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The debate surrounding the Korea-U.S. FTA

2006-06-27

This week the program takes a detailed look at the debate surrounding the Korea-U.S. FTA and its impact on the Korean economy. In the second half ...

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The government’s plan to bump up the mandatory retirement age

2006-06-20

Today’s first topic is about the government’s plan to bump up the mandatory retirement age. The second topic is about a small PMP manufacturer ...

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The marketing impact of the World Cup and Duksung, a manufacturer of synthetic leather and sole supplier of outer leather for official World Cup ball Teamgeist.

2006-06-13

The World Cup is on and the whole world is glued to their TVs and radios to keep a tab on the latest games. In this week's Business Watch, we talk about ...

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The alarming three-month-long current account deficits and their impact on the overall Korean economy

2006-06-06

The Korean economy still shows no sign of full recovery from its slump. So in the first half of today’s program we talk about the alarming three-month-long ...

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The financial section of the newspapers are ablaze with soaring real estate prices and subsequent concerns about the real estate bubble

2006-05-30

This week the program looks at the hot issue of soaring real estate prices in Korea and their impact on Korean household finances and overall economy. ...

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The world's retail giant Carrefour withdrawing from Korea and its impact on the Korean discount store chains

2006-05-23

Today’s program talks about the world's retail giant Carrefour withdrawing from Korea and its impact on the Korean discount store chains. The ...

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The Bank of Korea’s decision to freeze call interest rate

2006-05-16

Today we talk about the Bank of Korea’s decision to freeze call interest rate and its implications on the financial landscape of Korea. That ...

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The impact of the LG-Philips LCD manufacturing plant

2006-05-09

In today's program we discuss the impact of the LG-Philips LCD manufacturing plant, the world’s largest of the kind, which just opened in Paju, Gyeonggi ...

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The impact of the proposed capital market integration act on the Korean financial market and a laser application equipment firm called EO Technics

2006-05-02

The first half of today’s BW discusses the far-reaching impact of the proposed capital market integration act on the Korean financial market. In ...

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The currency exchange rate of Korea and an LCD TV manufacturer in Korea called Diboss, a legend in the making in the digital TV market

2006-04-25

Today’s Business Watch looks into the spiking currency exchange rate of Korea and its impact on the Korean economy. In the second half of the program, ...

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