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following WebGuide is meant to provide an overview into the many sources
of information which must be considered in making a business decision.
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In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help:
Questions
for Your Banker. It has links to several directories of worldwide
banks.
Trade Company List -
Apparently well-maintained, this is a comprehensive list of south Korean
trade companies. All links were active and usable at time of review.
Provides essential contact information for virtually all South Korean
import-export companies
[Silkroad21], a global Internet trade infrastructure, has been devised by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy
(MOCIE) of Korea to stimulate e-trade
and e-commerce for the 21st century.
KISC Trade & Investment Facilitation
Office for Foreign Companies is operated under the International Business
Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The Office assists
foreign companies doing business with Korean counterparts and
foreign-invested companies in Korea to resolve any difficulties they
encounter
FITA's South Korea Mini Portal - The FITA
Mini Portal has an overview of the country, with facts
about the language, currency, climate, etc., plus more
specific information about the economy, markets, taxes,
labor market indicators, and tips on doing business in
South Korea.
Central Officials Training Institute
Joongang-Dong 2, Gwacheon-City, Gyeonggi-Province, 427-726, Tel)
82-2-503-8011, Fax) 82-2-500-8585 kukkyo@csc.go.kr
Ministry of
Strategy and Finance,
Government Complex II, 88 Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon City, Gyeonggi
Province, 427-725, Korea. Tel : 82-2-2110-2348, Fax :
82-2-504-1335,
Ombudsman of Korea, 12th Fl.,
Imkwang Bldg., Migundong, Seodaemungu, Seoul, 120-705, Republic of Korea
Tel : 822)360-2646E-Mail :
webombu@ombudsman.go.kr
Koreainfogate is the leading English portal site in Korea
with all the information about Korea for foreigners. It offers Yellow
Pages, Travel Guide, News, Beauty of Korea, About Korea, Window on
Korea, Currency, and Event Calendar.
Pohang University of Science and Technology Department of
Computer Science and Engineering (POSTECH), Contact: Kio Kang, San 31,
Hyoja-dong, Pohang KyungBuk,
Pohang KyungBuk, KOREA,
E-mail: kck@postech.ac.kr
IBM Korea Inc., The Military Mutual Aid Association B/D, 467-12
Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, Tel: (82) 2 3781 7114, Fax: (82) 2 3781 5200,
E-mail:
ibmkspoe@kr.ibm.com
The Korea Post: English paper focusing on
business, economy and trade 2nd Fl., Daeok Bldg., 241-4 Oksu-dong,
Songdong-gu, Seoul 133-100, Korea (South), phone: +82-2-2298-1740~1742,
fax: +82-2-2298-9506
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Questions
for Your Forwarder. It has links to several directories of worldwide
freight forwarders and logistics companies.
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