Events in the year 2012 in South Korea. President – Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) Prime Minister – Kim Hwang-sik (2010–2013) The MOFAT Diamond Scandal is...

Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools. Both types of schools receive funding from the government, although the...

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North...

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 19 December 2012. They were the sixth presidential elections since democratization and the establishment...

2024, at 22:27 Korea Standard Time (KST), Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, declared martial law during a televised address. In his declaration...

Censorship in South Korea is implemented by various laws that were included in the constitution as well as acts passed by the National Assembly over the...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in South Korea face prejudice, discrimination, and other barriers to social inclusion not experienced...

South Koreans in terms of identity, more than citizenship. In June 2012, South Korea's population reached 50 million, and by the end of 2016, South Korea's...

Racism in South Korea (Korean: 남한의 인종차별; Hanja: 南韓의 人種差別) comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are related to each other,...

releases that happened in 2012 in music in South Korea. January 11–12 – the 26th Golden Disc Awards take place, the first time it was held in January. Super Junior...

trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 12th largest in the world as of 2024. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development...

from 23 reactors, equivalent to 22% of South Korea's total electrical generation capacity. In 2012, South Korea had plans for significant expansion of...

National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 국회) is the unicameral national legislature of South Korea. Elections to the National Assembly...

The South Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW; Korean: 대한민국 원) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary...

The South Korean government constitutionally considers the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) to be its predecessor. The KPG was established in 1919...

1953 which ended in an armistice agreement but without a peace treaty. North Korea is a one-party state run by the Kim family. South Korea was formerly governed...

Conservatism (Korean: 보수주의; Hanja: 保守主義; RR: bosujuui) in South Korea is a political and social philosophy characterized by Korean culture and from Confucianism...

The practice of Christianity in Korea is marginal in North Korea, but significant in South Korea, where it revolves around Protestantism and Catholicism...

Public holidays in South Korea each belong to one or more of three categories: National day (Korean: 국경일; Hanja: 國慶日) National flag raising day (국기게양일;...

Empire, as well as the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted Taegeukgi for its national flag in 1948. In 1876, the absence of...

2012 in Korea may refer to: 2012 in North Korea 2012 in South Korea This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or...

political parties in South Korea. South Korea has a weakly institutionalized multi-party system, characterized by frequent changes in party arrangements...

Daegu South Korea. Furthermore, South Korea had hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics which took place in Pyeongchang from 9 to 25 February. South Korea is a...

religion in South Korea in recent years. South Korean youth are quite interested in Buddhism and it's gaining popularity again in South Korea. Buddhism...

The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being...

South Korea also has the 5th largest population of atheists in the world, according to a 2012 Gallup International poll, which found that 15% of South Koreans...

were held in South Korea on 11 April 2012. The election was won by the ruling Saenuri or New Frontier Party, which renewed its majority in the National...

Court of Korea (Korean: 헌법재판소; Hanja: 憲法裁判所; RR: Heonbeop Jaepanso) is one of the highest courts – along with the Supreme Court – in South Korea's judiciary...

South Korea has the fourth highest suicide rate in the world and the highest among OECD countries. The elderly in South Korea are at the highest risk...

Japan–South Korea relations (Japanese: 日韓関係, romanized: Nikkan kankei; Korean: 한일관계; RR: Hanil gwangye) refers to the diplomatic relations between Japan...