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South Korea Emerging As A Darling for Foreign Investors
	Feb 20, 2012	1181
South Korea’s government bonds have emerged as a darling for foreign investors seeking higher-yielding but relatively safe assets in emerging markets. Korean treasuries have become increasingly popular in recent years as central banks around the world diversify their fo...
Korean Hip-Hop: K-Hop Goes Global
	Jan 25, 2012	1270
Last October, the four-piece girl group 2NE1 debuted in Japan with six live shows in front of 70,000 fans—the latest product of a South Korean music machine that has already surged past the point of being just another East Asian fad. While “K-pop” has gained ...
S Korean shipbuilders eye bid for GTT
	Jan 10, 2012	946
South Korea’s three biggest shipbuilders – Hyundai, Daewoo and Samsung – are discussing a joint bid for French group Gaztransport & Technigaz valued at about €1bn ($1.3bn), in order to head off a Chinese challenge, according to people close to the talks. Hy...
Korea sets the standard for government datacenters
	Dec 31, 2011	1097
While the US government continues to talk about the potential savings from datacenter consolidation, Korea has quietly gone ahead and done what the US government has been only talking about; consolidating the IT sources of major government departments and provid...
M&As set to reshape Korea's financial sector
	Dec 31, 2011	938
Mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector are expected to reshape Korea's financial landscape in 2012, analysts said. Among major M&A targets in the banking sector are Korea Exchange Bank, Woori Financial Group and HSBC's Korean unit. The most close...
And South Korea’s Word of the Year Is…
	Dec 30, 2011	829
South Koreans had plenty to talk about in 2011, but one topic consistently dominated the national conversation — welfare. The topic has been simmering for years, but its rising importance became clear when Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon staked his job on a referen...
‘BlackBerry won’t lose out in Korean market’
	Dec 29, 2011	818
Even though the managing director of RIM Korea declined to comment on the numbers, SK Telecom, the local network operator, estimated almost a 40 percent growth in BlackBerry sales this year in Korea. Like other foreign handset vendors such as Nokia and Moto...
Israel, S.Korea aim to sign FTA by April 2012
	Dec 27, 2011	747
The Israeli government has announced that South Korea and Israel will begin free trade talks with the goal to sign a trade pact by April. Israel's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Simchon made the announcement at the World Trade Organization in ...
‘Secret Santas’ keep winter warm
	Dec 26, 2011	952
ALTHOUGH most feel the urge to offer a helping hand to the poor and the homeless at this time of year, fewer people have been able to open their wallets due to the lingering impact of the economic downturn, unemployment and inflation over the past few ye...
Explore Korea’s Jeju Island With The FunJeju iPhone App Guidebook
	Dec 23, 2011	1075
Developed by Infomind, FunJeju is a free iPhone app that lets you explore and learn about the myriad of tourist opportunities on Korea’s beautiful UNESCO listed Jeju island. With a bright and simple user interface with both English and Korean translations, ...
Solar startup Stion raises $130M, lands in Korea
	Dec 23, 2011	801
Thin film solar startup Stion has raised a massive $130 million round of funding led by Korean investors. Looks like the days of investors pumping money into thin film solar startups aren’t yet over. Stion announced on Tuesday that the $130 million in fundin...
Korean IPO resilience to continue in 2012‎
	Dec 23, 2011	996
South Korea’s market for initial public offerings is expected to show resilience next year in the face of ongoing market volatility, according to equity capital markets bankers interviewed by dealReporter. Drivers include massive amounts of debt maturing in 2012 ...
Thai-Korean festival
	Dec 22, 2011	881
Organised by the embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Department of Cultural Promotion to enhance the relationship between Thailand and Korea and to raise funds to help flood victims, the three-day festival is packed with a programme of cultural performanc...
University of California and Korea Enter Partnership
	Dec 21, 2011	783
UCLA is partnering with the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) to develop new smart grid technologies. The ten year project is receiving funding from the United States Department of Energy and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. To ...
Koreans embrace social TV
	Dec 20, 2011	891
Korean consumers are rapidly adapting to new online technologies such as social and mobile TV, in a trend that is reshaping the nation's media landscape. According to a new report from Motorola Mobility, which looked into the video consumption habits of onl...
Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader, dies
	Dec 19, 2011	787
[From Guardian] Dec 19, 2011 - Kim Jong-il, the "dear leader" still venerated by many in North Korea but reviled abroad, has died aged 69, state media announced on Monday morning. The official KCNA news agency described his young son and heir apparent as "the ...
Korea to Become a "Republic of Coffee"
	Dec 19, 2011	1073
Korea imported a record amount of coffee this year, hitting the US$500 million mark. According to the Korea International Trade Association on Sunday, the nation's coffee imports stood at $508 million for the first ten months of this year, far exceeding the ...
Korean Home-grown hedge funds to debut
	Dec 19, 2011	902
The list of Korea's first homegrown hedge funds will be unveiled this week. More than 10 “Korean-style” hedge funds are expected to make their historic debut on Dec. 23, according to the Financial Services Commission and the Korea Financial Investment Associ...
N. Korea to S. Korea: Turn off those border Christmas lights - or else
	Dec 16, 2011	983
What some might consider Christmas cheer, North Korean officials call “psychological warfare.” The Kim Jong Il regime warned its South Korean neighbors that any Christmas light displays along their common border could result in something stronger than a lump of coal...
China aims to establish FTA with Japan and South Korea
	Dec 16, 2011	1891
China is actively pushing for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan and South Korea and hopes the negotiations will start next year, officials said on Thursday. "China, Japan and South Korea are all important countries in East Asia but with differ...