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Korea Report - August, 2013.

 

Topics.

 

©÷  President Park¡¯s approval ratings hit a new high, in the range of 60-70%.

©÷  Japan¡¯s attitude about its past history is angering the neighboring countries.

©÷  Record heat waves have gripped Korea over July & Aug months.

©÷  Asiana offered $10,000 to all passengers aboard the flight that crashed on 6 July.

©÷  President Park¡¯s consistent policy toward NK led to the re-opening of Gaeseong

factory park and the reunions of S-N separated families.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s risk premium has returned to below 90 basis points.

©÷  SKorea logged a current account surplus for the 18th straight month.

©÷  South-North agreed to re-open the Gaeseong factory park.

©÷  South-North agreed to hold family reunions during Sep 25-30.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s economy is forecast to regain 4% growth in H2 of this year 2013.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s trade surplus ranked 7th amongst WTO members in H1 of the year.

©÷  China is increasing purchases of stocks, bonds and real estate in SKorea.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s household credit totaled KW980 tril ($870.1 bil) in end-June.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s top businesses pledged to invest $138.8 bil by the year¡¯s end.

©÷  SEC rolled out the world¡¯s first 3-D Vertical NAND flash memory in Aug.

©÷  LG Electronics has launched its curved OLED TV in Germany.

©÷  SK Hynix has taken No.2 title in the global DRAM market.

©÷  Nearly half of mobile users in USA and Canada are using SEC or LG smartphones.

©÷  International patent disputes jumped to 200 cases in H1, up by 30% on-year.

©÷  Import car sales in Korea hit a new high in July, up by 39% on-year.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s consumer price has remained in the 1% growth for the 10th straight month.

©÷  SKorea¡¯s NB orders have recorded 216 ships worth $23 bil in Jan-Jul period 2013.

©÷  ¡®K-sure¡¯ has financed $340 mil for 7 x 9,300 teu containershps from CSAV for SHI.

©÷  Korean shipyards have stopped low-price ship-sales since Q3 of 2013.

©÷  Profitability of Korean shipyards has worsened in Q2 of this year.

©÷  Samra Midas has become the preferred bidder for Korea Line Corp.

 

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