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South Korea Breaks Ground on Another Gamble

New York Times - Sun Dec 13, 3:03 pm ET

The 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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Samsung Electronics Promotes Founding Family Scion (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 12:33 am ET
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.
Asia Needs Low Interest Rates Amid Recovery, ADB Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 12:29 am ET
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.
East Asia Growth May Accelerate Next Year, ADB Division Says
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 12:26 am ET
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.
N.Korea still wants recognition as nuclear state: S.Korea
Space War - Mon Dec 14, 11:35 pm ET
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.
East Asian growth to accelerate in 2010
The Forex Market - Mon Dec 14, 11:08 pm ET
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.
Korean Card Issuers Accelerate Bond Sales as Competition Mounts
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 10:44 pm ET
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.
Samsung invests $418 million in LCDs
EETimes - Mon Dec 14, 9:47 pm ET
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.
Samsung replaces CEO, gives units more autonomy
EETimes - Mon Dec 14, 9:17 pm ET
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 shuffles management team
San Francisco Chronicle - Mon Dec 14, 9:10 pm ET
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
Samsung Electronics Appoints New Executive Leadership in Major Organizational Realignment
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 7:30 pm ET
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.