FOCUS INDUSTRY ICT CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE A TARIFF BOMB OF 2 TRIL. WON DREAMING A ROBOT EMPIRE US-China Trade War Threatening Hyundai, Kia to Face Huge Extra Burden When LG Makes Foray into Smart Factory S. Korea’s Exports US Imposes Tariffs on Imported Cars Market in China AUGUST 2018 / VOL. 32 NO. 386 www.businesskorea.co.kr Korean Gov’t to Inject 2 Tril. Won into Biotech Industry 12,000 won 08 ISSN 1016-5304 Contents 2018 / Vol.32 No.386 FOCUS 08 A Local Asset Management Firm Calls for Eviction of Macquarie from Domestic Market NATIONAL 10 US-China Trade War Threatening S. Korea’s Exports 11 S. Korea, India Agree to Open Additional Markets Including Service Sector 12 S. Korea’s Current Account Surplus Reaches Eight-month High Record High Inward FDI 13 Dongah Construction Claiming Rights to Sunken Russian Vessel Donskoii 14 More Incentives Needed for Companies Returning Home Visa Rules on Foreign Scholars Eased 15 U.S. Issues Warning against Companies Trading with N. Korea Will AIIB Invest in N. Korea Infrastructure? 16 Korea’s 3 State-run Resource Developers Lose Nearly 16 Tril. Won from Overseas Projects 17 South Korea Builds Hospital for Moms and Children in Paraguay 18 Korean Investment in India Expected to Increase Significantly 19 S. Korea’s Exports Top $50 Bil. for Fourth Consecutive Month in June 20 Mayor Park Pledges to Make Incheon a ‘Special Peace City in Northeast Asia’ COVER STORY 22 Korean Gov’t to Inject 2 Tril. Won into Biotech Industry While Easing Regulations 24 Korean Refineries, Chemical Firms Look to Biotech for Future Growth 25 S. Korean SMEs Scramble to Acquire Foreign Biotech Firms 26 Korean Bio-Health Venture Companies Gathering in Osong 27 A String of Bad Events Raises Questions about Growth Potential of Korean Bio Industry MONEY 28 Non-bank Financial Groups Need to Expand Capital under New Rule 29 Number of 1 Trillion Won KOSDAQ Companies Drops Sharply 10 Enough to Avert Financial Crisis? 30 Multiple Major IPOs around the Corner in Seoul Bourse 31 Will S. Korean Gov’t Phase in IFRS17 and K-ICS in Insurance Industry? 32 Foreign Investors’ Korean Bond Holdings Hit Record High 33 Foreign Financial Firms Send Nearly 7 Tril. Won to Headquarters for Past 5 Yrs. 34 KOSDAQ Venture Funds Fuel Bio Stock Bubbles 35 KDB, Korea Eximbank Provide 8.7 Tril. Won to Korean Firms for Overseas Expansion 36 Foreign Investors Continued to Dump Korean Stocks in June 37 Only Asian Investors Net Purchase S. Korean Stocks 38 Short Sellers Target Samsung Group Affiliates 36 ICT 40 Samsung, Tencent Forge an Alliance to Face Apple and Google 41 Korean Gov't Launches System Semiconductor Design Support Center 42 Competition Heating Up for Leadership in Foldable Smartphone Development 43 S. Korean Internet Portals Aim for Video Sharing Market 44 Debate over Network Neutrality Rekindled as 5G Era Approaches 45 Korean Banks to Roll out Blockchain-based Authentication Service 46 Korea’s Three Mobile Carriers to Roll out 5G Services On Same Day Next March 47 Google Launches Android Auto in Korea 48 Is Global Memory Chip Boom Coming to an End? 41 04 49 S. Korea to Make Massive Investment in Nano Technology 50 Competition Getting Severe to Secure Leadership in AI Speaker Ecosystem 51 Chinese Firms Seeking to Undermine Samsung’s Dominance in OLED Market INDUSTRY 52 Hyundai, Kia to Face Huge Extra Burden When US Imposes Tariffs on Imported Cars 53 Patent Right Protection in S. Korea Still Far From Adequate 54 S.Korea’s Petroleum Product Exports Hit a New High Again S. Korea EV Market is Entering a Stage of Popularization 53 55 Korean Auto Parts Manufacturers Are Being Driven into Dead End 56 Korean Research Hospitals to Be Allowed to Establish Bio Ventures 57 Medical Device Stocks Get Big Boost from Korean Gov't Deregulation Initiative 58 S. Korea’s Two Big Shipbuilders Suffer from Severe Deficits 59 S. Korean Steel Companies Going Through Tough Times 60 S. Korea to Work with US, UAE for Nuclear Power Plant Project in Saudi Arabia 61 S. 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