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	Korea
		Korea is a peninsula in eastern Asia and was once a unified country that had governed territories in Manchuria.
		Korea is referred to differently in the Korean language in the North (as Chosŏn) and the South (as Han-guk).
		Korea regained its independence in 1945 from Japan --- a country that Franklin D. Roosevelt called the "Axis of Evil" a few years earlier after their attack on Pearl Harbor --- when Japan's ruler unconditionally surrendered and pleaded for mercy to the United States.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ko/Korean.html (925 words)

	Wikipedia: Korea
		In Korean, Korea is referred to as "Chosŏn" (조선; 朝鮮;) in the North and "Hanguk" (한국; 韓國) in the south.
		The western name "Korea" (from Goryeo (고려; 高麗;)) is a neutral name often used by both countries in international contexts.
		Korea continued to be a Japanese colony until Japan's surrender to the Allied Forces on 15 August 1945.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/k/ko/korea.html (1675 words)

	N Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Trans Korea Pipeline - The Trans Korea Pipeline (TKP) is a north-south petroleum pipeline in the Republic of Korea.
		Korea was the widespread food shortages in North Korea of 1995 and 1996 -- and one incontestable indication of economic collapse is a hunger crisis precipitated by a distinct people (Koreans) and language (Korean).
		Korea Korea Unification Flag in the South, a thousand years of political and administrative unity came to an official end for the very best silk in the world, as noted in ancient Chinese scripts.
	cn94.mndine.com /nkorea.html (1554 words)

	Wikinfo \| Korea
		Korea is a peninsula in eastern Asia and was once a unified country that had governed territories in Manchuria.
		Korea is referred to differently in the Korean language in the North (as Chosŏn) and the South (as Hanguk).
		Korea then became a protectorate of Japan on July 25, 1907 and in 1910 the country was officially annexed by Japan establishing the Colonial Period in Korea.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Korea (1061 words)

	Korea - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Korea (н•њкµ, Hanguk, or мЎ°м„ , ChosЗ’n) is a civilization and geographical area situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait.
		Korea is populated by a relatively homogeneous ethnic group, the Koreans, who speak a distinct language called Korean and use the unique script hangul.
		In the 10th and 11th centuries, Korea continued to be plagued by attacks from Jurchen and Khitan tribes on the northern borders.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Korea (3559 words)

	Korean Culture
		This is not a modern invention; traditionally, one of the names of Korea was the "Eastern Land of Courtesy." The obligations of a host are paramount; the obligation of the guest is to lap it up.
		This may be a modern invention: nowadays, one of the names of Korea might be the "Eastern Land of Discourtesy." The intentions of the individual are paramount; the obligation of the victim is to get out of the way.
		Korea is said to be the most homogeneous nation on the face of the earth.
	www.seoulunionchurch.org /koreanculutre.htm (4619 words)

	BT Research - Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The peninsula is currently divided into North Korea and South Korea, and borders China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait.
		After the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea by Silla in 676, Korea was ruled by a single government and maintained political and cultural independence, despite the Mongol invasions of the Goryeo Dynasty in the 13th century and Japanese invasions of the Joseon Dynasty in the 16th century.
		Korea is populated by a highly homogeneous ethnic group, the Koreans, who speak a distinct language called Korean.
	www.breathittteens.com /research.php?title=Korea (3395 words)

	NewsHour Extra: North Korean Nukes -- Jan. 8, 2003
		Tensions are on the rise between the U.S. and North Korea, after the Communist country admitted it has been actively pursuing a nuclear weapons program.
		The standoff between Washington and North Korea began in October 2002 when the North Korean government admitted publicly that it had been secretly developing a nuclear weapons program, a move that conflicted with a 1994 agreement to end all nuclear programs.
		Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel, known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
	www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/jan-june03/nkorea.html (930 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from Korea; North and South
		Korea's official history is careful to define the time of Japanese colonization as a brutal rape of Korea and its people, which is largely true.
		Korea's first Japanese governor, Ito Hirobumi, himself one of the original architects of the Meiji restoration and an acolyte of Prussian-style bureaucracy, installed a strong system of centralized bureaucracy on the peninsula, while quietly buying off and removing the Yangban overlords.
		South Korea, however, is now saying that it might take until late 2007 for the government to comply with its contractual obligations - paying the cost of removal and relocation of USFK - an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Korea/FB04Dg01.html (2107 words)

	Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Korea is currently divided into North Korea and South Korea, and the term "Korea" may refer to either or both of these states.
		After the unification of the Three Kingdoms by Silla in 676, Korea was ruled by a single government and maintained political and cultural independence until the nineteenth century, despite the Mongol invasions of the Goryeo Dynasty in the 13th century and Japanese invasions of the Joseon Dynasty in the 16th century.
		The name "Korea" derives from the Goryeo period of Korean history, which in turn referred to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo.
	ref.podzone.net /en/Korea.htm (3350 words)

	South Korea
		South Korea can be divided into four general regions: an eastern region of high mountain ranges and narrow coastal plains; a western region of broad coastal plains, river basins, and rolling hills; a southwestern region of mountains and valleys; and a southeastern region dominated by the broad basin of the Nakdong River.
		South Korea is also the second largest missionary sending nation on earth, after the U.S. Islam in Korea is estimated to be at 45,000 in addition to some 100,000 foreign workers from Muslim countries.
		In its foreign relations, South Korea is primarily concerned with North Korea and the neighboring countries of China, Japan, and Russia, as well as its main ally, the United States.
	www.wmarea.com /info/South_Korea (4500 words)

	The Korea Times : Koreans Prefer Animal Names for Typhoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The names of typhoons are decided among a name pool of 140 names, 10 each from 14 members of the Typhoon Committee at the Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
		Korea and Japan prefer animal names, and North Korea, Malaysia and Cambodia have plant names, while China presents the names of gods.
		The names of Nabi by South Korea, Matsa by Laos and Longwang by China will be replaced with other names next year, due to previous damage caused by typhoons bearing their names.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200608/kt2006080920073811970.htm (451 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		Korea¡¯s most popular names during the last 30 years include Jeong-hun and Min-joon for boys and Mi-young and Seo-yeon for girls; 60 years ago, they were Young-soo and Young-ja.
		Experts in onomastics (the study of naming) say that names reflect the state of things in the era when they were used.
		The names mostly have the Chinese characters ¡°seong (à÷)¡± and ¡°hun (ý³), which mean success and achievement, reflecting parents¡¯ wish for their children¡¯s social success and career achievement at a time when the country was experiencing rapid economic growth.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200609/200609210028.html (473 words)

	Seoul Korea
		Then they arrived in Korea in the middle of Winter, no one understood them, the people were extremely different, and a huge concrete jungle of a city.
		In Korea, if your pronounciation isn't exact, they have absolutely no idea what you want or what you are talking about.
		One of the first places they had to go in Korea was to the DMZ, which is the military fortified barriers between North and South Korea.
	www.geocities.com /wintermoon2/new_082903.htm (749 words)

	Korean Language, Etiquette and Dining
		Korean names usually have three parts: the family or surname placed first, and a name identifying the generation, alternating each generation to second or third place with th given personal name.
		There are only around 200 family names in Korea and the five most frequent - Kim Pa(r)k, Yi (Lee), Choi (Choe) and Oh - cover about 70 percent of the population.
		Family names are traditional clan names and each has a village from which it comes.
	lrs.ed.uiuc.edu /students/d-moon1/Kname.html (235 words)

	LCNP.org - Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation - Briefing Paper on North Korean and U.S. Obligations
		North Korea's threats of war were in the explicit context of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or the United States for its actions.
		That is because providing an assurance only to North Korea would send a message to states that are complying with their NPT obligations that the United States is ready to assure some aspects of the security of states that violate their commitments and have or are close to having nuclear weapons.
		There is an urgency and immediacy to ensuring the return of North Korea to the NPT and thereby it return to a non-nuclear-weapon status that derives from the immediate need to avoid war and possibly a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula.
	www.lcnp.org /disarmament/npt/NKbriefing.htm (3228 words)

	Names of Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The English name Korea is an exonym derived from the Goryeo period and is used by both North Korea and South Korea in international contexts.
		In the Korean language, the two Koreas use different terms to refer to the nominally unified nation: Chosŏn (조선) in North Korea and Hanguk (한국) in South Korea.
		Because of the coexistence of "Corea" and "Korea" in the 19th century English publications, [3] some Koreans believe Japan, around the time of the Japanese occupation, intentionally standardized the spelling on "Korea," so that "Japan" would appear first alphabetically.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Names_of_Korea (1905 words)

	North Korea names new military head: Yonhap - Boston.com
		North Korea has named a new military chief after his predecessor was appointed as the deputy of the National Defense Commission following 12 years in the top military post, Yonhap news agency said on Sunday.
		SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has named a new military chief after his predecessor was appointed as the deputy of the National Defense Commission following 12 years in the top military post, Yonhap news agency said on Sunday.
		All power in North Korea resides with leader Kim Jong-il and his military as it is technically at war with the South.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2007/04/22/north_korea_names_new_military_head_yonhap?mode=PF (236 words)

