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Korea’s preparations for the new environmental agreement and the age of carbon emission rights

2009-11-09

The Kyoto Protocol, an international environmental agreement, is to expire in 2012, prompting nations around the world to decide on the post-Kyoto ...

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40th anniversary of the introduction of the Internet

2009-11-02

This year is an important one for Korea, a nation that propelled itself to IT stardom for its superb internet technology and infrastructure. The ...

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Opening of the new Incheon Bridge

2009-10-19

A spectacular bridge which will serve as an icon of Korean construction at last opened for traffic October 19th at midnight. Completed after four ...

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Falling won-dollar exchange rate and its implications for the Korean economy

2009-10-12

The won-dollar exchange rate has fallen to 1,100 won-per dollar, the lowest for the year 2009. After peaking at 1,600 won per dollar earlier this ...

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Future of the Chinese economy and its implications for Korea

2009-10-05

On October 1 a magnificent military parade took place at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic ...

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Outcomes of the Global 20 Summit in Pittsburg and its implications

2009-09-28

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the center of attention last Thursday and Friday as the city hosted the Global 20 Summit. Heads of state from 20 major ...

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Significance of Korea’s new standing in the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group

2009-09-21

September 21st will long be remembered in the Korean financial sector as the day the Korean stock market was born anew. That’s because the Financial ...

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The first anniversary of the global financial crisis and its impact on the financial landscape

2009-09-14

One year has passed since the worldwide global recession was set off by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings, one of the world’s four largest ...

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Outlook for a new economic relationship between Korea and Japan as Japan prepares to inaugurate a new government

2009-09-07

A wind of change is blowing through Japan. In the August 30th general election, the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, or DPJ, took 308 out of 480 ...

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Future of the Gaeseong Industrial Complex and inter-Korean economic cooperation

2009-08-24

The long-standing chilly relations between South and North Korea are showing signs of thawing. Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun met with ...

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