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[Kim Ji-hyun] Fearing for Korea in Tokyo

ViewpointsSept 27, 2017

It’s way past time to realize North Korea will never give up its nuclear arsenal My job takes me frequently abroad, and one destination I visit quite often is Tokyo. Now that my initial trepidation ...
Owners of 8 out of 30 top Korean industrial groups not registered as board members

Sept 26, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] The owners or majority shareholders of eight out of 30 top industrial groups are not registered board members at any of the firms’ affiliates, according to conglomerate tracker Chaebu...
Hyundai Department Store's Chung Ji-sun pushing for growth through M&As

Sept 21, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Department Store appears to be ready to further strengthen its areas of core competence to pursue sustainable growth. Officials of Hyundai Department Store already confirmed...
Court declares former chair of Tong Yang Group bankrupt

Sept 19, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] A local court issued a personal bankruptcy order on former Tong Yang Group Chairman Hyun Jae-hyun who previously inflicted broad monetary damage on investors by issuing bogus commerci...
[LOTTE CRISIS] 5 members of Lotte founding family may face indictment

Sept 19, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] As many as five members of the founding family of Lotte Group -- Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate -- have either been questioned or face indictment in relation to the prosecution’s ...
Shinsegae Department Store head Chung Yoo-kyung eyes W2tr club

Sept 9, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Shinsegae Department Store President Chung Yoo-kyung is stepping up business as she looks to hit the annual 2 trillion won (US$1.82 billion) sales figure in the near future. Chu...
Hanwha Group heir sees 13-fold jump in solar energy market share

Sept 8, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] Hanwha Group’s next-in-line Kim Dong-gwan, the sales managing director of key affiliate Hanwha Q CELLS said he expects renewable energy to account for 54 percent of the global energy ...
AmorePacific chairman to donate W300b for science foundation

Sept 1, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] AmorePacific Group Chairman Suh Kyung-bae on Sept.1 confirmed that he would donate 300 billion won (US$267.90 million) of his personal assets to the Seo Kyung-bae Science Foundat...
Kolmar Korea promotes founder’s son to president

Sept 1, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Kolmar Korea has promoted CEO and Vice President Yoon Sang-hyun to president of the firm, the company said on Sept. 1 Yoon is the eldest son of the founding Chairman Yoon Dong-ha...
Real estate assets of Lotte founder’s wife reach over W100b

Aug 30, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Seo Mi-kyung, the common-law wife of Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho, owns real estate worth over 100 billion won (US$88.97 million), according to a local conglomerate tracker on ...
[HYUNDAI SUCCESSION] Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis at center of Hyundai Motor succession scheme

Aug 26, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Hi Investment & Securities, a brokerage affiliated with Hyundai Heavy Industries , said in an Aug. 25 report that a change in Hyundai Motor Group’s corporate governance is expe...
[HYUNDAI SUCCESSION] Genesis success to determine fate of Hyundai Motor heir Chung Eui-sun

Aug 26, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Hyundai Motor Group’s high-end car brand Genesis entered North American markets eight months after its launch in South Korea. On Aug. 8, Hyundai Motor ’s North American corporat...
[HYUNDAI SUCCESSION] Hyundai Motor heir Chung Eui-sun, a hybrid of sorts

Aug 26, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun is cited as a hybrid between his grandfather Chung Ju-young, who founded Hyundai Group, and his father Chung Mong-koo , who is the i...
Hyundai BS&C named as frequent law violator

Aug 25, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] Hyundai BS&C, a construction firm associated with Hyundai Group, has been outed for frequently shortchanging subcontractors. Records from the Fair Trade Commission showed that Hyu...
Samsung heir should assume bigger role in Samsung Heavy reforms: SER

Aug 24, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] The Solidarity for Economic Reform civic group on Aug. 23 called on Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong to “shoulder responsibilities as a controlling shareholder” ...