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• Immigrants, Sports, and the American Dream
  on Oct 30, 2013 in USA
  If You Want to See the Best of America… An immigrant, chasing a dream, adopts his new home, and uses his fame to deliver a message to a shaken city, and a shaken nation. This was a week after the … Continue reading →...
• Did Korean Chaebol Follow This Advice Given 2.5 YEARS AGO?
  on Jun 6, 2013 in $JPY $KRW Bank of Korea Korea Korean Economy KOSPI USA
  Somehow, I Doubt It http://www.seoulgyopoguide.com/?p=482 Academics Are Now On Board In Korea, the Samsung Economic Research Institute is probably the most well-know economic think tank. This guest post recently appear on FT’s blog, which sugge...
• This Just In: Korean Peninsula Isn’t Going To Be War Theatre
  on Jun 6, 2013 in Korea
  And Now…N Korea Proposes Reopening Kaesong Complex So I guess war isn’t imminent. On Voice of America (you should follow @W7VOA on Twitter for the best information on Korea), it was probably said best when it said “The closer you &#...
• The Lost Seoul to Detractors: The Yen Taketh Away
  on May 15, 2013 in Korea
  Popular Press Has Caught Onto What Readers of this Blog Already Know I receive a fair amount of ridicule from readers that have said that my observations regarding the JPY/KRW rate was a gift to Korea.  it was a gift … Continue reading →...
• Tale of Three Pictures: Nikkei, KOSPI, and JPY/KRW
  on Mar 13, 2013 in $JPY $KRW Bank of Korea Japan Korean Economy KOSPI
  Toldya This blog has taken some grief for its analysis regarding the Korean Won, the Japanese Yen, and the fact that Korean chaebol have done well in no small part due to the incredible Yen strength. Let’s take a look, … Continue reading...
• SK Global: Is the Tide Turning on Corporate Governance in Korea?
  on Feb 17, 2013 in Korea Korean Economy
  Do Not Pass Go.  Do Not Collect $200. SK Group now-ex-chairman Chey Tay-Won was convicted of embezzlement and ordered directly to jail for 4 yours.  Just wow.  This blog has reported and comment on this issue, many times, in the … Continue r...
• DID ANYTHING HAPPEN WHILST I WAS ON BREAK?
  on Jan 2, 2013 in Korea
  Back and Better Than Ever…. Ya take a little time off, and a few things have occurred, right up the Seoul Gyopo Guide’s alley…. 1. Some bird got elected to be the President of Korea, and in the most ironic … Continue reading &...
• Samsung Learning That Apple Isn’t Naver.com
  on Aug 26, 2012 in Korea Korean Economy Korean Society Samsung Electronics Apple Computer
  Samsung Has Been Dealt a Mighty Blow It is not news that Samsung and Apple have been engaged in a bitter legal battle around the world. It is also not news that in the U.S., Samsung has lost, and has … Continue reading →...
• Bullets Intact, Overshooting Prevented, BOK Does Its Job
  on Jul 11, 2012 in $EUR $JPY $KRW Bank of Korea China Korean Economy
  Giving Credit Where Credit is Due Those who have read this blog in the past know this fact: the Seoul Gyopo Guide is no apologist for the Korean government. However, you should make no mistake, the Bank of Korea deserves … Continue reading U...
• Chaebol Record Exports? Check. Still Laughing at the Police? Check.
  on May 8, 2012 in Korea
  Chosun Ilbo Reports that SK Group See Record Exports Woohoo! Record exports from subsidiaries of SK Group have been reported, according to the Chosun Ilbo. All is well, right? Business as usual, right? Seems so. And that is exactly the … Contin...

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