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1. The culture of Korean :
- Hangeul - The Korean alphabet : Hangeul alphabet was built from the 15th
century by wise kings of the Joseon Dynasty - King Sejong. The alphabet
consists of 14 consonants and 10 vowels. The combination of consonants and
vowels to form syllables, so Hangeul alphabet could generate thousands of
letters and can pivot to make any public tone. Because relatively simple and
limited number, Hangeul is easy to learn.

- Korean Cuisine: Korea beautiful country is also known under the name
associated with a famous traditional dishes: Kimchi. Characteristic of Korean
culture cuisine are the dishes are more or less involved with "chili". Koreans
especially spicy dishes favored, perhaps as a country with a temperate climate
so spicy food will help keep warm body is better, so that ostracism many
dishes made "brand" Korea will provide some sort of tinged with brilliant red
and warm spicy.

- Korean Costume and Clothing: Long time experience, symbols deserve

pride of Korean culture is still the Hanbook traditional costume with many
unique innovation both in terms of colour, fabric as well as suitable designs
each season and each object the wearer. During the Tet holidays or the day
 celebration, South Korean women wearing the brightly Hanbook and fussy to
make themselves look elegant, luxurious.

- Family-spiritual culture can't replace the people's Korea : Koreans

traditionally have lived for generations in the same family and the oldest man
to serve as head of the family, all of them must be respected and obeyed. This
is expressed in words, words and actions of the junior ranks, such as an
honorific used in communication, bowed to greet, apologize and thank you, ...
The Korean family communication system still meeting regularly, especially in
the great annual festivals.

- Music of Korean: Country Korean traditional music development with many

folk songs, genres of traditional music and arts including the Pansori. This
genre of music is a type of storytelling to music with the participation of a
theater artist combines acting with gestures, body language and the
participation of artists beat drums. This unique art Pansori Korean government
 has been recognized as assets Intangible Culture National

- Korea has an education in basic traditional music and have the quintessence of
Western music. The traditional elements are combined with modern musical
language, in line with the development trend in the world of music. Korea has
so many musicians use traditional instruments combined with Western
instruments to create the new wind of songwriting and performances
characterized by the Korean .

- Ginseng - The typical tonic of Koreans : South Korea is temperate, the

climate and the soil here is very compatible to widely cultivated ginseng.
Ginseng is used as enhance dose and restore health, Ginseng is a tonic dose
that the Korean people think of first when want to buy make gifts to their
forebears.
 - The gift culture : As well as other countries, South Korea has unique gifts
culture and express unique in concept and culture, according to which, the
number 4 is considered unlucky number, so gifts are not multiples of 4. Korean
concept that the number 7 is their lucky number. Paper is usually red and gold,
especially avoid green gift pack, white or black.

2. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN KOREA

The Republic of Korea is one of the leading global research nations. From its
humble beginnings in the 1960s as a poor nation until today, Korea has made
impressive progress in quality of research. Korea is now a globally leading R&D
power in areas of industrial research (IT, communication, transport, civil
engineering). The Korean Government also invests heavily in R&D and its
numerous public research institutes and universities constantly improve.

Recently, the Korean Government has heavily invested in basic research (creation
of the Institutes of Basic Research), internationalization of its research and
increasing recognition of creativity in R&D by supporting research freedom and
start-ups/technology transfer.

INSTITUTIONS
- The mission of the Ministry is to carve out a bright future for the
Republic of Korea and to open a new era of creative economy by
technical commercialization of creative ideas, by stimulating startup,
by creating new industries & new demand, and by strengthening the
existing industries

- The NRF is promotes development focused on research through

close cooperation with world-class research funding agencies. NRF
makes efforts to become a global leader in research funding that
contributes to the advancement of Korea by presenting a new vision
for the future.

- IBS is a world leading Research Institute in the Basic Sciences that

aims to cultivate the next generation of research leaders and to
construct a global base for basic science research. It tries to attract
scientists from all over the world and facilitates collaborations with a
network of institutes.

- The Innopolis is a global hub for new technologies and advanced

industries. It served as a central pillar of economic growth in Korea
by developing advanced technologies and is moving forward o
become a global center that turns new technologies into successful
businesses.
 Modern science and technology of Korean :
 Electronic:
- MP3 Portable Player: The first portable MP3 player was launched
in 1997 by Saehan Information Systems,[86] which sold its
"MPMan" player in Asia in spring 1998.

- Curved Screen Smartphone: In December 2013, the world's first

curved OLED technology smartphones were introduced to the retail
market with the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Round and LG G Flex
models. Samsung phones with more bends and folds in the screens
were expected in 2014.

- Solar cell phone: Samsung Electronics was the first to develop and
market a solar-powered cell phone when it launched the Samsung
 Crest Solar E1107 in 2009.

 Information technology:
- Contactless smart transport card: The Korean system integrator
Intec and Seoul Bus Union first launched a test of their system in a
trial from October to December 1995. The first contactless e-
Ticketing systems went live in 1996 in Seoul and 1997 in
Hongkong.
- Coloring Ring back tone: CRBT (Coloring Ring back tones) are
pieces of music and audio clips that callers hear instead of normal
ringing tone when they dial a specific number. The original service
first premiered by South Korean operator SK Telecom in April 2002.
- WiBro: An abbreviation of wireless broadband, refers to the Mobile
WiMAX system developed and deployed in Korea
 Robotics :
- HUBO, developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (KAIST) in 2004, is the world's second walking
humanoid robot.
- EveR-1, developed by a team at the Korea Institute of Industrial
Technology (KITECH) in May 2003, is the world's second female
android.
- Crabster CR200, is the world's deepest and largest underwater
robot that is being used in scientific exploration projects as well as
fixing structures far beneath the waves such as pipes used to carry
oil and gas, developed by Korean Ocean Research and Development
Institute (KORDI).
- Robo-guard, is the world's first robot prison guard that uses 3D
cameras to detect abnormal human behavior patterns, developed by
Lee Baik-chul, a professor at Kyonggi University, in Seoul, South
Korea.
 Entertainment technology:
- ScreenX: created by South Korean conglomerate and multiplex
cinema chain CJ CGV in 2012. The technique provides a panoramic
experience, but demands that film-makers take the two new 'screens'
into account when shooting their movies.
- 4DX: the world's first and leading 4D Technology-based movie
theatres, developed by South Korean company CJ 4DPLEX, a part
of the CJ Group in 2009. 4DX allows a motion picture presentation
to be augmented with environmental effects such as seat motion,
wind, rain, fog, lights, and scents along with the standard video and
audio.