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...But Hong Seok-joon, a lawmaker from South Korea’s ruling conservative People Power party, said even tougher rules and penalties were still required....
...LG announced in November it would spin off five affiliates into a new holding company that will be led by Koo Bon-joon, who ran the LG Electronics subsidiary for six years from 2010 and was vice-chairman...
...Kim Hyo-joon, head of BMW Korea, has apologised for the problem after videos of the German luxury cars engulfed by flames went viral....
...Missing from Friday’s list of beneficiaries were Kim Seung-yeon, chairman of Hanwha Group, Chey Jae-won, vice-chairman of SK Group, and Koo Bon-sang, vice-chairman of LIG Nex1....
...Prosecutors said on Thursday they had brought charges against both Lee Wan-koo, who resigned as prime minister in April over the scandal, and Hong Joon-pyo, governor of South Gyeongsang province, heartland...
...LG Electronics published only the salary of its vice-chairman and chief executive, Koo Bon-joon, who earned Won1.3bn....
...In contrast, Posco chief executive Chung Joon-yang earned Won2bn, LG Electronics chief Koo Bon-joon earned Won1.3bn, while Hyundai Heavy Industries chief Lee Jae-sung earned Won971m....
...“Until recently, globalisation meant US culture,” says Han Koo-hyun, president of the Korean Wave Research Institute....
...Park Joon-hong, one of the company’s research fellows, says the new Genesis reflects growing internal calls to come up with top-quality cars as Hyundai shifts its focus away from volume growth to higher...
...Chairmen including Lee Kun-hee of Samsung and Chung Mung-koo of Hyundai, have been given suspended sentences for corruption in recent years....
...- Very good interview of Richard Koo hosted by Joe Weisenthal. - A short history of the Deficit Wars of 2009-2011. - Bon Appétit....
...The results highlight the stern challenge facing Koo Bon-joon, who took over in October as chief executive of the company his family founded, in reviving a business also undermined by falling television...
...LG Electronics’ share price, which had fallen nearly 25 per cent since April, gained about 5 per cent on Friday following the announcement that Koo Bon-joon is to take over the running of the company from...
...Koo Bon-joon, a member of LG Group’s founding family and the chief executive of trading company LG International, will take over the helm from Nam Yong in early October, although Mr Nam will retain the CEO...
...“The Korean Wave is having a positive influence on a variety of fields such as international trade and politics,” says Han Koo-Hyun, director of the Korean Wave Research Center....
...Bon Appétit....
...Chung Mong-koo, the chairman of Hyundai Motor and one of South Korea’s richest men, will be retried for embezzlement and breach of trust after the Supreme Court on Friday granted an appeal made by the prosecutor...
...Koo Bon-joon, LG Philips LCD’s chief executive, said: “During the fourth quarter, LCD TV panel demand was strong as consumers are rapidly recognising LCD technology as ‘the’ flat TV technology of choice....
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