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Korea Report - October, 2013.

 

Topics.

 

©÷ President Park attended APEC/ASEAN summits in Bali and Brunei from Oct 6-13.

©÷ Park¡¯s policy of building trust with NK whilst maintaining deterrence gained full support from

the countries that attended the APEC/ASEAN summits.

©÷ The ruling party swept to victory in the 2 by-elections.

©÷ People start to worry that right-wing Japanese are preoccupied only with current interests,

completely ignoring the past wrongdoings, as was the case with the Germans before WW II.

©÷ Fukushima is still exposed to a leak of highly radiation-contaminated water.

©÷ HMC is to remove the cigarette lighter jack from all its cars for its domestic sales.

©÷ The government pushes ahead with the introduction of 'telemedicine' in Korea.

©÷ Google concluded an agreement with the government to promote Hangeul.

©÷ NK reportedly reactivated a nuclear reactor to produce plutonium for bombs.

©÷ Korea¡¯s economy shows signs of recovery as various indicators at improvements.

©÷ World Bank is to set up its main Korean office in Songdo, Incheon before end-2012.

©÷ Korea logged a current account surplus of $6.57 bil in Sept for 20 straight months.

©÷ SKorea and Malaysia entered into a Currency Swap Deal worth $4.7 bil.

©÷ SEC overtook its rival Apple in operating profit share in the world mobile market.

©÷ SEC launched ¡°Galaxy Round,¡± the world¡¯s first curved-display smartphone.

©÷ The Korean mobile device market is reportedly nearing saturation.

©÷ Prosecutors grilled chaebols for their tax evasion and illegalities.

©÷ GE opened a global shipbuilding and marine headquarters in Busan, Korea.

©÷ Foreigners pushed up KOSPI to 2,050 whilst maintaining buying sprees on Korean stocks.

©÷ The Kwon reached 1,055 against the USDollar.

©÷ SKorea¡¯s foreign exchanges reserves logged $343.2 bil in Oct, setting a new record.

©÷ Korean yards started to market the capsize bulkers.

©÷ Profitability of Korea¡¯s Big 3 yards plunged in third quarter.

©÷ HHI won Moss-type LNG carriers from Petronas.

©÷ Hyundai Glovis completed its first sea voyage through the North Pole Route.

©÷ Korean Air cashed in KW150 bil ($140 mil) into its sister company-Hanjin Shipping.

 

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