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Korea’s Military Towns: Gentrification or Lost Heritage?

Geoffrey Cain first arrived in South Korea in 2009, spending a lot of time in Uijeongbu and Yangju, two military towns north of Seoul. As a journalist, he was eager to get out of the city and cover life outside the capital; these gritty camp towns became a bed of coverage for his magazine writing at Time.

By Matthew Fennell
Asia Society

Sep 14, 2017

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Cambodia accuses American journalist of espionage

Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior said on August 28, 2017 that it has opened an investigation into accusations spread in local pro-government media that American freelance journalist Geoffrey Cain is involved in a conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s elected administration, according to local language news reports.

CPJ

Aug 31, 2017

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Fresh News Spins New Tales of Spies and US Interference

Government-aligned media outlet Fresh News, the recent epicenter of pro-government leaks and attacks against NGOs, media and the political opposition, has continued to publish anonymous accusations that CNRP President Kem Sokha and his daughters were in a “political wedding” to U.S. backers and foreign agents.

By Ben Paviour
The Cambodia Daily

Aug 28, 2017

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Samsung faces long-term challenge as chief gets five-year stretch

Pressure is on Korean conglomerate to change after trial
“Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung, will probably get a presidential pardon and will be back at the company, promoted to chairman, in no time,” said Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on the Korean conglomerate.

By Bryan Harris
Financial Times

Aug 26, 2017

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What does the jailing of its heir mean for Samsung?

You just need to walk down the streets of Seoul to see how entrenched Samsung is as part of Korean life. Samsung won’t do badly in the short-term, despite the jailing of its heir says Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on the Samsung empire.

By Karishma Vaswani
BBC

Aug 25, 2017

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Morning Agenda: Proving Uber’s Real Value

Prosecutors have cast Lee Jae-yong, the heir to the Samsung empire, as a mastermind bent on breaking the law to protect his family’s wealth and power. They have accused him of paying $38 million in bribes to maintain control of Samsung without paying taxes.

By Amie Tsang
The New York Times

Aug 24, 2017

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Samsung launches Note 8 to replace exploding model

Company hopes to win back fans of high-end handsets after fire prone Note 7 “[The] most important thing is that while Samsung admitted to problems with its battery hardware and processes in the Note 7 . . . employees frequently tell me that Samsung hasn’t addressed a deeper issue, cultural reform,” said Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on the Korean conglomerate.

By Aliya Ram and Bryan Harris
Financial Times

Aug 24, 2017

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