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Barnes & Noble e-reader has color, $259 price: report...Kindle internationally, Google Inc unveiled plans for an online e-book store, and News Corp's Rupert Murdoch visited Japan and South Korea, possibly to suss out e-reader technology. Some 3 million e-readers are expected to be sold in the... In this article: Barnes & Noble Inc, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Iphone, Apple Inc, Sony Reader, Forrester Research, Google Inc, Target Corp, and News Corp |
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Stuff | October 18, 2009
The e-reader wars
...Web players and publishers began to mobilize. Google Inc unveiled plans for an online e-book store, while News Corp's Rupert Murdoch visited Japan and South Korea to size up e-reader technology. But Amazon is expected to retain its...
In this article: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Inc, Frost & Sullivan, Smashwords, Fruit, Hearst, NPD Group, and Forrester Research
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | October 09, 2009
Murdoch calls on China to open mkt
...by Murdoch, whose media empire includes the Fox TV network and the Wall Street Journal. He came to Beijing from South Korea, and was in Japan before that. During his previous stops, speculation bubbled that Murdoch was in the region to...
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, China, Beijing, Sony Corp, Asia, Japan, All rights reserved, LG Electronics, and Toshiba Corp
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Reuters | October 06, 2009
Murdoch to meet Samsung, LG Elec execs: sources
...Rupert Murdoch will meet senior executives of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc in South Korea, sources said on Wednesday, amid reports he would discuss selling news and movie content through Samsung's broadband TVs.
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Seoul, LG, Lee Kun-hee, and Yukio Hatoyama
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Guardian Unlimited | July 08, 2009
'No evidence' of North Korean involvement in virus attack
...in virus attack • Electronic attacks targeting America and South Korea have made headlines - but, contrary to some speculation, there's no evidence that it is backed by North Korea, says Computerworld. • After suggestions that...
In this article: Twitter, Rupert Murdoch, Waste, Marissa Mayer, MySpace, Google, Hollywood, Idaho, and North Korea
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UPDATE 4-Murdoch in Asia, checking out e-reader partners?
...to attend a media summit later this week. Murdoch will on Thursday visit the Panmunjom truce village in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, a military official in Seoul said. (Additional reporting by Mayumi Negishi in...
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, Amazon, Sony Corp, News Corp, Seoul, and Toshiba Corp
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Murdoch to meet with Samsung Elec execs -report
...Elec execs -report Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corp <NWSA.O>, is visiting South Korea on Wednesday and is set to meet with high-ranking executives at technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930. KS>, local media...
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, Lee Kun-hee, and News Corp
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK) (대한민국, ) and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest metropolitan city in the world and a major global city. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 100,032 square kilometers and has a population of over 48 million, making it the third most densely populated (significantly sized) country in the world (after Bangladesh and Taiwan).
Archaeological findings show that the Korean Peninsula was occupied as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by Dangun. Following the unification of Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when Korea was annexed by Japan. After liberation and division at the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy. A war between the two Koreas ended in an uneasy cease-fire. During a period of military rule, the South Korean economy grew significantly, and the country was transformed into a major economy and a full democracy.
- Name:
- South Korea
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Korea
- Local Name:
- Daehan-minguk
- Capital:
- Seoul
- Language:
- Korean
- Motto:
- Benefir All Mankind
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Legislature:
- National Assembly
- Founding Date:
- August 15, 1948
- Formations:
- Government Proclaimed
- Area:
- 100,140
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $1.344 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 32nd
- GDP (nominal):
- $929.124 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 36th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 15th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $19,136.
- Time Zone:
- Korea Standard Time
- Currency:
- South Korean won (₩)
- Demonym:
- South Korean, Korean
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- KRW
- Country Calling Code:
- 82
- ccTLD:
- .kr
- Anthem:
- Aegukga (애국가)
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