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10 unusual facts about South korea


Camp Carroll

Camp Carroll also refers to a U.S. Army camp located in Waegwan, South Korea.

Dibs

In South Korea, the equivalent for dibs is "찜" (zzim), meaning "I got that".

Geography of Guam

: Commercial fishing (mostly servicing and unloading of longline fleets and commercial vessels), recreational fishing of Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara), Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), and deepwater reef fish, tourism (especially from Japan but increasingly from China and South Korea).

Global Vision Christian School

Global Vision Christian School is a private Christian boarding school located in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.

Ice Bar Sub-Zero

As a result many of the challengers for the Iceman competition are not native to South Korea.

Japan–North Korea relations

Even after the Treaty of San Francisco in 1951, Tokyo has limited itself to the recognition of the Republic of Korea as de jure government in Korea.

National Public Safety Commission

The National Public Safety Commission is the policy making and oversight body of the national police forces in Japan and South Korea.

President Dad

The work was originally titled as The Charter of National Education for Girls (소녀교육헌장, Sonyeo Gyoyuk Heonjang) published by Daiwon C.I. in 2002, South Korea.

Sinmunno

Sinmunno (신문로 新門路) which literally means "a new gate on a road" may refer to one of the dongs or neighbourhoods in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea or to the two combined areas as a whole.

United States Army Medical Materiel Agency

In addition to the USAMMA headquarters located at Fort Detrick, USAMMA has operational maintenance and storage locations in Camp Carroll, South Korea; Sagami General Depot, Japan; Defense Depot Tracy, California; Sierra Army Depot, California; Defense Depot Hill, Utah; Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania; Naval Weapons Station Charleston, South Carolina; Husterhoeh Kaserne, Pirmasens, Germany; As Saliyah Army Base, Qatar; and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.


1969 Asian Baseball Championship

Chinese Taipei (2nd) and South Korea (4th) were the other participants.

2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship

The Division I tournament began on 8 March 2001 in Seoul, South Korea.

2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident

The 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident occurred on March 2, 2011 Taean County at 3 pm at 64 miles southwest off Gyeongryeolbi island between People’s Republic of China fishing boats and the South Korea Coast guard.

2011 World Marathon Cup

The 2011 World Marathon Cup was the 14th edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Daegu, South Korea, inside of the 2011 World Championships.

Andrew Dabeka

He also played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Park Sung-hwan, of South Korea, 21-16, 21-5.

Bernhard Seliger

Bernhard Seliger is the book review editor of North Korean Review and a representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation branch in Seoul, South Korea.

Brendan Connor

In 2008, he did stories on Turkish NBA star, Hedo Türkoğlu, covered the Davis Cup Tennis Finals in Argentina, reported from the Super Bowl in Phoenix, profiled Indy Racing and driver Danica Patrick, South Korean golfers on the LPGA Tour, and produced a series of pre-Olympic stories on athletes and teams headed to Beijing.

Bruce E. MacDonald

After receiving a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., in 1992, he was transferred to Seoul, Korea, where he served as Chief, Operational Law Division, on the staffs of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea.

Cherry A. Murray

Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, and the daughter of a diplomat, Murray lived in the United States, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, and Indonesia as a child.

Do Jong-hwan

Since that time Do has also written about the issue of Division of Korea, depicting the difficulties on a single people in a divided country, Do opens up new possibilities for the unification of North Korea and South Korea. He is the recipient of many Korean literary prizes.

Edgar Itt

Edgar Itt (born June 8, 1967, Gedern) was a West German athlete who competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Norbert Dobeleit, Jörg Vaihinger and Ralf Lübke.

Eric Menk

His debut with the team was delayed, as he spent his time with the Philippine National Team for the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Eun Ji-won

Eun graduated from Seoul Yeudo Elementary School (서울 여의도 초등학교), Yoon Joong Junior High School (윤중 중학교) and Korea Kent Foreign School in South Korea.

Eunkwang Girls' High School

Eunkwang Girls' High School is a private girls' high school located in Seoul, South Korea.

Gwladys Épangue

Representing France at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, she won the silver medal in the welterweight division, losing to Hwang Kyung-Seon from South Korea in the final.

Gyeongnam International Foreign School

Gyeongnam International Foreign School (GIFS) is a privately funded international school located in Sacheon, South Korea.

Hyundai IHL

is an automotive components manufacturing company headquartered in Gyeongju, South Korea.

Internet in Romania

According to a top made by Bloomberg in 2013, Romania is ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in Europe in terms of internet connection speed, being surpassed by Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, while the United States is only the 14th.

