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[INTERVIEW] Korean post-war reforestation shows nature can be restored: UNEP chief
The 1950-53 Korean War left South Korea in a state of destruction and poverty only a few years after its liberation from Japan's 35-year colonial rule. With the war coming to a halt in 1953 as an armistice was signed, the South Korean government started building back the country and, after 70 years, the outcome is most notable in its economic accomplishment, most notably in the fields of automotives, semiconductor foundry, shipbuilding and nuclear reactor construction.
Source: koreatimes.co.kr