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Author Archives: Tom Coyner
Park Presidency Gives Fighting Chance to Korea’s Chaebols
Korea’s basically a one-trick economic act at this point. It’s basically chaebol chaebol chaebol.” Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Trade, chaebol
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What the S Korean election will not mean
Taking on the largest chaebol within Korea is not dissimilar to a kamikaze attack Continue reading
Making the same political mistakes
Ideology-based politics is in keeping with the 20th Century; today, nations need ideology-free, practical programs Continue reading
Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Society, USA, chaebol
Tagged Ahn Cheol-soo, chaebol, corruption, DUP, government, ideology, Korea, Moon Jae-in, Obama, Park Geun-hye, politics, Saenuri, South Korea, US
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Getting to the crux of corruption
Until Koreans essentially ease up on themselves and learn to be happier with who they are and what they possess, systemic corruption will continue. Continue reading
Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Management, S Korea Economy, Society, chaebol
Tagged chaebol, corruption, government, Korea, politics, South Korea
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Psy 2012: Style you can believe in
Perhaps Psy entering the fray on one level or another is just what this election needs. Continue reading
Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, North Korea, S Korean Politics, Society
Tagged Ahn Cheol-soo, democracy, Korea, Moon Jae-in, Park Geun-hye, politics, Psy
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Roadblock Removed—The Issue of North Korean Debt to Russia Settled
Roadblock Removed—The Issue of North Korean Debt to Russia Settled Nautilus Peace and Security (NAPSNet) June 29, 2012 Georgy Toloraya considers the implications of Russia’s recent decision to forgive 90% North Korea’s 11 billion dollar debt (USD). According to reports, … Continue reading
Park apologizes for suffering caused by late father’s rule / Park ceding popularity as election nears
Even with this belated apology, last week’s bribery scandals remind the populace just who are the conservatives, regardless if the Iron Princess is at the helm Continue reading
Posted in S Korean Politics
Tagged Ahn Cheol-soo, election, Korea, Moon, Park Geun-hye, politics, presidential race, South Korea
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Roadblock Removed—The Issue of North Korean Debt to Russia Settled
Russia-N Korea try to restart the investment clock. Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, North Korea, Russia, Trade
Tagged credit, debt, DPRK, FDI, investment, Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russia
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Regionalism takes toll on F&B sales
Coyner’s Comment: From betrothals to presidential elections, Korea’s regionalism has been a major factor in Koreans’ decision making. But this is one of the first articles I have come across how regionalism affects consumer product selection. While the below comes … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Selling, Society
Tagged beverage, consumer, food, Korea, marketing, regionalism, Sales, South Korea
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Learning to move with the tide
We cannot go back to the past, the present will soon change. Whether change is good largely depends on the individual to keep learning. Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, Selling
Tagged change, globalization, learning, paradigm, recession
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