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Gordon Sivell explores the historic temples of South Korea, the tropical island of Jeju with its colorful folk village, and he tours the antique market in the bustling city of Seoul. He learns the complex history of the pre-modern era "Hermit kingdom" while touring the National War Museum, and visits the world's only United Nations war cemetery in the port city of Busan.

South Korea is an Asian democracy with a rapidly growing industrial base and a tension filled border with North Korea.

Fueled by the fastest and most pervasive Internet connections on Earth, online gaming is now a national obsession in South Korea. But while millions of people are engrossed in virtual warfare, their computers have also become very real battlegrounds, with North Korea launching Web-based assaults that disable banking, transport, and Internet portals in the south. After a discussion of gaming addiction in South Korea, this program talks with key defectors...

"Cinema Asia is a five-part documentary series that takes the viewer into the most dynamic film scene on the planet. Asia houses some of the world's biggest film industries: India boasts that it is the Number One film producing country in the world, while China, at Number Three is nipping closely at Hollywood's heels. Taiwan, Korea and Iran have film industries that are smaller, but no less vibrant. Punching far above their weight these national cinemas...