Foreign-invested companies in Korea posted a 23% increase in combined sales in 2008, a government report showed yesterday. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy report, which focused on 2,300 companies with investments exceeding $500,000, showed combined sales reaching KRW 233 trillion ($205.7 billion) in 2008, which was 13.1% of the national total, and up from KRW...
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Two months must have passed already, as the latest edition of the Invest Korea Journal comes out today. For non-subscribers, or those who cannot wait for their copy to arrive, view the Journal here. Feature stories include: Visit Korea - A look at the nation’s plan to increase tourism Atomic Option - Nuclear technology emerges as...
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The latest issue of the Invest Korea Journal came out earlier this week, containing all the latest news on foreign investment in Korea. Feature stories include: Rivers of Destiny – A look at the Four Rivers Restoration Project On the Block – The Privatization of Korea’s SOEs Franchising Frontier – Korea’s Expanding Franchising Industry Seoul’s New...
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‘Korea – Your Wise and Profitable Choice’, published by Invest KOREA,  looks at Korea’s overall investment environment, before taking an in-depth view at some of the promising industries, covering the current trends, government policies and areas of opportunity. Contents - 1. Overview of FDI in Korea 2. Investment Environment Government Policy and Incentives Market Human Resources Infrastructure...
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‘Promising Investment Opportunities – Logistics’,  is another in this great series from Invest KOREA. …the ratio of South Korean corporate shippers using third-party logistics providers is 46 percent, much lower than the 70~80-percent ratios of the corporate shippers of North America and Europe. This means that South Korea has considerable room for her logistics...
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