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Korea Report - March, 2010.

Topics.

²  Korea and the EU have set the target at end of April for officially signing their FTA.

²  Government and ruling party struggle on the controversial Sejong City plan.

²  President Lee leads educational reform.

²  Koreans support the capital punishment.

²  The Cheonan, a naval patrol boat, sunken for unknown cause.

²  SKorea and USA consider a contingency plan on NK.

²  NK threatened to confiscate the SKorean’s real estate at tourist resort in NK.

²  Korea’s GDP forecasted to grow by 4.5-6.2% in 2010.

²  BOK governor changed.

²  A "poison pill" system could go into effect by the second half of next year.

²  Holding company structure to be adopted for chaebols.

²  Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee returned.

²  KAMCO continued acquisition of ships.

²  POSCO to undertake a study on DSME.

²  STX submitted a bid to buy Daehan Shipbuilding.

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