South Korea’s rise from post-war devastation to one of the world’s most advanced economies is often called an economic ...

1946 -- Yi Pom-suk, a Korean independence fighter who fought against Japanese colonial troops in China, returns to Korea. Yi was later appointed the country's first prime minister in 1948. 1947 -- A ...

Two Han River buses that departed from Sacheon ... through the Korea Strait and the Yellow Sea, called the South Sea and West Sea in Korea. The boats will continue to undergo thorough testing ...

Competitors participate in a space-out competition at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2025. The winner of the event would be decided based on the stability of participants' heart ...

“The suitcase was from Korea,” recalled Yoo’s daughter ... Laundry day along the Han River in the South Korean countryside was a social event, with families gathering on the rocks as ...

It’s deep winter, 1958, and he’s standing outside, on the frozen Han River, the massive waterway ... electronics) as South Korea’s consumer age was ushered in. He occasionally showed his ...

From the early 1960s, its strategic focus on manufacturing and export fostered a period of rapid economic growth referred to as the Miracle on the Han River. By 2018, South Korea’s GDP per ...

South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo says he will run in next month’s presidential election and would seek to lessen the powers of the office and ease strife-ridden domestic politics if he ...

Under Yoon, South Korea passed a bill to ban the eating and ... in a complex in the glitzy “Gangnam” area south of the Han river, and some neighbors have raised concerns about the return ...

Competitors participate in a space-out competition at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2025. The winner of the event would be decided based on the stability of participants ...