Korea’s Ambassador for International Security, the Honorable Chung Min Lee, addresses changes on the Korean Peninsula, recent challenges from North Korea, attendant market impacts, and the evolving investment climate for U.S. and international business. This special Studio Korea session lends insight into immediate security concerns, as well as mid and long-term opportunities and challenges. Lee […]
Korean firms operating internationally employ non-Koreans at all levels. Don Southerton, CEO of Bridging Culture Worldwide and author of Korea Facing: Secrets for Success in Korean Global Business, shares insights on working for Korea-based companies and understanding Korean operational norms for goods and services providers. {youtubegalleryid=10,4} Thursday, June […]
Hyundai is committed to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy in North America. Through its Hyundai Hope On Wheels program, Hyundai will donate over $14 million for pediatric cancer research to institutions across the U.S. in 2013. This will bring the organization’s total support to pediatric cancer research to over $72 million since its inception in […]
Recent headlines about high-profile cyber attacks on American and Korean corporations should prompt all companies to examine their procedures for recovering from a data breach. Expert Joseph V. DeMarco, Esq., provides an overview of the key laws and regulations that affect businesses and addresses the practical considerations for fulfilling those obligations. Those interested in receiving […]
Bernard Moon, CEO of Vidquik, co-founded Sparklabs, a Silicon Valley style startup accelerator that provides Korean entrepreneurs access to funds, legal counsel, and high-profile mentors like Internet legend Vint Cerf and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. He and David Joo, co-CEO of Sparklabs-funded KnowRe, discuss what it takes to grow a young tech company in […]
Korea has emerged as Asia’s leading holder of patents and in the top-5 globally, behind only the United States and European powers. What has led to this tremendous step forward? What does it say to the international investor about Korean innovation and protections? How might the growth of Korea’s knowledge economy combine with that in […]
The Korea Society brings policy and corporate programming to the Mile High City. The Korea Society @ Denver events focus primarily on the theme of the implications of Korea’s rise for U.S.-Korea relations and globally for policy, corporate and academic supporters. The Korea Society and Josef Korbel School of International Studies host a luncheon ambassadorial […]
A pressing issue in Korea, the growth of small and medium enterprises—alongside or with enhanced vigor relative to the large conglomerates—presents new opportunities for business development in Korea. Dr. Byunghun Choi, Director General of the Korea Business Development Center will examine SME expansion, government incentives newly in place, and the socioeconomic stakes of enhanced distribution […]
A year after implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs, and chief negotiator of the FTA, reflects on the newly-discovered opportunities, burgeoning trade, and partnerships, as well as limitations and early challenges. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:30 AM | Registration12:00 PM […]
Tom Byrne, Senior VP, and Asia-Pacific Manager of Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group, examines Korea’s sovereign credit rating on the eve of a new administration in Seoul. Mr. Byrne analyzes Korea’s economic and fiscal fundamentals, the government’s balance sheet, as well as levels of debt and the overall impact on Korea’s sovereign credit ratings for the […]
