Faire des affaires en Corée du Sud : risques et opportunités

South Korea is one of the New Industrial Country of Asia. It has started is development after the end of World War II, earning his independence from the Japan. Now it is a parliamentary republic favourable for business and international exchanges. 50 years ago, the GDP of South Korea could be compared with the poorest countries of Africa and Asia; today, his economy can be compared to some European countries, as it is part of APEC1 and getting closer to the top 10 trading countries. Thanks to his typical cultural inheritance, South Korea has known how to create his own identity and establish a viable society. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the potential risk of doing business in this country. A new Constitution, approved by referendum in 1987, came into effect in 1988. It marks the beginning of the Life Republic. The dictatorial aspect of the Korean mode, governed by the laws on national safety, making it possible the executive power to restrict the personal freedoms, to issue the martial law and the curfew anytime, has been reduced since 1988 thanks to the reforms started by president Roh Tae-woo and continued, in particular under the popular pressure, by its successor Kim Young-Sam, but especially by Kim Dae-Jung, opponent of long date, who became president of the Republic in 1998. The actual president is Lee Myung Bak.