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Geopolitical Issues a Big Concern in PyeongChang

Nuclear tensions intensify around the Olympics Source: AP Photo/Jae C. HongSouth Korean Protestor Tears Image of North Korean Flag Related Links North Korea The Korean War 2018 Winter Olympics…

2004 Olympics: Table Tennis

MENSinglesSeung Min Ryu, KOR Hao Wang, CHN Liqin Wang, CHNDoublesMa / Chen, CHN Ko / Li, HKG Maze / Tugwell, DENWOMENEvent SinglesYining Zhang, CHN Hyang Mi Kim, PRK Kyung Ah Kim, KORDoublesWang /…

Dōgen

(Encyclopedia) DōgenDōgendōˈgĕn [key], 1200–1253, Zen master (see Zen Buddhism) and founder of the Sōtō Zen school in Japan. After studying in China, he received the seal of enlightenment and…

Göncz, Árpád

(Encyclopedia) Göncz, ÁrpádGöncz, Árpádärpäd gŭnts [key], 1922–2015, Hungarian writer, translator, and political leader, first democratically elected president of Hungary (1990–2000). A lawyer, he…

Turrell, James

(Encyclopedia) Turrell, James, 1943–, American installation and land artist, b. Los Angeles, grad. Pomona College (B.A., 1965), Claremont Graduate School (M.F.A., 1973). Turrell's career began in the…

Asian Americans in Business and Media

Jerry YangBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

State Department Notes on South Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Chogye temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of KoreaGeographyArea: 98,477 sq. km. (38,022 sq. mi.); about…

News of the World: 1998

Asian Financial Crisis Trickles Down When Thailand's economy, once one of the strongest in Asia, collapsed under the weight of foreign debt in 1997, its downfall set off a chain reaction in the…

Asian Americans in Television and Movies

Wayne WangBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Chun Doo-hwan

(Encyclopedia) Chun Doo Hwan Chun Doo-hwan jûn dō hwän [key], 1931–2021, Korean military leader, president of South…