South Korea Breaks Ground on Another Gamble
New York Times - Sun Dec 13, 3:03 pm ETThe latest massive engineering plan from President Lee Myung-bak, also known as “The Bulldozer,” would remake South Korea’s four largest rivers.
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The latest massive engineering plan from President Lee Myung-bak, also known as “The Bulldozer,” would remake South Korea’s four largest rivers.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. promoted Lee Jae Yong , son of the former chairman, in a reorganization investor activists said was part of a succession plan to place the scion at the helm of South Korea’s largest industrial group.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Asia should keep interest rates low even as China, South Korea and other emerging economies in the region may grow at the fastest pace in three years in 2010, the Asian Development Bank said.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- China, South Korea and other emerging economies in East Asia may grow at the fastest pace in three years in 2010 as the global recovery spurs demand for the region’s goods, a division of the Asian Development Bank said.
Seoul (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - North Korea is still seeking recognition as a nuclear power despite trying to normalise relations with the United States, South Korea's top military officer said Monday.
Asian Development bank has said that it believes, China, South Korea and other emerging economies in East Asia may grow at the fastest pace in three years. They are saying 6.8% growth from the current 4.2% this year.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Shinhan Card Co ., Hyundai Card Co. and Lotte Card Co. are selling bonds at the fastest pace in more than a year as South Korea’s consumer finance companies raise cash to tap a rise in spending amid mounting competition.
Hoping to meet demand in the market, South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has authorized an investment of 484.6 billion won ($418 million) for the expansion of an LCD line.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics announced a major restructuring for the second time in 11 months, appointing a new CEO and giving its business units greater autonomy.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has named digital media chief Choi Gee-sung as CEO in a reorganization designed to shake up the South Korean technology giant's way of doing business, streamlining decision-making in an effort to get products to market faster. Lee... South Korea - Samsung Electronics - Asia - Geesung Choi - Business and Economy
SEOUL, South Korea----Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., one of the world's leading technology companies, today appointed Geesung Choi as its new CEO, as part of an organizational restructuring aimed to increase operating efficiencies and strengthen the independence of the company's business divisions.