South Korea

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General Political Information

KOREAN WAR: The Korean War site provides a detailed background on this important event in Korean history. It includes features such as photos and first-hand accounts.

• SOUTH KOREAN POLITICS: Korean politics.com will give you a complete background on all aspects of the country's political system and events. It has information on everything from Korea's major political players to its constitution.
• The CIA World Factbook on South Korea The 1997 Factbook entry on South Korea.` All the usual basic information on the country, including vital statistics and political information.` Basic, but a necessity
• KCTU STRIKE PAGE: Created by Korean workers after government interference of labor laws in December, this page will provide you with up to date news concerning the strike as well as workers' opinions.
• KOREAN PHOTOGRAPHS: This page will enable you to explore Korean photography and learn about the country's culture.
• THE SOUTH KOREA TOUR HOMEPAGE: The Korea Tour Homepage allows you to take your own cyber tour of the country. Check out Korea's most popular tourist attractions and get a glimpse of the culture.
• SOUTH KOREA COM PAGE: Learn about Korean culture on the Korea Com page. Get a glimpse of the country's most famous sculptures, paintings, and gardens. Check-out Buddha artifacts and a traditional ceremony.

• A history of Korea
• Korea Page A page full of information and links about both Koreas.
• A great collection of links related to Korea.
• More great links related to Korea.
• Homepage of the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS), which works to promote the international understanding of Korea's national policies, national development and traditional culture.
• South Korea: Subject Guide
• The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. Consists of 10 sections including: What's New, Foreign Policy, Regions and Countries, Int'l Cooperation, and Economy and Trade.
• The Korean Report website. KIRC (Korean Information and Resource Center) posts academic articles concerning Korea.
• Factsheet on South Korea.
• Korean links compiled by Yahoo: Strathcona-Korea

Economic Information

• KOREA TRADE AND INVESTMENT: This magazine will provide you with up to date information concerning Korea's state in the world economy.
• The Korean Economic Weekly website. Various articles providing more detailed information about Korean economy.
• WISE KOREAN ECONOMY SOCIETY: The Wise Korean Economy Society Page gives you detailed information concerning Korea's market and economic trends.
• Global News Korea website. A collection of articles related to the Korean economy.
• The Korea Business website. "News Brief" section contains a number of good articles about Korean business and economy.
• This site contains an article about Korean development by Kee Ho Sik.
• This site contains an article about Business and Economy in Korea by Han Keon Hee.
• The Korean Development Bank homepage. The "KDB Data Plaza" section has a wealth of articles relevant to Korean Development.
• Business in Korea Produced by the South Korean embassy in Washington, D.C., this page contains plenty of economic statistics from South Korea.` Seems to be updated through 1995 with some information from 1996.-
• South Korean Economic Data&Information
• About Korea Information about trade in Korea.

Publications

Newspapers:

• THE KOREA TIMES: The Korea Times newspaper provides up to date national, world, sports, and cultural news.
• THE KOREAN HERALD: The Korean Herald page gives you direct access to recent news events in Korea.
• Links to Korean news and magazines, in Korean.
• The Joong-ang Ilbo website. This recent news site has general as well as economic news from Korea. An editorial section is also available.

Magazines:

• The Korea Economic Weekly Basically an online Korean version of Business Week.` Information on all aspects of the South Korean economy - current statistics, events, problems, etc.

Online publications:

• The Korea WebWeekly.A news publication that claims to be impartial but is biased towards North Korea.