Category Archives: Authors

Stalwart aide

Posted on 23 April 2008 by admin

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d89f85c-108c-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.html Samsung has not named a replacement for Lee Kun-hee, its chairman, but said yesterday Lee Soo-bin would be its representative for “external relations”, writes Woo Jae-yeon. Lee Soo-bin has been a staunch “Samsung man” for more than 40 years … Continue reading →

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Trading up

Posted on 23 April 2008 by admin

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d89f85c-108c-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.html Samsung was founded in 1938 when Lee Byung-chul opened a trading company. It expanded in the wake of the 1950-53 Korean War, adding a textiles business, building the country’s first large sugar refinery and forming a powerful trading network. … Continue reading →

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The Korean Working Class: From Mass Strike to Casualization and Retreat, 1987-2007

Posted on 6 April 2008 by admin

By Loren Goldner More details: http://www.metamute.org/en/Three-Talks-by-Loren-Goldner ABSTRACT Similar to patterns that have been played out in Spain and Portugal (1974-76) as well as in Brazil (1978-83) since the mid-1970’s, the Korean working class in the late 1980’s destroyed the foundations … Continue reading →

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Seoul Train

Posted on 17 July 2007 by admin

A Korean pop mogul with a thing for Berry Gordy has invaded New York, and he’s brought a stable of potential stars with him by Chloé A. Hilliard July 17th, 2007 5:36 PM http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0729,hilliard,77247,15.html/full The engineer behind Asia’s biggest pop … Continue reading →

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Lost in Transit

Posted on 8 June 2007 by admin

By Anna Fifield http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/04c2a02e-13f1-11dc-88cb-000b5df10621.html Published: June 8 2007 17:20 | Last updated: June 8 2007 17:20 When he stepped off a flight into the glittering, almost science-fiction-like airport terminal near Seoul three years ago, Park Hyun-ki didn’t find South Korea … Continue reading →

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Media Should See Press Room Closure As An Opportunity

Posted on 1 June 2007 by admin

By Michael Breen Intended for The Korea Times Friday, June 1, 2007 The war between President Roh and the mainstream media went nuclear last week when the government announced a plan to close press rooms in ministries and change how … Continue reading →

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Why only the well connected thrive

Posted on 5 February 2007 by admin

By Anna Fifield http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b04772c-b4bd-11db-b707-0000779e2340.html Published: February 5 2007 02:00 | Last updated: February 5 2007 02:00 While South Korea has many large business groups, only a few have succeeded in becoming competitive in overseas markets, says Kwon Oh-seung, the head … Continue reading →

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S Korea watchdog tries to rein in cartels

Posted on 4 February 2007 by admin

By Anna Fifield in Seoul http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00d89e1e-b479-11db-b707-0000779e2340.html Published: February 4 2007 23:25 | Last updated: February 4 2007 23:25 South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has pledged to this year take an even tougher line against companies that allegedly abuse their market … Continue reading →

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S Korea tries to clip wings of the chaebol

Posted on 4 February 2007 by admin

By Anna Fifield in Seoul http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/708700b0-b4a7-11db-b707-0000779e2340.html Published: February 4 2007 23:43 | Last updated: February 4 2007 23:43 In the 1960s and 1970s, South Korea’s chaebol propelled the country’s explosive growth, helping to transform it from one of the world’s … Continue reading →

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Lone Star takes KEB dividend

Posted on 2 February 2007 by admin

By Song Jung-a in Seoul http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bed3bb0c-b2a7-11db-99ca-0000779e2340.html Published: February 2 2007 10:38 | Last updated: February 2 2007 10:38 Lone Star, the US private equity fund, will receive an annual dividend of Won416.7bn from Korea Exchange Bank, recouping almost a third … Continue reading →

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