Vietnam was land that developed a strong cultural identity, and was extremely hard for conquerors to conquer. China first attempted in the 200's B.C. but did not establish a foothold in the region until 111 B.C.
There are currently 123 out of all 192 countries.
From 1910 through the end of World War II, the Korean peninsula was a Japanese colony. Japan lost control of Korea when it surrendered to the Allied Powers -- Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States -- in 1945. The victorious nations envisioned an independent post-war Korea.
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He was teaching at a meditation center in Moscow when a businessman he met there asked him to come teach the executives at his workplace. That's when Puddicombe decided that he could do more good in the world by leaving the monastery and helping others develop a healthier relationship with their own minds.
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