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Wed, September 27, 2023 | 18:10

Koo Bon-moo’s steady hand

Koo Bon-moo’s steady hand

Koo Bon-moo, the 65-year-old chairman of LG Group, provides a steady hand for the conglomerate in good times and bad. In strengthening the group’s traditional business areas and successfully expanding to new markets such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and rechargeable batteries, Koo is credited for fostering LG as an industrial giant that is quick on its feet.

Jong-eun | 2010-11-09 21:40

Lee Kun-hee’s brave new world

Lee Kun-hee’s brave new world

Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, a key driver of Korea Inc., may not need further introduction

Jong-eun | 2010-11-09 21:38

Currency war can create prisoner’s dilemma

Currency war can create prisoner’s dilemma

The G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, held on Oct. 22 and 23 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, offered signs of a possible way out of the recent currency tensions that have been aggravating uncertainties over the global economy. Participants agreed to move toward a market-driven exchange rate system and to refrain from competitive devaluations...

2010-11-09 21:15

Lotte man new but experienced

Lotte man new but experienced

Lotte Group Vice Chairman Shin Dong-bin is one of the second-generation big conglomerate leaders.

Kim Da-ye | 2010-11-09 20:08

MK’s different kind of leadership

MK’s different kind of leadership

Chung Mong-koo, chairman of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, can’t be easily distinguished from the crowd.

Kim Da-ye | 2010-11-09 20:07

POSCO’s soft-spoken leader

POSCO’s soft-spoken leader

The steel industry often invokes images of CEOs with a barrel chest and broad shoulders.

Kang Seung-woo | 2010-11-09 18:30

G20 not going for current account cap

G20 not going for current account cap

The world’s 20 leading economies won’t try hard to have a numerical target for current account balances at the G20 Seoul Summit, a top official of South Korea’s G20 preparation team said Tuesday.

Cho Jin-seo | 2010-11-09 18:14

More help for poor countries

More help for poor countries

Korea needs to allocate more resources for poor countries, which will be beneficial in improving its global image, the chief of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding said Tuesday.

Cho Jin-seo | 2010-11-09 18:13

Beating protectionism a key agenda for CEO summit

Beating protectionism a key agenda for CEO summit

Fighting growing trade protection is a key agenda item for over 120 CEOs attending the G20 Business Summit that is scheduled to start its two-day run today, Korean organizers said Tuesday.

Kim Tong-hyung | 2010-11-09 15:50

Seoul Summit to determine future of G20

Seoul Summit to determine future of G20

It's finally here, the G20 summit.

Cho Jin-seo | 2010-11-08 19:44

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