Tag: south korea

South Korea

By Guest Contributor   Posted in Asia Countries
Posted on

Photo: Republic of Korea, Sungnyemun Gate (Some rights reserved) South Korea shares a land border with North Korea to the north, as well as overseas borders with Japan to the east and China to the west. Roughly half of the country’s 50 million people reside in the metropolitan area surrounding its capital, Seoul. Google Mapsgoo.gl/maps/Gvbpv3dFnUTuBE9T8 …

Recreating the handshake between North and South Korean leaders

By Guest Contributor   Posted in Asia
Posted on

Photo: Scarlet Sappho, Panmunjom (Some rights reserved) Set-jetting fans, travelers are recreating the handshake between North and South Korean leaders. This movie set from Namyangju Studios near Seoul – which recreated the border truce village of Panmonjum for the 2000 hit “Joint Security Area” – is drawing tourists hoping to re-enact the historic handshake themselves. …