Battered but not beaten
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The South Korean military's tradition of using corporal punishment to instill discipline among its members has come under attack from younger military conscripts. Incidents of violent beatings which have resulted in serious injuries or death, although commonplace, are being questioned in the closely-knit military system. A constant justification for violence within the military is the threat of a communist takeover by North Korea.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1992
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Where only records crash: foreign cash drives regional stocks higher
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Asian stockmarkets experienced record gains in the first half of Oct 1993. Declining interest rates in the US prompted many American investors to turn to Asia where generally favorable economic conditions promise a good return. The resulting boom affected the Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila, Hongkong and Singapore markets. However, investors should take care not to overreact to the boom by buying questionable stocks.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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Going head to head
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The government's liberalization of live deer imports has drawn angry reactions from South Korea's 7,672 deer farmers. The farmers feel that they would eventually be edged out of the lucrative deer velvet business by corporate-owned deer farms. Deer velvet, or blood drained from the antlers of young deer and drank as a blood tonic, fetches high prices in the country's more expensive drinking places.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1992
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