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Tag: Korea Inc

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Samsung’s ruling family enters a twilight zone

by Andrew Salmon June 4, 2020June 15, 2020

SEOUL – As Korean corporate announcements go, it was a bombshell of atomic proportions. In a televised press announcement on May 6, Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman and de facto leader of Samsung Electronics, the global mega-brand and crown jewel of the Korean economy, said that he would not pass the company’s leadership down to his […]

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, center, and other South Korean business tycoons are seen on a plane bound for Pyongyang on Sept 18.South Korean President Moon Jae-in's stock bailout fund will help business tycoons at a time when he needs to crack down on monopolistic behavior. Photo: AFP / Pyeongyang Press Corps
Posted inBeijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul risks deepening ‘Korea discount’

by William Pesek October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump’s dollar policy generates more risk for Korea Inc

by William Pesek October 22, 2018February 18, 2020
South Korean chaebol Samsung in Times Square in New York. Photo: WikiCommons
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Will China follow South Korea and make the same mistakes?

by William Pesek August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

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