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Japanese tourists to South Korea, the largest group of visitors to Asia's fourth largest economy last year, fell by 25 percent in the first quarter thanks to a falling yen. But not to worry - the Chinese are here.
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Hyundai and Kia are looking to boost sales in a slowing, but crowded, China car market by positioning themselves as quality brands.
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Tae-Hyun Oh, Executive Vice-President & COO of South Korea's Kia Motors, tells CNBC's Kaori Enjoji when he expects China to become the automaker's biggest market.
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Deutsche Bank strategists say the range-bound trading in the currency markets could be ending.
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CNBC's Carl Quintanilla and the Street Signs team discuss Costco's business model, ahead of CNBC's "The Costco Craze" documentary premiering April 26th.
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Clive McDonnell, Head of Equity Strategy, Standard Chartered Bank sees further gains for Chinese and Korean stocks despite challenges posed by a stronger greenback.
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Barry Stowe, CEO, Prudential Corporation Asia says ING Asia's insurance business, which is currently up for sale, may not be a strategic fit for the firm.
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Chinese GDP disappoints and Singapore is tightening its purse strings - it's time for your Friday FX Fix.
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Rodger Baker, Director of East Asia Analysis, STRATFOR tells CNBC North Korea will almost certainly go ahead with its planned long-range rocket launch, but also noted that previous attempts to do so were unsuccessful.
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Stephan Haggard, Director of the Korea-Pacific Program, University of California, San Diego looks at the implications of a North Korean rocket launch, and weighs in on the issues in South Korea post-elections.
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Sharing investment strategies since better-than-expected data on U.S. and Chinese manufacturing was announced, with Steve Auth, Federated Investors global equities CIO.
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Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research, HSBC says central banks in South Korea and Thailand may hike interest rates in the second-half to cope with rising inflationary pressures.
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Global leaders pledged to do more to secure nuclear material from terrorism at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.
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North Korean plans to launch a long-range rocket remain center-stage at the start of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.
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North Korea rattles the won and Dublin has a billion-euro house - it's time for your FX Fix.
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Colin Chapman, Vice President, Asia Pacific at Stratfor, argues that much of the controversy surrounding North Korea's satellite plans is unwarranted. He joins Michael Langford, Proprietary Trader at StreamTrading.com, to discuss the headline issues at Seoul's Nuclear Security Summit.
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Japan has a trade surplus, the euro zone slows, and China sets off alarm bells in Asia - it's time for your FX Fix.
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Weighing in on the Korea trade agreement taking place today, with Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture/former Iowa governor, who says two-thirds of tariffs on agricultural products will be eliminated and ultimately boost the economy.
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Trader Brian Kelly suggests taking a hard look at your portfolio and decreasing exposure to anything that’s highly tethered to Asia growth.
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Patricia Augustin, 19, of Indonesia says she scours the Internet every day for the latest updates on Korean pop music. Paula Lema Aguirre, a high school student from Peru, says she is happiest when she sings Korean songs, especially “It Hurts,” the group 2NE1’s single about teenage love, NYT reports.
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North Korea's step towards a nuclear moratorium is a positive sign, but strategists say the market response may be relatively muted until its government follows up its pledge with real action.