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The Korea Business Interview Series continues at Korea Business Central (KoreaBusinessCentral.com). The latest interview was held with Dr. Victor Cha, former Director for Asian Affairs in the White House’s National Security Council and current Director of the Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University. Dr. Cha is author of Beyond the...
In Korea, the exchange of money takes place in situations Westerners often find strange (to say the least!) and this has been part of the culture for a very long time. On the negative side, the little white envelopes with cash symbolize the graft in Korean government and business. In...
The Koreans are thrilled silly about the Toyota quality problems. They’re trying not to gloat but their glee is barely concealed, especially as Hyundai and Kia auto sales increase so rapidly in the US. But this isn’t really what my post is about today and I’m going to depart a...
There’s a new term being tossed around in Korea lately: “쾌속세대”. It can be roughly translated “Generation High Speed” and is being used most directly to describe the Korean athletes who competed (and often won!) in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. But, at least in the Jungang Daily, which I read,...
We hosted another installment of the Korea Business Interview Series at Korea Business Central a couple weeks ago. This time, our very own Tom Tucker discussed the North Korean economy with author and economist Marcus Noland. Here’s the link to the 29 minute podcast interview: In addition, the discussion at...
For some reason, I never really took much notice of the nationalism that pervades Korean society. I mean, Koreans are patriotic. But who isn’t? Where I come from, the US (well, Texas, actually) is the center of the world, so why should I be surprised by Koreans who think their...
I came to Korea too late. It's just that simple. I came as soon as I could, of course, which was straight after university graduation in the US, but I missed out on seeing the "old Korea". It was the Korea of anti-Americanism, the Korea of poverty, the Korea of...
I discussed and translated an article [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?total_id=3895261] from the Jungang Daily newspaper last week in this post of Nojeok Hill: My View from the Top. Here is the (almost) full Korean source followed by the translation. It was nice to work on a translation project where I was the...
Original article: www.web20asia.com[EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.web20asia.com/411#] This is a huge departure for Google. It demonstrates yet again how the Korean market is stimulating global innovation by being a test-bed for new ideas.
I came across a remarkable piece in the Jungang Daily newspaper yesterday. I say it’s remarkable because within just a small print space, the article provides a unique glimpse into the Korean mindset of today and illustrates factors from the past that have contributed to this outlook. Though the main...
