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...Kyung Kye-hyun, the company’s chief executive in charge of its chip business, said last month that Samsung was close to claiming leadership in HBM chips....
...News round-up Country Garden posts $7bn loss as China’s property crisis deepens (FT) Activist investors propose candidate to become GAM chief (FT) UBS winds down Credit Suisse Global Markets business...
...But finance minister Choo Kyung-ho said the country’s exports would improve in coming months, helped by China’s reopening from Covid-19 lockdowns....
...Investors are watching closely, said Park Yoo-kyung, an investment adviser on governance at APG Asset Management....
...It was her opposition that ultimately killed Everest and it would be tough for Baldwin to win unless he can woo her over....
...Greensill’s use of private jets to woo clients came under scrutiny last year, with the FT revealing that Cameron had used the aircraft to fly to his holiday home in Cornwall....
...“If Samsung cannot meet ESG standards, it may not even become an option for overseas customers in the long term,” said Kim Young-woo, an analyst at SK Securities in Seoul....
...Kyung is a memory chip design expert with experience in chip packaging....
...Ultimately, the development of the metaverse would hinge on the next generation of personal VR, AR and XR devices, said Kim Young-woo, an analyst at SK Securities....
...Korean actors such as Han Ye-seul, Shin Se-kyung, Shin Min-a and Song Hye-Kyo help promote homegrown brands, she notes....
...When he was grilled by lawmakers at a parliamentary hearing in February, Choi Jeong-woo, Posco’s chair, apologised for the series of fatal accidents and vowed to make worker safety a top priority....
...“Although there are certainly problems with the workload, and labour intensity in the industry, investors are not paying much attention to labour issues yet," said Yoo Seung-woo, an analyst at SK Securities...
...Sung Mi-kyung, a researcher at the culture ministry, says Korea’s new status as a “cultural superpower” has boosted its brand value overseas immensely....
...“We are in an unprecedented crisis,” said Kim Woo-kyung, at the country’s largest refiner, SK Energy....
...Kim Young-woo, an analyst at SK Securities, expected South Korean suppliers’ prices to “gradually” decline as they scaled up production, adding that there was “no financing problem” given the state backing...
...The number of Polish people living abroad has fallen for the first time in eight years, according to official statistics which suggest that a combination of Brexit uncertainty and Warsaw’s attempts to woo...
...Kang Kyung-wha, South Korea’s foreign minister, had signalled before the missile tests that Seoul and Washington would be working towards “revitalising” the talks during Mr Biegun’s trip....
...Change will happen sooner or later.” — Ok Kyung-soo, sales assistant Additional reporting by Kang Buseong...
...Therefore I urge the government to take measures for the redeployment of tactical nuclear weapons,” said Lee Cheol-woo, party secretary-general....
...“There are many dimensions to corporate governance reform,” said Kim Woo-chan, a dean of Korea University business school....
...Such a personnel reshuffle is still overdue,” said Kim Young-woo, an analyst at SK Securities....
...“Moon Jae-in is trying to implement balanced diplomacy, but unless there is a strong trust and confidence-building, the approach might endanger Korea’s alliance with the US,” said Lee Myon-woo of the Sejong...
...“Strong earnings from the semiconductor and display businesses helped offset the Note 7 recall woes,” said Kim Young-woo, an analyst at SK Securities....
...The two became so enmeshed that Ms Park’s siblings at one point petitioned Roh Tae-woo, then president, to “save” their sister....
...Out of each crisis, the situation for South Koreans has always improved, says Kim Woo-chan, a professor at Korea University....
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