Bloomberg TV Focuses on Korea This Coming Week: Oct 29-Nov 2

Bloomberg TV Focuses on Korea This Coming Week: Oct 29-Nov 2

October 26, 2007

Bloomberg Seoul Bureau Reports on the Country's Political
and Economic Future during `Korea Focus Week'


    NEW YORK and HONG KONG, Oct. 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Starting Monday, BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) viewers across
Asia will get an in-depth look at the Korean economy and
businesses, as part of BLOOMBERG TELEVISION's "Korea
Focus Week." A special series of reports and exclusive
interviews from the Bloomberg Seoul bureau will examine the
Korean economy, the outlook of the country's political and
economic future, relations between North and South Korea,
the upcoming presidential election and the latest consumer
trends.

    The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION series will feature interviews
with South Korea's Finance Minister and Deputy Prime
Minister Kwon Okyu; Song Min-Soon, South Korea's Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Kim Jong-Kap, CEO of Hynix
Semiconductor Inc.; Shin Heon-Cheol, President and CEO of
SK Energy; Lee Cheol-Woo, CEO of Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd;
Choi Hyung-Tak, CEO of Ssangyong Motor; and Lee Myung-Bak,
former mayor of Seoul and front-runner for Korea's
presidential election in December, according to recent
opinion polls.

    "Korea Focus week" will air Monday, October
29th through Friday, November 2nd. Segments will air on the
BLOOMBERG TELEVISION programs Bloomberg Live, Bloomberg Now,
Bloomberg Today, Voices and Asia Business Tonight.
 
    This exclusive news and follow up reports are available
to the public on BLOOMBERG TELEVISION and BLOOMBERG RADIO(R)
services worldwide, as well as to users of the BLOOMBERG
PROFESSIONAL(R) service. Clips from the interviews will be
archived and available via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL
service. 

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