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U.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmakers

Posted by simoniker on from the catfish-also-plan-to-sue dept.

dipfan writes "This is serious - the U.S. government has decided to levy steep import tariffs on South Korean computer chips (and Vietnamese catfish). The result is a 44 percent tariff on DRAM semiconductors made by Hynix. The case was brought by Micron Technology on the grounds that the South Koreans were receiving unfair subsidies. Hynix says the tariff is 'outrageous', and the South Koreans plan to appeal to the World Trade Organisation."

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  1. The US Should Impose a Tarriff by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ths US Should Impose a TAX on INDIAN SOFTWARE/

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  2. One would think ... by vandan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... with all the US's newly 'acquired' resources, that they wouldn't have to resort to this.
    Looks like their economy is going down the toilet anyway.

    On the other hand, I have no patience for Koreans. 95% of my SPAM comes from Korea.

    So either way really :)

  3. Re:North Korea? by LadyLucky · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Which begs the question

    Please don't use a phrase you don't understand. It grates.

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  4. US Companies and Foreign Ownership DHL/ by grimani · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hear the South Korean government getting reamed for keeping foreign companies from acquiring the company...but that's exactly what we do as well to protect UPS/FedEx.

    In short, DHL is a small competitor to FedEx and UPS. DHL Airways is contracted by DHL to carry air freight for DHL. The German post office bought into DHL (which only owns 25% of DHL Airways), and now FedEx and UPS are trying to get DHL Airways shutdown in the US because that supposedly is 'foreign ownership'.

    Of course, in the US, foreigners are not allowed to own more than 25% of our airlines.

    Jumping ahead a bit, isn't the government bailout of airlines really the same thing? There is no question that airlines are the nastiest, most inefficient entities ever to develop on the planet Earth.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20 01 0126/aponline190119_000.htm

  5. Re:Coincidence? by jellybear · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    People are fat enough. We don't need more hohos.