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...Those artists, such as Nam June Paik, Lee Ufan and Lee Bul, and the efforts of galleries such as Hyundai and Kukje have stimulated first local, then global, collectors....
...Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader’s half-brother, was killed by a nerve agent at a Malaysian airport in early 2017....
...“Whether it is due to the supply or demand shocks, manufacturers will see the effects of the outbreak well through the rest of this year,” says Hyun Bae at Samsung Securities....
...The 1965 treaty was signed by authoritarian ruler Park Chung-hee and sparked such public outrage at the time that US officials recommended Park introduce martial law in response....
...• Choi Hee-nam has been nominated as the next chief executive of Korea Investment Corporation, the $134bn sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, in an appointment that must be confirmed by the government...
...“It is very unusual that a global company such as Samsung is not tolerant of union activities,” said Kim Nam-hui, a lawyer for the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, a civic group....
...Lee Jeong-hee, a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, believes the Moon administration’s current tactics would make it difficult to achieve meaningful reform....
...The moves come at a time Lee Jae-yong, Samsung’s vice-chairman and scion of the founding family, has been imprisoned and his father, longtime chairman Lee Kun-hee, incapacitated following a heart attack....
...“It will be better for North Korea to admit the assassination and co-operate with the probe,” said Jeong Joon-hee, spokesman for South Korea’s unification ministry....
...Kim Ki-nam, Koh Dong-jin and Kim Hyun-suk will take up positions as the heads of Samsung Electronics’ three main businesses: device solutions, IT and mobile communications and consumer electronics....
...Choi Hee-nam, finance vice-minister, said South Korea was “honoured” to have been the first sovereign to sell panda debt....
...Seoul expects to complete the bond sale this month, said Choi Hee-nam, vice-finance minister....
...Suh Kyung-bae used to raise eyebrows by turning up to business meetings sporting bright nail varnish....
...“Talk about harsh treatment of protesters is nonsense,” says Chu Seon-hee, secretary-general of the Korea Parents’ Federation, a conservative group....
...“Many people now think that the chaebol shouldn’t have total power over society,” says lawmaker Kim Yong-nam. “The families’ power needs to get weaker, and it is.”...
...“We should shake off this long-held perception that long hours mean hard work,” says Bae Kyu-shik at the Korea Labour Institute....
...Patriarch Lee Kun-hee has been bedridden since a heart attack in May last year....
...In spite of the 2009 conviction of Mr Lee, Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee and a third executive for breach of trust, the holdings — now converted to equity — remained intact....
...Choi Hee-nam, head of the finance ministry’s international finance bureau, told reporters on Friday that becoming a founding member of the bank would give South Korea greater freedom to decide on the scale...
...Thursday’s announcement also came amid continued speculation about the company’s future and a possible restructuring, with chairman Lee Kun-hee still receiving medical treatment after a heart attack last...
...“We are not trying to manage the forex rate but just try to reduce volatility when there is a sudden shift in the market,” said Choi Hee-nam, head of the ministry’s international finance bureau....
...“We had to follow the new design direction — simple, minimalist,” Mr Nam says....
...For Lee In-Hee, who went to Naoshima in 2005 when she was contemplating how to house her collection of modern and contemporary Korean art, it was a revelation....
...“She has rich experience and an impressive resume as a policy maker,” Choi Hee Nam, director general of the South Korea finance ministry’s international finance bureau, told Bloomberg....
...Kim Ki-nam, president of Samsung Display, could quicken the audience’s pulses on Wednesday by giving an indication of progress towards a flexible phone....
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