Produced bySteven S. Bammel andVince Rubino, and hosted by Tom Tucker.November 16, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesDr. David Dolinger"A Participant in Korean History and in Korean-Led Innovation of the Global Medical Industry"Dr. David Dolinger, Vice-President at Seegene, Inc. in Seoul, Korea* * *The contrasts between the Korea of the 1970s and the Korea of today are vast and few people bring as unique a perspective to these changes as Dr. David Dolinger, who, having spent nearly 30 years outside Korea, returned in early 2011 as vice president at Seegene, one of Korea’s most dynamic and forward-looking companies.With an academic and professional background in the medical field, Dr. Dolinger shares about his work as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Korea in the late 1970s, including his incredible involvement in the Gwangju Incident of 1980. His uncommon understanding of Korean culture and the Korean mindset also contribute to his many insights about working at Seegene and the future of medicine in Korea and the world.Deepen your understanding of Korea by listening as David shares from his experiences and expertise!Original Post, Transcript, & Discussioncan be found on Korea Business Central

 Produced by Steven S. Bammel, and hosted by Tom Tucker.October 9, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesCommissioner Hank Ahn"Korea Is a Great Destination for Foreign Direct Investment"Hank Ahn is Commissioner of Invest KOREA.* * *For too long, the advantages of Korea as a foreign direct investment destination have been overlooked while overseas companies have poured money into economies of Japan and China. However, with Korea’s rise to economic strength, the US Commerce Department reports that American companies’ investments in Korea have been more lucrative than anywhere else over the past decade.It’s time for a new perspective on foreign direct investment to Korea and it is the role of Invest KOREA to help foreign investors find and execute their business plans in Korea successfully. In this interview, Invest KOREA Commissioner Hank Ahn shares with KBC listeners about the many advantages of doing business in Korea, as well as the amazing and free services provided by Invest KOREA.Original Post, Transcript, & Discussion can be found on Korea Business Central

 Produced by Eun-Shil Parkand Steven S. Bammel, and hosted by Tom Tucker.September 2, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesProfessor Ha-Joon Chang"23 Things They Don’t Tell You About (Korean) Capitalism"Professor Ha-Joon Chang is Professor in the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, and author of the international best-seller 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism.* * *The Korean economic miracle was not achieved through policies of free trade or hands-off capitalism. But, in the last decade, the Korean government has jumped on the global free market bandwagon, deregulating industries and signing free trade agreements with many other countries.One voice that has consistently spoken out to remind people of forgotten history is Professor Ha-Joon Chang. Having lived through the Korean economic boom, and studied and taught development economics in Europe, Professor Chang brings a much-needed alternative perspective to the mainstream.With a knack for explaining complicated concepts in easy-to-understand language, in his latest book, 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism, Professor Chang helps KBC listeners understand the connections between global generalities and their specific applications to Korea.You may not, in the end, agree with all of Professor Chang’s conclusions, but you can’t deny that he points out many truths of business and economics that others often overlook. His compelling perspective makes the debate richer and this interview contributes to an understanding of Korea and Korean business today.Listen to the interview first, and then go out and buy the book. It’s available in at least eight languages.Original Post, Transcript, & Discussion can be found on Korea Business Central

