Preface PART 1 KOREAN IDIOSYNCRACIES THAT FASCINATE FOREIGNERSKoreans Don’t Take Unattended WalletsK-food ExtravaganzaDeliveries at The Speed of LightJeonse, Korea’s Unique Housing Solution That Even Angelina Jolie has UsedFast Wi-fi Everywhere!K-medical Service Wins the Hearts of ForeignersKorea: The World’s Fastest Aging CountryGetting Around Smartly with Korea’s Public Transportation PART 2 KOREANS MAKING THEIR MARK IN THE WORLDKorean Leaders at International OrganizationsFrom a Sports Periphery to a PowerhouseRiding the Korean Wave With BTS, B-boys, Dancers, and MusiciansDid We Miss the Nobel Prize? Fear Not, We Have the Fields Medal!Koreans Featured in Time Magazine PART 3 The Power of CultureFrom Squid Game to The Glory, K-Content Captivates Viewers WorldwideK-Content: Soft Power SuperstarGetting to 64.3B K-pop Content ViewsBlackpink Boasts the Most YouTube Subscribers Among Artists WorldwideKorea: The Birthplace of WebtoonsA Nation that Distinguishes Itself in Global SportsTaekwondo: From Korea’s National Sport to a Global PhenomenonThe Power of the Korean Passport: Visa-free Entry to 192 CountriesOverseas 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 DARKFrom Aid Beneficiary to Science and Technology Benefactor K-Power on Display at the OlympiadWent to Catch Fish, Ended Up Building an Antarctic Science BaseKorea Poised to Become a Space PowerhousePowering Korea Via Nuclear PlantsWaiting for a Nobel Prize PART 5 KOREAN COMPANIES THAT MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLESmall Korean Companies That Conquered Global Niche Markets WorldwideThe Authority of Korean-Made SemiconductorsKorean Cars: Come So Far, Got so Far to GoFrom a Clunker to a Luxury CarOne Out of Two Electric Vehicles Worldwide Uses a Korea-Made BatteryKorea's Defense Industry: Largest Arms Export Since the Nation's FoundingThe First Korean President to be Invited to the NATO SummitA Country That Owns the A380 Super-large Passenger AircraftKorean Construction Companies Building Landmarks in the Middle East and AsiaKorean Bio Industry Joins the Ranks of Big PharmaNot an Oil-Producing Country, but the World’s Largest Exporter of Petroleum Products