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- 1. www.owwa.gov.ph PDOS SOUTH KOREA Official Name: Republic of Korea
- 2. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA LOCATION 3-hour travel time from Philippines to South Korea Land Area: 98, 488 sq. km.
- 4. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA CAPITAL Capital City: SEOUL
- 5. www.owwa.gov.ph Other Cities: Busan, Daegu,Incheon , Gwangju, Daejeon SOUTH KOREA CITIES
- 8. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA COMMUNICATION When Calling from South Korea to Philippines: Dial 001 + 63 + area code+ tel. no. When Calling from the Philippines to Korea: Dial 00 + 82 + area code + tel. no. Internet Country Code: .kr Time Difference: South Korea is 1-hour ahead of the Philippines
- 9. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA TRANSPORTATION Taxis Bus Subway Train Airplane E-Train
- 10. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA DRIVING TIPS Road Signs are often written in both English and Korean nationwide, especially in the center of the major cities, with the English print being a little smaller. Traffic Lights, especially red (stop) lights are often treated more as suggestions than as rules in Korea. The amber light is usually a mere flash between the red and green lights.
- 11. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA DRIVING TIPS • Parking is a serious problem in Korea. In Seoul, there are simply too many automobiles. The streets are too narrow and parking spaces are very scarce. • Speed limits are generally around 60 miles per hour on expressways; 50 miles per hour on highways; 40 miles per hour on rural roads; and 30 miles per hour in urban areas.
- 12. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA WORKING DAYS AND HOURS • Government and Private Offices Monday to Friday ; 9am to 6pm -every November to February Government may close an hour early. • Banking Hours Monday to Friday ; 9:30 am to 4pm
- 13. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA WORKING DAYS AND HOURS • 5-day workweek ; not to exceed 40 hours ; workers are not allowed to work more than 12 hours in a day.
- 14. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DATE PUBLIC HOLIDAY 1 January New Year's Day 1st Day of 1st Lunar Month Korean New Year’s Day 1 March Independence Day 5 May Children’s Day 8th Day of 4th Lunar Month Buddha’s Birthday 6 June Memorial Day 17 July Constitution Day
- 15. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DATE PUBLIC HOLIDAY 15 Aug Liberation Day 15th Day of 8th Lunar Month Mid-autumn/Harvest Festival 3 Oct National Foundation Day 9 Oct Hangul Day 25 Dec Christmas Day 15 Aug Liberation Day 15th Day of 8th Lunar Month Mid-autumn/Harvest Festival
- 16. www.owwa.gov.ph Lies in the north temperate zone with predominantly mountainous terrain. SOUTH KOREA TERRAIN
- 17. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA CLIMATE AND SEASONS WINTER December to February SPRING March to May SUMMER June to August AUTUMN September to November
- 18. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA HEALTH AND SAFETY Leading Hospitals Seoul National University Hospital Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Samsung Medical Center Asan Medical Center
- 19. www.owwa.gov.ph Occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic/volcanic activity common in southwest. SOUTH KOREA NATURAL HAZARDS
- 20. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA POPULATION Filipinos in South Korea
- 21. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA LANGUAGE Korean as official language and spoken throughout the country
- 22. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA RELIGION •No Affiliation-46% •Christian-26% •Buddhist-26 •Confucianist-1% •Other-1%
- 24. www.owwa.gov.ph SOUTH KOREA ARTS Chuseok(major harvest festival)
- 26. www.owwa.gov.ph Hyehwa, Little Manila in Seoul where many Filipinos work and stay. There are also stalls that sell balikabayan goods from the Philippines. SOUTH KOREA ARTS
- 27. www.owwa.gov.ph DO’S IN SOUTH KOREA • DO point with your whole hand instead of one finger. • Koreans bow to one another when greeting and departing. Handshakes are only common in business settings.
- 28. www.owwa.gov.ph DO’S IN SOUTH KOREA • DO offer to pour others’ drink • DO come to work and leave on time. Koreans give much importance to time. • DO remove your shoes when entering a Korean house.
- 29. www.owwa.gov.ph DON’TS IN SOUTH KOREA • DON’T put your feet on the furniture. • DON’T eat while walking in public places. • DON’T put your thumb in between your middle and index finger. This is seen as an obscene gestures.
- 30. www.owwa.gov.ph PHILIPPINE EMBASSY #5-1 Itaewon 2-Dong, Youngsan-Gu, Seoul Republic of Korea 140-857