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CIA World Factbook 1995 - South Korea
- From U.S. State Dept., 1991.
- This page also offers short snippets of news from Korea Economic Daily (in English). See for example the headings on Automobiles and on Electronics.
- A wonderful source for up to date, varied menu of news. In English.
- Stock exchange, weather forecast, company announcements....
- In English.
- Articles from recent issues linked to this page. But it doesn't seem to have been updated for about two months. Earliest issue available online is December 11, 1995.
- This link is to the English version.
- English language page of South Korea's White House.
- Some useful recent documents on South Korea's domestic and international policy, emphasis on the economic side.
- Information from Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Information on Korean market, companies, doing business in Korea, and FAQs. In English. Includes some useful statistics and background on the Korean economy. Information on companies by industry. Includes a link for online inquiries about doing business in Korea.
- Leads to some small and medium businesses. Most of the information seems to be in Korean.
- Choose an industry and this page will give you a rank-ordered listing of largest companies in that industry (by sales, in hundred million won).
Business
Korea Plaza
- Samsung Heavy Industries
- Samsung Homepage
- Samsung Newsletter Index. Issues are in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Hyundai Motor Home Page
- Welcome to Hyundai. Mostly in Korean.
- See also KEPCO's Database
- LG Electronics Inc.
- LG Group Historical Development
- LG News
- Ranked by 1995 sales, with some information on their sectors. Sales figures in 100 mn. won.
- Newsletter from Access Korea. Available issues begin with June 1996, appear monthly.
- Korea Trade Focus, no. 72, July 1996.
- Just about everything is in Korean.
- From the Korea Society.
- Click on a sensitive map to visit a spot you're interested in. You'll only get text, but it looks highly informative.
- From K\Joong-ang Ilbo. Information on Korea's history and culture.
- From South Korea's National Statistical Office.
- This site has descriptions of recent surveys, and some statistical graphs with English labels. Anyone who can't read Korean will find the rest of the links here frustrating. The connection is very slow, too.
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No overall map, just several sections representing major parts of the city (not super clear). Includes a handy page with directions on how to get to major locations by subway. Neatly done, people!
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