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Cheongdam-dong (Korean: 청담동) is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2] The area is best known in South Korea as an affluent neighborhood populated by a disproportionately high number of high-income individuals and for having some of the most expensive real estate in the country.
The traditional town market in Doldari (Guri's downtown around what used to be a "stone bridge") provides a cheap alternative to department stores. Guri first became a separate city in 1986. Previously, it had been considered part of Yangju from antiquity until 1980, and part of Namyangju from 1980 to 1986.
When the village first arose, it had around 8,000 people living in 2,000 households. [7] In 2005, it was reported that the area had 4,000 inhabitants. [3] Between 2012 and 2014, the population was given as 2,500. [1] [10] The residents are primarily impoverished elderly people who earn extremely little per day.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg became the youngest person ever, at the age of 16, to be named Time’s Person of the Year in 2019.. Thunberg, now in her 20s, galvanized young people ...
A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as towns. Towns are subdivided into ...
Forbes magazine annually lists the world's wealthiest individuals – "The World's Richest People". [1] What follows is the list of billionaires (in U.S. dollars ) in Southeast Asia , issued for 2024.
U.S. cities did not figure in this year's top ten, with Asia, Europe and Africa dominating the list. These are the five most expensive cities for expats — and four of them are in Asia Skip to ...
Although many of the Korean Americans in the neighborhood have been moving to the north suburbs in recent years, it still retains its Korean flavor. Every year there is a Korean festival, and the neighborhood is home to a Korean television station (WOCH-CD Ch. 41) and radio station (1330 AM) as well as two Korean-language newspapers. There are ...