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Korea Report - May, 2011.

 

Topics.

 

©÷ President Lee Myung-bak made a week-long European tour.

©÷ National Assembly ratified the Korea-EU FTA.

©÷ SKorea and USA started an investigation into the alleged burial of Agent Orange at a US military base.

©÷ NK¡¯s cyber warfare unit was back in the spotlight after an alleged online attack to bank.

©÷ China proposed NK a 3-step formula: inter-Korean talks, NK-USA talks, then 6-party talks.

©÷ Kim Jong-il made a trip to China, the third in just over a year.

©÷ SKorea government is considering lowering its projection of economic growth in 2011 to 4% level.

©÷ KDI sharply raised its 2011 inflation projection for Korea to 4.1%.

©÷ Supreme Prosecutor¡¯s Office to investigate the defunct savings banks.

©÷ SKorea's listed companies saw their earnings rise 9.8% in the first quarter.

©÷ Hyundai Motor received orders for their first gasoline-hybrid electric vehicles.

©÷ Hynix Semiconductor won a patent infringement appeal against Rambus.

©÷ BOK froze the key interest rate at 3% for the second straight month.

©÷ Korean Big Three found themselves in tally over $20 bil of newbuilding order so far this year.

©÷ Shipbuilding market seems to be in a few more dark years.

©÷ Cargo handling at SKorea¡¯s seaports grew nearly 8% in April.

©÷ All of the Korea¡¯s leading shipping companies posted loss in the first quarter.

 

 

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