Monthly Archives: July 2011

A Barracks Culture Gone Out of Control

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Recent violent events have South Koreans re-evaluating the military Continue reading →

Posted in Defense, Education, S Korean Politics, Society | Tagged army, defense, harrassment, Korea, marine, ROK, society, South Korea, suicide | Leave a comment

Sales Can Be Largely a Matter of Attitude

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tom Coyner

But Whose Attitude Makes the Difference? Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Selling | Tagged management, motivation, Sales, sales management, selling | Leave a comment

Stopping the Nuclear North

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Tom Coyner

With depressing regularity, the US foreign policy establishment fails to find new solutions in dealing with N Korea. Continue reading →

Posted in North Korea | Tagged aid, America, diplomacy, DPRK, negotiations, North Korea, six party talks, South Korea, US, USA | Leave a comment

South Korea’s economic growth slows on weaker exports

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Tom Coyner

S. Korea’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter as exports and manufacturing weakened. Continue reading →

Posted in S Korea Economy | Tagged Bank of Korea, business, economy, Korea, South Korea | Leave a comment

Academic inflation bedevils Korea – Big firms, banks hire more high school grads

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Korean government tries to counteract overly competitive society’s push for higher education Continue reading →

Posted in Education, S Korea Economy, Society | Tagged business, competition, education, grad, graduate, high school, Korea, society, South Korea, unemployment, univeristy | Leave a comment

U.S. & North Korea: The land of lousy options by John Kerry

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Kerry calls for the USA to re-engage directly with the DPRK, while Coyner offers a completely different strategy. Continue reading →

Posted in North Korea | Tagged aid, China, diplomacy, DPRK, humanitarian, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, US, USA | 1 Comment

George Friedman on China

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Tom Coyner

STRATFOR CEO Dr. George Friedman explains why the United States should treat China as a regional power and not a superpower. Continue reading →

Posted in China, North Korea | Tagged America, China, diplomacy, economy, military, politics, power, PRC, regional, superpower, USA | Leave a comment

Slowly but surely, pork from EU enters SK market

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Tom Coyner

S Koreans are beginning to realize how much they have been overpaying for their food. Continue reading →

Posted in EU, S Korea Economy, Trade | Tagged agriculture, business, EU, EU-Korea FTA, free trade agreement, FTA, Korea, KORUS FTA, pork, US | Leave a comment

Did Deterrence Against North Korea Fail in 2010?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Was it because Japan and S Korea have failed to fully reconcile? Continue reading →

Posted in China, Japan, North Korea | Tagged America, China, diplomacy, DPRK, Japan, Korea, military, North Korea, peace, PRC, South Korea, trade, US, USA, war | Leave a comment

South Korea moves to replace paper with digital textbooks for its tech-savvy students

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Tom Coyner

This may boost South Korean educational and industrial competitiveness in a single move. Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Technology | Tagged competitiveness, education, iPad, Korea, paperless, PC, South Korea, tablet, textbook | Leave a comment