Seize the Korean opportunity

Unlike most who take new things matter-of-factly, Dr Mahathir would be amazed by new technologies, sometimes choosing not to read the statement prepared by his officials.

Then there were the robotic hands, which could cook if given recipes, the hydrogen-powered electric car, which he drove and fighter jets that he saw. Later, after completing his two-day official visit to Seoul and as he was about to leave for home, the prime minister insisted that he be given a ride on the Maglev train which links Incheon International Airport to facilities and offices in its vicinity.He probably went out of his way to impress on the younger generation of ministers and officials, as well as the media that accompanied him, what honest hard work could achieve.

The prime minister did not offer reasons why, but at a gathering of Malaysian students and diaspora in South Korea, he advised them to emulate the Korean work ethic. Time will tell whether the officials will make something substantive out of the offer by President Moon. “We all agree that industry needs to innovate to stay competitive long term, the question is how,” he said, when asked about South Korea’s offer of a strategic partnership.

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