Korea News Talk#3 August 20, 2011 A collaborative project brought to you by  KoreaBusinessCentral.com & Koreabridge.net Participants: Adam Cave, Stafford Lumsden, Charles Ahn, Daniel Lafontaine, & Jeff Lebow Topics: The effect of  the U.S. credit downgrade and global economic downturn on Korea, SC First Bank and Hanjin Union issues,  HomePlus/Tesco Success,  Samsung's pass on Android, & Korea's sodium standing  Chat Log &  Story Links Below:  Story Links    Economic Downturnlatimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-south-korea-economy-20110812,0,4486389.storyonline.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110819-706332.html   Unions & Doing Business in Koreakoreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/07/123_91721.html http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2011/08/19/0200000000AEN20110819009400320.HTMLkoreabusinesscentral.com/forum/topics/korea-business-central-exclusive-interview-tom-brown-homeplus-tes    AssortedHow Samsung Lost the Opportunity to Own Androidhttp://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/08/12/2011081201089.htmlsynapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/0161NRP/nrp-3-328.pdfhttp://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/492633.html Chat Log [11:46] Steven Bammel: But they were close. [11:46] Steven Bammel: Very close [11:46] Don Southerton: does the book discuss? [11:46] Steven Bammel: The employees dance in the aisles several times per day... [11:47] Steven Bammel: The employees of Homeplus, that is... [11:47] Steven Bammel: Don - Yes, the book does talk about how much JH Park liked Chung Ju Yung. [11:57] Steven Bammel: Can some of our other chat room attendees introduce themselves? [11:57] Steven Bammel: click "Edit nickname" to change your user ID... [12:02] Steven Bammel: Daniel's comment is prophetic... [12:02] Steven Bammel: Wait for the next KBC interview... [12:04] Hyungsik Yoon: What is the topic in this chat room? [12:04] Steven Bammel: Hyungsik - Whatever we want! [12:05] Hyungsik Yoon: Just learned our dear leader Kim Jongil is visiting Russia [12:05] Steven Bammel: Yeah, I saw that. [12:05] Steven Bammel: Jeff - Jongil Kim is in Russia [12:05] Hyungsik Yoon: He will meet with Putin probably in Vladivostok [12:06] Steven Bammel: Jeff - Are you watching this? [12:06] Steven Bammel: Amazing!! [12:07] Steven Bammel: Whew... [12:07] Steven Bammel: I was worried we'd miss this... [12:07] Hyungsik Yoon: Gas piple line from Russia to South Korea via North Korea will be the main topic [12:07] Hyungsik Yoon: between the two men [12:08] JL:http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/08/12/2011081201089.html [12:09] [12:09] Hyungsik Yoon: This is no good news. No salt on Rramyeon? No taste! [12:09] Steven Bammel: Best idea: skip the ramyoen [12:09] Steven Bammel: I won't eat it. [12:09] Steven Bammel: My kids like it though... [12:10] JL:http://synapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/0161NRP/nrp-3-328.pdf [12:10] Hyungsik Yoon: I probably have world record in ramyeon consumtion. Minimum five a week [12:10] Steven Bammel: Wow! [12:12] Steven Bammel: Yes, I'll stick with makgeolli [12:12] Hyungsik Yoon: Makgeolli doesn't go with me as I get sick the following day. So is my friend [12:12] Hyungsik Yoon: Soju, that is [12:13] Steven Bammel: You should try the Buja brand of makgeolli. [12:13] Hyungsik Yoon: Buja? Rich person? [12:14] Hyungsik Yoon: or Father and Son [12:17] Steven Bammel: It's the makgeolli brand I drink. [12:17] Steven Bammel: It doesn't make me sick at all. [12:20] Hyungsik Yoon: There are many brands. The most famous is Il**** makgeolli [12:20] Steven Bammel: Which one? [12:20] Hyungsik Yoon: Il**** is a small village near DMZ above Seoul, and soliders liked it [12:21] Steven Bammel: Oh. [12:21] Steven Bammel:http://seongpo****.koreanconsulting.com/2010/07/good-makgeolli.html [12:21] Steven Bammel: This is the one I drink [12:22] Hyungsik Yoon: Someh

Produced bySteven Bammel and hosted by Tom Tucker.August 9, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesTom Brown"Homeplus: Tesco’s Success Story on Entering the Korean Market"Tom Brown is Site Research Director at Homeplus Korea, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesco of the UK.* * *Tesco’s entry into the Korean market contains valuable lessons for anyone doing or wishing to do business in Korea. While other foreign brands like Wal-Mart and Carrefour have failed, Tesco’s Korean brand, Homeplus, is moving from strength to strength as it closes the gap with the market leader, E-mart.This interview covers many fascinating aspects of the Homeplus story in Korea. From its early partnership with Samsung, to an extraordinary level of office culture localization, as well as matching uniqueness of the Korean consumer market, Tesco and Homeplus have achieved an amazing success.Tom Brown has been with Tesco in Asia during this time, both in Korea and China, leading the company’s efforts to locate new stores. His insider perspective leaves us with many valuable insights about business in Korea (and even a little about business in China!).This interview is a “must-listen” for anyone with an interest in business in Korea.Original Post, Transcript, & Discussion can be found on Korea Business Central

