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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (33076)	7/1/2004 9:49:33 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 81568

A long a scary Post 'O The Day.- thanks Scott

To: stockman_scott who wrote (33076)	7/1/2004 10:05:57 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Kerry Win Will Improve NK-US Ties, Poll Shows The majority of U.S. opinion leaders predicted strained North Korea-U.S. relations will improve if Sen. John Kerry wins the U.S. presidential election in November, according to a survey. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the United States (KOCHAM) made the prediction after surveying 40 American opinion leaders from the government, media, business and civic groups. The survey was conducted by Zogby International at the commission of KOCHAM. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 9 percent. It showed 68 percent of the respondents predicted a Kerry victory would contribute to improved relations between North Korea and the U.S. Only 25 percent answered the opposite, while 8 percent said they did not know. On Pyongyang¡¯s nuclear brinkmanship, Kerry said he would open direct talks with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program rather than relying on the multilateral talks that the Bush administration considers the best way to solve the problem. The U.S. opinion leaders regarded South Korea as a potentially lucrative market for U.S. investment in Northeast Asia. Among the five countries of the region, South Korea received the most votes as an attractive market for investment with 53 percent. China and Japan followed with 44 percent and 33 percent, respectively. Those surveyed said South Korea¡¯s highly-qualified human resources is the strongest factor attracting foreign investors, although corruption and lack of transparency were indicated as negative factors. About 73 percent of the respondents said expanding labor conflicts have quite a negative impact on foreign direct investment (FDI). Among factors with an impact on the Korean economy in the short and mid term, the survey placed the emergence of China at the top with 19 percent, followed by security concerns on the Korean peninsula (13 percent), the U.S.¡¯ economic situation (12 percent), government leadership (12 percent) and consumption recovery (12 percent). Among tasks for the Korean government, improved relations between the Koreas topped the list with 30 percent. Resolution of social conflict came in second at 19 percent, followed by political stability in third at 14 percent. More than half of the respondents, or 53 percent, believe the goal of raising per capita gross domestic product to $20,000 by 2010 is achievable, while 83 percent said the government¡¯s vision of making the nation a business hub for Northeast Asia can be realized. (7/1/2004) - By Seo Jee-yeon , The Korea Times zogby.com