-12

On the first day of the regular parliamentary session that autumn, then-National Assembly Speaker Kim Jae-soon asked the vice speaker and ...

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Korea, Today and Tomorrow

#Moments towards Unification

July 7 Declaration in 1988

2018-04-05

On July 6, 2017, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced his New Berlin Declaration during his visit to Germany to attend the G20 summit, ...

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Korea, Today and Tomorrow

#Moments towards Unification

Exchange Visits of Separated Families in Two Koreas in 1985

2018-03-29

In 1945, Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule but it was divided into South and North Korea along the 38th parallel. In 1985, the two ...

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Korea, Today and Tomorrow

#Moments towards Unification

N. Korea’s Flood Relief Aid for S. Korea in 1984

2018-03-22

I’m 85 years old. 34 years ago, in 1984, I was in charge of relief and volunteering activities at the South Korean Red Cross. In September that ...

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Korea, Today and Tomorrow

#Moments towards Unification

First Inter-Korean Red Cross Talks in 1972

2018-03-15

My family and relatives lived in the same village. Unfortunately, many of them couldn’t come down to South Korea. I miss my younger brother the most. ...

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Korea, Today and Tomorrow

#Moments towards Unification

July 4 Joint Statement of 1972

2018-03-08

At 10 a.m. on July 4, 1972, the Korean Peninsula was filled with emotion and excitement. Seoul and Pyongyang announced a joint statement at the ...

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Korea, Today and Tomorrow

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 51. The Power of Korea: Toward Another Resurgence

2015-12-29

This last episode of the show takes an overall look at the milestones in Korean history since the country was liberated from the Japanese colonial ...

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#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 50. From Starvation to a Generation of Plenty

2015-12-22

Today's young Koreans are much taller than their parents’ generation, thanks to improved nutrition and living environment. For quite a while following ...

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#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 49. Korea, a Multicultural Society

2015-12-15

According to the foreign resident data compiled by the Ministry of Interior, as of January 2015, foreigners residing in Korea numbered over 1.74 ...

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#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 48. Korea Tourism Tempts the World

2015-12-08

In the 1950s most of Korea’s industrial infrastructure remained in ruins, destroyed by the Korean War. Desperately needing foreign money to fund ...

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