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Today’s KORUS FTA news

By Nathan Schwartzman Tue, Nov 29, 2011 1:39PM UTC View Comments

Here’s a round-up of the top FTA stories on Naver right now. The complete, real-time archive of the site’s articles is at this link. 1. President Lee promised that the FTA would give Korea access to the “larges market in the world, America” and thereby improve the nation’s economy, but also pledged to help manage...

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Korean judge in trouble over FTA comments

By Nathan Schwartzman Mon, Nov 28, 2011 11:23AM UTC View Comments

This week I’ll be surveying various responses in Korea to the ratification of the KORUS FTA — starting with a somewhat amusing story. Original TV report in Korean is at this link. [Anchor] With controversy over a sitting judge making critical remarks about the free trade agreement on Facebook, the courts are considering creating rules...

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80% of Koreans want to be the boss

By Nathan Schwartzman Thu, Nov 24, 2011 3:13PM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. A large number of office workers hope to start their own businesses, a study has found. At least half of workers “absolutely” intend to do so. Job Korea surveyed 1,239 men and women and announced its findings on the 9th. 21.5% of office workers “definitely” intend to...

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SKorea lacks system to curb corporate abuses

By Nathan Schwartzman Tue, Oct 11, 2011 11:21AM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. The National Contact Point for the OECD in Korea, which is supposed to prevent human rights violations committed by multinational corporations, is accused of acting in name only. The National Human Rights Commission examined the workings of the NCP and found that is unable to properly carry...

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