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Examples:Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea—Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012—Jeju island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site—Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea—Seoul Metropolitan City, capital of South Korea (Chinese spelling adopted in 2005)—King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418—Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897—Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000—Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent Jilin province—Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea—Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성 city in southwest North Korea, close the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies—People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)—Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea—thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea—(Chinese) characters native Korea, Japan, Vietnam etc—Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea—South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea—Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea—Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960—Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea—North Hwanghae Province 황해북도 of west North Korea—Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea—South Hwanghae Province 황해남도 of west North Korea—Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)—former Hwanghae Province 황해도 of northwest Korea, divided inNorth and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954—ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese Meiji restoration politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin—South Hamgyeong Province 함경남도 of east North Korea—Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009—Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea—sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)—dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea—Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009—Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province— |