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Ticket to Korea with Lois Lee

Tune in the week of November 10 as Lois takes us on a tour of the beauty and culture of South Korea, the Land of the Morning Calm.

Lois will delve into the tastes, sights and sounds of Korea’s ancient cultures, and fast forward to the future with latest in technology, beauty and fashion trends, and the explosive popularity of K-pop culture.

Join us November 10 to 14 for Ticket to Korea with Lois Lee on CTV Morning Live.

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Quick Facts about South Korea

Official name: The Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly called "South Korea"
Population: 51 Million
Total Area: 100,210 square kilometres (about 1/100th the size of Canada)
Location: Northeast region of Asia, between the East Sea and the Yellow Sea
Language: Korean
Korea's history spans over 5,000 years
Host Nation of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games
Democratic government
President: Korean President Park Geun-Hye is South Korea's first female president. Her father, Park Chung-Hee, was president from 1963-1979.
South Korea is ranked the most innovative country in the world according to the Bloomberg Innovation Quotient
Home of multinational high-tech brands: Samsung, LG, Hyundai-Kia
15th largest economy in the world, by GDP (Canada is the 11th largest)
206,000 Koreans live in Canada
25,000 Canadians live in Korea

Ticket to Korea: Pocheon City

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