South Korea Rising
Robust and intense like their much-loved kimchi, the resilient Koreans have gone through so much having been ruled in the past by China and Japan, and invaded by North Korea in the Korean War. Now, South Korea is one of the world’s most industrialized countries. Whether it’s music, fashion, gadgets, or hip party destinations, this country of 50 million people has finally come on its own. Photo by Korea Tourism Organization.
54 I Mabuhay Magazine I November 2012