South Korea
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During the 1980s, South Korea became a major industrial power in Asia.
Supported by the United States, South Korea was created in 1948 after American and Soviet occupation zones established at the end of World War II had divided Korea into north and south.
During the Korean War, noncommunist South Korea, aided by forces of the United Nations, and communist North Korea, aided by Chinese forces, fought from 1950 to 1953.
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Novelis said it mobilized its plants in Europe and South Korea to supply U.S. customers during the outage in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
And the only two times South Korea played in a North American World Cup, in 1986 and 1994, it failed to win a game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But they noted that at least a portion of the IPOs will flow back out of the U.S., to purchase microchips and related supplies from South Korea and Taiwan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
North Korea could also serve as a useful counterweight to US partners in the region, including South Korea and Japan, analysts said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
International economists often describe South Korea as the single most impressive example of what free markets, democratic government, and elbow grease can do to transform a small agrarian backwater into a global powerhouse.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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