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Why Apple Manufactures Their Products In China

» by 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 »

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