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Jeonju or Chonju (jôn`j `), city (1995 pop. 563,406), capital of North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. It is a transportation, industrial, and agricultural center in the heart of the country's most densely populated and richest rice-growing area. Industries include food processing and the production of paper, plastics, batteries, and trucks and buses. The city was the capital of the Hu (or Later) Paekche dynasty (892–936). The founder of the Choson (Yi) dynasty, Korea's last imperial line, is buried in Jeonju. |
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It operates four paper mills: Jeonju and Chongwon, South Korea; Shanghai, China; and Singburi, Thailand. national soccer team lineup ousted Mexico 2-0 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium and advanced to Friday's quarterfinal match against three-time champion Germany. 3Com Corporation today announced that Jeonju University in Jeonju, Korea has selected TippingPoint, a division of 3Com, to deliver secure networking solutions for its 58 colleges, graduate schools, institutes and laboratories. |
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