Selling Korea's State-run Enterprises
The government is out to raise $10.3billion of foreign capital
through an ambitious privatization program.

Korea's Real Estate Market Opens Up
Korea's conglomerates pare down and focus on core activities.

Kyolhon
Marriage Customs

• Economy
  - Korea's Usable Forex Reserves
     Surpass $40 Billion for First Time
  - OECD Forecasts 2.5-Percent Growth
     for Korean Economy Next Year
  
• Investment
  - Value of Foreign M&As Among Korean
     Firms Jumps to $3.36 Billion
  - Office Buildings Major Focus of
     Foreigners' Interest
  - Government to Offer 25 Percent Share of
     KTG for Sale in August
  - EU Investment Mission to Visit Seoul in
     October
  - Government to Sell 10-Percent Stake in
     Korea Telecom to Major Foreign Carrier;
     Foreign Participation in Voice Resale
  - Foreign Investment Surges in July
  - Foreign Firms Push for M&As in Korea
  - Small IT Firms Out to Attract Foreign
     Investment
  

• Policy
  - Short-Term Economic Stimulus Package
     Aimed at Easing Restructuring Pain
  - Import Regulations to Be Eased
  - Government to Designate 4 Industrial
     Parks, Free Trade Zones for Foreign
     Investors
  - Government to Allow Private SOC
     Ownership for 99 Years
• Trade& Markets
  - Exports of Mini Cars on Sharp Rise
  - Pak's Win Promotes Sports Marketing
  - Wal-Mart's Rock-Bottom Sale Sparks
     Price War Among Discount Retailers
• Business
  - Foreign Firms Account for 6.1 Percent of
     Total Turnover

Exports Falter as Output Stays Depressed
Industrial production drops 10.8 pct in May.

Global Investment Climate
Eurasian Investment Promotion Agencies Gain from  International
"Best Practices"

Explaining the East to the West
Hong Kong's last governor Chris Patten on why he is making
a documentary for the BBC on Asia.

The Testimony of Taste
Major changes in the Korean diet have prompted massive foreign
investment in the food and beverage industry.

FDI Report
Foreign investment rises steadily through the first half of 1998

Inchon, Gateway to the 21st Century

Interest Rates and Corporate Psychology
Concerning Debt Repayment in Korea

Making the Big Time
From its OEM beginnings, Korea's timepiece industry has
gained worldwide acceptance on its own merits

• High Contrast, High Resolution CDT from Samsung
• Explosive Welding Technology for Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints
  
• High-speed Shadow Mask Pattern Inspection Machine

• A New Generation of Secondary Battery Tester
  
• A CDMA Cellular/PCS Network Optimization Tool
  

• My Phone by YTC Telecome
• COCKTAIL'98 by Cocktail Corp.
  
• Digital Theater System Receiver by Sherwood

• Flatron Monitor by LG Electronics
• Zirconium-plated Titanium Golf Clubs by Mckenly International Corp
  

Maedup, Korean Macrame

• THE 1st KOREA TECHNOMART '98
  
• LOGISTICS SHOW '98
• SEOUL STOFF '98
• CHAIN STORE '98

• MEDIA & FILM EXPO '98
  
• KOSIGN '98
• SIMESTA '98