Korea, Inc.

Korea, Inc.forget what you read in the headlines--this politically troubled industrial giant is poised to eat the rest of the world aliveDown the Block from Seoul City Hall, on the tower of the King Sejong Cultural Center Annex, hangs a huge electronic signboard. Each morning this past winter, over the scuttling commuters and shiny Hyundai cars and purple Daewoo buses, through the snow and frigid winds sweeping down from Manchuria, the sign was ticking off the days to the 24th summer Olympics: 6...