00:00In 1953, South Korea was one of the poorest countries on Earth.
00:04No strong economy, no major industries, cities reduced to rubble, millions dead.
00:09Today, it is home to global giants like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG.
00:14It leads the world in technology, internet speed, shipbuilding, and innovation.
00:19How did a war-torn nation become a tech superpower?
00:22This is the story of South Korea, a nation divided.
00:26After World War II, Korea was split into two.
00:28North supported by the Soviet Union, South backed by the United States.
00:33In 1950, the Korean War began, three years of brutal fighting.
00:38By the end, over three million people were dead.
00:41Seoul was destroyed multiple times.
00:43The economy collapsed.
00:45South Korea's per capita income was comparable to the poorest nations in Africa.
00:49It seemed hopeless, but the story was just beginning.
00:53The miracle on the Han River.
00:54In the 1960s, President Park Chung-hee launched aggressive economic reforms.
01:00Instead of depending on aid, South Korea focused on export-driven growth, heavy industries, education, infrastructure.
01:08The government partnered with family-owned conglomerates called Chibols.
01:12Companies like Samsung, Hyundai, LG.
01:16They started small, exporting wigs, textiles, cheap electronics.
01:21But they reinvested profits into technology and manufacturing.
01:25This period became known as the miracle on the Han River.
01:29Within one generation, poverty dramatically declined.
01:33Education, umber obsession.
01:34South Korea didn't have oil.
01:37It didn't have massive land.
01:38It didn't have natural resources.
01:40So it invested in its people.
01:42Today, one of the highest literacy rates in the world.
01:45Students rank among the top globally in math and science.
01:49Intense academic culture.
01:51Education is not optional.
01:53It's survival.
01:54Parents sacrifice everything for their children's success.
01:57Technology and innovation.
01:59South Korea is now one of the most digitally connected countries.
02:03A leader in 5G and semiconductor production.
02:06A global powerhouse in electronics and shipbuilding.
02:09Samsung alone contributes a massive share to the national economy.
02:13From smartphones to memory chips, South Korea powers the modern world.
02:18The Korean wave.
02:20But Korea didn't just export products.
02:22It exported culture.
02:23The global rise of BTS, Squid Game, Parasite, K-pop, K-dramas, K-beauty, K-food.
02:31This phenomenon is called Hallyu, the Korean wave.
02:35South Korea turned culture into influence.
02:38Life in modern South Korea.
02:39Walk through Seoul today.
02:41You'll see.
02:42Ultra-modern skyscrapers.
02:44Smart transportation systems.
02:46Cafes open until 2 a.m.
02:48Lightning-fast internet.
02:49Yet tradition remains strong.
02:51Respect for elders.
02:53Confucian values.
02:54Family-centered society.
02:56Ancient palaces stand beside futuristic towers.
02:58Old meets new.
03:00The pressure behind the success.
03:02But the rise wasn't perfect.
03:04South Korea struggles with extremely competitive work culture.
03:09Long working hours.
03:10High stress among students.
03:12Low birth rates.
03:13Success came with sacrifice.
03:15Why South Korea matters.
03:17South Korea proves something powerful.
03:20You don't need natural resources to succeed.
03:22You need vision, discipline, education, strategic leadership, long-term thinking, from the ashes of war, to one of the most
03:32advanced economies on Earth.
03:34In 1953, South Korea had almost nothing.
03:37Today, it shapes the future of technology, culture, and global innovation.
03:42A nation once defined by war, now defined by ambition.
03:46South Korea didn't wait for opportunity.
03:48It built it.
03:49And it never stopped rebuilding itself.
03:52Every generation pushed the nation further than the last.
03:55Failure became fuel.
03:56Hardship became strength.
03:58And the world had no choice but to pay.
04:00Attention.
04:01It turned classrooms into powerhouses of innovation.
04:04It transformed factories into global brands.
04:07It invested in its people.
04:09And its people changed the world.
04:11South Korea's rise wasn't luck.
04:13It was relentless determination.
04:14South Korea's rise was usually the place of the nation.
04:15South Korea's rise was also constant.
04:15Str ing piagnos năm.
04:15East Korea's rise is the most revolutionary independence in our community.
04:15South Korea's rise is called the nation.
04:16West Korea was then the place of men to UNBIA pure men's cònup soggy.
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