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Internet in South Korea. About 49 million people in South Korea (or 97.0% of the population) use the Internet. [1] The country has the world's fastest average internet connection speed. [2][3] South Korea has consistently ranked first in the UN ICT Development Index since the index's launch. The government established policies and programs that ...
This is a list of countries by Internet connection speed for average and median data ... South Korea: 160.59: 94.00 Macau ... Mobile (cellular only) download speed ...
A speed limit sign on an Expressway in South Korea, with warning signs of a speed camera.. In South Korea, speed limits are controlled at the national level by Article 19 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Road Traffic Act, although speed limits can be lowered if deemed necessary, or if they are going through cities, towns, villages, or school zones.
South Korea hosted the G-20 Summit in Seoul in November 2010, a year that saw South Korea and the European Union conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) to reduce trade barriers. South Korea went on to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Australia in 2014, and another with New Zealand in 2015. South Korea and Britain have agreed to extend ...
High-speed rail service in South Korea began with the construction of a high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992, and was inspired by Japan's Shinkansen. The first commercial high-speed rail service was launched on 1 April 2004. Currently, South Korea hosts two high-speed rail operators: Korea Train eXpress (KTX) and Super Rapid Train (SRT).
HEMU-430X (standing for High-Speed Electric Multiple Unit 430 km/h eXperimental) is a South Korean high-speed train intended for a maximum speed of 430 km/h (267 mph). On 31 March 2013, it achieved 421.4 km/h (261.8 mph) in a test run, making South Korea the world's fourth country after France , Japan and China to develop a high-speed train ...
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway, also known as Gyeongbu HSR, is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line: on 1 April 2004, the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station, Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon, and a second between a junction at Okcheon station, southeast of ...
Test runs were conducted between 2002 and 2008, [65] in the course of which HSR-350x achieved the South Korean rail speed record of 352.4 km/h (219.0 mph) on December 16, 2004. [ 82 ] The KTX-II was officially renamed as KTX-Sancheon ( Korean : KTX-산천 ) [ 83 ] after the Korean name of the indigenous fish cherry salmon [ 84 ] before the ...