..., he said. “There is a long way to go to (become) an advanced economy ... Korea competes with big, strong neighbors, China and Japan, surrounding the Korean Peninsula,” Kim said. “So in order to compete with big guys, we always develop ourselves. We have to upgrade to survive. I think the Korean people have the DNA to survive against the big (countries).” By Elaine Ramirez (eramirez@heraldm.com)