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The Last Tycoon.(Lee Kun Hee, chairman of Samsung Group)
The companies that make up South Korea's sprawling Samsung Group did something unexpected in May: they suddenly embraced the five-day workweek. The move came shortly after the country's newly inaugurated president, Roh Moo Hyun, had called for an end to working Saturdays, and when other companies followed suit, it forestalled a brewing showdown between the Blue House and major manufacturers. Keen observers of Korea Inc. saw a guiding hand in the decision: Samsung chairman Lee Kun Hee, 61. "As the country's most powerful tycoon, Chairman Lee sets the tone for major business issues," says Kim Chong Dae, an executive at Hannuri Investment & Securities in Seoul. "He is ...
- S KOREAN SPECIAL PROSECUTOR INDICTS SAMSUNG GROUP CHAIRMAN LEE.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News April 17, 2008 700+ words
...prosecutor probing alleged corruption at South Korea's Samsung Group indicted Chairman Lee Kun-hee for breach of trust Thursday for...by senior executives, "was reported to Chairman Lee Kun-hee at that time," the special prosecutor...
- SAMSUNG CHAIRMAN LEE LEAVES FOR U.S.: GROUP OFFICIALS.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News September 13, 2005 700+ words
...Asia Pulse - Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's richest man, has left...election and other charges. "Chairman Lee received a diagnosis that...efforts were ordered by its chairman. Lee was already charged for his...
- (LEAD) Samsung Chairman Lee leaves for America amid corruption allegations.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea September 13, 2005 700+ words
...Yonhap) -- Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's richest man, has left...election and other charges. "Chairman Lee received a diagnosis that...up (efforts to summon) chairman Lee Kun-hee," Roh claimed...
- Samsung Group Chairman Lee leaves for Europe to inspect local businesses.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea March 28, 2007 700+ words
...Yonhap) -- Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's richest man, has left for...as an IOC member and promote South Korea's bid for the Winter Olympic Games. Currently, South Korea's Pyeongchang is competing...
- SAMSUNG GROUP CHAIRMAN LEE LEAVES FOR EUROPE TO INSPECT LOCAL.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 27, 2007 700+ words
...27 Asia Pulse - Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's richest man, has left for...as an IOC member and promote South Korea's bid for the Winter Olympic Games. Currently, South Korea's Pyeongchang is competing...
- SAMSUNG'S CHAIRMAN LEE MAY QUIT AS BOARD DIRECTOR AT EIGHT UNITS.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News April 21, 2005 700+ words
SEOUL, April 21 Asia Pulse - Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's most powerful businessman, may quit as board...maintain their grip on and influence over the units. Chairman Lee has been on the board of directors at eight affiliates...
- Samsung's Chairman Lee May Quit as Board Director at Eight Units.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea April 21, 2005 700+ words
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's most powerful businessman, may quit as board...maintain their grip on and influence over the units. Chairman Lee has been on the board of directors at eight affiliates...
- South Korea Samsung Trial
- Picture from: AP Images Ahn Young-joon August 13, 2009 700+ words
Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, center, leaves the Seoul Court House after his trial in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. A Seoul court ruled Friday that Lee was guilty of breach of trust and handed him a suspended...
