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Samsung Refuses To Disclose Source Code Despite Court Order

» by May 8th, 2012 at 3:54 am » Comments (18)

Here is an update on the Samsung versus Apple patent infringement lawsuit: Samsung Electronics, sanctioned by a U.S. judge for its failure to produce source code in a patent-infringement case in ...more »

The North Face Company Fined For Price Fixing In Korea

» by May 7th, 2012 at 5:20 pm » Comments (16)

Does anyone know if stopping retailers from offering discount prices is illegal anywhere else in the world? The U.S. outdoor brand that has dominated the South Korean market for years is ...more »

Coffee Shop Prices In Korea Set To Increase

» by May 7th, 2012 at 3:44 am » Comments (8)

If you thought that coffee shops were expensive in Korea before, well they are about to get more expensive this summer: Coffee franchises are raising prices, making consumers anxious that it ...more »

Park Geun-hye Calls For Stop To Import of US Beef Into Korea

» by April 27th, 2012 at 5:02 pm » Comments (47)

I guess Park Geun-hye sees the latest US beef controversy as an opportunity to further distance herself from the unpopular Lee Myung-bak administration: Ruling party chief Park Geun-hye said Friday South ...more »

South Korea Continues To Import US Beef Despite Latest Mad Cow Scare

» by April 25th, 2012 at 4:28 am » Comments (49)

It will be interesting to see if the Korean political left will try and demagogue this latest mad cow case in California to their own political advantage like they did ...more »

POSCO Has Environmental Clearance To Construct Plant In India Revoked, Again

» by April 4th, 2012 at 5:47 pm » Comments (0)

It looks like the Korean steel giant POSCO is once again facing hurdles to get their new facility built in India: Within days of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance to South ...more »

Noodle Makers In Korea Fined For Price Fixing

» by March 23rd, 2012 at 8:23 am » Comments (15)

It seems to me that if the money made from price fixing is greater than the fines levied by the government then there is really no incentive to stop colluding ...more »

Apple Lawsuits Against Samsung Going No Where

» by March 5th, 2012 at 5:50 pm » Comments (32)

It looks like that Apple and Samsung are going to have battle each other in the marketplace instead of the courtroom at least in Germany: It seems the patent battles between ...more »

iPad Outsells Galaxy Tab In South Korea

» by February 23rd, 2012 at 6:48 pm » Comments (63)

This just goes to show what a superior product Apple is offering considering that they are able to beat out Samsung on their home turf: According to The Next Web, Apple is ...more »

Korean Property Market “Grinding To A Halt”

» by February 20th, 2012 at 3:52 am » Comments (23)

Considering how much people have invested in their homes in Korea any popping of the housing bubble would be devastating: The Korean property market seems to be grinding to a halt. ...more »

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