Sep 14, 2017 | Media
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...
Aug 31, 2017 | Media
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...
Aug 26, 2017 | Media
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...
Aug 25, 2017 | Media
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)...
Aug 25, 2017 | Media
You just need to walk down the streets of Seoul to see how entrenched Samsung is as part of Korean life. It is South Korea’s largest “chaebol” – a Korean name made up of the words “clan” and “wealth”, which together mean...
Aug 25, 2017 | Media
A South Korean court’s decision Friday to sentence Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung, to five years in prison on corruption charges is reverberating across the country. The nation’s economy and Samsung’s fortunes have been inextricably...
