Korea
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South Korea’s international exposure may seem like a recent development but the East Asian nation has been openly exchanging ideas and influence with the US and Europe for more than a century. A responsible actor on the global stage, as well as a cultural powerhouse, the country is home to fresh thinking on everything from architecture to food and fashion. Nowhere mixes tradition and modernity quite like South Korea.
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