Commercial Nuclear Fusion – Reality or a Fairy Tale?
Nuclear fusion has recently gained attention as a potential source of clean energy. It was a result of the US National Ignition Facility in California achieving a major milestone in...
K-Beauty: A Trending Obsession Losing Its Novelty but Not without a Fight
South Korea is the 9th largest cosmetic market globally with a market size of nearly US$ 12.6 billion. Innovative and affordable products made using exotic natural ingredients that focus on...
Emerging Markets Take Vehicle Safety Standards Seriously (At least on Paper)!
The article was first published in Automotive World’s Q3 2015 Megatrends Magazine ———- Across emerging and frontier markets, most car buyers have generally focused on pricing, maintenance cost, and fuel...
Wind Energy in South Korea – Aiming High
Over the past couple of years, South Korea has undertaken considerable efforts to research and develop renewable energy generation across technologies such as fuel cell, solar, wind, geothermal heat, and...
South Korea – At the Crossroads!
South Korea is the world’s fifth largest automobile manufacturer, behind China, Japan, the US and Germany. Automobile sales in South Korea breached the 8 million units mark for the first...
Mexico – The Next Automotive Production Powerhouse?
As the first of our five part automotive market assessment of the MIST countries – Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Mexico as...