JaVale McGee

McGee was asked by the Gilas Pilipinas to take part as a naturalized player for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Jokbal

The area of Seoul Subway Line 3 Dongguk University Station are Jangchung-dong in Seoul, South Korea is known for its numerous jokbal restaurants.

Jung Da-yeon

Jung Da-yeon is a South Korean diet writer and fitness guru widely known as a Korean popular culture figure under the moniker momjjang ajumma (Korean: 몸짱 아줌마).

Jung So-ra

As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Jung vied to succeed the then Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, she was however unplaced in the title holders.

Keena Young

In 2007, Young had a short stint with Spotter Leuven, a professional team in Belgium, before joining Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (in South Korea).

Kim Kaphwan

The main location of Kim Kaphwan is actual site of Namdaemun(or Sungnyemun) located in Seoul, South Korea.

Kim Ki-taek

While many artists consider regular work, particularly the life of a salaryman as a hindrance to creativity, Korean poet Kim Gi-taek (Born in 1957 in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea) has successfully achieved a career as a poet while also working full time.

Kirov Academy of Ballet

It was founded in 1990 under its original name, The Universal Ballet Academy, due to its affiliation with The Universal Ballet in Seoul, South Korea.

Ko Joo-yeon

Ko Joo-yeon (born February 22, 1994) is a South Korean actress who has gained attention in the Korean film industry for her roles in Blue Swallow (2005) and The Fox Family (2006).

Liu Tianyou

He, with Olympic champion Zhu Qinan and Li Jie, beat South Korea with 1,786 points to win the first gold of the Games.

Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour

The other official releases by Michael Jackson is a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, and it was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988, which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.

Lucie Décosse

Décosse retired from judo after losing her bronze medal match against South Korea's Kim Seong-Yeon at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

Manchukuo

The 2008 South Korean western The Good, the Bad, the Weird is set in the desert wilderness of 1930s Manchuria.

Marianne Heske

She is represented in various galleries, including the National Gallery of Norway, Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Bonnefanten Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul.

Michael Chu

Michael Chu (born in Seoul, South Korea) is a stock trader who earned a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2007 $1,000 WSOP No Limit Hold'em with rebuys event (Event #8).

Michał Łogosz

In 2004, they defeated Tri Kush Aryanto and Sigit Budiarto of Indonesia in the first round, before being defeated in the round of 16 by Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon of Korea.

MV Discovery

The Island Princess operated as part of the Princess fleet until 1999, when she was sold on to Hyundai Merchant Marine of South Korea.

National Model United Nations

Since 2008, NMUN has expanded internationally, hosting conferences in Xi’an, China (2008), Quito, Ecuador (2010), Olomouc, Czech Republic (2010), Lille, France (2012), Galápagos, Ecuador (2013), and Seoul, South Korea, planned for December 2013.

Nikki S. Lee

After earning B.F.A. at Chung-Ang University in South Korea in 1993, she moved to New York in 1994 to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Nina Solheim

In addition to a bronze medal from the 2001 World Taekwondo Championships in Jeju, South Korea, Solheim won the gold medal in middleweight (72 kg) at the 2006 World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway

The Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway (Korean: 평택시흥고속도로; Pyeongtaek-Siheung Gosok Doro) , Also 2nd Seohaean Expressway, is a freeway in South Korea, connecting Pyeongtaek to Hwaseong, Ansan, and Siheung.

Ruth Holzhausen

There finished sixth with the national squad after a 3-0 loss in the fifth place playoff against South Korea.

Sheila Sondergard

Sheila Sondergard (born April 24, 1980) is a singer-songwriter, born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Maui, Hawaii, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and Central America.

Soonchunhyang University

SCH (Soonchunhyang University) is a private university located in the city of Asan, South Chungcheong province, about 52 miles(88 km) southwest of Seoul in South Korea.

Sung Jung-A

Sung Jung-A (born 25 December 1965 in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a South Korean former basketball player who won the silver medal in the women's basketball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

T-ara Japan Tour 2012: Jewelry Box

T-ara Japan Tour 2012: Jewelry Box (stylized as T-ARA JAPAN TOUR 2012~Jewelry box~) is the first Japan nationwide concert tour by South Korean girl group T-ara, in support of their first Japanese studio album, Jewelry Box (2012).

Tower Palace One

Tower Palace One is an apartment complex completed in 2002 in Seoul, South Korea.

Ulmus × mesocarpa

Kim & S. Lee is a cross of Ulmus macrocarpa with Japanese Elm Ulmus davidiana var. japonica discovered on Seoraksan (Mount Sorak) near the city of Sokcho on the eastern coast of South Korea.

Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games

Due to scheduling conflicts with 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea alongside the host team Qatar qualified directly to the quarterfinal stage.

Waegwan Station

Waegwan Station is a railway station on the Gyeongbu Line, in South Korea.