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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Why South Korean Firms Outmuscle Foreign Ones
Coyner’s Comment: Having worked in, and having consulted with, several foreign companies in South Korea, I can attest there is a lot of truth in the below article. What particularly resonates with me is Daniel Shin’s observations of the comparatively … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, Society, Trade
Tagged business, competition, FDI, high tech, Korea, market, South Korea
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South Korea: An economy divided
Coyner’s Comment: The below report covers so many important topics that I feel like a mosquito at a nudist colony. I don’t know where to begin. But begin I shall. Earlier, the KER reported on the government intervening in a … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Society
Tagged business, chaebol, economy, Korea, politics, SME, society, South Korea, suicide
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S Korea’s smartphone love affairs lures foreign suitors
Coyner’s Comment: There is no more interesting market sector in South Korea than the cell phone industry. For over a decade, Korea’s market has been the testing ground for global cell phone companies to test consumer acceptance while their home … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Technology, Trade, USA
Tagged Android, antitrust, Apple, Daum, Galaxy, Google, iPhone, Korea, Naver, portal, protectionism, smartphone, South Korea
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North Korea’s Economic Dependence on China Deepens
Coyner’s Comment: Below are some interesting, updated economic statistics on North Korea. How accurate they may be is anyone’s guess, of course. But the figures may give in aggregate a rough understanding of how things stand between the DPRK and … Continue reading
Posted in China, North Korea, Trade
Tagged aid, China, diplomacy, DPRK, food, negotiations, North Korea, PRC, South Korea, trade
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N Korea’s Kim Jong-un reportedly in China on first diplomatic trip
Coyner’s Comment: [May 28, 2011 Update: It turns out that just Dear Old Dad, Kim Jong-Il, ended up taking the trip. One rumor has it that the Chinese told Pyongyang they would not have a summit with a kid (aka,”Junior;” … Continue reading
Posted in China, North Korea
Tagged China, diplomacy, DPRK, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-Un, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, succession, US
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Passing the KORUS FTA May Take Longer/Korea Is Biggest U.S. Beef Importer
Coyner’s Comment: If one pays attention to those people who are paid directly or indirectly to promote the KORUS FTA, one may get the impression that with the recent ratification of the EU-Korea FTA, the same is likely to happen … Continue reading
Posted in S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Trade, USA
Tagged free trade, free trade agreement, FTA, Korea, KORUS FTA, ROK, South Korea, trade, U.S., US
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The North Korea Food Aid Debate
Coyner’s Comment: The below criteria spelled out by Amb. King, while refreshingly original and seemingly appropriate,is likely to fail given Pyongyang’s neurotic anxiety about opening any review about even a small part of its political-economic foundation. As we are now … Continue reading
Posted in North Korea
Tagged aid, diplomacy, DPRK, food, negotiations, North Korea, South Korea, US
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How Will Free Trade Deal with EU Affect Korea’s Farmers?
Coyner’s Comment: “It ain’t over until the fat lady sings…” If we have thought getting a major FTA ratified has been tough, the fun is just beginning in terms of implementing the FTA not only by the letter of the … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, EU, Trade
Tagged agriculture, economy, EU, free trade, FTA, Korea, South Korea, US
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