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…..Perhaps we need to adopt the mindset that if a product says "Made in/Product of Korea" like OEM Hyundai oil filters they very well could have been made in North Korea.
'Imo', that seems a tad extreme. Seeing as Hyun/Kia Oem spin on filters are manufactured by Mann (M&H) I don't believe I'm going too far out on a limb saying they are made in S Korea. So while others are welcome to adopt a mindset of their choice, at least when it comes to Hyun/Kia OEM and other "name brand" filters saying Made in Korea, I will assume default to S Korea manufacture.
As for topic filter, my first guess would have been China coo. I would say if coo or anything else unknown about filter a real concern, choose another filter. Doing a google search seems topic brand, another post here also seems to show a connection to sale in Canada. I can't find any dissections of the VGA brand.