Trade

SEOUL, KOREA -- On December 5, South Korea became the ninth country in the world to exceed USD one trillion in trade volume.  In anticipation of the historic milestone, the annual Trade Day was delayed and held at COEX in Seoul on December 12.

SEOUL, KOREA --- The new minister of Knowledge Economy, Hong Suk-woo announced at a press conference on the 24^th that Korea’s trading

The "Buy Korea" brand is being promoted globally

Ericsson, Sweden's world-leading supplier in telecommunications, will make inroads into Korea's fourth-generation cellular wireless (4G) market based on a deal with KT. This will likely spark competition among telecommunications equipment suppliers to grab a larger share in the country's 4G market, and prompt service providers to introduce a 4G system.

The outcome of an analysis shows that Korea's three major IT export items - semiconductors, LCDs and mobile phones - will keep dominating the global market for at least six months. This analysis was released on Sept. 16 as the result of a survey of 92 economic analysts by the Federation of Korean Industries, an association of large conglomerates.

Under the ambitious vision of becoming a world-class city, Incheon Metropolitan City has been going all-out to prepare for the successful hosting of the Global Fair & Festival 2009 and the construction of advanced infrastructure.

Jeju is hosting the Korean-ASEAN summit on June 1, with hopes that the occasion will serve as a significant turning point for the island province to win more international recognition. The island is trying to win world natural scenic spot status in hopes of enhancing the eco-friendly image of Korea and the brand value of Jeju.

Daedeok Innopolis has magic hands with which it can change experimental technologies into profitable business models. For the past 30 years, Daedeok Innopolis has devoted itself to helping researchers and developers in cutting- edge technology areas turn their dreams and theories into reality. Now researchers and developers, like first graders, have come to believe in this story of the magic hands.

Some words in the world convey universally positive feelings and connotations. The word free is one of them. For centuries most countries around the globe experienced governmental oppression at least once and fought to achieve different forms of freedom. We, the free people of the world, now live in the privilege bought with triumphant victories accomplished in the past, but how many of us truly feel free from trading, traveling, and tax today?