South Korea

South Korea

Part # 1 Cities in South Korea

City Seoul Busan Incheon Daegu

Population 10 million people 3.5 million people 2.7 million people 2.5 million people

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_South_Korea_by_population

Busan has the 5th largest container port in the world. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/beyond_korean_style

Part # 2 People who live in South Korea

Population of South Korea

Languages City population

49 million people.

Korean and English.

82% of the population.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html

There is a strong degree of uncertainty avoidance and long term orientation in the South Korean culture

http://geert-hofstede.com/south-korea.html

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/beyond_korean_style

In South Korea, the share of middleincome households has declined

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/beyond_korean_style

In South Korea, real estate account for a relative large share of wealth

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/beyond_korean_style

The divorce rate in South Korea has increased 1970 0.4 divorces per 1,000 citizens.

2009 2.6 divorces per 1,000 citizens. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/beyond_korean_style

Part # 3 Businesses and communities in South Korea

Naver, a search engine

http://www.naver.com/

On http://www.bookoob.co.kr/ people can rent books and get them delivered.

http://opentutorials.org/ and http://cafe.naver.com/welearning2011 are education platforms available to anyone.

https://theopencloset.net/ lends donated formal suits to young people who are preparing for a job.

http://www.wishket.com/ connects corporations with developers and designers.

Office space

Sources http://dcamp.kr/ http://www.idlelot.com/

Transportation services

Sources http://ev.ktcarsharing.com/ http://www.socar.kr/ http://www.tikle.co.kr/ http://www.wesharecar.co.kr/

Places to stay in Korea

Sources http://www.hanintel.com/ http://www.homestaykorea.com/ http://www.labo.or.kr/ https://www.kozaza.com/ http://www.bnbhero.com/

http://www.zipbob.net/ is a social dining platform that helps people find new friends to have meals with.

www.okcashbag.com pools product promotions and loyalty points for easy use across more than 50,000 merchants.

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/strategy/strategic_principles_for_competing_in_the_digital_age

http://billiji.com/ lets users borrow and rent out unused items.

http://www.hellomarket.com/ is an online market for secondhand products.

Guided tours by local people

Sources http://www.letsplayplanet.com/ https://www.myrealtrip.com/