Description: South Korea's EV charging infrastructure best in the world: IEA, S. Korea building more electric vehicle charging stations as it aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, S. Korea hikes electricity rates for first 3 months of 2023 by largest margin since 1981
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South Korea ( listen ), officially the Republic of Korea ( Hangul : 대한민국 ; hanja : 大韓民國 ; RR : Daehanminguk , listen ) and commonly referred to as Korea , is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . The name Korea is derived from the ancient Kingdom of Goguryeo , also known as Koryŏ . Highly urbanized at 92%, Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle with half of them living in the Seoul Capital Area , the world's second largest city with over 25 m
The earliest Korean pottery dates to 8000 BC, with three kingdoms flourishing at 1st century BC. One of them, Goguryeo , ruled Northeast China , parts of Russia and Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great . Since their unification into Silla and Balhae in the 7th century, Korea enjoyed over a millennium of relative tranquility under long lasting dynasties with innovations like Hangul , the unique alphabet created by Sejong the Great in 1446, enabling anyone to easily learn to read and write. Its rich and vibran