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South Korean Economy in Recovery
In: Current Events in Korea| Economy| Korean Infrastructure| Money and Banking
6 Jul 2009South Korean Won to 1 USD
120 days
latest (Jul 3)
1265.66
lowest (May 11)
1233.76
highest (Mar 2)
1583
In four months, the Korean won has strengthened 20% against the U.S. dollar. If you had bought Korean won at its peak in February, and cashed out your currency account, you would have realized a 60% annualized return. I don’t [...]
The New 50,000 Won Korean Note !!
In: Current Events in Korea| Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Economy| Korean Culture| Korean History
1 Jul 2009Behold, the new 50,000 won Korean Note!! Just put into circulation, I exchanged my 600 Chinese Yuan from my trip to Shanghai for two of these babies.
These are the highest denomination notes by five-fold, just put into circulation this week. For almost 40 years, the 10,000 won Korean note has been the highest denomination bill, [...]
About Kimchi Soup
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.
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