This is the fifth of a series highlighting businesswomen related to South Korea’s sprawling business conglomerates, called chaebol. _ ED.
Chey Min-jung, the second daughter of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, surprised the country a few times over the past...
Illegal drug use of namyang founder's granddaughter
This is the sixth of a series, which highlights Korea’s wealthy businesspeople who caused troubles related to drugs, alcohol, and power harassment called “gap-jil” here. _ ED.
Namyang Dairy Products is one of the...
CJ Group heir apparent imprisoned in 2019 due to drug smuggling
This is the second of a series, which highlights Korea’s wealthy businesspeople who caused troubles related to drugs, alcohol, and power harassment called “gapjil” here. _ ED.
Born in 1990,...
Businesswomen from massive business conglomerates
The Korea News Plus will start a series of highlighting businesswomen related to South Korea’s chaebol, which refer to massive business conglomerates like Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and LG.
The sprawling groups have dominated the Korean economy...
From drugs to alcohol, and power harassment
South Korea’s economy is dominated by chaebol, the sprawling conglomerates like Samsung and Hyundai where founding families exercise full control despite small direct shareholdings.
As the ownership of such conglomerates has been transferred within...
1. Wealth: $870 million (Forbes, 2019)
2. Date of birth: February 14, 1956
Shin Dong-bin is the chairman of Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate. He is the second son of Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho.
3. Company & title: Lotte Group/Chairman
Shin...
1. Wealth: $2.8 billion (Forbes, 2019)
2. Date of birth: December 3, 1960
Chey Tae-won is a nephew of SK Group founder Choi Jong-kun. He joined SK in 1991 and just seven years later took the realm of the group, South...
1. Wealth: $6.1 billion (Forbes, 2019)
2. Date of birth: June 23, 1968
Lee Jae-yong is the grandson of Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chull and the only son of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee.
3. Company & title: Samsung Electronics/Vice Chairman
Lee is...
SK founder's grandson got suspended jail term for drug use
This is the fourth of a series, which highlights Korea’s wealthy businesspeople who caused troubles related to drugs, alcohol, and power harassment called “gap-jil” here. _ ED.
SK Group is one...
This is the third of a series highlighting businesswomen related to South Korea’s sprawling business conglomerates, called chaebol. _ ED.
Daughters from Samsung Group, the country’s No. 1 chaebol, have grabbed much attention, as shown by Hotel Shilla CEO Lee...
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