Despite the sharp appreciation of the won, the South Korean economy continues to do well, notes its trade minister, Kim Jong Hoon. He offers his outlook on the country's trade growth, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.
Novartis is opening on Tuesday the country's first plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures. These vaccines are faster, better and cheaper to make than egg-based methods, reports CNBC's Mike Huckman.