Category Archives: FT

Lee’s resignation rocks Samsung

Posted on 23 April 2008 by admin

By Song Jung-a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d89f85c-108c-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.html Published: April 22 2008 18:07 | Last updated: April 22 2008 18:07 It has long been an unwritten rule in South Korea that a few criminal convictions need not stand in the way of running the … Continue reading →

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Heir apparent

Posted on 23 April 2008 by admin

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d89f85c-108c-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.html As Lee Kun-hee’s only son, Lee Jae-yong has long been considered the heir apparent at Samsung, a view solidified last year when he was appointed to the specially created role of chief customer officer of Samsung Electronics, writes Anna … Continue reading →

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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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Braving the elements

Posted on 22 March 2008 by admin

By Paul Miles Published: March 22 2008 01:25 | Last updated: March 22 2008 01:25 In South Korea, as worldwide with vernacular architecture, the style varies across the country according to extremes of weather. In the north, where winters can … Continue reading →

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A new soul, and style, for Seoul

Posted on 22 March 2008 by admin

By Michael Fitzpatrick Published: March 22 2008 00:40 | Last updated: March 22 2008 00:40 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7daae0d4-f625-11dc-8d3d-000077b07658.html It was only a trip to the local shop but Park Danbi had quickly donned a cocktail dress, Cleopatra earrings and full warpaint. “Style … Continue reading →

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Opening up – doing business in North Korea

Posted on 21 January 2008 by admin

By Andrew Wood, Financial Times Published: Jan 21, 2008 http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?ct=0&id=080121000025 North Korea presents a big challenge for fund managers: how to invest in the world’s longest surviving Communist state? To many people, it is a bellicose, isolated Stalinist basket case. … 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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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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