Somalia and South Korea

[SecularWadani]

SOUTH KOREA ECONOMY :

"South Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity (PPP), identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is a high-income developed country and is a member of OECD. South Korea is one of the Asian Tigers, and is the only developed country so far to have been included in the group of Next Eleven countries. South Korea had one of the world's fastest growing economies from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, and South Korea is still one of the fastest growing developed countries in the 2000s, along with Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, the other three members of Asian Tigers.[69] South Koreans refer to this growth as the Miracle on the Han River.[70] The South Korean economy is heavily dependent on international trade, and in 2009, South Korea was the eighth largest exporter and tenth largest importer in the world.

South Korea hosted the fifth G20 summit in its capital city Seoul, from November 11, 2010 to November 12, 2010. The two-day summit is expected to boost Korea's economy by 31 trillion won, or 4% of Korea's 2010 GDP, in economic effects, and create over 160,000 jobs in Korea."
SOMALIAS ECONOMY:

"Somalia's economy consists of both traditional and modern production, with a gradual shift in favor of modern industrial techniques taking root. According to the Central Bank of Somalia, about 80% of the population are nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoralists, who keep goats, sheep, camels and cattle. The nomads also gather resins and gums to supplement their income.[23]

Agriculture is the most important economic sector. It accounts for about 65% of the GDP and employs 65% of the workforce.[152] Livestock contributes about 40% to GDP and more than 50% of export earnings.[2] Other principal exports include fish, charcoal and bananas; sugar, sorghum and corn are products for the domestic market.[153] According to the Central Bank of Somalia, imports of goods total about $460 million per year, surpassing aggregate imports prior to the start of the civil war in 1991. Exports, which total about $270 million annually, have also surpassed pre-war aggregate export levels. With the advantage of being located near the Arabian Peninsula, Somali traders have increasingly begun to challenge Australia's traditional dominance over the Gulf Arab livestock and meat market, offering quality animals at very low prices. In response, Gulf Arab states have started to make strategic investments in the country, with Saudi Arabia building livestock export infrastructure and the United Arab Emirates purchasing large farmlands.[154] Somalia is also a major world supplier of frankincense and myrrh.[155]"

EDUCATION IN SOUTH KOREA:

"Education in South Korea is regarded as being crucial to one's success, and competition is consequently very heated and fierce. In the 2006 results of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, South Korea came first in problem solving, third in mathematics and seventh in science.[112] South Korea's education system is technologically advanced and it is the world's first country to bring high-speed fibre-optic broadband internet access to every primary and secondary school nation-wide. Using this infrastructure, the country has developed the first Digital Textbooks in the world, which will be distributed for free to every primary and secondary school nation-wide by 2013.[113]"

EDUCATION IN SOMALIA:

" Qu'ranic schools (also known as duqsi) remain the basic system of traditional religious instruction in Somalia. They provide Islamic education for children, thereby filling a clear religious and social role in the country. Known as the most stable local, non-formal system of education providing basic religious and moral instruction, their strength rests on community support and their use of locally made and widely available teaching materials. The Qu'ranic system, which teaches the greatest number of students relative to other educational sub-sectors, is often the only system accessible to Somalis in nomadic as compared to urban areas. A study from 1993 found, among other things, that about 40% of pupils in Qur'anic schools were girls. To address shortcomings in religious instruction, the Somali government on its own part also subsequently established the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs, under which Qur'anic education is now regulated."


SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN KOREA:


"South Korea has sent up 10 satellites from 1992, all using foreign rockets and overseas launch pads, notably Arirang-1 in 1999, and Arirang-2 in 2006 as part of its space partnership with Russia


Robotics has been included in the list of main national R&D projects in Korea since 2003.[103] In 2009, the government announced plans to build robot-themed parks in Incheon and Masan with a mix of public and private funding.[104]

In 2005, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology developed the world's second walking humanoid robot, HUBO. A team in the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology developed the first Korean android, EveR-1 in May 2006.[105] EveR-1 has been succeeded by more complex models with improved movement and vision.[106] Next models are scheduled to be completed by 2010.

Plans of creating English-teaching robot assistants to compensate the shortage of teachers were announced in February 2010, with the robots being deployed to most preschools and kindergartens by 2013.[107] Robotics are also incorporated in the entertainment sector as well; the Korean Robot Game Festival has been held every year since 2004 to promote science and robot technology

Since the 1980s, the Korean government has actively invested in the development of a domestic biotechnology industry, and the sector is projected to grow to $6.5 billion by 2010.[109] The medical sector accounts for a large part of the production, including production of hepatitis vaccines and antibiotics.

Recently, research and development in genetics and cloning has received increasing attention, with the first successful cloning of a dog, Snuppy, and the cloning of two females of an endangered species of wolves by the Seoul National University in 2007.[110]

The rapid growth of the industry has resulted in significant voids in regulation of ethics, as was highlighted by the scientific misconduct case involving Hwang Woo-Suk.[111"

SOMALIA:

"The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia. The conflict, which began in 1991, has caused destabilisation and instability throughout the country, with the current phase of the conflict seeing the Somali government losing substantial control of the state to rebel forces. The unrest consists of a series of clashes between various militant islamist and tribalist factions.["

A picture of Seoul South Koreas capital

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and Mogadishu http://www.google.dk/imgres?imgurl=http ... x=92&ty=69

[union]

Not in a million years. The East Asians have crazy a work ethic, like rising from 4 and working well into the night, that Somalia can never match.

[SecularWadani]

Not in a million years. The East Asians have crazy a work ethic, like rising from 4 and working well into the night, that Somalia can never match.

Should we not change ourself has human beings?

somalis must have asians as role models not the animalistic arabs

I hope one day Somalia will be like south korea

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

True, asians have an unmatched work ethic, especially koreans. These modafckas worship work so much that their unemployment rate never rises above 3-5% even in economic downturns. Look at dharavi, Mumbai the biggest slum in asia with an annual turnover of $1 billion with only a population of about 1 million people. Somalis are a long way away from that, never mind south korea the biggest shipbuilding, automobile and consumer electronics manufacturer in the world.

[eyes-only]

I don't see why you're comparing the two?

[SecularWadani]

I don't see why you're comparing the two?

To succed in life you must always compare you with the best

[eyes-only]

You should compare things that can be compared.....laakin I guess you should always imitate and look up to what/who you think is the best...that's the difference between Koreans and Somalis. Koreans know how to copy the best and emulate the best and Somalis know how to put down those who are better than them and everything that's alien to them. They pretend they're better than everyone when everyone knows they're not.

But in the end none of that really matters...what matters is education and demand.

[SecularWadani]

You should compare things that can be compared.....laakin I guess you should always imitate and look up to what/who you think is the best...that's the difference between Koreans and Somalis. Koreans know how to copy the best and emulate the best and Somalis know how to put down those who are better than them and everything that's alien to them. They pretend they're better than everyone when everyone knows they're not.

But in the end none of that really matters...what matters is education and demand.

THATS SO TRUE WALLAHI

[SahanGalbeed]

I do not understand where this is going too ? The only thing Somalia and South Korea have in common is the mighty threat to their respective North

[omar07]

I don't see why you're comparing the two?

his day dreaming