	Korean Association of Minnesota - Culture
		In Korean names, the family name comes first, followed by the given names (or name).
		In Korea people do not refer to each otherby their personal names, this is usually restricted to members of the
		she is referring to the family name she was born into.
	www.mnkorea.org /en/culture.html (242 words)

	Family Names in Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is the beginnings of what I hope will be a complete list of the traditional Korean family names.
		The grand scheme is to have full cross-reference to the various transliterations, and to Hangul and Chinese characters.
		If you know of a traditional Korean family name -- or transliteration variant -- which is not listed below I would appreciate a note from you.
	www.usfca.edu /~boucherj/famnames.html (72 words)

	Korean Etiquette & Ethics in Business \| The Problem of Names \| December 1999
		This situation apparently exists because Korea was founded by a very few families whose names became imbued with a sacred quality and were assiduously maintained from one generation to the next.
		A male generational name is given to the first son born in a family, and a female generational name is given to the first daughter.
		The object is to select a name that fits the child based on time of birth and the parents' expectations for the child.
	www.apmforum.com /columns/boye33.htm (1253 words)

	The Korea Times : Foreign Names Popular Among Koreans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Television viewers who tuned into this year’s Miss Korea contest two weeks ago were amused to see a 23-year-old named “Honey,” oddly matching her background as a traditional musician, crowned the country’s newest beauty queen.
		Names such as “You-jin,” sounding like the English name “Eugene,” “Je-in,” sounding like “Jane,” “Su-ji,” like “Susie,” and “Ji-woo,” among others, are becoming popular, Chang said.
		Now, its hard to find anyone who does not have a separate English name printed on the back of their business cards, as even older people are giving themselves English names for business reasons,” he said.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200608/kt2006081418431511960.htm (506 words)

	Korean War Memmorial
		In front of the bronze statue are stone tablets with the names of those Washington soldiers killed in battle.
		The memorial originally contained the names of 523 Washington residents killed in Korea, with more names added in 1994, 1998, and 1999.
		Also occurring this year were several acts of vandalism—15 of the memorial’s 21 flags or poles were damaged, and some of the ceramic tiles and informational displays were cracked.
	www.ga.wa.gov /visitor/Korean/Korean.htm (514 words)

	World Cup 2006 South Korea
		Korea overcame a one-goal halftime deficit by striking for a pair of second-half goals during an 18-minute span to earn a 2-1 victory over Togo in a World Cup Group G match Wednesday.
		Korea, which had never won a World Cup game outside of its own country, connected in the 54th minute and 72nd minutes, with Chun Soo Lee and Jung Hwan Ahn providing the goals.
		South Korea coach Dick Advocaat will rely on an opportunistic attack orchestrated by Park Ji-Sung, who has grown considerably as a midfielder since joining Manchester United in England.
	www.bigapplesoccer.com /worldcup/teams/korea.php (206 words)

	[ks-open] Re: Korean family names
		So out of >the three characters, the first character is the family name and the rest >os the first name.
		It is known, however, that >many Korean last names were derived from the names used in the early Three >Kingdom period in China.
		It is okay for family >members and close friends to call each other by their given names but for >the majority of other instances, this is very rare.
	koreaweb.ws /pipermail/ksopen_koreaweb.ws/2001-October/001298.html (506 words)

	Meetings
		Korean names are arranged backward from names in the West and consist of three characters, each with a special distinction.
		Only close friends and family members know their first names and even then, they are still called by family name.
		Additionally, married women in Korea do not take the name of their husband as they retain their family name.
	members.tripod.com /FORCE2020/MBAPages/Projects/south-korea/meeting.htm (335 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. escalating tension, says N Korean paper - March 27, 2001
		SEOUL, South Korea -- A North Korean newspaper has accused the United States of planting "a time bomb" in the fragile relationship between the two countries, and of escalating tensions on the divided Korean peninsula as a prelude to war.
		The newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers Party criticised the Bush administration on Tuesday for falsely accusing the North of posing a threat to the region, and for trying to derail rapprochement between South and North Korea.
		North Korea has threatened to lift its 1999 moratorium on long-range missile tests and pull out of the 1994 agreement with Washington that freezes its nuclear weapons program in return for two Western-built reactors.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/27/nkorea.hits.washington (564 words)

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