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US Company Face Huge Fine for Illegal Military Technology Export to South Korea

» by GI Korea March 19th, 2010 at 8:11 pm » Comments (1)

Here is a pretty hefty fine that was leveled on this Colorado based company: A U.S. company is accused of illegally exporting defense technology used by the U.S. military to South ...more »

South Korea’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.8%

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 5:31 pm » Comments (10)

This may be a rise in the unemployment rate, but still this rate is still quite low compared to the roughly 10% unemployment plaguing the US: The nation was found to ...more »

Korea Could Be Classified A Controlled-Risk Country for Mad Cow Disease

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 8:19 am » Comments (32)

I have long pointed out the hypocrisy of the mad cow issue in Korea, but here is yet another article proving this: South Korea is likely to be categorized by an ...more »

Hyundai to Recall Some Models of Sonata

» by GI Korea February 24th, 2010 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)

Considering the woes that Toyota is currently going through I'm sure Hyundai is checking and double checking any potential issues with their cars: Hyundai Motor on Wednesday announced a recall of ...more »

US-ROK Free Trade Agreement Still Held Up By Auto Issue

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2010 at 8:48 pm » Comments (55)

I still maintain as long as the Democrats control the Congress this deal will never get done because of the politics involved: U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will discuss options for ...more »

US Tries to Push Further Negotiations On ROKUS FTA

» by GI Korea February 13th, 2010 at 7:14 am » Comments (4)

Does anyone have any bets on when this FTA will ever be done?: The U.S. government has been reviewing concerns expressed by America’s auto industry in relation to the Korea-U.S. free ...more »

Samsung Rank 1st In the World for Electronics

» by GI Korea February 1st, 2010 at 3:49 pm » Comments (14)

This is pretty significant considering how far Samsung has come to recreate their brand image to one of electronics quality: Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leader in memory chips and flat ...more »

Pocheon Cattle Sees Outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease

» by GI Korea February 1st, 2010 at 8:42 am » Comments (3)

Remember this the next time you hear a Korean complain about "tainted" American beef: The Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the sixth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at an animal farm in ...more »

Online Games Now Legal Money Earner

» by GI Korea January 22nd, 2010 at 4:43 pm » Comments (2)

I have read accounts before of people making a lucrative living from earning online video game currency and items and then selling them to other players for real cash.  The ...more »

Is This the End of Outback Steakhouse In Korea?

» by GI Korea January 20th, 2010 at 8:21 am » Comments (34)

It appears that those Outback Steakhouses you see around Korea and other Asian nations may have their days numbered due to lagging sales: The parent of Outback Steakhouse has decided to ...more »

Korea’s New Green Deal

» by GI Korea December 14th, 2009 at 6:39 pm » Comments (5)

See even bulldozing. pouring concrete, and completely changing the natural environment can be considered as going green now: Last month, on a gravelly embankment of the Youngsan River here, President Lee ...more »

Ford Catching Up to Quality of Asian Auto Manufacturers

» by GI Korea October 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm » Comments (2)

Actually in some cases Ford is making vehicles that is surpassing the quality of both the Japanese and Korean auo manufacturers: Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and ...more »
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