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...“Every time share prices rise in Japan while remaining flat in Korea, it strengthens the arguments of local advocates for reform,” said Lee....
...“Short selling should be allowed because it helps prevent stock price bubbles,” said Lee. “It is a global standard....
...But his image as a graft-buster was badly undermined by a scandal surrounding his wife, first lady Kim Keon Hee, over her acceptance of a Christian Dior bag worth about Won3mn ($2,200) from a Korean-American...
...itself, that will eventually free the centre to devote more attention and resources to its real priorities, which include building its military capabilities and providing for the elites in Pyongyang,” said Lee...
...President Yoon condemned the attack on Lee and promised a full investigation....
...Lee, the grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, was also accused of orchestrating a $3.9bn accounting fraud at the group’s biopharmaceutical unit in 2015....
...“If Korea’s birth rate remains low, the country will face extinction,” Booyoung chair Lee Joong-keun told employees last month....
...Out of a total of 159mn shares, Samsung’s ruling Lee family, other Samsung affiliates and the KCC Corporation — a long-standing Lee family ally — control approximately 80mn shares....
...“Today’s market dip was a classic example of ‘buy on rumours, sell on news’,” said Chaewon Lee, chair of Seoul-based Life Asset Management....
...The scandal traces back to December last year, when a liberal YouTube channel revealed Kim Keon Hee, the wife of conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, had received a Christian Dior bag worth...
...Lee is reported to be conscious and receiving treatment. According to local media, Lee’s alleged assailant was a man in his 50 or 60s wearing a paper crown with Lee’s name on it....
...“They are growing faster than expected here, selling products at rock-bottom prices,” said Lee Seung-jin, a spokesperson for South Korea’s leading fashion platform Musinsa....
...Kim’s rejection of the possibility of unification through peaceful means was the logical next step, said Lee....
...Lee, the grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, is also accused of orchestrating a $3.9bn accounting fraud at the group’s biopharmaceutical unit in 2015 as part of the same case....
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...Lee Anderson, former deputy chair of the Conservative party, joined Reform UK last month. Christian Wakeford left the Tories for Labour in 2022....
...Lee said Hyundai was doing “exceptionally well” in the country because of its focus on compact cars tailored for the Indian market....
...The word of God is reaching the ears of South Korean Christians through chatbots....
...“Samsung’s structure causes concern to many potential customers about possible tech or design leaks,” said Lee....
...“The market seems to be going through a correction,” said Lee Hang-koo, president of Jeonbuk Institute of Automotive Convergence Technology (JIAT)....
...Lee, who now lives in New York, predicted they would now face even more intense examination....
...“It is very difficult and cost exorbitant to be completely China-free,” said Lee. Posco’s strategy is shared by several other leading players in the Korean battery industry....
...But on a trip to South Korea, he received a taste of his own medicine as his hosts complained about state aid to European companies — particularly in France, writes Christian Davies....
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