Via Reuters comes an analysis of the success that South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have had in recent months, particulalry in comparison to their Japanese rivals. Hyundai has also struck gold with big operations in India and China — two of the fastest-growing markets. And ingenious marketing such as an offer to allow buyers [...]
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SEOUL, S. Korea – Barack Obama’s argument against signing a pending FTA with Korea doesn’t hold water, and neither does his bailout of America’s auto industry. And the two are related. When he won the election, one of the first things pundits here began to talk about was his stand on the agreement that Seoul [...]
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An op-ed in The Korea Times weighs US candidates’ positions on Korea, including the KORUS FTA and ongoing six-party talks over North Korea’s denuclearization. In sum, McCain supports free trade deals with South Korea, as well as continuing with the established framework of six-party negotiations involving Japan, China and Russia, as well as the two [...]
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A quick tour of headlines from the Korean press: Obama calls for closer ties with S. Korea… The Korea Herald I’m assuming not through an FTA agreement. Related story: North Korea endorses Obama In Mongolia, sex tourism leads to anti-Korean sentiment The Hankyoreh The South Korean embassy in Mongolia said, “Sex tourism is undermining the [...]
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