Preface
PART 1 KOREAN IDIOSYNCRACIES THAT FASCINATE FOREIGNERS
Koreans Don’t Take Unattended Wallets
K-food Extravaganza
Deliveries at The Speed of Light
Jeonse, Korea’s Unique Housing Solution That Even Angelina Jolie has Used
Fast Wi-fi Everywhere!
K-medical Service Wins the Hearts of Foreigners
Korea: The World’s Fastest Aging Country
Getting Around Smartly with Korea’s Public Transportation
PART 2 KOREANS MAKING THEIR MARK IN THE WORLD
Korean Leaders at International Organizations
From a Sports Periphery to a Powerhouse
Riding the Korean Wave With BTS, B-boys, Dancers, and Musicians
Did We Miss the Nobel Prize? Fear Not, We Have the Fields Medal!
Koreans Featured in Time Magazine
PART 3 The Power of Culture
From Squid Game to The Glory, K-Content Captivates Viewers Worldwide
K-Content: Soft Power Superstar
Getting to 64.3B K-pop Content Views
Blackpink Boasts the Most YouTube Subscribers Among Artists Worldwide
Korea: The Birthplace of Webtoons
A Nation that Distinguishes Itself in Global Sports
Taekwondo: From Korea’s National Sport to a Global Phenomenon
The Power of the Korean Passport: Visa-free Entry to 192 Countries
Overseas Koreans Agency Supports 7.32M Korean Expats
[Take a break] 10 Reasons Why Korea is an Attractive Destination
PART 4 KOREA, A COUNTRY THAT NEVER GOES DARK
From Aid Beneficiary to Science and Technology Benefactor
K-Power on Display at the Olympiad
Went to Catch Fish, Ended Up Building an Antarctic Science Base
Korea Poised to Become a Space Powerhouse
Powering Korea Via Nuclear Plants
Waiting for a Nobel Prize
PART 5 KOREAN COMPANIES THAT MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE
Small Korean Companies That Conquered Global Niche Markets Worldwide
The Authority of Korean-Made Semiconductors
Korean Cars: Come So Far, Got so Far to Go
From a Clunker to a Luxury Car
One Out of Two Electric Vehicles Worldwide Uses a Korea-Made Battery
Korea's Defense Industry: Largest Arms Export Since the Nation's Founding
The First Korean President to be Invited to the NATO Summit
A Country That Owns the A380 Super-large Passenger Aircraft
Korean Construction Companies Building Landmarks in the Middle East and Asia
Korean Bio Industry Joins the Ranks of Big Pharma
Not an Oil-Producing Country, but the World’s Largest Exporter of Petroleum Products