It was in 1945 when Korea gained its independence from Japan after Japan's ruler surrendered to the United States. This was the end of the harsh treatment of the Korean people under Japanese occupation. This historical period was equally as brutal and inhumane as the treatment of the Jews by Na...

Korea, a peninsula about the same size as Minnesota, is divided in two separate countries. South Korea, a country slightly larger than Indiana, is surrounded by islands mainly to the south and west. It is bordered by the Yellow Sea to the south, the Sea of Japan (known in Korea as the East Sea) to t...

Asia contains some of our closest neighbors. In many different areas, Australia has forged strong links with Asia, links which on their current path can only become stronger. Our future now lies with Asia, our closest trading partner. Previously we mainly associated ourselves with Europe, Britain an...

DIRECT LINKAGES Geographical proximity has facilitated capital flows, as north east Asian manufacturers of labor intensive exports moved their factories south to take advantage of the skilled labor which helped a lot Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. From policy view point these linkages have been ...