But around here, no one can wear just one hat, and we all regard Susan, whose tinge of a southern U.S. accent (by way of Alabama) masks the fact she spent much of her childhood in South Korea, as the readiest of resources.

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In 1996 Hyundai, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai Group , hired Abraham's recruiting firm, Technical Resources of Huntington Beach, Calif.

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The maths study examined the availability of resources at home - such as books - with pupils in South Korea, Norway, Sweden and the US being the best equipped.

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Other regions are experiencing intense competition in trade and natural resources, including oil and minerals, by firms from Europe, U.S., Japan, Korea and China.

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