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Korean Left Mobilizes Protesters To “Occupy Seoul”
» by GI Korea October 15th, 2011 at 5:46 pm » Comments (41)
Well it appears the usual suspects on the Korean left are latching on to what the usual suspects in the American left are currently doing by launching their own "Occupy ...more »US-ROK FTA Approved By Congress As President Lee Visits the US
» by GI Korea October 14th, 2011 at 6:21 am » Comments (4)
It is incredible how long it took to get the US-ROK FTA completed but I think in the long run it is going to be worth the wait due to ...more »Korea’s Loses $400 Million Investment In Kurdish Oil
» by GI Korea September 17th, 2011 at 11:08 pm » Comments (4)
It looks like President Lee Myung-bak may have his own Solyndra Scandal on this hands after this huge waste of money: An oil project in Kurdish northern Iraq into which the ...more »What Is the Minimum Wage In South Korea?
» by GI Korea September 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm » Comments (5)
Have you wondered what the Korean minimum wage is? Well the Korea Economic Reader provides an answer: On August 1, the Ministry of Employment and Labor finally confirmed and announced the ...more »How Much Do Korean Rice Farmers Make?
» by GI Korea September 7th, 2011 at 6:17 am » Comments (9)
I have always heard that Korean rice farmers make a lot of money and this confirms it: Kim Chan-gi is 24 and already makes 200 million won ($186,200) a year. Yet, ...more »Dutch Court Bans Samsung Smartphones In the Netherlands
» by GI Korea August 25th, 2011 at 4:50 pm » Comments (7)
This is not good news for Samsung: A Dutch court has banned the sale of Samsung Electronics's Galaxy series of smartphones. The Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage, a court in the Hague, imposed the ...more »US & Korea Set To Pass KORUS FTA Next Month
» by GI Korea August 4th, 2011 at 5:35 pm » Comments (2)
It will be interesting to see if the KORUS FTA does pass next month: The government has welcomed the news that Washington laid a path to deal with the overdue ratification ...more »KIA Optima Surpasses the Honda Civic In Sales
» by GI Korea May 16th, 2011 at 3:28 am » Comments (22)
The strong sales of Korean manufactured cars continues to grow in the US: Until recently, Kia was known chiefly as the automaker with the funny commercials featuring hip-hop hamsters. But now, with ...more »Korean Milk Tainted With Banned Substance
» by GI Korea April 28th, 2011 at 3:38 am » Comments (0)
Anyone think we will see months of wild protests against tainted Australian feed poisoning unknowing Koreans? - Maeil Dairies Co., a leading South Korean dairy company, was found to have ...more »Apple Sues Samsung for Copyright Infringement of iPhone & iPad Technology
» by GI Korea April 20th, 2011 at 9:01 am » Comments (24)
It looks like a big fight is about to happen between Apple and Samsung: Apple is suing Samsung Electronics for copying the designs of the iPhone and iPad to develop ...more »




