Category Archives: Trade

Park Presidency Gives Fighting Chance to Korea’s Chaebols

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Tom Coyner

Korea’s basically a one-trick economic act at this point. It’s basically chaebol chaebol chaebol.” Continue reading →

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What the S Korean election will not mean

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Tom Coyner

Taking on the largest chaebol within Korea is not dissimilar to a kamikaze attack Continue reading →

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Roadblock Removed—The Issue of North Korean Debt to Russia Settled

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Tom Coyner

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 | Leave a comment

ROK Government Unveils 5.9 Trillion Won Stimulus Measures

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Stimulus package could prevent the government from achieving a balanced budget next year due to increased expenditures and decreased tax revenue Continue reading →

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EUCCK votes to pack bags

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Foreign chambers of commerce having a rough year in S Korea Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Trade | Tagged chamber of commerce, corruption, EUCCK, expatriate, foreign, Korea, mismanagement, South Korea, tax | Leave a comment

Japan, China and their ‘history problem’

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Having left Asia 150 years ago, Japan is finding there is no easy way back. Continue reading →

Posted in China, Defense, Japan, North Korea, S Korean Politics, Trade | Tagged colony, international relations, Japan, Korea, reconciliation, relations, South Korea, World War II | Leave a comment

After Verdict, Assessing the Samsung Strategy in South Korea

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Coyner’s Comment: Observers on both side of the Pacific are trying to digest the back-to-back Apple vs. Samsung court decisions. Almost immediately, everyone seems to have forgotten the Seoul judicial decision that ruled both companies had infringed on each other’s … Continue reading →