South Korea
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During the 1980s, South Korea became a major industrial power in Asia.
Supported by the United States, South Korea was created in 1948 after American and Soviet occupation zones established at the end of World War II had divided Korea into north and south.
During the Korean War, noncommunist South Korea, aided by forces of the United Nations, and communist North Korea, aided by Chinese forces, fought from 1950 to 1953.
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- South Korean adjective
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With the halt, however, Europe is potentially in competition with major Asian buyers such as South Korea and China for U.S.
From MarketWatch
Most of the crude that transits through the Strait goes to countries like China, India and South Korea, they noted.
A major concern for the Pentagon is to maintain a sufficient stock of interceptors for the Thaad, which U.S. forces also operate in South Korea and Guam, to deter North Korea and China.
South Korea reported solid export growth in February despite fewer working days, with semiconductor shipments reaching a monthly record on strong demand.
Brokers said a loaded supertanker chartered by Shell that was supposed to cross the Strait of Hormuz had idled, while another was racing through the strait en route to South Korea.
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