Korea Business Talk #2 July 30, 2011 A collaborative project brought to you by  KoreaBusinessCentral.com & Koreabridge.net   Participants:  Jeff Lebow,  Joshua Davies, Hyungsik Yoon, Adam H Cave Subsribe to Korea Business Talk Topics & Chat Log BelowNews Items & Topics From HyungSik's Last Two Weeks in KoreaA high rise building rocks to Tae BoPrivate school whistle blowers make a lot of moneyHyundai workers arrested for gamblingJTEKT builds a bearing plant in Korea Other StoriesKorea to ban Japanese lawmakers from UlleungdoThe rain this week in Korea!HackingHackers Attack Internet Portal Nate and Cyworld Blog Majority of South Koreans’ data exposedRadiation-Free Food Bolsters South Korea's Exports to JapanBusan braces for ‘Hope Bus’ chaosChat Log [11:03] Jeff: http://lasttwoweekskorea.blogspot.com/ [11:06] Jeff: http://reformsymposium.com/ [11:08] Hyungsik Yoon : I can not join the webcast. It is much different from last time [11:09] Steven Bammel: Oh, very nice blog for HS! [11:18] netz: Hi guys [11:21] Steven Bammel: I'll sign in twice to bump up the numbers. [11:29] Jeff: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/07/29/bloomberg1376-LOD6HB07SXKX01-7858NMFT47U5C6VVVSBPLGFRLE.DTL [11:33] Jeff: that's what I meant - 70mm/hour [11:33] DolsotDan: The tancheon in Bundang was about 2 metres higher than usual on Wednesday, yet the soccer game at the Tancheon Sports Complex went ahead. [11:34] Steven Bammel: What's "tancheon in Bundang"? [11:37] DolsotDan: The Tancheon is the large stream that runs through Bundang and Seongnam and joins the Han at Olympic Stadium [11:39] Scott: agree with Josh completely [11:39] Scott: lol [11:39] DolsotDan: HOw about the black leather jacket 2MB sported after the Yeongpyeong incident [11:40] Jeff: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/19/Tae-Bo-blamed-for-building-shake/UPI-51641311101106/ [11:42] Scott: Psychoacoustics 101 [11:43] DolsotDan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam****g_Department_Store_collapse [11:44] DolsotDan: This terrible disaster springs to mind instantly [11:44] Scott: The contractors took bribes, and contruction was substandard [11:45] Scott: I think that there is a lot more transparency today, due to those incidents [11:46] Joshua Davies: definitely [11:48] Scott: don't worry about giving on air credit for my comments from the peanut gallery, Josh, I'm just trying to particiapte as much as possible [11:49] Scott: which means, when you hurry to do something, it usually gets done wrong the first time [11:50] DolsotDan: I'm not sure about bbali bbali, but definitely last minute last minute [11:50] Scott: or having to redo things 3 or 4 times [11:51] Scott: let's not talk about the re-calls then [11:53] Scott: it also has to do with the fact the customer support is MUCH stronger in foreign markets, than the local doemstic market, and that is why Koreans are usually complaining about Hyundai [11:53] Steven Bammel: I think the Genesis importing was mainly due to the price difference. [11:54] Jeff: http://www.recentpoker.com/news/hyundai-gamblers-2351.html [11:55] Scott: can't be as bad as http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/14/chrysler-workers-in-michigan-reportedly-caught-smoking-drinking-during-lunch/ [11:58] Jeff : http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2939559 [11:59] Scott: equal opportunity vilification of auto workers  http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2Finternet-explorer-iq%2F&h=kAQCEfUlk [12:08] Scott: that has to be prety skewed data, just based on the fact the more people use IE than any other browser [12:08] DolsotDan: highest IQ - opera? [12:09] Scott: Don't tell KEB that Josh [12:10] Jeff : http://nielsfootman.com/korea-campaign-against-ie6-portals-ending-support-january/ [12:11] Jeff : http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2939313 [12:15] Scott: Unbelievable! [12:16] Sc

Korea Business Talk #1 July 16, 2011 A collaborative project brought to you by  KoreaBusinessCentral.com & Koreabridge.net   Participants:  Jeff Lebow,  Joshua Davies, Daniel Lafontaine, Hyungsik Yoon,  Adam H Cave, David Yoon, Don Southerton  Subsribe to Korea Business Talk Next KBT Webcast: July 30 11amKST News Items & TopicsPyeongchang 2018 Olympics PyeongChang's Olympic bid chief credits teamwork, new marketing Rogge rules out N. Korea co-hosting Pyeongchang GamesChange in Unionization Laws Korean Multiple Labor Union Law  Class Action Suit against Apple South Korean Lawyer Plans Class-Action Suit Agaist Apple  Union attempt in Hyundai Alabama down the tube Hyundai Teaches UAW Best Factory Job Doesn't Need a Union  Inflation/Interest Rates S. Korea to Encourage Fixed-Rate Loans to Curb Record Home Debt South Korea Consumer Prices Advance 4.4% Year on Year, More Than ForecastKoreans urged to abandon Naver in favor of Google Blogger Blasts Naver, Urges Korean to Go Google Lonestar Takeover of Korea Exchange Bank Lone Star, Hana Cut KEB Deal Price by 6%Chat Log [10:39] Jeff: Now we're streaming [10:47] Steven Bammel: Crystal clear [10:47] matt: audio excellent [10:48] Steven Bammel: It's not like your hair is going to be messed up... [10:50] Joshua Davies: Thanks Steven! [10:57] Steven Bammel: How about the match fixing in Korean soccer? [10:57] Steven Bammel: Japan's order to public servants not to ride Korean Airlines [10:58] Meebo Message: David is now known as David Yoon [10:58] David Yoon: Thank you for the invitation to this forum! [10:58] Steven Bammel: The typhoon on its way to Korea... [10:58] Steven Bammel: The continuous breakdowns of KTX lately [10:58] Jeff: David, would you like to join the Hangout? [10:58] Steven Bammel: I'm flipping through the paper... [10:59] Steven Bammel: No [10:59] Steven Bammel: I'll contact him now. [11:02] Steven Bammel: I don't know what the deal is with Don. [11:04] Steven Bammel: Jeff - I emailed you now. [11:12] Joshua Davies: Botique is a better way to say small [11:14] Steven Bammel: BTW, please shoot out the link to your social media networks right now... [11:14] Joshua Davies: all of mine is at joshuawdavies.com cheers! [11:35] Steven Bammel: I think Don's connection is coming and going... [11:39] Rahul: Rahul here; you're talking of a lot of topics (Dokdo, Apple) [11:39] Steven Bammel: Yes, it's a good discussion, isn't it? [11:39] Rahul: perhaps. ive just joined in. what's the agenda precisely? [11:40] Steven Bammel: Just a general discussion about the news. [11:40] Steven Bammel: Don Southerton is here to share about a specific business topic, but his connection is struggling. [11:43] Don C.: I think the comment about Chrome solving the problem might be true. Hangout has crashed Firefox and Safari on my Mac [11:47] Jeff: http://nielsfootman.com/blogger-slams-naver-urges-koreans-use-google/ [11:49] Rahul: Guys, please read my article titled "South Korea Beckons: Global Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity Strategies for Western Technical Communicators" at http://2brahulprabhakar.blogspot.com/2009/02/south-korea-beckons-global-awareness.html [11:57] Steven Bammel: Nice job! [12:00] tynessa: joshua you rock

