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Category:Children/Families
The number of intercultural marriages has been growing in recent years. The majority of these are between farmers and other men who cannot find a Korean spouse and so arrange to marry women from other country, mainly from Southeast Asia. Intercultural marriages accounted for over 11% of the marriages in Korea in 2007.
As of the end of 2007, Korea had registered 110,000 foreign spouses and by the end of 2008, about 130,00. According to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology statistics, as of April 2008, there were 18,769 multiracial children enrolled in Korean schools.
You can find more informaiton on intercultural marriages by clicking on the About Korea tab and then on Intercultural Marriages.
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Culture
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- I've received some gifts I can't use for Chuseok. What should I do?
- Why is there no 4th Floor button in many elevators?
- Why are we not supposed to write people's names in red ink?
- What does 'Arirang' mean?
- What is the main religion in Korea?
- Is Korean 'shamanism' similar to that of North American Indians?
- What is Chuseok?
- What is the rule of thumb about gift-giving for Chuseok?
- What kind of gift is appropriate at Chuseok?
- I've been told that I'm expected to give one month's salary each to my Korean driver and maid for Chuseok and Lunar New Year? Is that correct?
- Why is November 11th called Pepero Day in Korea?
- Is fortune telling popular in Korea?
- I've been asked, in a social conversation, what my blood type is. Why is that?
- I've seen Korea written as Corea in some documents. Which is the correct spelling?
- What is a cultural property? And what is the difference between a tangible and intagible cultural property?
- Why do some Koreans hang fish in homes, stores, etc? Is it related ot the wooden fish hanging in temples?
- I've read about people feeling insulted if a Korean uses 'nopinmal' with Koreans but 'banmal' with them. What's the difference between the two?
- I've heard that the 14th day of the month is a special 'love' day. What does that mean?
- Do Koreans celebrate Valentine's Day?
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Itaewon Wellness Chiropractic Center, Itaewon, Seoul -
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