Ssangyong Motors Company / Dongkuk Steel / Hyundai Heavy Industries / Ssangyong Motor / Optical Cable Company / Samsung Heavy Industries / Samsung Electronics / POSCO / Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation / Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation / Korea Times / Korea Stock Exchange / /
Country
Japan / North Korea / Korea / China / Taiwan / Russia / United States / South Korea / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Person Travel / Diplomatic Relations / Person Communication and Meetings / Business Partnership / /
Facility
Kaesong Industrial Complex / Korea Institute / Guangzhou City University / ROK National Institute of Environmental Research / Korean Institute / /
Holiday
New Year's Day / /
IndustryTerm
technology advantage / communication equipment / tight media restrictions / panel technology / media outlets / technology development / brother-in-law / manufacturing / steel / steel exports / external technology inputs / considerable media attention / steel production / diplomatic tool / media sightings / transportation infrastructure / travel warning / technology gap / /
NaturalFeature
Korean Peninsula / /
Organization
ROK Ministry of Commerce / Industry / and Energy / North Korea’s government / Ministry of Justice / South Korean government / Korea Customs Service / Asia Foundation / Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency / Institute for Crop Sciences / Hong Kong Trade Development Council / Workers’ Party Central Committee / Korea Institute for Defense Analysis / Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences / Chinese embassy / ROK Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs / DPRK Defense Commission / City University / Standing Committee / CPC Central Committee Political Bureau / National People’s Congress Standing Committee / Bush administration / Central Committee of the Chinese Politburo / Korean Institute for Defense Analysis / Central Committee of China / ROK National Intelligence Service / ROK National Institute of Environmental Research / Christian Council of Korea / Financial Supervisory Commission / National Defense Commission / South Korea’s Ministry of Commerce / Industry / and Energy / Korea Iron and Steel Association / Chinese government / /
Person
Wu Dawei / Kim Ha-joong / Kim Chong-chol / Han Duck-soo / Kim Hyun-chong / Kim Jong-il Pays / Hu Jintao / Yoon Jeunghyun / Wu Bangguo / Deng Xiaoping / Kim Ilsung / Kim Jong-il / Li Changchun / Huang Ju / Jang Song-taek / Wen Jiabao / Scott Snyder / Kim Chong / Zeng Qinghong / Ning / Choi Hyung-tak / Kim Jong / /
Position
President / Secretary / deputy chief / envoy / CEO / Vice Minister / Ambassador in Seoul Ning Fukui / ROK Minister / Economy Minister / Premier / Chairman / Vice Premier / Dear Leader / Guangdong Provincial Secretary / /
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