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Samsung chief walks free after prison sentence suspended
Samsung chief walks free after prison sentence suspended The de facto leader of the huge Samsung business empire is getting out of jail sooner than expected. Lee Jae-yong, a 49-year-old billionaire, was found guilty of bribery and other corruption charges in August...
Samsung’s success fails to mask fears over its image
Samsung Electronics recently found itself in an unusual public relations spat: the global technology group had to fend off claims its work culture was akin to North Korea. The allegation — from the author of an upcoming book on Samsung — was “insulting”, said a...
[Interview] American journalist seeks to pull back the curtain on “Samsung Empire”
Geoffrey Cain’s book, which talks about the company’s growth and corporate culture, will be published in February Freelance reporter Geoffrey Cain, who authored a book on Samsung that is set to be published in February, speaks with a Hankyoreh reporter at an office in...
Samsung to U.S. reporter: ‘We are not North Korea’
Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Multinational South Korean conglomerate Samsung slammed statements from a U.S. journalist that compared the company to the regime in North Korea. Samsung's communications office said the journalist, Geoff Cain, made false statements not based in...
Asia’s Richest Families 2017: How The Lees Made South Korea The ‘Republic Of Samsung’
This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Asia's 50 Richest Families 2017. See the full list here. Korea was still under Japanese rule in 1938 when Lee Byung-Chull opened a trading company named Samsung, meaning “three stars,” in the southeastern city of Daegu,...
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...
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...
Samsung faces long-term challenge as chief gets five-year stretch
Samsung has managed to achieve the ultimate in corporate success at the same time as suffering the deepest shame, with the conviction and jailing on Friday of its de facto leader Lee Jae-Yong on corruption charges. Its core electronics affiliate became the world’s...
Jay Y Lee Verdict Has Chaebol Reform Implications
Jay Y Lee Verdict Has Chaebol Reform Implications Author Geoffrey Cain discusses the trial of Samsung's Jay Y Lee and what it means for South Korea's Chaebols. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)