{"id":17262,"date":"2008-04-08T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?p=17262"},"modified":"2026-10-26T10:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:49:29","slug":"an-urgent-business-trip-south-korea-kintex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/en\/an-urgent-business-trip-south-korea-kintex\/","title":{"rendered":"An Urgent Business Trip @ South Korea \u2013 KINTEX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-cnvs-dropcap-bordered has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Korea\u2019s subway system is much simpler than Japan\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the morning, my colleague H and I set off for the subway right on time. H had already made the trip the day before, and I could now clearly see that Kukdo Hotel, where I had been the night before, was only one street away.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-1160x870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-1160x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2336\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2336\" class=\"wp-image-2336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00170.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-1160x870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-1160x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2337\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2337\" class=\"wp-image-2337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00172.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">1500 Korean won\u2014sounds like a normal fare, I guess, considering the cost of living here?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There weren\u2019t many people on the streets that morning. Or had we simply left too early? There were only a few scattered commuters, and the train wasn\u2019t crowded either.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2339\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2339\" class=\"wp-image-2339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00320-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The streets in the morning<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2340\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2340\" class=\"wp-image-2340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00318-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Empty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The streets in Korea really are clean. The buildings around KINTEX were neat and orderly, with no litter on the ground. Even the pedestrians spoke softly.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168-1160x870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168-1160x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2342\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2342\" class=\"wp-image-2342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC00168-300x225.jpg 300w, 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100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Setting up for an exhibition is interesting work. It\u2019s tiring, of course, but you get to see all the ingenious ways exhibitors try to draw customers in. It\u2019s a great place to learn, and a small battlefield too\u2014after all, competitors are everywhere.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The two companies we had arranged to meet this time, D and H, were both well-known names in Korea\u2019s machine tool and machinery hardware industries, with considerable histories behind them.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Odd tactics are pretty common too (sweat)&#8230; I\u2019ll keep the harsh words to myself. They\u2019re bigger than you, so what are you going to do?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Time to get to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korea\u2019s subway system is much simpler than Japan\u2019s. Early in the morning, my colleague H and I set off for the subway right on time. 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