JPMorgan Asset's Chang Buys Asian Currencies on Inflation Fight

BusinessWeek

Chang, who helps oversee about $4 billion from Hong Kong, said he recently bought new issues of Indonesian corporate debt and favors South Korean government ...



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Foreign-invested firms see gains

JoongAng Daily

... in the country posted solid sales gains in 2008 and enjoyed higher productivity than their Korean counterparts, a government report showed yesterday. ...



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South Koreans Rally in Support of North Korean Logger Held in Russia

Voice of America

Photo: AP South Korean human rights activists are calling on the Russian government not to send a North Korean logger back to his homeland. ...

Govt. Says it Has No Plans to Request Talks Wth N. Korea on Resuming Tours Arirang News

Seoul, Tokyo in talks over N. Korean defector's April visit to Japan: report Yonhap News

S. Korea rebuffs N. Korea threat to seize assets Ottawa Citizen

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Korean Women Flock to Government

New York Times

By choe sang-Hun seoul when Kim Hyo-eun joined the South Korean Foreign Ministry in 1992, its personal data form listed wife, but not husband, in the ...

South Korea Works Overtime To Tackle Vacation Shortage Wall Street Journal

S. Korean bonds almost steady as inflation slows Interactive Investor

South Korean Consumer Prices Rose 2.7% in February BusinessWeek

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Korea Non-Financials Better Bet Than Bank Bonds, Tong Yang Says

BusinessWeek

The South Korean government asked lenders late last year to cut loan-to-deposit ratios to curb excessive lending and prevent a repeat of last year's credit ...



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S Korea's new central bank chief expected to cement BOK-gov't ties in monetary ...

People's Daily Online

Behind the scene sits the South Korean government that is wielding stronger power over the recovering economy. Ranging from the finance minister to the ...

[Viewpoint] No chance to analyze our top banker JoongAng Daily

Incoming BOK Chief says Exit Plan will be Coordinated with G7 Members Arirang News



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North Korea's Currency Revaluation Led to Food Crisis, UN Says

BusinessWeek

March 16 (Bloomberg) -- The North Korean government's revaluation of its currency last year caused severe inflation and, combined with a poor ...

UN: North Koreans Live in Pervasive 'State of Fear' Voice of America

Seoul Needs to Turn Focus on Human Rights in N. Korea The Chosun Ilbo

North Korea Slams UN Human Rights Report Journal of Turkish Weekly

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Private sector sees job growth, first since Nov.

Korea Herald

The Korean economy started to add jobs in the private sector in February for the first time in 15 months, signaling the labor market is recovering, ...



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Is the Dear Leader losing his grip?

Asia Times Online

Needless to say, the South Korean government is not too eager to restart negotiations. After all, so-called intra- Korean cooperation is essentially ...

KOREA : Punishing The Dead Strategy Page

Mystery Grows Over N. Korea's Arrest of S. Koreans The Chosun Ilbo

N. Korea may return to talks in March or April AFP

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Improving Korea's Status Takes More Than Cosmetic Measures

The Chosun Ilbo

The Korean government on Wednesday said it plans to carry out 80 tasks that will boost the country's status ahead of the G20 Summit in Seoul in November. ...

China to invest in NK road: expert

Korea Herald

A Chinese provincial government has agreed to invest 300 million yuan ($44 million) in modernizing a road to North Korea's northeastern port of Rajin, ...



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South Korea national oil firm eyes Ghana's Jubilee

Reuters

A Ghanaian government source said in February the government wants to block a reported deal for Kosmos to sell its interest in the field to Exxon Mobil (XOM ...

After US, China, India, South Korea now interested in Ghana's oil Ghana Business News

Korean Delegation Calls on Energy Minister Ghana



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Stepping on the Oil to accelerate industrial growth; the time is now or

Modern Ghana

His administration decided that the central government must play the key role in economic development because no other South Korean institution had the ...



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S. Korea's listed firms see 2009 profits jump 54 pct

Yonhap News

Last year, the Korean government poured about 55 trillion won into the economy to prevent it from falling into a recession. Helped by the government's ...



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'Mr Microchips' proves popular in S. Korean schools

AFP

... angry or make sarcastic remarks -- have been a hit with pupils during a pilot project in some South Korean schools, a government report said Thursday. ...



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Young carmaker's pride and joy

JoongAng Daily

It also had the best fuel efficiency of any passenger car sold in Korea . According to government data, it could run at 17.49 kilometers per liter (40.9 ...

Beijing, China's sky turned orange by massive sandstorm

Examiner.com

The storm's reach will also extend Saturday to the Korean Peninsula where Seoul has issued dust advisories. Experts have blamed the storms on deforestation ...



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2011 Sonata Models from Across South Korea and US to be Recalled by Hyundai

TopNews United States

The company had planned to send in a notification about the same to the South Korean Government and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in ...

Hyundai to Recall Some 2011 Sonatas New York Times

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Hyundai Car Recall Korea Times

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Big Businesses Eye 'Makgeolli' Market

Korea Times

The agency revealed that Kooksoondang Brewery, one of the largest Korean makers of traditional drinks, has been using imported rice in its popular ...

The Service Sector Snag

BusinessWeek

Earlier this month, the South Korean government announced that it would invest 300 billion won (or $260 million) in research and development aimed at ...