Produced bySteven Bammel and hosted by Tom Tucker.  July 13, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesYong Wook Jun, Ph.D."Business Lessons in Hallyu & Globalization at Solbridge School of Business in Daejeon"Yong Wook Jun, Ph.D. is Dean of Solbridge School of Business at Woosung University in Daejeon, Korea, as well as Director and Advisor to many Korean corporations.* * *Korea has been on a roll lately, and the Hallyu phenomenon that’s swept Asia, and is now making an impact in the West too, is a visible and powerful symbol of this success. In many ways, Korea has thrived on niche strategies, and no other educational institution in Korea more exemplifies both a niche strategy and efforts to maximize the benefits of Hallyu than Woosung University and Solbridge International School of Business.Yong Wook Jun, also known as Woody Jun, is the Vice President of Woosung University and Dean of SolBridge International School of Business in Daejeon, Korea. Dean Jun earned his bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University, his master’s at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Illinois, and a Ph.D. from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT.He was on the faculty of Chung-Ang University in Seoul for 22 years before taking his current position as Dean of SolBridge last year in 2010. Dean Jun has also served on the board of directors for many leading Korean multinational companies, including Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors, and SK Telecom. In this interview, Dean Jun shares valuable insights about business and education strategy in Korea from the perspective of Solbridge.Original Post & Discussion can be found on Korea Business Central

 Produced bySteven Bammel and hosted by Tom Tucker.June 17, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesMark Minton "Helping the World Understand Modern Korea and Korea’s Place in Asia"Mark Minton is President of the Korea Society, and previously US Ambassador to Mongolia, as well as long-term diplomat in Korea and Japan.* * *Understanding Korea and Koreans from the wider geopolitical context yields important insights into the newly confident nation we find today. Anyone doing business in this dynamic economy can expect to increase their effectiveness by learning about recent Korean history and its position in the region.Mark Minton boasts of a long history in E. Asia, as a US diplomat in Japan and Korea, and later in Mongolia as US Ambassador. In this discussion with KBC host Tom Tucker, Ambassador Minton shares deep insights about modern Korea and doing business there.Original Post & Discussion can be found on Korea Business Central

Produced by Steven Bammel  and hosted by Tom Tucker.May 20, 2011The Korea Business Interview SeriesPeter Bartholomew  "Promoting the Value of High-Tech Shipbuilding and Traditional Architecture in Korea"Peter Bartholomew is Vice President of IRC, Ltd. in Seoul, and supporter of efforts to preserve Korean hanok and other historical assets.* * *There are few people more qualified to discuss the Korean economic miracle than Peter Bartholomew. Having arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, he has remained in Korea almost continuously since 1968. Peter worked in a Korean company for almost a decade in the 1970s, and for the last 28 years, he has run IRC, Ltd. in Seoul, specializing in the shipbuilding and construction sectors.In this interview, Peter shares deep insights about Korean business, including techniques for negotiating with Koreans, as well as about efforts to preserve traditional hanok homes, an area on which he is particularly passionate. He believes that a modern Korea should be compatible with maintaining the natural and historical assets of the past. Original Post & Discussion can be found on Korea Business Central