(South Korea) Foreign direct investment (FDI) to South Korea dipped 13.3% to $23.3 billion in 2019 year-over-year
South Korean investors bought $59.3 million of Apple stocks, the largest tally among all foreign companies during the 4th quarter of 2019.
South Korea has earmarked $1.28 billion research budget in 2020 to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
(source: The Korea Herald)
*Japan
Of 113 Japanese companies polled, including Toyota Motor Corp., Song Corp., none said Japan's economy is growing strongly.
(source: JapanToday)
