Posts Tagged With: business
Why Apple Manufactures Their Products In China
» by GI Korea January 24th, 2012 at 2:31 am » Comments (35)
Over the weekend I read this very interesting article in the NY Times that explains why a hi-tech company like Apple cannot make their products in America. When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s ...more »North Korea Threatens To Seize Assets From South Korean Companies
» by GI Korea November 18th, 2011 at 5:48 pm » Comments (10)
I just don't have any sympathy for these companies that do business with North Korea knowing full well the track record of this regime when it comes to doing business: North ...more »Korea Ranks 12th In OECD for Bribery
» by GI Korea November 4th, 2011 at 11:06 pm » Comments (2)
I think a way to look at this latest bribery index score in a positive light is that Korea continues to get better in regards to bribery compared to years ...more »“Physical Clash” Possible In Korean Parliament Over the FTA
» by GI Korea October 31st, 2011 at 3:23 am » Comments (24)
I would actually be more surprised if a fight didn't break out in the Korean parliament in regards to the ratification of the US-ROK FTA: Fears of a physical clash at ...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 »New York Times On Korean Economic Recovery
» by GI Korea January 11th, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (2)
Here is an interesting read in the New York Times When the global financial crisis struck more than two years ago, customers disappeared from the Dongdaemun market, a cramped maze ...more »South Korea to Build Massive Wind Farm Near Buan
» by GI Korea November 7th, 2010 at 7:45 pm » Comments (10)
If you are wondering why President Lee Myung-bak has in the past been promoting the global warming faith, look no further then the fact he sees it as a way ...more »Korea Makes Moves to Become World’s 7th Largest Weapons Supplier
» by GI Korea October 28th, 2010 at 7:39 pm » Comments (3)
Here is an industry that South Korea continues to make steady market gains in: The government hopes to expand arms exports to become the world's seventh largest weapons supplier by ...more »Korea’s Dependence On Foreign Trade the Highest In the G-20
» by GI Korea September 22nd, 2010 at 5:09 pm » Comments (10)
Make of this what you will: Korea was found to have the highest economic dependence on exports and imports among the G20 nations. According to the Principal Global Indicators ...more »Is China Practicing Protectionism Against Foreign Companies?
» by GI Korea July 23rd, 2010 at 8:17 am » Comments (2)
Via a reader tip comes this Foreign Policy article on how major international corporations are showing more and more disillusionment with China: He warned that the world’s largest manufacturing company was ...more »





